KLH Quad Model 54

[MRPowers]

I picked up a KLH Model Fifty Four for my collection last Friday. I've been poking around but have not found much information on this baby. I see a lot for the model fifty two.

The unit looks pretty cool and will make nice addition to my listening room. Generally I connect speakers of the same type to the units. Now I'll need to find some vintage KLH speakers.

How does that Jim Carrey line go in one of his movies? "Somebody stop me!"

Anyway, it's fun.

 

[Doug G.]

Beautiful!

And complete with joystick!

It looks like it's in wonderful condition.

Yeah, if you're going to get KLH speakers, you'll have to get four.

Doug

 

[mhardy6647]

Wow. Never saw that beastie, even in a photograph.

 

[anden]

KLH speaker models 31 or 32 would be a nice match for that receiver, same vintage - 1971-4. Two way 8 inch woofer bookshelf. 17's or 33's would also be nice...10 inch woofer.

Some of the early versions of KLH receiver's, models 50,51 52,54 and 57 were still made in Cambridge, MA.....then production was moved to Japan.

 

[Dynacophil]

this is really cool...

 

[rustycat]

Cool, I tried to rescue a Model 51 last year, but it was water damaged, so I scavenged the knobs and chucked it. Is yours a Singer-made model? Mine was, and I heard these were not the best quality.

Good luck!

 

[MRPowers]

Interesting information about the manufacturing location. I've included a pic of the tag on the back. Looks like this one was manufactured here in the good ole USA.

"MADE IN USA"... all that much more cool factor!

 

[Getharding]

I was chasing this one too!

I was trying to pick up this unit in Maryland, you beat me to it..However I did finally get one; like most of us, I had one as a kid and I am always trying to re-live my childhood...

Anyway, I am using it to replace a modern Marantz that needs repair. Hooked it up to my niles speaker distributer and it works, but the volume controls don't work right. It's either off or loud! Does anyone know if you can hook up a vintage amp to a niles speaker distributer?