Empty K-Horn cabinet near Springfield, MO

[Sam Cogley]

Looks like it might be in nice shape. Find some reasonably appropriate guts and get a K-Horn on the cheap!

No affiliation.

http://springfield.craigslist.org/ele/1435087556.html

 

[EPI-Center]

Looks like it might be in nice shape. Find some reasonably appropriate guts and get a K-Horn on the cheap!

No affiliation.

http://springfield.craigslist.org/ele/1435087556.html

I know where some cheap guts are...AK express anyone?

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/ele/1434326416.html

 

[hammr7]

A scary combination. I have one early K-horn with unobtanium drivers.

And here I could get matching drivers and another cabinet. It would give me a matching pair, but I would need to refinish both cabinets, and completely replace the older K-horn's guts. How much bad karma do you get from converting and refurbing one of the first 100 K-horns ever made? At the end it would be a 3-way, and while it would sound great, it would look nothing like it did originally.

 

[Sam Cogley]

I know where some cheap guts are...AK express anyone?

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/ele/1434326416.html

Great...now you're tempting me! :lmao:

 

[Sam Cogley]

I know where some cheap guts are...AK express anyone?

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/ele/1434326416.html

Now that I look at it again...that's a nice collection of vintage EV stuff, but didn't the K-Horns use 15" woofers?

 

[tom1356]

I'm not a fan of the K-horns but even I think there's no way you should do that. :nono:

 

[hammr7]

Now that I look at it again...that's a nice collection of vintage EV stuff, but didn't the K-Horns use 15" woofers?

Early K-Horns used 12" speakers (the original design was 12", but within a few years there were excellent 15" woofers that quickly replaced the 12" speakers, even before the system went 3-way).

 

[hammr7]

I'm not a fan of the K-horns but even I think there's no way you should do that. :nono:

My dilemma is wanting two speakers, and being unable to find another to pair with mine. Many of the earliest K-horns were different, with Klipsch trying different speaker brands and combinations.

If I did the mods (to match any other K-horn I might find), the speaker would look somewhat similar from the outside (likely a new wood color and certainly new grille cloth), but none of the acoustic components would be the same. The problem is that I can't easily find tru-sonic horn drivers, and can't even find another reference to the "unique" Jensen woofer that my K-horn contains.

 

[tom1356]

Of course it's yours so do as you like but...
Seems to me that the ideal plan for you would be to sell your little piece of history to a collector and use the proceeds to buy a newer pair of K-horns.

I feel a custodial obligation to my rare items to not alter their originality. Usually collectors will reward this behavior.

Whats the story with the Jensen woofer?

 

[hammr7]

My K-horn has a Jensen W15NB speaker, with a probable production code date from 1953. It is obviously not the original (the K-horn dates back to a few years earlier), but I can't find any reference to any Jensen "W" series driver. I have the original sales receipts on the K-horn, but nothing related to the woofer replacement / upgrade.

 

[Sam Cogley]

It's back, now at $50. I...just...don't...have...room...but I might go over there anyway. Arrrgh.

http://springfield.craigslist.org/ele/1460649670.html

 

[sheltie dave]

Sam, at that price, I'll jump if you can get it. I even have parts so you can set up a two way and listen to it for five or six months if you want. I sent you a PM.

 

[hammr7]

Guys,

If you don't want to commit, you can always buy it for me. I'll try to arrange a Pony Express shipment, and you can always chenge your mind and decide to keep it until then.

 

[Sam Cogley]

We're going to play a guessing game. It's called "which is taller: K-Horn or Corvette?"

The guy tossed in a not-exactly-small EV Empire cabinet with the K-Horn.

Strangely enough for a corner-horn speaker, the EV doesn't fit very well into a 90* corner.

I'm probably keeping the EV - in fact, I've already hauled it into my office and plunked my Victor tube receiver on top of it. The K-Horn is almost certainly only temporarily in my custody - which is a good thing for my garage. Except for a few small veneer chips and a couple of scuffs on the bottom of the horn box, it's in beautiful shape. The very 50s mid-century grille cloth is, at first brief examination, nearly perfect.

 

[Sam Cogley]

Photo time! The bit of staining at the bottom of the K-Horn has been accentuated by the flash. I didn't notice it last night when looking at it with a flashlight, it's visible but not terribly distracting in sunlight.