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Hi, The Bob Crites crossovers alone, where $260; the Ti tweets $50 when I bought them a couple years ago. I paid $240 (fantastic price) for a pr of mint quartets. I'm running strictly tubes with my set-up. The upgrades make a BIG difference. BTW...I would never sell these babies for less than $500, and I would be losing money.

Unfortunately, the speakers are long gone, via local purchase here in Florida...somebody with 4 KG 5.5's wanted 2 more []

The Crites crossovers beef up all the caps, voice coil, and wiring. I really think u need to demo a tube amp running clean to your speakers and get an earfull before u pull the trigger. I would never run my tube output thru an equalizer, but that's just me. The other thing is, keeping it turned on all the time, which will wear everything faster and generate alot of heat (u need good ventilation for tubes). Solid state (take a look at Rotel), might be better for your application; that being said, a demo with tubes is worth a thousand words (u gotta tube those speakers to understand), and to fully realize the Klipsch sound, tubes...are the poo, they will smooth the rough edges and eliminate any harshness, and the high sensitivity (100db for klf-20's), requires minimal power input to generate great sound.

...running the tube amp output thru an equalizer will color the sound; ditch the equalizer and run straight two-channel off the amp, most tube amps (vintage especially) have treble and bass tone controls for each channel, if u want more mid, u can also upgrade the speakers with some Bob Crites crossovers to give em' more punch.There are a bunch of tube amps available for under $1000; something with 25-40wpc will rock those speakers. I had a pair of satin black KLF-20's with titanium tweets and I could pump them to ear bleed levels with 20 tube watts.[]

The Crites upgrades are a worthwhile investment, especially the tweeters. For $60 shipped, u get a set of easily installed titanium domes that will give u a noticeable upgrade in the high end...sparkling horns and vocals, sharp and clear, highly recommended! The networks are a little more work and can be done in about 90 min with patience. The difference in the size of the boards and components is impressive, although the change in sound is not as noticeable as the tweeter upgrade. There is a definite improvement in the bass dynamic, the low end frequency has more impact and overall, a deeper bass. The networks are $225 + shipping. The networks include a board(with velcro tabs) that is best mounted in the bottom of the speaker cabinet and will upgrade your wiring from 18ga to 16 ga. For my speakers, u are basically getting $275 worth of upgrades and a set of speakers for $225.

Alright, here we go. I am relocating from Silver City, NM to Tampa, Fl and I have a pair of KG 5.5's for sale. I prefer local p/u. The speakers are Lt. oak and in good condition (pictures available on request). I am asking $500 firm; it should be noted that the speakers have Bob Crites crossover networks and titanium tweets, and have never been abused musically, so the cabinets have no issues with glue and separation. Talk to me. []

There's a pair of K-1036-K woofers available on Albuquerque craigslist. $55/pair

I installed the new crossover boards and TI diaphragms(Bob Crites), in my KG 5.5's two days ago and gotta say, wow! The highs are more detailed and clear, the speakers sound better across the entire frequency range and the sound is more balanced, giving me a perfectly centered soundstage. Before the upgrade my left channel always seemed a little more dominant, possibly some component or soldering issues. The new x-overs haven't even broke in yet and I'm already impressed with the difference in the sound quality. I owned a pair of RF-3 II's for a couple of years, and they are great speakers, but have a smaller soundstage footprint and must be placed with care to allow the rear-port to be fully appreciated. They have the same rated sensitivity(98db) as the 5.5's but the low end isn't as strong(37hz vs 34hz for the 5.5's) The 5.5's with the upgrades are definetely better speakers...even without the upgrades they are stronger bass speakers(10" woofers vs 8") and easy to place because of the front porting. The RF-3's do have the cero-metallic woofers and a TI dome tweeter, and are excellent rears or mains for HT duty. I am running a dedicated two-channel setup with a 40wpc integrated tube amp...lovely![]

I was just wondering what preamp you use or is it an integrated? The Harmon/Kardon is an integrated A700 award series, it has been upgraded with Hammond trannies and a silver-mica tone section and pumps about 40w/ch compared to the original 35w/ch stock. The RF-3's loved it...really smoothed out the brightness of those titanium tweets, although the RF's drink the power, I had no problem running the gain at half power while the speakers whistled and filed their nails, as if to say, HEY, is that all u got![:|]

Currently I am pushing my KG 5.5's with an old H/K tube amp(1964), they sound delicious. Great bottom end and clear detailed highs and smooth mids. I had some RF-3's that I pushed with a Denon and a Yamaha for awhile. They were harsh! good detail and bass thump, but harsh...then came the tube amp, WOW! what a difference. A friend of mine told me Klipsch were made for tubes, I now believe him. A good 40 watt push-pull amp ( which is what I am using right now) will give you great detail, instrumental seperation, and plenty of oomph. You will definetly hear a big change, and fatigue will never bother u again. The RF-7's are the big boy reference series(102db sensitivity) and 40 watts will pump them very well, u could even go for 50 or 60 tube watts and have plenty of power. I can say for sure that if u will audition a tube amp you will be impressed.[]

After all had been said and done, I opted for the Pioneer BDP-51FD player. I managed to pick up one in excellent condition-used on amazon.com for $288 shipped.[Y] Mine has the latest firmware update (1.37) and so far, works flawlessly. The two-channel audio output is perfect for my tube amp, and the unit plays all my cds and cdr's without a hitch. The load times for bluray are somewhat slow, but that is normal. This is a great addition to my system for a very good price![] Funny thing, I purchased a copy of "Transformers" on dvd at Marshalls the other day, dropped it in and tah-dah!...nothing. "Unknown disc" displays on the panel, humm, look at the box again, and realise that this is an HDDVD version. Oh well, I should have known for $5.99 something was wrong.

Biamp...interesting idea. I was thinking of buying the KLF-30's from a guy locally for $250. They need a little work on the cabinets (paint peeling), but the speakers are in very good shape. I currently have some KG 5.5's hooked up with the tube amp...Awesome!

...no input on what KLF 30's sound like with tubes?[:|]

What kind of results can I expect from a 40wpc tube amp biwired with some KLF 30's?

They definitely sold the passives back in 2003, I bought a pair for $200. Getting a pair for $300 is a best case scenerio...plan on paying a bit more, especially for the colors other than black.