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There are 8 screws holding in the horn, once they're out, the whole assembly comes out the front, the wires were simple spade terminals, just push on. There are 3 nuts holding the horn to the magnet, the diaphram is sandwiched in between the two. Very simple. Just remember the alignment of the wires to the horn/magnet when you seperate them, other wise you may need to take it apart again to get everything in it's proper place. If you know which end of the screwdriver to hold onto, you can handle this job.

I just got a new tweeter diaphram for my KG4 last week from Klipsch, they originally thought a couple weeks backordered but had it within a week. It was like $20 including shipping.

Nice to come in to work and have such good information posted in reply. Don't be shy, get your $.02 in here everyone. BTY, I listen to most everything except punk/acid rock, Pink Floyd to Wagner.

After a few times in here, I finally figured out the best way, for me at least, to keep abreast of the posts is to monitor the "Posted Today" option. However, I got on at 5:30, and haven't been able to keep up!! You guys put up a lot more posts than the R/C Boat forum I frequent, though it is probably a 'Got home from work gotta check the site' deal than anything else. Just a timing thing, but nice that there are so many folks that check in on a regular basis to ask/answer questions. Thanks for having such a great site with so much information at my disposal.

Hey mOOn, I can understand what you're saying, and relate to it. Apparently, a lot of other people can, also. Where do you think they came up with the term "Smile Curve" for eq's? BTY, in another post that showed a Khorn in a small room with a rack and TT sitting right next to it, did you notice how the user had his eq set? Not saying it's the "ideal" or the way I listen ALL the time, but I, too, have always had a little boost to both my bass and treble. I just like it that way.

I realize this is like asking Julia Childs what kind of food she likes, but what the heck... I have been aware of the value of a tube setup for years, just never got interested enough to pursue it. With a new house coming next year, of our own design, now, if ever, would be the time to build a room strictly for listening to music. We have enough flexibility in our plans for the downstairs to make room for one. Ideally it will have Khorns, though the WAF (Wifes Approval Factor) may mean a different horn loaded Klipsch model. I have been in contact with Craig at NOSValves re this topic, (thanks again for the speedy replies, Craig) and would like to throw it out to the forum to see what kind of replies I get. Searching eBay, there are all kinds of Scott, Dynaco, Fisher, EICO, etc. amps out there, all naturally with glowing reviews from the sellers. I'd like to know what anyone would recommend as a first tube amp/preamp/integrated amp setup in the $3-400 range for purchase, knowing it will be going to someone (probably Craig, based on what I have heard of him on this site) for refurbishing once purchased, for additional cost. Knowing that these companies all made several models, a model referance would be appreciated. Pros and cons of your recommendation would be nice too. Thanks in advance for any and all replies. p.s. I live in Mon, Minnesota, (Middle Of Nowhere), so the idea of me getting anywhere to audition even used equipment at a vintage stereo shop is unlikely.

I fish. A lot. Three-four days a week, minimum. Managed to make it to the Minnesota State B.A.S.S. tournament last two years. (BTY, you can't pay to get there, you need to qualify for it through local tournaments.) Although I didn't make the State team, still had a good time. I enjoy photography when I have the time and inclination, two Minolta SLR's, one for B/W, one for color. Also into R/C boats, have a 48" Insane Mono w/a Ron Buck full modded gas motor that runs 58-59 MPH on GPS on a good day. I like to read, though mostly technical stuff, not into novels or sci-fi. Enjoy watching most types auto racing, if I wasn't doing automotive work 50 hours a week in my job, I'd probably run a car at Brainerd International Raceway, about 35 miles from me. SCCA, maybe something like a 944 Turbo. Not all that expensive, racing wise, but still enough balls to let you are in a RACE car, not a Dodge Neon or Ford Focus with a couple decals on the side. Sure, I'd prefer a F355 Challange or GTSR, only thing holding me back would be the $150,000.

