J M O N Posted April 30, 2001 Share Posted April 30, 2001 Does anybody know about these speakers? I'm interested in learning more about them. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 30, 2001 Share Posted April 30, 2001 Here's a picture of one: http://www.cdc.net/~colt45/klipsch/50th.jpg The innards were standard K-horn. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted April 30, 2001 Share Posted April 30, 2001 Yeah. Good work John. That was a picture of the one in the Klipsch museum. I thought the styling was a nice variation on the standard types. Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted April 30, 2001 Share Posted April 30, 2001 Can anyone provide a estimated price for a near mint pair of the Klipschhorn Anniversary Edition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Blorry Posted April 30, 2001 Share Posted April 30, 2001 John That K-Horn is beautiful! What was the finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimG Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 The 50th Anniv. Khorns were offered in three finishes - Sapele, Lacewood and European Ash. They were built in 1995-96 and were $6k a pair when new. The Orion Blue Book shows current mint value at nearly $3k. Obviously that doesn't factor in any collector value that may drive that figure up. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted May 1, 2001 Author Share Posted May 1, 2001 JimG, Thanks for the info. Do you know how many were made? I wonder what those different wood types look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted May 1, 2001 Author Share Posted May 1, 2001 John: Thanks for the photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimG Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 The finish on the ones in the museum (in the picture above) is Sapele. Initially, there were to be 50 pairs built in each finish, however, I believe only about 50 pair TOTAL of all finishes combined were ever built. I have no idea the exact breakdown by finish, but I do think that the Lacewood is the rarest of the three. I would guess that Sapele is the most common. I'm looking at a picture of the three here, but I can't post it. For reference, the Sapele finish is the same as what we call Mahogany and offer on the RB-5's. The European Ash was a lighter finish that was blonde in color and Lacewood looked like, well, lace. It was in between the other two in terms of color. All 50th Anniversary models came with special badging and were internally identical to "regular" Khorns - just the different cabinet cosmetics. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted May 1, 2001 Share Posted May 1, 2001 A pair sold on ebay for around $3000.00, six to 12 months ago. Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted May 2, 2001 Author Share Posted May 2, 2001 Here is a photo I found on the net: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 That picture is on the cover of the July 1996 Audiophile Magazine from Hong Kong. I suppose that's obvious if you look closely at the picture. Also on that (double size) front cover were the Epic CF3 and CF-2. The magazine featured a nice write up on the CF-2. The pair of 50th Anniversary Klipschorns were in a nice home in Shanghai last time I heard them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauck Posted May 2, 2001 Share Posted May 2, 2001 JMON, Do you have a link to the Audiophile magazine site (or other web location) you mentioned? I have done what I thought to be a fairly aggressive search but have come up empty. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted May 2, 2001 Author Share Posted May 2, 2001 Phil, Somebody was selling that magazine on E-bay (auction has ended). That is where I found the photo. Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1232008089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted May 3, 2001 Share Posted May 3, 2001 I saw a new pair of 50th ann. klipschorns at a dealer in Springfield, MO. Somebody must have forgot to tell them what the MSRP was, because they were asking $llk for them. (Or more, possibly. I've slept since then.) In fact, I saw them and listened to them a number of times and the last time I was there, they still had them! That's been probably at least a couple of years ago, though. They were gorgeous, but honestly, I prefer the standard issue variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer9911 Posted May 11, 2001 Share Posted May 11, 2001 Thanks for the pics John and Jmon, nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 Been a while since I visited Harvey's in Springfield, but Bill Bullington is a good guy. He is also smart enough to realize that a pair of 50th Khorns is a true collector's item and some true collector will pay big bucks for them. Can't blame the guy. If I had been smart enough to buy a pair, I would not let go for anything short of a big load of bucks. Also can't blame anybody who won't pay a ton for them. Stokes for folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 Hey Bob; How far back, appearance-wise, does the current k-horn go? And what years were they like the 50th Anniversary model? And also, are those the only two forms the speaker has had? I know what I need; a klipschorn timeline! Kinda like those in the textbooks that show man "evolving" from a monkey to a Monkee. ------------------ JDMcCall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 Good question James. I'll try to get that timeline put together and posted. Will take some time but seems like a worthwhile endeavor. No other speaker looked like the 50th Anniversary Khorn. Truly a special limited-production series. Something like 50 total pair of the 3 finishes. Very rare and many shipped to our customers in the far East. The Khorn has had several cosmetic designs over the years. All similar in appearance but some differences depending on year and application. There was a version meant to hide behind some kind of facia so was made of a plain front panel. I'll try to get some detail posted for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 That'd be great, Bob! So, the 50th anniversary 'horns were REALLY "limited editions", eh? Wow. I guess I just assumed they were a re-creation of klipschhorns-past. They kind of had that retro look. Whatever, they were really cool. ------------------ JDMcCall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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