Klipsch Forte II speakers

Description

The three-way Forte II was first introduced in 1989 and manufactured by Klipsch until 1996. While no longer in production Forte II model loudspeakers are still owned and listened to by Klipsch fans around the world as part of two-channel audio and home theater surround sound systems.
My son and I build custom furniture and do a lot of work using veneers and exotic woods. We are both Audio Nuts. I fell in love with Klipsch speakers in the early 1960's and have loved them since. In the last few years, we have started collecting and storing older speakers from Klipsch, Altec, JBL, and Electro Voice, mostly Klipsch. We plan to repair or replace any defective drivers or crossovers and give the enclosures a cool custom look, but not change any of the great sound.
When we got this set of Klipsch Forte II they were a little rough. However, all of the drivers sounded great. Before we started doing the veneer work, we repaired the enclosures and sprayed them in black lacquer. We veneered them in Zebrawood and then we finished off the enclosures with four coats of pre-catalyzed lacquer from Sherwin Williams. The crossovers have been recapped.