HarryO Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Beautiful Job Gary! When I built my Wallrus I ended up buying the new Atlas and CT125's from Bob. Best decision I made. I also ended up getting a pair of the CW1526 cast frame K-33 replacements from Bob. I love my speakers. Not nearly as pretty as yours. You'll have a fresh pair of K's for pennies. Congrats, but now I've got to tear mine down and clean them up like you did or I'll feel like a bum!! Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Thanks HarryO... Everyone including yourself has been VERY kind concerning my little `restoration' on these K'Horns... Just wished I could get the grills a bit whiter, but alas, they are what they are [] Do you have photos of your speakers? I would love to see the project, also to get an idea of how they sound? Speaking of grills etc. I am still wondering if the white was a bit uncommon? I have not seen another pair quite like these as most grills are black or a deep brown color... Good going on Bob's CT-125's AND the cast frame woofers. We were just emailing each other and he described the lower resonance frequency from the cone of the new 1526 driver vs. the early style. HEY, I wonder if the model # means..............15" and 26Hz. ?? Bet I'm correct[] Ok, stay tuned, it won't be long now before these K'Horns are all fixed up and sounding as they should and you will all !! With reguards, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryO Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 My Wallrus sound great. Love 'em. My favorites of all the horn speakers I own. Extreme range and smoooooth. You're gonna love the Crites parts. Quick pic of the Wallrus. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryO Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 See if I can get a better pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 10, 2007 Author Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hi there Harry. Thanks for those photos! I'll bet they make pretty good low end, seems like a large cabinet. What is the cubic footage of their interior space? Afterall, that cabinet is all about the bass [] Oh, what about the xovers, are they a Klipsch type? Show them ? Thanks again. ......Gary PS. Could not miss the Klipsch logo! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryO Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Gary, I had no other options other than to build a speaker to fit the front room in the ratty little apartment I had to take across the street from my fathers' assisted living home. The Cornwall is my favorite sounding speaker and in order to get a speaker I could actually make room for I had to build what I wanted. Being an apartment volume levels were a concern also. I tried to eleminate the large footprint by going up instead of out. They ended up 48" tall, 20" wide and deep. The good old B crossovers were used with a slight cap modification.(Just dropped in a new pair of the Crites "B"s a couple of weeks ago). These are all Crites components now except for the K-600 mid horn. They all match extremely well. IMHO a definite top notch line by Bob and an improvement over the original Cornwall components. (I don't get nuttin' for saying this stuff) They will make all the bass I need at low volume with tubes so I don't disturb my neighbors late at night. I can listen at a very pleasing level without losing any music due to low volumes. They can rock with the best of them also when volume levels aren't a concern. These were actually taken to a nightclub and used in a live music environment for a night when a friend fried his speakers on stage. They worked out well and cranked at unbelievable volume for about 6 hours. They sounded killer pushed by a couple of thousand watts of big Crowns and held up just fine. Being so efficient they didn't need as much power as the JBL monitors they were using and sounded so much clearer to everyone. I received a few compliments on the sound quality. They're "Plain Jane's" and kinda ugly but it's all about the sound for me. I found a pair of the logos this week as I was packing up some of my "junk" to move back to the house and glued them on. I'm definitely a Klipsch fan. (Paul designs anyway) Heritage only for me. I like the sound of these so much I'm building a false Khorn using the Wallrus "innards" with a false Khorn cabinet using marine grade teak veneer. I'm still trying to figure out a grill system to hide the woofer and ports though. I've been thinking about a wrap around grill cloth like the top hat grill. Your Khorns came out great. Beautiful grain patterns and extreme detail on your part bringing them back up to showcase condition. You've made a great restoration project a lot of fun to watch. Like I said, I'll feel like a bum if I do anything less with my big K's. I'm ashamed mine are so dusty from just sitting around. Even if I haven't been using them for a couple of years now. Thanks, Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 GREAT NEWS! Last evening (Wed. 12th) a package arrived at my door from Bob Crites filled with K'Horn goodies!! I will have photos as promised for you later this evening, please stand by [] Regards, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Ok gang.. Here we GO! This was my project last Wednesday evening - Sept. 12th At my door a box of K'Horn `improvements' [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 How the parts were packaged (newspaper removed)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 The Crites CT-125's as unpackaged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Shown here, all the toys `unwrapped' [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 The new K-55-V diaphragm ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 This photo shows the voicecoil detail with flex wires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 The removal of the K-55-v front driver cover begins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Here is a photo of the ORIGINAL diaphragm assembly circa 1968 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Here is a SIDEshot of the original... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Photos shows the magnet AND original diaphragms together BEFORE new installation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 DeSoldering the original internal `lugs'... These were a solid `spring' type connector as opposed to the flexible lead of the new... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Original diaphragm has now been removed as shown here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Midrange is `compressed' through this output cap... Note the matching dome which the diaphragm matches exactly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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