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Ok - getting the idea. Won't this have a negative impact on my output?

Ok... My speakers are 8 ohm. From what you say I should calculate the resistance needed to achieve 8 ohms, but I'm not perceptivre enough to understand where in the circuit the would be placed. The box simply has 1/4" phone jacks in from the amp's speaker output and out to the speakers.

Tubes - are the issue. I'd sure like to find an instruction manual for it - or at least a schematic. As far as I can tell when you have an amp in as the active unit it's outputs are routed to whatever speakers you've selected. If you switch to amp 2 , amp 1's outputs are left hanging open. I guess I need to take it apart and see if the amp inputs , which are the amps speaker outputs, drop to another set of connections if not engaged. I kinda doubt it since there's no "Dummy Load" connection which you'd think there would be if that were the case.

This is regarding a Switchcraft 640 Studio Control Center but the problem is pretty generic. I now have a Switchcraft 640 switch box that will allow me to interconnect multiple sources to any one of multiple amps and then out to any one pair of up to 12 pair of speakers. Swell. But AFAIK that would leave the idling amps without a load. I don't have any documentation for this unit, but there's a sticker on the bottom that advises the use of a "Phantom Load" - see the instructions. I could only power up the amp I want to hear, but that defeats the purpose doesn't it? Anybody have an idea how to wire this up? Anybody have one and a copy of the documentation? Thanks! __________________

Hello, In other threads I spoke of the two pair of Heresy's that I have. Space and design considerations preclude my use of them in my main living area. I need to go with In Wall / In Ceiling. This will be for 2 channel...not surround HT. I'd like to stay with Klipsch - seeking recommendations. Thanks!

Well this is interesting. A/B test of the recapped Heresy 1 and the stock Heresy 1. I cannot discern any difference, unless it's that the stock speaker sounds a bit...better. This round of A/B also included a frequency sweep test I found on You Tube. The performance of the two was practically identical. Go figger.

How interesting. My recapped 1 is very even throughout while my 2 is not...and your 2 isn't recapped. These things are like puppies...each one has its' own personality!

Thanks. I have been up and down that post trying to align the information with my S/N My number is 5 digits long. The examples and breakdown(s) all call for 8 or 9 digits

I agree and plan to do so...but I didn't want to open them up till I'd done the other comparisons. I need to see what's inside for crossover before ordering caps. I learned that lesson with my 1's :~) Good to hear, though, that the overbearing midrange is congenital and that caps can correct it - as opposed to - that's what you get .

Ok - so I have the 1's and also a pair of 2's. Today I recapped the Type C crossover in one of the 1's and then A/B tested it next to one of the 2's. The 2's have not been recapped. Test was done with a Harmon Kardon A500 tube amp sourcing both vinyl and digital music of various types. I am adjusting for the fundamental difference between the two sets...the 1's are Walnut and the 2's are Birch. I'll be doing further A/B tests tomorrow. The recapped 1 next to an untouched 1...an untouched 1 next to the 2. But I believe these comparisons will be subtle vs the glaring difference of the 1 and 2 that I experienced today. To me they both offered similarly decent bass. In previous threads on this subject - including the lengthy Mod post - it was pointed out that the bass isn't punchy - slammin' I believe was the term used. True. The bass more round. The addition of a sub woofer brings out the kick drums and very low bass found - IMO - in more contemporary music, but overall I found the bass very pleasant. The 1's have a softer, more blended, sound while the squaker practically leaps out of the 2. It's almost uncomfortably pronounced. Like listening to a stage sound system rather than a home speaker. So... is the 2 what a good speaker should sound like? Have I been mislead by mushy speakers all my life? Because I kinda prefer the sound of the 1. Is there a crossover mod for the 2 that would tame the squaker - or should I learn to appreciate the dominate midrange of the 2? This, by the way, is a delightful dilemma :~)

Thanks!! I guess I'm just too dense to understand how a serial number of 19884 deciphers to 1988 January 19th, based on the examples. But it's time to stop beating this horse.

Ummm...so nobody can help me understand how these numbers relate to the S/N number charts? Ok - well - as was said - just enjoy them. I thought I had a clue by the copyright date on the tag, but then there's a later copyright date on the terminal panel.

:~) I tried working with the S/N charts but these just don't seem to match as they did for my Heresy 1's.

Ok - yes - in the interest of helping me learn to fish I'd sure like to know how to decipher that :~)

One could just imagine a gauzy photo montage of a guy in a nice restaurant sitting across from a ...Heresy. But no..my question pertains to the Heresy's I just bought today. I know...this makes 2 pair. 1's and these - what should be - 2's. It's just two pair of Klipsch I don't see why that means I have Klipsch issues. But to the point...The SN is 19884 - I've tried to match that up to the number guide but it doesn't work. It doesn't matter all that much because they work well and I'll enjoy them, but it would be nice to know the details. I've attached a photo of the tag. Thanks, as always, for any help! Peter On the Slippery Slope in Denver