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Does anyone have the Thiel small parameters for these drivers? I have a set of SF1's and I want to make some Book shelf speakers but no idea about enclosure size etc. Any help would be great TIA [Y]

Well i would rather have something then going in blind. I guess i could just go off the cap and coil values that are on the crossover now. But dont you think that higher end companies test each driver as they go.

You are a 100% right but i just figured if i had the specs it would save me some money right now because I'm sure i will upgrade speakers shortly and i doubt i would ever use that equipment ever again. And do you really think Klipsch puts that much time and effort into building those crossovers to compensate for frequency response aberrations? At best i would say they measured a couple sets of drivers when they came out and said well this what they need to be and gave the schematic to China and said here we need 20,000 of these by next month. So i think you get what you get. And the internal wiring leaves allot to be desired along with the build quality of the cabinet. The main reason i have these speakers is because at the time i didn't know what i know now and i got them for 300$ for the pair brand new in the box.When Sound Advice a.k.a Tweeter stopped selling them. I had a friend on the inside. Now don't get me wrong they sound good for what they are but i know what i hear and they have way more potential then what I'm getting from them. So i just want to make them the best they can be. The drivers are great it is just everything that goes with them that is not up to par. But again i cant complain,especially for what i have in them.

Well i can get the impedance responce from the T/S params and the network that is in there is not even close to anything audiophile quality. It will basicly be the same but less and better parts

Yeah i could go that way. But i also want to build new crossovers so i need it for that.

heeeeeeelp!

I have had a pair of these for quite a while now and i want to build new enclosures for them and i would like to get the T/S specs on the drivers. If some one knows how to get them some info would be great! Thanks!!!

Well i have a few questions,I have a pair of KSF-10.5's and im thinking of turning them into a pair of bookshelfs. Now the 10.5 have dual 8'' drivers so of course i will only be using one. But should the enclosure for the bookshelf be ported or sealed? And either way how do i find the specs of the drivers to determine what size the enclosure should be if it is sealed or what size port ect.ect. Any help would be great thanks guys!!!

I have a Yamaha MX1 you can have for 350$ plus shipping. It will more than push anything you have and is stable to one ohm. Shipping would be high i think because it is like 60lbs. But let me know it works great im just not using it anymore just sitting in my rack.

No. Im not sure who Dean or Bob are? And did'nt know they made custom crossovers? How do i contact them???

Im planning on building new enclosures for my KSF10.5's and while im at it i want to put some better crossovers in them. It has been a while since i have been on this site but i thought i remember someone on here making custom crossover for people? If so who was it and do they still do that? Im not sure what i need but im pretty sure the factory crossovers can be improved upon. Im going to make the same size box just a lot more ridgid than factory. Thanks!

That is funny!!! I was wondering if some one would say that after i wrote the title that way.

I had thought of that also. Do you think that would sound better? Im looking for the best sound from the situation that im in. Not so much worried about cosmetics. What would be the main difference between mounting them flat on the ceiling and having a pair of in ceilings? Other than the fact that they are dipoles:-) Who knows i may try a few different ways and just see what works. The way i was going to mount them flat was,i was going to remove the center driver and screw thru the back of the enclosure in to a piece of wood in the attic.

I have a pair of SS1's as rears and i have them on stands behind my couch. But i also have a 11month old son that loves to yank on wires and try to pull them over on his head. So my question is how would they sound mounted to the ceiling firing straight down?

I say dont worry with the 7.1 for starters. Nothing is really decoded in it anyway so all your getting are like ghost channels. Stick with what you have. and get the SVS sub. You will never beat that sub for the money. Right now SVS is back ordered on the black ones thoe. Im waiting on one my self. The RC35 will be fine also.