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KLH Model 100? To the dump?

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booger64

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There isn't a lot of information about these speakers and I am guessing because no one thinks much of them. They appear pretty cheesy, speaker terminals look cheap and the woofers are pretty light. I was given these speakers and I am debating buying the foam surround kit or just dropping them off at the dump. I hooked them up and they work but I can't say that I was impressed (even a little).

So what do you think?

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The original KLH was founded in 1957 and subsequently sold to Singer in 1964. In turn, Singer sold the company to Eastern Air Devices in 1972. These three iterations of KLH all worked out of a facility in Cambridge, MA.

Eastern Air Devices began construction of a new factory in Westwood, MA but in 1978, just as they were about to move into it, they sold KLH to Kyocera. Most of the key people, some of whom had stuck it out during the Kloss, Singer and EAD eras, jumped ship. That's when quality really began to fall off.

And that's where your Model 100s fit in, made in Westwood under Kyocera's ownership. If they were in good shape they might be worth hanging onto but I wouldn't put any time or money into them.

John
 
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boreas said:
The original KLH was founded in 1957 and subsequently sold to Singer in 1964. In turn, Singer sold the company to Eastern Air Devices in 1972. These three iterations of KLH all worked out of a facility in Cambridge, MA.

Eastern Air Devices began construction of a new factory in Westwood, MA but in 1978, just as they were about to move into it, they sold KLH to Kyocera. Most of the key people, some of whom had stuck it out during the Kloss, Singer and EAD eras, jumped ship. That's when quality really began to fall off.

And that's where your Model 100s fit in, made in Westwood under Kyocera's ownership. If they were in good shape they might be worth hanging onto but I wouldn't put any time or money into them.

John
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Thanks. Just about what I was thinking. Sometimes getting something for free is paying too much. At least I can snag the badges and put them on my KLH 6s. I will put them out on the street and see how long it takes them to get picked up.
 
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