1976 Cornwall 1 Minty Wow $5500

[BT Audio]

What is the Fuse on the back ? I have never seen that. 

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/857085653002055

 

 

[geezin']

No too far from a pair of Cornwall IV. Nice speakers but ?????

[Peter P.]

That's a user-installed protection fuse. One speaker wire connects to the nut on the right hand side,

the other speaker wire connects to the left side terminal.

 

A simple method of protecting your speakers if you desire.

 

I'd guess a 3 or 4 amp fuse, assuming 8 ohms and 100 watts.

[hanksjim1]

1 hour ago, geezin' said:

No too far from a pair of Cornwall IV. Nice speakers but ?????

Price is high by a factor of 2 IMHO...

[BT Audio]

Did they come from the factory that way ? its looks original. They look super nice, matched serials, the bottoms are pristine. 

prices are all over the board for Cornwall 1, and these are 1976 

[triceratops]

7 hours ago, BT Audio said:

Did they come from the factory that way ? its looks original. They look super nice, matched serials, the bottoms are pristine. 

prices are all over the board for Cornwall 1, and these are 1976 

Although this was an owner-installed modification (as Peter P notes above), the mod was suggested by the Klipsch company in a page that came with Klipschorn and other "Heritage" speakers in the 70's. 

 

The impetus for this suggestion was that Klipsch had a policy of replacing blown tweeters for their customers, should one fail in service. It was usually an isolated incident back in the day. Then inexpensive high-powered solid-state power amps became widely available in the 1970's (e.g. Phase Linear 700, etc) and more home hobbyists started using their audio systems to make eardrums bleed. As a result, the EV tweeters started popping regularly and Klipsch had to change their policy. They also added the single page flyer that explained how to fuse your speakers--primarily to protect the tweeter from noise blasts (dropped tonearm, tuner noise, disconnecting sound sources without turning off the system, etc) that would potentially overwhelm the protection offered by the crossover and blow the tweeter.

 

Many of us on the forum have copies of the document I'm describing, but my house is disorganized right now, so I'll need someone else to post it.

 

Although they are beautiful, most members of this forum will hopefully recognize that the asking price for this pair of speakers is unlikely to be realized.

[lighting guy]

13 hours ago, hanksjim1 said:

Price is high by a factor of 2 IMHO...

IMHO, more like a factor of 3.  I bought a pristine pair of II's a little over a year ago for $1600.  Those are pretty, but.......

[MookieStl]

Another case of a man's wife insisting he sell his speakers. But honey, I'm trying the best I can.

[avguytx]

I have a neighbor, literally in my neighborhood 1/4 mile away, selling a pair of Belle's for $3k.  Also owns Klipschorns but he's keeping those.  Not interested in them as I had a set I built but traded them for 2 pairs of Epic CF-3's a few years back.

 

Just never had anyone list something like those co close to me.  lol  

[BT Audio]

wow That a lot of info, Well they are still beautiful speakers. Reading the post, they seems to be never played. 

[Ceptorman]

$1100 more can get you brand new ones delivered.

[BT Audio]

But being 1976, and in minty condition has to mean something. What is the correct price for them ? $4000-4500

[billybob1]

1 minute ago, BT Audio said:

But being 1976, and in minty condition has to mean something. What is the correct price for them ? $4000-4500

$2500

[BT Audio]

WOW why so low ? $2500 really 

[billybob1]

Just now, BT Audio said:

WOW why so low ? $2500 really 

Think so, from 2 to 3 range, so 25.

[geezin']

24 minutes ago, BT Audio said:

But being 1976, and in minty condition has to mean something. What is the correct price for them ? $4000-4500

You will have to look for the person who wants those speakers to get what you ask. They are beautiful and have an interesting provenience however that may only be seen as valuable by a few. Just be patient and cover a lot of territory. If they don't sell then look at options.

[BT Audio]

2 hours ago, Ceptorman said:

$1100 more can get you brand new ones delivered.

 

22 minutes ago, billybob1 said:

$2500

 

[BT Audio]

hmmm ok, that still seems very low for what they are, But I'm only asking