Vintage Klipsch Speakers (Belle-Klipschorn-LaScala)
Kind of model 19 looking.
I have never heard of these.
Ron
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Vintage Klipsch Speakers (Belle-Klipschorn-LaScala)
Kind of model 19 looking.
I have never heard of these.
Ron
Maybe some of the drivers are, but the cabintes are something that would make PT Barnum proud.
Klipsch Empire
St?phane
Cannibalized a pair of Altec Lansing speakers for those Klipsch's ? Hate'Em already ! :wink2:
Stephane: "I've dubbed these the Empire, partly because they were influenced by the Empire era of design, and partly because of their domineering presence and presentation. They weigh in at 135 lbs. each."
In his OWN mind... Not to mentioned they weren't making speakers during the "Empire" period. Funny what people can try to pass off whether "opinion" or legitimate fact when they put up a "web site" and/or page.
If you read it on the internet, it's automatically factual.:rolleyes:Quote:
Funny what people can try to pass off whether "opinion" or legitimate fact when they put up a "web site" and/or page.
This fella is obviously very proud of his efforts. Kudos to him for having pride. Beyond that, every encounter i've had with these speakers on the web has been a direct or shrouded effort to advertise their sale. So, IMO, they're either not that great, or he's hoping to start a business bastardizing Belles.
“..so I drilled some one way ports that would allow bass out of but not back into the lower cabs. That allowed for additional bass percolation and depth” ummmm....what?
From the page-
"I built this set and soon afterward realized that I could never let them go; they became my immediate favorite speaker of choice. I'm letting them go ONLY..."
Laughable. Just like the one-way bass ports.
And IMO that is a sin in itself ! Cause the Belle is a very nice looking speaker and to do that to them is a.... Well lets just say he could use a head examination ! Probably the nicest looking Klipsch in my humble opinion. :frown2:Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
Belle Klipsch Floorstanding Speaker | Klipsch
Don’t get me wrong, I am all for additional bass percolation. It’s just that those one way vents are so dangerous. Imagine some poor noob installing them backwards, with a powerful woofer the resulting explosion would be devastating.
Nothing worse than a constipated woofer.Quote:
Originally Posted by martyh45
That's no shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
Perhaps fiber cones would help?
I'd probably opt for hemp, the victory fiber.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
As in Canabis Sativa or Canabis Indica ? One clearly makes better hemp than the other. Do you know the early settlers here in America were required to grow hemp by law ?Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
Adds a whole new meaning to the term "high fiber" diet.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin all grew it and were well aware of it's many uses and it's economic value as a natural resource.Quote:
Originally Posted by Altec Best
Certain strains of ..... Sativa are among the fastest growing biomasses known. It's easier to process into high quality paper pulp than wood fibers................... several other economically and environmentally friendlier products can be made from it than what we currently produce and consume .
That the fiber threatened the grossly profitable interests of a timber magnate and a publishing baron in the paper making industry had much to do with it's demise and the birth of much of the propaganda that's still perpetuated today.
Interesting quote from George Washington's diary-August 7, 1765 , "began to separate the male from the female plants,"Quote:
Originally Posted by Altec Best
very interesting....Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Guy
i'm not so sure that the quality/potency of uhhhhh.....
HEMP was that far off from what we have available to day,
if they were already doing the gardening for seedless methodology back then....
very interesting indeed...
I grew some hemp once, but I can't remember what I did with it......
All that work up in smoke. Frustrating isn't it?
Out of curiosity went looking for other quotes, found these.
"Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere."
— George Washington 1794
"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country."
— Thomas Jefferson
"Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?"
— Henry Ford
"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the [cannabis] prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this [prohibition]."
— Albert Einstein (My First Impression of the U.S.A., 1921)
Henry Ford was also a promoter of Soy products, and at one party served all soy dishes and wore a suit made of fiber from soy plastics.
The prototype diesel engine by the inventor ran on hemp oil from what I understand. I remember visiting Columbus in the early 60's. Transit buses ran from a boom running to overhead power lines. Had solid rubber tires which lasted years. Bad for the economy, which wanted us to consume fossil fuels and replace tires on a regular basis.
I'm proud to carry on the ways of our fore fathers. : )