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Re: want to buy 2 1-15Horn cabs [message #10893 is a reply to message #10885] |
Thu, 23 April 2009 09:37 |
pleat
Messages: 1454 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi
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I've seen those cabinets offered for some time now on craigslist.
A few things that I saw, the added crossover, what is the crossover point? No photo of the driver on the horn. The speaker magnet in the photo looks odd to me. At the time the K150/K250 series were made, Kustom was using EV finned drivers and KEI brand speakers, dark blue black frame with a white silver label with a large K in blue and yellow and below the large K is KEI logo. The 1G+1H cabinet impedance according to my kustom chart is 8 ohms, so using two cabinets to your K300 is a good match. Since the seller got them used, he may be stating truthful facts as he knows them, but anything used that is 36 years old, a lot of things could have changed from factory original. If you do make the drive, take the 300 with you, listen to them, if you like what you hear and can verify that the the speakers are correct impedance and drivers are EV and good working order, then it's you decision on what to offer or pay the asking price. Better to spend a tank of gas and go home empty handed than to buy something that does not work right or has issues that will cost more money to correct. Any item is only worth what someone is will to pay for it.
Don
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Re: want to buy 2 1-15Horn cabs [message #10896 is a reply to message #10893] |
Thu, 23 April 2009 10:42 |
LesS
Messages: 477 Registered: December 2002
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I don't think they are worth $650 for the pair.
Considering the base model driver (not an upgrade like JBL, Altec, or EV), the 10 inch blemish on the side of one of them, and the long drive, I would try to pay around $400 if it has a CTS drivers, or maybe $450 if it has KEI drivers.
If you run the K300 fairly loud you might could damage the drivers if they are CTS - I believe their rating was 60 watts.
Plus paying $400 would leave you a little room if you ever want to upgrade - this cabinets would be great to put Kappalite 3015s in.
The plusses for these cabinets are of course having the original covers and the chrome looks good. If you buy them, I would polish the casters and handles up good - a dremel tool is great for this, also carefully clean (or replace) the aluminum dust cap. Polishing the chrome adds a lot to Kustom cabinets, and looks especially good with the black color.
-Les S.
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Re: want to buy 2 1-15Horn cabs [message #10917 is a reply to message #10885] |
Fri, 24 April 2009 15:59 |
pleat
Messages: 1454 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi
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Looking over all the posts, I think we are now talking two different things, 1 price and 2 power handling. Price is still what someone is willing to pay for something. Power ratings, since the K300 is old school 1/4" hi z inputs. Do you plan on mic'ing the band or is it to be used for Vocals only. If only for vocals, I couldn't see anyplace that you would able to turn the system up to the point where the system would go into feedback before the amp would be driven to the point of clipping. The K300 is only 150 watts RMS and trying to mic up the kick drum or bass guitar, you could start the amp clipping, and the low frequencys could play a part in distorting the speakers. Since the cabinets have old speakers, no telling what was pumped through them be the seller got them. Bottom line, hearing is the best thing, look them over in person and if you don't feel 650.00 is what you will pay for them and the seller won't budge on price, walk away, like I said earlier, better to spend some money on gas and not buy, as to buy them and find you have not gotten what you need them for. As far as the term rare goes, rare does not mean that every one wants them. It could just be the fact that nobody wanted them back then and that's why Kustom didn't make tons of them. Manufactures don't keep making things that don't sell.
Don
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