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klh model 5

  1. bornonatrain

    KLH Model 5 Troubleshoot - Noisy Tweeter

    Good afternoon. I've had these KLH Model 5s for about 4 years ago. Purchased on Craigslist from someone in Southern Brooklyn. He said his friend had redone the crossovers recently. He was Russian and I assumed his friend did a good job because South Brooklyn Russians seem to know their analog...
  2. KeithD

    KLH Model 5 assistance

    Looking at picking up a pair of model 5s, but one has a replaced woofer, so I'd need to get an original to replace it. Anyone have a spare, or how hard are these to find? As I understand it, models 5, 12, 23 had the same 12" woofer, but only saw one sold listing on e-bay from back in April...
  3. B

    Did something on KLH Model 5 —help

    Hi, thought I was finishing up a successful Model 5 recap, 1st one was great and sounds terrific. On the second one the cover was complete and begat to reassemble...cover back in, sealed, replace putty on midrange, reinstalled mid range all good. Put the tweeter in (I know it worked prior, after...
  4. Zack Sainz

    KLH 5 2020 New VS Old

    Hello All! KLH just announced an updated Model 5! Very exciting news! I have been speaking with one of their sales reps and they are trying to keep it as similar to the original Model 5 as possible. I have a set of original model 5s, I just replaced a woofer in one of the cabinets, and since...
  5. Cow Addict

    Happy to have found AK!

    Finishing up my vintage system... Open to informed suggestions and comments. KLH Model 5's - Crossovers done and drivers re-sealed Snell Type A III's - Woofer inverted and crossovers done Conrad Johnson MF-80 MOSFET - Driving the Snell's Dynaco Mod - Driving the KLH's Accuphase C-200 - Re-cap'd...
  6. kennyb8703

    KLH 5 Crossovers

    Landed a pair of KLH Model 5 speakers in great external condition. All the drivers work but Internally, the original crossovers have been replaced with some junk that makes no-sense--any ideas for a reputable source for the boards and crossovers? I can do the cap and resistor upgrade, just need...
  7. RxDx

    KLH speakers reference thread (original models/Henry Kloss era) 1957-1977

    Henry Kloss left Acoustic Research in 1957, as the AR-2 was being finalized. He started KLH in 1957, designing or directing the design of the original series of speakers. KLH was bought by Singer in 1964, though several* of the original models were sold until about 1977. *Models Five, Six...
  8. LongPlay33

    KLH Model 5

    Brought a nice pair of Model 5s that had just been gone through with new caps, In one of the speakers a woofer stopped working after listening to them at a pleasant high volume. I didn`t hear the woofer stop until turning on my receiver the next day. At that point I noticed the woofer not...
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