I have recently purchased a pair of KLF-30s and also CF-3 v3. I am working to improve the KLF-30 first as I prefer the sound of the CF-3s. I have ordered and received Crities diaphragms and their new crossover for my 30s. Still do not know what to do to mod the squawker. I have filled cracks at back board and mother board inside and out in stages with diluted wood glue so the cabinet is very stable.
I am a semi-retired pro musician / vocalist and owner of extensive pa, amps, guitars etc. I have home theaters in two rooms and large stereo setups elsewhere but do NOT have a great deal of understanding regarding stereo speaker cabinet dynamics. All my home speakers are Klipsch ….. 4 KG 5.5, 2 KLF-30, 2 RF-7, 2 CF-3, 2 KLF-C7, Academy, 4 RS-7, 2 RS-42, 2 RP-500sa, 2 R-15M, 4 SVS subs (2 per room). My receiver is a Marantz SR7010 and I have Crown XLS power amps (repurposed from powering my stage monitors) The theater also contains my pc console and my recording room complete. 37 guitars (mostly displayed on three walls) and various amps and keyboards are present. The room is 24 X 17 with a 12’ gambrel ceiling. I have NO real knowledge of room treatment and worry about the acoustic impact of my guitar collection. However they live here. The front half of the room (from short wall) is dedicated to theater and has rugs on hardwood to catch first reflections. I view from 12 ft back with one row of seating. The rear 12 ft contains pc console with Focal CMS65 studio monitors and some musical gear used for recording. I have a separate 14 x 24 building that is used for live rehearsals with my band and jamming with other players.
I have never done any speaker mods. After coming across a couple Moray James post on various forums, I searched out more. Thanks to all for sharing your knowledge with those of us who need it. My searching came from my desire to improve the sound of my KLF-30s. I noted Moray James was big on F-11 felt which (I have purchased) resulting in my message as to where to place felt damping inside my KLF-30 cab. I believe from other posts I have a handle on horn damping, crossovers, speaker struts and diaphragms (excepting the mid horn). My biggest questions are where to place cabinet damping and whether to use acoustic tile, F-ll, Blackhole 5, Dynamat or whatever. Also And then whether to reinstall the acoustic foam. One of my ports is loose. Should they also be modified. Present one are 4 inches long.
PS .... This post was previously messaged directly to Moray James and his is responding. He must be incredibly busy given all the forums I see him on and the number of folks recommending his expertise. Since my KLF-30 is open and ready, I thought I would post this for those others who would also care to comment and so they could see any recommendations Moray offered.
