Slightly off topic, sorry
Bob Peters
rwpeters at POBOX.COM
Sun Mar 3 10:56:25 EST 2002
John and Group...There really is not even today a much better speaker
then the Klipsh...I have a pair that are from the 80's that I could not
replace for what I paid for them....Audio guys on the
Bay pay big $$$ for Klipsh...With the xplanation I am
sure you could sell them...
$850 ea is on the high side....Best 73's Bob K1JNN
At 08:01 AM 3/3/02 -0500, John F. Werner III wrote:
>Gentlemen:
>
>Does anyone remember Speakerlab's kits? They were popular in the 1970s,
>and the company would probably still be big today if they didn't copy a
>Klipsch design and get themselves sued nearly out of business.
>
>Anyway, I have two of their top-of-the-line speaker kits that are still
>unassembled. Ironically, they're the Speakerlab "K-Series," the ones that
>were copied from Klipsch. These babies are intended to set in the corner
>of a room, and the entire room then becomes part of the speaker. The
>midrange horns have cast aluminum resonators, and absolutely huge
>drivers. These speakers were only intended for serious audiophiles.
>
>The ones I have are the "utility" versions, and I'd like to have the shelf
>space back that they've occupied since 1979. I'd be willing to sell them
>for what I paid for them in 1979, which is about $850 each.
>
>Does anyone think there's a legitimate market for them? Speaker
>technology has come a long way since 1979, and many would pronounce these
>speakers to be obsolete. These particular speakers, however, will give
>anything on the market today a very serious run for the money.
>
>Please reply "off list." My Internet service has been spotty since
>Comcast began to switch us from Excite to their own network, so don't be
>upset if I don't reply right away.
>
>Thanks for your help, gentlemen. I sincerely appreciate it!
>
>Best DX and
>
>Very 73,
>
>John, W8QA
>
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