absolve2525
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I finally got around to recapping with Dayton poly caps for mids and highs, Parts Express house brand electrolytics for the woofers, installing Crites Ti diaphragms, and replacing ferrofluid in the tweeters. I've been letting them crank when I can, to break everything in. The Crites do seem to improve and smooth out after playing a while, in my opinion. Anyways, the mids still seem a little hot for my ears. I'm used to the Tangent T5000 / Heresy 2 sound, which I believe has more midrange attenuation compared to the KLF 30s. They sound very great, don't get me wrong, but I'm in a smaller room and the mids are a little overwhelming with my current gear. What's the best way to reduce midrange level? Do I need the Crites autoformers and new midrange caps? Should I install 16 ohm l-pads from Parts Express? Detailed instructions would be helpful. Thanks!
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For a smaller to regular size room, these are really great speakers! Good luck with your sale, I have a pair already. Easy to upgrade crossovers, as well as Crites titanium option for relatively cheap.
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What a cool amp! Congrats to the new owner. I'm a fan of Carver amps and preamps also. 😊
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I have four woofers from these, if anyone is looking. I pulled them and the altec drivers years ago. The cabinets were trashed and insanely heavy. These have doped fabric surrounds, not foam. I sold the altec parts.
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Great receiver, good luck with your search! I had one briefly, but already had a bunch of nice vintage receivers and sold it for a flip. Nice warm sound and lots of punch.
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Looking to see what's out there, already rebuilt and all functions working. Looking for something reliable. Thanks!
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KG 3.5 / KM 4 are great speakers. I pulled mine out today to listen in the bedroom setup, and I really enjoy their open coherent sound and deep bass! I would just enjoy them, don't feel some huge need to upgrade. These have strengths of their own, especially for their size.
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I hooked mine up to my KLF 30s and it played super loud and clean without breaking a sweat. Have fun with it!
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"Mint condtion! Some very minor wear to finish. No issues to hardware." Ummm I don't think mint condition means what he thinks it does.
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Great receiver! I have one myself, don't plan on selling mine though. One of my stereo friends saw that I had one, and gushed about how the 2040 model was his holy grail of receivers. It definitely has a cool look and a great flexible phono section. Good luck with your sale!
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Looks like it could just be dust on woofer, smeared off at the bottom in the pic. Nice speakers!
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Great speakers! Hmm, wonder what the rattle is. There isn't much to actually rattle in the horn itself. Is the front baffle loose? Good luck with your sale!
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Does the tractrix mid horn sound better? What about the new driver?
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Cool, thanks!
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I see that the new Heresy has a new tractrix horn and midrange driver. Very interesting! Does anyone know more about them? It looks to have the same outer dimensions as the older K—701? I'm wondering if it would be possible to upgrade/swap with an older Heresy or Tangent horn.
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Are these still available? Thanks
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I agree, these "enlarged Heresies" sound sooo good. The imaging just blows my mind sometimes, very open. Bass seems to go quite low also, rattling the walls and floorboards. They may not look as pretty as the Heritage models, but they are special and very underrated.
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Looks like Tangent 500. My Tangent 5000 has a ribbed woofer cone, not smooth. Not sure what the difference is, other than that. I really enjoy my Tangents!
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Nice find! I bought the 12g clear jacket "Choice" wire before, and it sounds great with Klipsch. I just ordered another spool ☺️.
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If someone here got them, it would be great to hear about it! I couldn't tell which Marantz model, but they're all pretty sweet sounding.
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I answered the post yesterday, 45 mins after it went up. Already pending lol. I don't know why it was up for so long afterward. Good deal for someone. The woofers are really nice, tweets okay, but not really the best two-way speaker. Definitely worth it for the Marantz thrown in. Oh well! Tweets might be blown anyways.
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Moderate powered vintage Marantz like 2230 or 2235B are killer too. Yes, some maintenance may be required though. Usually not too difficult, and recap kits are available from Ebay or other sites that have all the parts you need. I just redid a 2230, and it was a fun project. You'll have to use a soldering iron and desolder braid/sucker, as well as a multimeter to check settings. You can find a local tech also, if you're not comfortable.
Reducing KLF 30 Midrange Level
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Thanks, I do have a tube amp I can try with them. I may try biamping also, with a higher powered solid state amp on the woofers and the tube amp on the mids/highs.