typhoonfish27 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) First post long time lurker with a previous set of quartets with crites crossovers. Just inherited these basket case Belles. They sound great but the cabinets have been beat to hell. I think cats got to the fabric. I just emailed Ralph at Duracrest inquiring about fabric. I doubt I'll get into re-veneering them but we'll see after some walnut oil. I'll post pictures as I go. Edited April 25, 2023 by typhoonfish27 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, typhoonfish27 said: First post long time lurker with a previous set of Crites. Just inherited these basket case Belles. They sound great but the cabinets have been beat to hell. I think cats got to the fabric. I just emailed Ralph at Duracrest inquiring about fabric. I doubt I'll get into re-veneering them but we'll see after some walnut oil. I'll post pictures as I go. Cool... welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, typhoonfish27 said: First post long time lurker with a previous set of quartets with crites crossovers. Just inherited these basket case Belles. They sound great but the cabinets have been beat to hell. I think cats got to the fabric. I just emailed Ralph at Duracrest inquiring about fabric. I doubt I'll get into re-veneering them but we'll see after some walnut oil. I'll post pictures as I go. were these the set , that were on sale for 500$ not too long ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoonfish27 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, OO1 said: were these the set , that were on sale for 500$ not too long ago I paid $0 and a bad back getting them out of a cat sh1t infested home where the old timer had died in Massachusetts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, typhoonfish27 said: I paid $0 same speakers , congratulations , BTW , boiled linseed oil would get rid of some of the odor https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1337311383493761?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aeeb9fa0a-8dd7-429a-95c1-e5a6a064956a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winglet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, OO1 said: same speakers , congratulations https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1337311383493761?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aeeb9fa0a-8dd7-429a-95c1-e5a6a064956a His look like they are way worse off than than those facebook ones I posted… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, winglet said: His look like they are way worse off than than those facebook ones I posted… great , now we have 2 pairs of cat smelly beater Belle in MA , could be a trendy thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hron61 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, typhoonfish27 said: I paid $0 and a bad back getting them out of a cat sh1t infested home where the old timer had died in Massachusetts. Crap, why can't I come across deals like that? Congrats, that price is impossible to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted April 27, 2023 Moderators Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 12:24 PM, typhoonfish27 said: I paid $0 and a bad back getting them out of a cat sh1t infested home where the old timer had died in Massachusetts. Sad story, but valiant effort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoonfish27 Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 I tried emailing ralph@duracrest.com but got a email kickback . Does anyone have a better contact there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted April 27, 2023 Moderators Share Posted April 27, 2023 52 minutes ago, typhoonfish27 said: I tried emailing ralph@duracrest.com but got a email kickback . Does anyone have a better contact there ? I would call, he usually answers right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 same here , returned to sender .. 1 847-350-0030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoonfish27 Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 Ordered my fabric from Wendell Fabrics in NC. Should be here Thursday . Some of the veneer at the bottom is pretty bad. I have no interest in re-veneering through. Just cleaning them up, re-fabricing the front and going to enjoy the hell out of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoonfish27 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 $0 Belles . $200 fabric. Lot of sweat equity. They sound amazing. Are they perfect no. Does my wife hate them in the living room yes. Will I love them absolutely. So my setup now. Proceed HPA3 amplifier Proceed PAV pre-amp Klipsch Belles Marantz 222b Pioneer PL 55 (Want to upgrade this) all for $400 total out of peoples basements. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Beautiful 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 You've done swell. Nice job... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Those cleaned up nicely....congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 3 hours ago, typhoonfish27 said: Does my wife hate them in the living room yes. So Jubilees are out of realm of possibilities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Tell her the history of the Belle, then gift them to her or, whatever works...if you want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 At the time it was aptly named, it certainly was the nicest looking (bigger) speaker Klipsch made back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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