rmoreau61
Well-Known Member
I got a call from the local record shop I frequent the about a week ago. They'd gotten a batch of about a thousand records and wanted to let me know so I could get an early shot at what they had. I went down after work to look through them (and would up buying a handful of titles). Funny side story, the owner pointed to a guy across the store and told me he owns a record shop a few towns over - he gets his stock from this place!
Anyway, they also repair electronics here and get vintage equipment that they fix and resell. I was just about at the door and I saw some speakers stacked by the door. I saw some nice looking cabinets and took a quick peek - KLH Model 5's! A potential upgrade to my OLA's I've enjoyed thoroughly for a few years with the intent of upgrading from the vinyl cabinets. A quick once over told me they looked pretty good. Drivers intact and cabinets not heavily worn (a water stain on the top of one and some light scratches on the bottoms). No chips, dents or dings. I asked if they were for sale. Of course I had to get the pitch - how clean they are, working order, yada yada. Not to diminish this gentleman's sales pitch. He has excellent stories to tell (like having been a field repair service for the Advent big screen setup back in the day - a fan of Henry Kloss). I bought them, brought them home and before anything else, decide to try some Howard Feed n' Wax. I planned to sand and refinish, but I figured what could it hurt to try this - the cabinets didn't look too bad. Man, that stuff worked a miracle. Water stain gone. Scratches virtually invisible (bottom surface only, anyway). The cloth surrounds look like cloth surrounds - as if never coated - fully aged. Woofers rebound instantly. So, I ordered the magic fluid from Vintage-AR - one coat on this afternoon. Definitely will need another coat in a day or two. Excited to work my way through these and get them hooked up for real (I did give them a quick listen - worked fine but sounded a bit lifeless).
Anyway, they also repair electronics here and get vintage equipment that they fix and resell. I was just about at the door and I saw some speakers stacked by the door. I saw some nice looking cabinets and took a quick peek - KLH Model 5's! A potential upgrade to my OLA's I've enjoyed thoroughly for a few years with the intent of upgrading from the vinyl cabinets. A quick once over told me they looked pretty good. Drivers intact and cabinets not heavily worn (a water stain on the top of one and some light scratches on the bottoms). No chips, dents or dings. I asked if they were for sale. Of course I had to get the pitch - how clean they are, working order, yada yada. Not to diminish this gentleman's sales pitch. He has excellent stories to tell (like having been a field repair service for the Advent big screen setup back in the day - a fan of Henry Kloss). I bought them, brought them home and before anything else, decide to try some Howard Feed n' Wax. I planned to sand and refinish, but I figured what could it hurt to try this - the cabinets didn't look too bad. Man, that stuff worked a miracle. Water stain gone. Scratches virtually invisible (bottom surface only, anyway). The cloth surrounds look like cloth surrounds - as if never coated - fully aged. Woofers rebound instantly. So, I ordered the magic fluid from Vintage-AR - one coat on this afternoon. Definitely will need another coat in a day or two. Excited to work my way through these and get them hooked up for real (I did give them a quick listen - worked fine but sounded a bit lifeless).