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KLH 9 - new owner
Hi I have had three sets of the Model Nines over the years. I am currently repairing a power supply which has lower voltage output than the other can. Both panels woofers and tweeters work so its just one can that needs work at the moment. I have ... 
KLH Model Nine, how do I depot the wax cans?
"He also included a pdf with a reprint of the rebuilding procedure from a past magazine article (email if you want a copy)" I need to replace the sel. diodes as well, can you please forward that .pdf of the rebuild. ThanksRob 
Words From the Wise
Tell you what and this i learned many yrs ago. Find a girl fall in love and one day you will come to realize even a clock radio can sound magical. It's all about the music and how you relate to at a given moment in time. The magic is IN you! 
Ribbons or electrostatic speakers with SS Amp?
I've use Macintosh(ss&tube), B&K(ss), Futterman(tube), Carver(SS) and Accuphase(ss) amps to drive KLH Model-Nines, no problem. I have used the same assorted equipment to drive M-L CLSIIz, no problem. I could drive SoundLabs A-3 with all bu... 
A True convert is born
There IS a beauty in simplicity that many will not know, glad you found it. 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
If your switching speakers every 6 months your either very wealthy which is cool, Maybe something is wrong with your equipment that your not aware of yet. There maybe something wrong with your acoustics. After you see past the illusions that go al... 
How do you determine how much to spend on speakers
Get the BEST speakers you can even if you can't afford them. And what makes them the BEST?, only you can make that judgement. No one else hears or gives meaning to what your hearing as you do. 
The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately?
Just an addon, One day he (Julius) showed up at my NYC residence holding two extra capacitor cans, put them in parallel with the existing cans on the H3a using the octal sockets on the front of the amp. He said it would improve the driving of the ... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Taking into account the equipment used,listening room, the actual hearing range or quality of the listener including the actual ear structures; sound from a speaker is wholly subjective as to its meaning, it simply boils down to "what you like, yo... 
The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately?
If you wish to interpret my post as "showing off" your free to do so, i was in fact just stating the truth since I had come across this thread and decided to respond in kind as many had already done previously. 
The Hub: Futterman H3: Seen one lately?
I have a H-3a sitting less than 5 feet away, this is the unit which used 8 6KG6A/EL509 pentode for the outputs. I ran it on my KLH Model Nines. 
Is the B&K EX 442 fussy about speaker impedence?
I use it to drive sound lab A3s and Janzsen hybridsos. 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
KLH Model 9 electrostatic speakers with Marantz Model 9 and/or Futterman H-3 amp with a Dyanco PAT3 preamp. Turntable was either a Toshiba which had a pencil thin arm with an electret cartridge or it was a Garrard fitted with a Stanton EE. It's be...