I bought these puppies on Nov. 25, 1986 and only recently decided to go the single driver speaker route, so I am parting with my original Forte speakers in walnut oil.  They are in great condition.  I guess if I was putting them on Audiogon I would rate them 8/10 simply due to the age.  (The passive radiators on the rear of each speaker are slightly pushed in, but as everyone know this doesn't affect the sound.)  About a year ago I upgraded them with Bob Crites X-overs and titanium tweeters (I have the original phenolic tweter diaphragms if you are interested).  They never sounded sweeter.  I have the original bill of sale, instruction book and July 1986 article by Julian Hirsch in Stereo Review that made me go out and buy these speakers.

They were built in the 63rd week of 1986 and bear the following serial numbers: 8663049 and 8663050.  So they are a  sequential pair: #049 and #050.  They were inspected by R. Wyatt and tested by J. Clayton.  This information is on the back labels of the speakers. 

I don't want to ship these speakers due to their weight and the fact that I don't have the original shipping boxes.  You can come by my house in Greenville, S.C., close to Atlanta and Charlotte, to pick them up.  Heck, I will even treat you to lunch, with South Carolina sweet tea to wash it down.

I am listing them for $600 due to their condition and the upgrades.  Without the upgrades I would list them at $500. 

all best, Michael 

Here are some pics: 

beautiful. fair price, too.

They are truly rare to be built in the 63rd week of 1986 when there are only 52 weeks in a year.

They look nice.

Yep, 63 weeks, just shows that those Klipsch people worked more weeks than any other speaker manufacturer!  Well, you have me there oldtimer.  When I read the decoder chart, I thought the first two numbers were the year and the second two were the working week, but despite my college degree I obviously got that wrong.  Any help here?  Could it be the speakers were built in the sixth week of the year and the serial numbers are 3049 and 3050?  Again, as you will see from the photos, the serial numbers are 8663049 and 8663050.  Thanks!

 6th week

 Thanks for the clarification, colterphoto1.

That my friends is a truly SWEET deal ................ Look at those pictures .... One would be hard pressed to find a better deal, you're basically paying for the upgrades ..........

Are you still unwilling to ship?