djk

The 2030 is limited to 3.5A peak current output, inadequate for a bridged amp of any voltage. The schematics on the data sheet are suggestions, and not to be taken as a complete design.

Years ago I needed to mount an air-core inductor on a speaker magnet. I really didn't want to, but space dictated this choice. I got out my trusty LCR meter (that had ESR), and measured it both ways. No measurable difference (I would still have not done it if I had a better choice). Coupling between inductors is something to worry about, if you have the room.

" Caps in electronic crossovers have DC biasing the caps so ESR is less of a factor. " Really? I'd like to see a schematic showing DC bias in an electronic crossover, I've seen one in a car stereo crossover, years and years (and years) ago.

" all decent capacitors sound exactly the same, right? " All food tastes the same (if you have a zinc deficiency), all women kiss the same (if you're a eunuch), VHS and Beta look the same (to Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder), and all amplifiers sound the same (to the deaf old men at Stereo Review). WHO? Tell the deaf/dumb/blind kid to go play pinball.

36 is not a standard value. The original network use non-polar electrolytics, 10% types. 33 in a close tolerance film type is close enough.

Corn-fed beef should be finished on grass for a week to reduce e-coli.

" What do you think happens to dairy cows that can longer produce milk? They become low quality hamburger, " Dairy cattle are a problem to butcher, milk everywhere (I worked in a slaughterhouse years ago, dairy cattle really kick when you run your knife through their udders, even though they have dead for quite some time). They do make great hamburger though. The cheap hamburger is grass-fed from Argentina (and similar), and tastes horrible. When I worked for a hamburger joint as a teen we custom ground out own beef, 50% grass-fed mixed with 50% corn-fed to get a decent taste at a low cost. Places like Mac and Dons (and other similar) use two different grades, the smaller hamburgers are made from the cheap stuff. I believe pink-slime (ammonia processed) was a local invention (IBP). McDonald’s, Burger King, and Taco Bell have all stopped using pink slime (which means they were using it in the first place). But that doesn’t mean all fast food places stopped using it. 70% of super market beef contains pink slime. Personally, I think pink-slime tastes better than grass-fed. YMMV

" according to a nationally representative online survey commissioned by the Innovation Center of U.S. Dairy. " B.S. In 1958 Ansel Keys fraudulently constructed the 7 Countries Study, creating the saturated-fat hysteria that resulted in millions of people getting coronary artery disease. People make up stuff all the time, people make honest misteaks (sic) all the time (which does not describe Keys), and people give B.S. response to polls all the time.

17% of high school students think Joan-of-Arc was Noah's wife. I think they were just being smart-asses (just like the milk story).

+1 The passive Klipsch mini-box mono summer works very well.

The K22 measured about a 10Ω minimum around 150hz in the pre-1985 Heresy. They had a huge impedance peak around 70hz, and rolled-off below there at about 12dB/oct (they were specified as being 5dB down at 50hz).

Data from Carl Huff

" I know the EV640 is a 500hz horn but not sure if it could sound real good cross at 500hz. My plan is to cross at 600hz. Can the LS goes that high? " The 2445 starts to sound good at about 650hz, and a LaScala can make it that high. Crites stamped-frame driver: With some padding behind driver:

Particle-board, particle-board, twice as heavy and half as strong, particle board. I have used 3/4" industrial particle board with 1/4" plywood glued on top, cheap, strong, non-resonant, looks good. Trim the exposed edges with solid wood.

It's a hybrid, solid-state output stage, no costly output transformers.

" Is the woofer in this shamelessly stolen picture of an H700 and E-V SP-12 or SP-12B? " Don't really know. I built a speaker for a church about 30 years ago using a pair of SP12B, they worked well. The SP12 has an alnico magnet in a welded pipe structure, the SP12B has a ceramic magnet, so the K22 is most likely the SP12B.

Silicone is OK, as long as you wait a couple of days for it to stop out-gassing acetic acid (mil-spec varieties require a temp and humidity cure).

" That is the newer board style I believe. " And the yellow disc is at the top on the right side in the photo. http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/klipsch-kg-4-tricks.526175/ The disc is blue in this photo, and easier to work with (due to the long leads).

I buy whatever variety is least expensive where I'm at. Shoo Goo comes with a couple of Popsicle sticks. RV Goop is usually the least expensive. https://www.walmart.com/ip/RV-Goop-Tube-3.7-oz/17422755

I prefer GOOP to hot-melt or silicone-seal.

It looks like a small yellow disc. Just clip it out and run a small pieces of wire to the 211-2 (soldering required).

The early KG4 had a 0.9A PTC tweeter protection device. It was too high of a current to protect the tweeter. If you want to play really loud, I suggest replacing the PTC with a 211-2 automotive lamp.

Enlarging the first photo, I see a K600 metal horn with a K52H midrange driver.

Probably works OK without it.

"Is that a transistor hybrid?" Generally speaking, it means a solid-state output stage with a tube front-end.