Corvette6769 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I have noticed serial numbers reflecting something like week 79 of the production year in the 1984-1989 serial number format as shown at http://www.progressive-engineering.com/klipsch/klipsch_date_codes.htm. What is the best source for decoding the Klipsch serial numbers and date codes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 The forum is! Just bring the S/N in question, post it here and you'll have it decoded here in a matter of minutes. I know the "Alpha" character versions backwards and forwards as these are the years that I prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Corvette, The link you posted has the correct info. That whole web site (and related sites) is from Kelly Holsten and wife Audrey. They did the site for NOSValves, Magnequest, DIYCable and more. He drops by here every once in awhile, until we chase him off again... Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Try this: http://home.earthlink.net/~ivol/klipsch_cornwall/klipsch_date_codes.htm Edit: Oops. That gets you the same thing you already have. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 there shouldn't be a week 79, as there are only 52 weeks in a year. Note that the serial numbers started with 1 for each week, so it looks as though there were very productive weeks on the factory floor. I wonder what the record was for the most Heresies they ever churned out in a day. I think Trey posted some lifetime numbers for various series, but you have to look at the time period to get a feel for how hard these folks worked! It'd be good to hear from HDBRbuilder again, wonder how he's doing? Always loved his Forum name. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette6769 Posted May 15, 2005 Author Share Posted May 15, 2005 ---------------- On 5/15/2005 8:18:45 AM colterphoto1 wrote: there shouldn't be a week 79, as there are only 52 weeks in a year... ---------------- My point exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 It's just an example that Kelly put in on his website. Email him and ask him to change it. It doesn't change how Klipsch assigned the SN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette6769 Posted May 15, 2005 Author Share Posted May 15, 2005 ---------------- On 5/15/2005 7:00:16 PM Marvel wrote: It's just an example that Kelly put in on his website. Email him and ask him to change it. It doesn't change how Klipsch assigned the SN. ---------------- To what example do you refer and what should be changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale A B Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 The 84-89 example is 89281234, which is the 28th week of 1989, and the 90-97 example is 135791234, which is the 135th day of 1997. I don't see a problem with the codes or the examples given as they are shown - there is no week 79 listed. NP - Bad Religion - No Control (via a pair of AR's SRT 380's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette6769 Posted May 15, 2005 Author Share Posted May 15, 2005 I saw no problem with the examples shown at http://www.progressive-engineering.com/klipsch/klipsch_date_codes.htm as they look correct. What I was referring to in my original post was the Klipsch paper tags that I have seen pictured on eBay on Heresy, Forte, and Cornwall with serial numbers starting with the first two digits between 84 and 89 and the third and fourth digits were some two digit number larger than 52 ( I used "79" as an example) that do not seem to follow the format YY WW #### since a year only has 52 weeks (53 if they included partial production weeks). Also, am I correct to assume that the first 9 weeks of a year would be represented by 01-09 for 1984-1989 production and for the 1990-1997 production the serial number would start with three digits between 001-099 for the first 99 days of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette6769 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 As an example, my Chorus are serial numbers 8983096 and 8983097. Obviously there were not 83 weeks in 1989. I wonder if single digit months were recorded as single digits (assuming Klipsch had produced more than 97 speakers by August, presumably these would be number 3096 and 3097)? What do the two written dates mean? http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/files/Chorus2.JPG' target=_blank> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marvel Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 I apologize for my post above. I totally misread what you meant (not too uncommon for me ) Try single quotes instead of double quote marks. And you need to put angle brackets around the line instead of the codes for them (you put in ampersandltsemicolon on the left, etc, which would display the less than angle bracket, like this: < ). Marvel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette6769 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 Thank you Marvel...you solved my picture posting problem! Now if some will decode the above Klipsch label from my Chorus speakers I sure would appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorharley63 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Can someone decode this serial number for me? S/N 142291425 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, doctorharley63 said: Can someone decode this serial number for me? S/N 142291425 What are the speakers? If you do a Google search you'll find several pages that'll have that in formation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C. LEE Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) KLIPSCH HBR SERIAL 88T595 CAN YOU HELP WITH MODEL AND YEAR? I HAVE THIS PAIR IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. HOW MUCH WOULD THESE GO FOR? Edited December 22, 2020 by C. LEE More info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimoredan Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Can someone help decode these serial numbers? 100U968 105U937 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatgrass Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Always found this helpful. I always thought it got pinned. Klipsch Heritage "Codes" - 2-Channel Home Audio - The Klipsch Audio Community OOPS --- It actually is. Look at top of 2 Channel . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billharden Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Hi everyone, I have pair of Chorus II that I need to know more about before refinishing. I'd like whatever info is available, but specifically manufacture date and wood/finish type. Also, what is the recommendation for crossover rehabilitation? Has anyone tried to match the factory color and finish using birch veneer? Part # 09000631111 s/n 21029&21030. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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