DizRotus Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Someones asking $6,500 for these vintage EV speakers. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3284&item=5754223288&rd=1 Does anyone know if this is horn loaded? Although it has a shape similar to Khorns, it doesnt appear to have the same bass bin. My interest is purely academic. If I had $6,500 to spend on audio I could think of many things Id sooner acquire. The one time I met and spoke with PWK he mentioned that Klipsch had licensed its patents to Electro Voice (and possibly others), but that the experiment did not last long, due to Klipschs inability to control the other fabricators quality. He also stated that was why he never seriously considered manufacturing kits. That was all after Id confessed to using four Speakerlab SK-Horns powered by a Dyna ST-400 in a mobile DJ business. He said that it was better I subjected the imitations, rather than real Khorns, to such abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnBob Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This guy is being awfully optimistic - especially when Klipschorns are going for half that or less. You remember correctly. PWK even sent engineers to EV to help them get the details down properly (you can guess how that went over with EV's own staffers) but he claimed they never could get it quite right. I've had the chance to get "up close and personal" with some old EV horns and was pretty disappointed at the level of workmanship once I got inside the cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Some fool might well pay that for a single, but I doubt it. I've seen matched pairs sell for $12,000 however. I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 To be fair, it is for a pair. When I originally posted I thought it was a single, but, a revisit to the eBay site confirms that it's for a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 When PWK was telling me about the failed EV licensing experiment, in mid sentence he said, Do you know what a Patrician is? Before I could reply that it was an EV speaker, he said, A guy who steps out of the shower to take a leak. He was something to behold. His legacy lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Horns of plenty, a few more pages from the past below. A number have stood on PWK's shoulders to come out with their own version of the corner horn. Check out the variety of enclosures from the Utopia Instruments site, Japan's largest custom manufacturer of horn cabinets (this text has been translated, if you want the pop out images to work refer to the original page). The Hartsfield seems to be one of the more intriguing versions, while it was in production its performance became legendary, but it was short-lived. Of course, the Klipschorn lives on. . Funny line from PWK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Gorgeous, awsome.....I'd sure love to have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ho ching chow moe yag! vaary varry lice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 Thanks for posting the interesting EV literature. So these "Cardinal IVs" are similar to Georgians, but they are not mentioned in the posted EV literature. Would it be correct to assume that the cabinet doors on the front of the Georgian bass bin are a purely cosmetic attempt to disguise the large enclosures? The violin-like openings would defeat the operation of the bass horn. The Cardinal IV appears to be more like a Khorn than the Georgian. The violin-like openings (they must have a real name that's unkown to me) on the Cardinal IVs must be purely decorative, for the same reason. The picture that shows the woofer makes it appear that the interior surfaces of the bass bin are finished. It's not clear from the description or the photos whether they are 3-way or 4-way. Has anyone seen, or better heard, EV Georgians or Cardinal IVs? They probably sound pretty good, but anyone who would pony up this kind of dough is buying antique furniture as much as speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRBILL Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 LOOKIT the "Skylark". Klipsch invented the BOSE WAVE RADIO! DR BILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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