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On 1/21/2021 at 4:31 AM, nashvilletitans said:
Thanks for your help and time!
I do not mind spending the money to make these beautiful speakers sound their best so please don't hesitate to offer up any improvements you think are an improvement. Warmest wishes, Johnny
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On 12/23/2020 at 12:13 PM, moray james said:
Welcome to the forum. The mid driver in the Chorus is very hard to beat there are some better ones but you are not going to blow the stock one away and you will have to shell out considerable cash to do so. The tweeter can be improved upon again more cash. You can modify both the tweeter and the mid and obtain much improvement for a reasonable amount of cash, you will need some dynamat and some 1/8" F-11 Acoustical Felt to do so. I suggest you start with fresh caps for your speakers burn them in and go from there. Both horns used in the Chorus ll are very good within their ranges. The mid horn is very solid and does not need any damping the tweeter horn improves with a layer of dynamat The passive can be re tuned a little lower for a nice improvement in bass extension you only need add about 1.5 ounces of dead weight to the unit in the form of large steel flat washers, while the number of hertz it gains you is but a band full you will be pleased with the improvement. Hope this helps.
PS: I have included some interesting info on tweeter/mis allignment. see below.
Klipsch Chorus tweeter and mid alignment measurements.htm 9.52 kB · 9 downloads
Thanks for your help and time!
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On 1/19/2021 at 5:49 PM, RandyH000 said:
would love to hear your comments on these new diaphragms , did you purchase these For Crites speakers
Yes I did. I'll let you know after I get them installed for sure.
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God Speed sir.
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God Speed Mr Crites. Condolences to the family, friends and fans.
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On 12/23/2020 at 11:14 PM, geoff. said:
Hello @nashvilletitans,
I currently have my Chorus 2s in rotation in my livingroom.
And I am loving them, again!
The Chorus 2 is one of the most balanced Klipsch speakers I have ever listened to.
The only mod (fully reversible, if I was so inadvisably inclined) so far are Ti tweeter diaphragms.
The K-48 is a tight, articulate and powerful woofer that digs deep in the Chorus 2 cabinet, now the highs shine too.
I have DE-120s in my LSI Splits and have no doubt they would sound even better on the LMAHL lens in the Chorus, or anything else for that matter, but I would expect it to need some attenuation in that application. They are more efficient than the stock tweeter the crossover was designed for. Maybe not if you like treble, I rarely listen flat...
Bang for the buck, I would be very surprised if you don’t like the Ti diaphragms.
I have never even considered going back on anything I’ve put them in.
And congratulations on the 300b, too!
Thanks very much for taking the time to respond! I actually just got the ti diaphragms in and we'll be installing them in the next day or so. Thanks again and sorry for my late reply.
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On 12/23/2020 at 1:12 PM, PrestonTom said:
Are there any particular complaints you have about the way they currently sound?
No, they sound great to me but I've had them for several years and do know that sometimes living with the same speakers and listening to them daily-weekly sometimes subtle changes in performance can go unnoticed. And if the same old thing is good enough and upgraded occasionally aren't warranted there really wouldn't be any reason for Klipsch to have more than one version of Heresy,Cornwall etc.
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Thanks for all the replies and apologize for how long it took me return. Holidays, work etc had gotten hectic.
These speakers sounds great to me, I replaced the crossovers with the Crites set as I mentioned earlier as a precaution. Was mainly asking if their was some other replacement parts that they would or could benefit from. I figure it was just logical to replaced 30 year old crossovers and caps. Thanks
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5 minutes ago, billybob said:
Welcome to the forum!
Looks like you have what is needed already. Congrats!
Thanks, I was mainly asking if anyone thought they would benefit from new tweet or mid drivers or any other mods beside the new crossovers since they are pushing 30 years old. Thanks again.
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Hi all. I have a pair of early '90s Chorus ii's. I've replaced the crossovers with a set of Bob Crites. I've been using a Van Alstine Super Pas preamp with a modified St-70 for several years and recently bought a 300b integrated amp I'm starting to break-in. Other than the new crossovers , what would you suggest I do to these Chorus ii's to show them some love? They are nearly mint in a beautiful walnut finish. Thanks for your time and Merry Christmas!
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RG, Thats really nice .I would be feeling pretty good too! Enjoy your old budiies......
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Nice job with the refin! Its nice to see these things involved in making music again instead of gathering dust in someones shed. I wound up with a pair of near mint Chorus ii's last week and they are sounding good with an old St-70. Best of luck to you.
