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Originally Posted by NoBozo
I have had these speakers since about 1967. They are now hooked up to the 40" Flat Screen Sony TV so we can listen to FREE Music that comes with DirecTV. (Attn FLL)  The sound is run through a late model Tuner/Amp . Tonight I turned it WAY up to see if the OLD speakers would "Rattle". NO Rattle. Nice Base.
We have been through multiple speaker pairs since 1967 (@ around $700 a pair...and they all DIE.) The speaker Cones are mounted on FOAM. The foam disintegrates over time. The speaker will start to rattle...time to replace. Love my OLD KLHs.  NB
PS: Anybody on hear old enough to remember KLH...?? |
They were great speakers! We had family friends back in the 60's who had a pair (don't remember the model) but they sure sounded great. Really gave me speaker envy. I worked for Lechmere back in '72 in the stereo dept. and got "hooked on phonos" as it were. I made friends with the EPI factory rep who invited me to the their factory in Newburyport. I was like a kid in a candy shop. Because of those experiences, I've always appreciated good sound. Anyway, make a long story short, a few years ago I found Huw Powell/Human Speakers on line. I traveled back in time and purchased a totally refurbished pair of Epicure 201's (circa 1976) and just can't tell you how awesome they sound. I run them through an NAD amp of 300 watts, high current power and a 35 year old Dual CS-5000 table. Huw has a good sized, one-man facility over in Lee and can, for a reasonable price, replace drivers for just about any speaker and make them sound as good or better than new.
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