Actually, although I do have a a deck hooked up to the system, I haven't ran a tape through it in a year or better. Noise is there regardless of source, CD, radio, tuner or TV.

Well, got the diaphram installed just fine and dandy over the weekend, nothing to it, however... Didn't make the noise go away. I did notice some wetness inside the slot the back ring of the diaphram sits into, also a little moisture on the lower half of the outside edge of the front of the magnet. I can only assume this is ferrofluid and that the driver itself is toast? Any ideas? Unfortunatly, I did not have the winning lottery ticket in Minnesota. *Edit* Just got off the phone with Klipsch, he suggested just swapping the tweeter to the other speaker and see if the noise transfers along with it, if not, may have something odd happening in the X-over, though he thought that was unlikely.

Thanks for the advice on the HT positioning. At this point it makes sense, especially if they'll be doing double duty as mains for the 2 channel system also. I got ahold of Klipsch on Monday, 10/20, ordered a new diagphram for $14 plus $5 shipping. He said they were approximatly 14-20 days behind on expected delivery times. Then he called me on Tuesday, said that it was being shipped that day! It arrived today, some basic instructions included, though I would like to think that since I've been fixing cars for the last 22 years to pay my bills, and currently own a 9 bay service center, I'll be mechanically inclined enough to figure this one out without too much trouble. Thanks again for the info, still reading old posts and buying lottery tickets.

Thanks for the advice, Gil. By the time I got to the computer tonight, the Klipsch offices had already closed. I'll try them first thing in the morning though. FYI... I got my first taste of Klipsch in (roughly) 1977/78, a friend of mine had a pair of K-Horns hooked up to some serious electronics, I don't remember much of it but do remember compander/expanders, a DBX unit, several amps and a whole slew of other things in a portable rack. He'd load up everything, INCLUDING the K-Horns, in a van and do DJ shows. He even had a generator and brought the system to a few outdoor high school parties, including "Senior Skip Day". The one thing I remember most was sitting in his parents living room, which is where he kept the K-Horns, listening to something fairly loud with his folks gone. I was on a sofa across the room from the open front door, and whenever a solid bass note hit, the door knocker on the door would bounce off it's stop maybe 1/4 inch. Incredible. I've only had the oppurtunity to hear K-Horns in a home enviornment twice in the last 25 years, but.... someday.... I keep buying lottery tickets.

As a newbie here, I have just been reading through old posts. I thought I might add something to this, even if it hasn't seen much activity for a while. The following link is to some thoughts on this topic from Roger Russell, the ex Director of Acoustic Research at McIntosh Labs, and the originator of the McIntosh Loudspeaker. I believe he had the resources at his disposal to do some SERIOUS objective and comparative listening, and follow his advice regarding speaker cables. http://home.earthlink.net/~rogerr7/wire.htm Poke around his sight for a bit, there is some very informative and humorous stuff in there. (edit) My thanks to Roger for posting this information on his site, and sorry I didn't ask permission to link to it here. It's just too good to not share.

Hi all, first timer here. Not sure what happened, didn't happen while I was listening to it, but have suddenly developed a lot of squeak/squaking out of left tweeter. (It's possible a three year old that knows how to turn the system on and run the volume knob had something to do with it.) I'm looking for advice on replacing it. Where to get the driver, Klipsch or aftermarket, expected cost, etc. If not O.E. Klipsch, I assume I would be wise to replace the good one also to keep matching drivers in both speakers? Or maybe not? Any input would be appreciated. Also, after reviewing my nick, what position would these be best at in a surround system? Or should I keep these as mains and get a "Surround In A Box" system? Building a new house next year, hope to wire it for while house audio, at least install the wiring before the sheet rock goes up and buy components as cash becomes available. Would I be better off just using these in the music room until I can afford better speakers? Sorry if this is fairly off the wall rambling. (p.s.) Hopefully these speakers are still worthy of mention on this site, I do see a lot of talk of newer/higher end systems than what I am working with.