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Belle adventure Now with pics
Having a Klipsch addiction I find myself surfing the local craigslist a few times a day just to stay apprised of the local Klipsch market / situation. When it's slow
locally , I often find myself checking the craigslist of cities in neighboring states with visions of the ultimate Klipsch score. This was one such day, searching in the tri-cities area, a mere three and a half hour drive to the east up the Columbia river gorge in the neighboring state of Washington. When I spotted the ad. "Klipsch Belles $800 obo". Now that's a sizeable chunk of cash but we all know Belles are a lot of speaker.
I showed the ad to my son the drummer and vinyle collector and he said
"Dad, you better get them tonight or someone ELSE will get them tomorrow".
His statement echoed through my head creating feelings of desperation and anxiety. I had to think fast and act even faster. I called the number in the ad
I got an answer and asked a few questions and set up a time to see them the next day. I did a little Belle research online and went to bed while visions of folded horns danced in my head.
Up at 02:30. I had to work this day so I went in early in hopes of leaving early. Punched the time-clock at 04:00 and was able to leave at 10:00. To throw an ugly piece into the puzzle the weather man was forecasting snow and freezing rain in the gorge later that afternoon. The race was on.
On the road right at 10:00. Right on schedule, east up the Columbia river gorge. It was smooth sailing all the way right to those oiled walnut cabinets.
They looked and sounded pretty good. I made an offer and he accepted.
Now, would they fit in the little Honda CRV? We folded the back seats down
and proceeded to shoe-horn them in the back. One on its side perdendicular the next on its back straight in. Now if we could just beat the weather back.
Back down hwy 395 through some strange fog near the army chemical depot and west on I84. For the first two hours it was cruise control &73mph.
We saw about four snow flakes as we blew past The Dalles. So far so good.
When we got to Hood River we could see a giant wall of gray to our west and we were headed right into it!
The green hwy. sign now half covered in blowing snow read Cascade Locks 15 miles. I started to worry the road had gone from whispery snow flakes to several inches of accumulation in less than ten minutes. Once in the blizzard it seemed the sun at set instantly. When we reached Cascade Locks it was nearly white-out conditions. Some cars and trucks had pulled off the road but we pressed on carefully. Thank goodness for all wheel drive and good tires. As the miles ticked by slowly, I knew it was just a matter of time until the Belles were safely to their new home.
Reaching the outskirts of town I saw that it had snowed a bit in town also, catching all us city folk off guard. Creating almost gridlock traffic.
We finally pulled into the driveway. I looked at my watch, a sixteen hour day.
We unloaded the speakers and called it a day. Now in position they are filling the room with beautiful sound. I've already noticed they can really spoil you.
A true Klipsch adventure. :thmbsp:
Best regards,
Jeff
Having a Klipsch addiction I find myself surfing the local craigslist a few times a day just to stay apprised of the local Klipsch market / situation. When it's slow
locally , I often find myself checking the craigslist of cities in neighboring states with visions of the ultimate Klipsch score. This was one such day, searching in the tri-cities area, a mere three and a half hour drive to the east up the Columbia river gorge in the neighboring state of Washington. When I spotted the ad. "Klipsch Belles $800 obo". Now that's a sizeable chunk of cash but we all know Belles are a lot of speaker.
I showed the ad to my son the drummer and vinyle collector and he said
"Dad, you better get them tonight or someone ELSE will get them tomorrow".
His statement echoed through my head creating feelings of desperation and anxiety. I had to think fast and act even faster. I called the number in the ad
I got an answer and asked a few questions and set up a time to see them the next day. I did a little Belle research online and went to bed while visions of folded horns danced in my head.
Up at 02:30. I had to work this day so I went in early in hopes of leaving early. Punched the time-clock at 04:00 and was able to leave at 10:00. To throw an ugly piece into the puzzle the weather man was forecasting snow and freezing rain in the gorge later that afternoon. The race was on.
On the road right at 10:00. Right on schedule, east up the Columbia river gorge. It was smooth sailing all the way right to those oiled walnut cabinets.
They looked and sounded pretty good. I made an offer and he accepted.
Now, would they fit in the little Honda CRV? We folded the back seats down
and proceeded to shoe-horn them in the back. One on its side perdendicular the next on its back straight in. Now if we could just beat the weather back.
Back down hwy 395 through some strange fog near the army chemical depot and west on I84. For the first two hours it was cruise control &73mph.
We saw about four snow flakes as we blew past The Dalles. So far so good.
When we got to Hood River we could see a giant wall of gray to our west and we were headed right into it!
The green hwy. sign now half covered in blowing snow read Cascade Locks 15 miles. I started to worry the road had gone from whispery snow flakes to several inches of accumulation in less than ten minutes. Once in the blizzard it seemed the sun at set instantly. When we reached Cascade Locks it was nearly white-out conditions. Some cars and trucks had pulled off the road but we pressed on carefully. Thank goodness for all wheel drive and good tires. As the miles ticked by slowly, I knew it was just a matter of time until the Belles were safely to their new home.
Reaching the outskirts of town I saw that it had snowed a bit in town also, catching all us city folk off guard. Creating almost gridlock traffic.
We finally pulled into the driveway. I looked at my watch, a sixteen hour day.
We unloaded the speakers and called it a day. Now in position they are filling the room with beautiful sound. I've already noticed they can really spoil you.
A true Klipsch adventure. :thmbsp:
Best regards,
Jeff
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