NeverEnough Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I would appreciate some insight to some driver I came accross in a pair of home brew K-horns. First off, I 'd like to say that I'm not here JUST to pick your collective brains and then run to turn a profit. I am a JBL nut that might be interested in a trade for what I am seeking info on, also I like knowing the history. The bases came with only one horn assembly which is a University SAHF driver mated to what appears to be a fiberglass and wood horn. It has a small University (T35 type) horn mounted inside the big horn. It is coupled to the Klipsch crossover which is dated 1958, there is the same Klipsch and Associates label on the SAHF driver. In each of the cab is a Stephens 103LX woofer, one of them has the Klipsch labels. Any info? Thanks, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Is there a serial number on the cabinet anywhere. Then it could be dated more correctly. Sounds pretty old considering the '58 crossover label and the Stephens woofers. Bruce klipsch_SN_format.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hi Bruce, I can't find any, no labels or any writing anywhere. Did Klipsch sell speakers and crossover as packages for do-it-yourselfers? I did find on this forum some info on a K-5 horn which had a pic. Mine doesn't look like that at all. Maybe tomorrow I can post some pics.......after the wife gets a gallon of sweat out of me in the yard. Thanks, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 I've seen some of the T35's mounted in the mouth of the big mid horn. It is my understanding that Klipsch did license some others to build the Khorn. Others might provide some help on that question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 After we see the pics we'll have a better clue. Klipsch did sell the bass horn by itself for a while for the DIY market. I think they stopped that in the early 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi All, Here is a pic. Thanks for the info so far. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 One more........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 The driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 And the woofer...........any comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 The tweeter is not an EV T35, it's University 4401. Not sure Klipsch switched to the T35 but 1958 sounds about right. The mid horn looks like a K-5 to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 What material is the adapter from the mid driver to the throat of the horn? Looks almost like plastic. The K-5 adapters I've seen from Klipsch were metal, die-cast I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 It is some kind of plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Post a pic of the bottom! It looks like you have a VERY earlyKlipschorn. The adapter between the K-5-J and the SAHF isphenolic, period possible. All of the ones I've seen have beencast aluminum. Klipsch did sell some non-finished systems all through the years, they were called "decorator" in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi John, What would you like to see a pic of? The bottom of what? Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Whatever the Stephens woofer was in. It should be a folded bass horn with a roughly triangular footprint. It was designd to fit tightly in the corner of a room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverEnough Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi John, Now its through my thick skull. You're right in your assumption, they did come out of cornerhorn cabinets. One cabinet is built a little differently than the other and they were wired with different type of wire. I had a pair of Klipschorns about 5 years ago but had to part with them due to my 1000 sq. ft. house, I sold them to a friend for $250 (what I paid for them) who hired a cabinet maker to finish them, they were the designer models. They really are amazing. Thanks for everyone's help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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