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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. 

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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. 

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Cool... welcome! 

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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 

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5 hours ago, winglet said:

His look like they are way worse off than than those facebook ones I posted…

great , now we have :wub2:   2  pairs of cat smelly  beater Belle   in MA ,   could be  a trendy thing     

 

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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.

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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. 

 

 

 

 

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$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.

 

 

 

 

 

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