DrFish96 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 HI to all- There is a pair of 1985 Klipschorns on Ebay ( item # 9731814323) that are in birch and mint. I have a few questions that I know that you guys can answer. Is it normal for them to be shipped as seperates, top and bottom? Are they screwed back on top when you put them together? Do both wires from the top just come down and attach to the crossover? The serial numbers are one off and I am not sure if this will affect the value or not. What do you think? If I were to bid on these, how high should one go for these? I have other Klipsch speakers but these would be the first ones of this type. Thanks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9731814323&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fws%2Fsearch%2FSaleSearch%3Fsofocus%3Dbs%26satitle%3D9731814323%26sacat%3D-1%2526catref%253DC5%26amp%253Bsspagename%3Dh%253Ah%253Aadvsearch%253AUS%26from%3DR7%26nojspr%3Dy%26pfid%3D0%26fsop%3D2%2526fsoo%253D2%26fcl%3D3%26frpp%3D50%26fvi%3D1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Peter: The factory always shipped them separated. Individuals sometimes do and sometimes not. The top and bottom are attached just with a couple of wingnuts. It's a breeze to reconnect them. There's only a couple of wires to screw down. They are a matched pair. Being one off on consecutive serial numbers doesn't matter at all. That could be a matter of bookkeeping. Anyway, you'll never want to sell them once you hear them. But keep the boxes anyway. They cost several hundred dollars from Klipsch. If you are picking these up yourself (???), figure that's worth at least $500 in shipping expense and stress saved. I'd say $2500 wouldn't be out of line for a top bid. They aren't the most desireable finish of a hardwood veneer, but the super condition makes up for that some. I wouldn't buy them unless you were going to keep the finish as is. Otherwise it'd be easier to get a pair with the finish already on it that you want, or get a beat-up pair and have those finished to taste. You could stain these, but I wouldn't put a fancy veneer on them, as I said above. A clear coating over them could look really excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 What Paul said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyMo Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I think they look really good. I usually like more of a mahogany, something with a reddish tint in it, but these lighter colored finishes are growing on me. This plain birch and the lighter oiled oaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Look perfect to me - in the right decor they would be superb. Hard to believe they are from 1985...minty fresh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 If you look at the S/N tags they are 88's. Those things are with driving distance ... poor timing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Excellent pics, great boxes, here in sunny Fl, I love the light colored woods- Classic Klipsch corner Klipschorns, though much larger than LaScala or Belles, require two equidistant, solid corners of a room, and yet take up less footprint. They are more even and smooth, over a wider range, than the either Belles or LaScala, and dont fall off until 30Hz. Three dozen eBay sales average $1,944, almost one-hundred more than 2 years ago. The range was from $999 to $3050. Speakerlab clones went for only $660 and an original mono sold for $761. Shipping averaged $575, bringing the total average cost to $2,473. This is less than half the list price of new ones! <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Considering the cost of Avant-garde Audios bright large horns, the unobtrusive Khorns are a classic bargain. They do require quality low watt amplification. Many Khorn lovers change much of their front-end equipment, but once they do, they never sell them. The most popular modifications (upgrading the mid and high-end horns and crossovers) are also effective tweaks on the lower, less costly models. [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 "They are a matched pair. Being one off on consecutive serial numbers doesn't matter at all. That could be a matter of bookkeeping. Anyway, you'll never want to sell them once you hear them. But keep the boxes anyway. They cost several hundred dollars from Klipsch." Paul the numbers are sequential, remember that the top hats and bass bins each have a set of numbers so there will be 4 S/N's total (8856134 (LF) 8856135 (HF) 8856136 (LF) 8856137 (HF) they are indeed 1988 models and will have the AK-2 networks in them. A matched pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFish96 Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Thanks for all the great information. I will be bidding on them at some point. I happen to like birch the best. I have a pair of birch La Scala that will become my surround speakers. They happen to also be 88's. Because of the La Scala's, I have subs. Is the bass much better with these. I also have a pair of Cornwall's which I dont use right now. I know that the Cornwalls have great bass but I am not sure about the horns. Thanks Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette6769 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 As shown in the picture below (and in his picture http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/39/05/aa_12.JPG), these are a matched pair of salesman samples with consecutive serial numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench722 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Do you see who has the high did??????????????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted May 25, 2006 Moderators Share Posted May 25, 2006 These look very nice! Good luck bidding--I hope they find a good home with a forum member! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 ...do a search on hear for whomever (sorry I don't remember who...) has the pair of Birch Raw K'Horns (like these) that were clear stained or a light honey colored...beautiful...I had to stick with a dark walnut (as the person who originally owned them stained them thus...)...once you get them you won't want to give them up...what EVERYONE said...sweet and good luck...Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyholiday Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 San Juan Capistrano, California,an those PWK'Horns, why ever come back?, went out for a pack of K'Horns, an hasn't been seen for 20 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowntnbkr Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Dang!! 5 days left, 7 bids and they are already at 2,225. Any guess as to how high they go. I would consider 3k and then sell one or two pair of my heritage for these. My gut feeling is they will surpass that np. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 One can only speculate, but they don't normally go up to $3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott0527 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 If Nick97 and Nutsabout don't calm down, we'll be hitting $3K in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVGuy Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 ...do a search on hear for whomever (sorry I don't remember who...) has the pair of Birch Raw K'Horns (like these) that were clear stained or a light honey colored...beautiful...I had to stick with a dark walnut (as the person who originally owned them stained them thus...)...once you get them you won't want to give them up...what EVERYONE said...sweet and good luck...Bill My 87's are Raw Birch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 On some model years, both the top and bottom have separate (consecutive) serial numbers, so they may not be out of synch (probably are not since if the grain matches, then they are a matching pair). Where do you live? My birch Khorns below with cane grills will likely be put up for sale sometime in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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