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KG2, 2.2's, 2.5's or 3's would work nicely as well. Go as big as you can for best results.

Bissell Upholstery cleaner in the blue can will get those grills looking and smelling like new. DO NOT put them in water that is fiberboard that they are wrapped on and it will swell and warp and make a bloody mess. They did not start using the composite or plastic grill backing until many years later. I have used this time and time again on Klipsch grills and can guarantee it works. Vaccum them with a brush gently and them use the Bissell cleaner. It cleans well, dries fast and smells great use it liberally wipe off any excess foam, let dry.

Those are not the industrial versions those would be the HI-SM. Those just have the standard Heresy components in them.

Old English Scratch Cover I use it on my dark stained La Scala's hides them well.

The weighting needs to be identical to the original drone or they will not work correctly.

Easier to change it to an AK-3 Network. You have to remove the T5A autoformers and replace them with T4A's, change the coil value from 4mh to 5mh (IIRC) and replace the two 70uf Aerovox Caps in the woofer circuit inside the access door with two 50uf caps. They won't sound bad but the AK-3 is better. The networks are not easy to change on these as they are in two pieces (1 Part in the Top Hat and the other inside the woofer access panel) and everything is soldered together. No terminal strips.

I would sure like to get my hands on those.

Well he best get posting then. 😉

They are sitting in my bedroom system essentially unused. I sent you a PM so you can send me your email address and I can provide you better photos. These essentially sit unused in my bedroom which is a shame so I figured I would sell them to someone that would get some regular use out of them. All original components and networks unmolested and in perfect working order as I take care of my stuff. I used to have them in my main home theater but replaced them with two sets of Heresy HIP's as I came across them over the years.

I am not a fan of sound sprayers at all even moreso if those are the only speakers in the rear. Ideally more Heresy's in the rear if you can't pull that off I would go Academy, KG-3, KG-2, KG-2.2, KG-2.5, KG-1, KG-1.2, KG-1.5 or something from the pro line as TasDom suggested.

Still for sale! A bargain at $1000 for all five speakers and definately worth a drive. I also have an older Onkyo TX-DS989 Top of the line receiver (Circa 2001) 130W X 7, a pair of KG1's in Oak Oil, and a KSW-50 subwoofer that I would throw into the deal for a total of $1200 out the door.

Yep Randy is right the aluminum trim is not OEM. $1K is pretty steep though.

Offer $2500 work from there.

I would say the Academy, KG 2.5, KG 2.2, and KV-3 and in that order while not a perfect match they work well and sound good. I use a KG 2.2 in between some '77 Heresy Decorators in my bedroom system and it blends reasonbly well for all intensive purposes. Also have Heresy rears and KG-1 side surrounds in the room. Obviously a third Heresy is truly the best choice if you have ever had three identical matching speakers up front you know what a difference it makes.

No they won't be. These are designed for the big three Klipschorn, Belle, and La Scala. The Cornwall network is different.

For the pre-cut perfect fit gaskets you can go to crites website or eBay as I believe he sells them there as well.

Unless any of the caps are leaking you really aren't going to gain anything unless you invest in some really high end networks. I would get some Caigs DeOxit and loosen up all the spade terminals on the crossover network give them a spray and retighten all of them. Make sure crossover board is mounted tight on the side on the cabinet. Unscrew each of the K-55's and replace the rubber gasket that is inside the horn lens at the bottom of the threads. That is about it. Really easy doesn't cost much other than the Caigs and some of your time.

Specs are no indication of a speakers timbre' your best option is another Forte III if you can't pull that off next choice would be a Heresy III. Nothing from the pro line or reference line is going to blend well at all.

It depends do you have Heritage or Extended Heritage up front, something from the KG line perhaps then the 3.5's are the best choice. If your L C R are reference then I would use a reference speaker in that position.

I used Morel MW-166's a 6" woofer with an fs of 43Hz and 3" voice coils. Used my own 2-way passive networks with Polk Audio MM-3000 tweeters. Are you looking for separates or coxial? Some JL Audio and Alpine Type-R components are good. Morel, Focal, Clif Designs if you really want top notch.

The signal processor he used was the PCB board out of a DBX 5BX-DS 5 Band Computer Controlled Dynamic Range Controller with 5 frequency bands of impact restoration. I used a DBX 3BX-DS in my '94 Camaro when I competed on the IASCA Sound Quality circuit in the mid 90's.

There is also a hidden strip where the woofer lead drops into the bass cabinet as well under the top hat section. So you have that to consider as well.

Audio Systems in Laredo, TX? They used to have the whole Heritage line on the showroom floor. First time I heard Klipsch speakers was there. They had the top end gear from alot of manufacturers and car audio gear as well all the really nice Alpine components in the late 70's early 80's.

My brother in law wants to offer a bid on the five Heritage speakers and wants to know what subwoofer is/was being used with the five Klipsch Heritage speakers or was one not being used.

That is not a sub that is a very large midbass cabinet with not much output below 30Hz even eq'd and placed properly. It will have midbass output 40 - 80Hz in spades though.