I did the cabinet assembly yesterday. New felts on top of the bass bins.
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5/5/07 update
Not much to report. I did put one more coat of finish
on everything and it's
taking quite a bit of time to dry. I've started making cane grills for
the Tkhorns and I'm telling ya, it's a smash hit, the contrast between the light
colored cane and the dark rosewood. Wait till you see it! I
can't take my eyes off them.
5/13/07 update
I did the cabinet assembly yesterday. New felts on top of the bass
bins.
There are three different options on these for the front bottom trim. Klipsch originally had a straight piece of solid hardwood trim at the bottom of the bass bins, about 1/2" thick and 2-1/4" tall. I've done something a little different, but it will be up to the new owner as to which he would prefer.
Option #1 is with no trim.
Option #2 is with two trim pieces like this. These are solid rosewood
trim pieces, ripped at a slight angle to represent the horn-loading of the
speakers. The edges have a very slight bevel applied that create a tiny
"V" where they butt together.
Option #3 is with the two trim pieces like this.
Which do you prefer? Please email below and let me know.
I'm testing and installing drivers next.
5/18/07 Update
I've been cleaning and assembling parts.
Here's a few pictures of what the woofers look like. This was a lucky
find, a great old pair of K33's. Thanks Speakerfritz.
I installed screen on the backs of the bass bins.
Installed a small wood trim piece to cover the staples.
Gold plated connectors all around, and new 12ga twisted-pair wiring.
The Trachorns showed up the other day, but I haven't unpacked them yet.
I'm installing all the original components and I'll test the speakers that way
first before I get into installing any upgrades.
5/21/07 update
Finally got everything assembled today and got the speakers up and running.
I found some great material to seal the backs of the bass bins into the corner
walls. This is a garage door weatherstrip made of very soft rubber.
I made new brackets to hold the midrange horns.
I'm using a pair of Bob Crites "A" crossovers for testing.
Internal woofer wiring is soldered. External wiring is 12 guage
twisted pair and gold plated connectors.
The front bottom trim is permanently attached now.
Not quite in the corner tightly, but they fill my 24 x 32 room very nicely just
the same. I got about 60 or 70 watts into them with the HK930.
I got the Trachorns unpacked today. These are from
ALK Engineering , and they are very nicely made. The workmanship
is first rate. My only critique would be that I think there should be
more staples holding the grill cloth on.
I just got word that the ES networks will be shipped next week. Still waiting on the Beyma tweeters from Italy.
5/27/07 update
I threw my back out last weekend so I haven't even been to the shop all week.
For those of you who have back trouble, you know what I'm going through. This happens
to me a couple times a year and it usually is a 2 week deal.
The ALK ES crossover networks showed up the other day. WOW, there's a lot to these. I'll try to get some pictures up soon. Still waiting for the Beyma's.
With the new owners permission, I'm going to be able to move the Khorns to my house
for testing with the various components. Thanks Serg for letting me do this.
What a great opportunity to try out the ES networks, the Trachorns, and Beyma
tweeters, all in various configurations with different power amps. I'll have to
set aside most of a day for all of this and send the wife out shopping.
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