Nash
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Haha Thats funny! I am doing the same thing,wanting to listen to all my old favorites. I notice I am listening to alot of other styles of music today as well.I cant seem to get enough of Norah Jones,Diana Krall,M Buble,etc. Piano and double bass is unreal on these things. I was listening to a song I had heard many times before but I am hearing the brushes on the snare drum so clearly now.Its so pronounced in the sound with the chorus' but was bearly noticable before. Thats just one instance and the list goes on and on. Tubes and Horns baby.... I am Hooked!
Nash
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I am a happy camper tonight. I traveled 200 miles today and bought a pair of 1992 Chorus lls. Walnut Oiled and in near perfect condition. I must admit this is my first experience with Klipsch in the home audio setting and I am very impressed to say the least. I have had several good Polk and Advent speakers from the 80s and 90s but wanted to see what all the talk was about Klipsch being paired with tubes. The Chrous lls are extremely clear on the highs and mids and the bass is incredible. I did not expect the bass to be so loud or punchy after reading many reviews of these models.Not muddy or swimming in the least and I only have them about 8" from the wall and nowhere near the corners of the room. The room is carpeted and I have drapes on the windows beacause this is also my Theater room in which I use a projector.This is one of the first speakers where ,even with a lot of bass response it is really easy to pick out the bass from the kick drum. I still need to play with placement some but corner placement isnt really and option in this room. The room is 23'x20' with the speakers on the 23' wall and my listening position is about 15' from the speakers. The speakers are about 10' apart.
I decided to try them out first with some vintage Rock just to see if they could hold up to the demands and WOW! 1st up-John Mellencamp The Walls Came Tumbling Down and Little Pink Houses, next up some cuts from Queen Jazz and on to some softer rock with Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Then on to some Acoustic Jazz selections and finally on to some Bluegrass. As you can see i played several different styles and several different volume levels and they seemed comfortable with everthing I tried. Very vesatile speakers.
I am using a Dynaco Pas2 preamp,a slightly modded Dyna ST-70 amp and a Pioneer PL-41 T-T with a Stanton Headshell and a Grado Green cart.
Like I said the chorus ll's are in near perfect condition and they look stunning. They looked a tad dry so I generously applied some good lemon oil and they now glow and look very rich and dark. I am IN LOVE....hahahaha.Thanks to all here for all the generous information I aquired from the posts and to the folks over in Hope AR for building such a quality product.
NASH
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Yup I bet those are the ones I was checking into. It looks like what I offered was too low at the time. Offer was by email and he never got back to me. Oh well hope they work out for you VV
Nash
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Hi Tensleep,thanks for the info. I was just planning to listen to them before I bought. I do not know much about checking speakers with a multimeter. I seem to remember a friend checking PA speakers with a multimeter by checking the resistance in ohms across the speaker terminals though. I suppose a zero would show a blown coil?I wil check in the pro section as you suggested. Thanks again and Merry Christmas.
NASH
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Hi,thanks for the reponses. They sound like a lot of speaker for the money. I will see if I can contact the seller tomorrow and see if they are still available.
You don't see many Klipsch speakers come up for sale around here,other than the HT style. Thanks and Merry Christmas
Nash
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Thanks Dennie,they are asking $400 for the 301s,don't really know about the condition yet. Although in the mean time a bud of mine who is a audio engineer for a bunche of artists has heard I was looking for some new horns and decided he needs to design us some horns to build. Who nows where this will lead...=)
But I might buy some to play with in the mean time because I know how I can procrastinate.
Adios, Nash
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Hi all, this is my first post here. Iheave heard for along time how good horns and tubes go together,so i am interested in trying some Klipsch. I have read for several days information on diff models and ran across a pair of KP-301s today. I havent had any luck finding many other models in my area. I have searched info on the 301s and it sounds like they are simialr to Cornwalls. Does anyone have any experience with the 301s in a Home application. My theater/audio room is about 24'x30' ,I have room in corners and the speakers will face the narrow direction. there is also carpet on the floors. I have a class a tube preamp and a class a push pull amp at 35 wpc that I will be using.
Anyway who thinks the 301s may be worth a try or should I hold out and try to find some Cornwalls. It would be quite some time before I could swing some La Scalas,Belles,Khorns etc.
Thanks for your time and hope you all have a Merry Christmas
JB
Chorus ii upgrade suggestions.
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No, I have Bob Crites crossovers (God rest his soul) and his ti tweeter diaphragms. Other than that they are mint and wonderful sounding cabinets.