twelveblocks

Call Parasound in San Francisco, they rebuilt my amp recently.

I finally read this entire, informative thread on my speakers, thank you to all. It struck me that this user's speakers were manufactured the same day as mine, I think. My serial #'s for my CF-2's are: 213498379 & 213498380. FYI: I am very satisfied with my CF-2's. I just heard Clifford Brown play the trumpet in my living room:)

I just reinstalled my newly rebuilt Crites networks last week, and I work in health care. So, I was you a couple weeks ago. All I needed was a phillips screwdriver, and believe me it was easier taking out drivers and crossovers than I thought. I know you can do this, and after you do it you will be glad you did(like I am). You are the audiophile guy in your circle, embrace it and take the lead. My wife thought I was crazy taking apart my speakers, and for a moment I did too. But now my speakers sound better than they did when new.

My speakers are back, they sound bright, clear and powerful again. I sent my speaker networks to Bob and Michael Crites for a rebuild, and I put them back in last week. What a difference it made in sound quality-- my son and another friend were both struck by the difference. Thank you Moray James for your advice and motivation, I have my music back. Miles

Are the spade connectors soldered to the horn driver? I am going to switch them when I get a chance. Is my amp too small for the speakers? About the loudest I turn up the preamp's volume is well under halfway, and a quarter is usually enough to fill the house. It did a great job until Sept. when a cap started leaking, which started this whole thing. Parasound rebuilt the amp and my volume control is more sensitive now. Thanks again for your advice, I appreciate it. Have a Happy New Year.

Thank you, moray james. Klipsch tech support did email me back when I first encountered problems: "It sounds like you may be reaching the limits of the tweeter and/or your amplifier is clipping which can cause damage to any speaker high-frequency drivers." So, Klipsch agrees with you that damage may have occurred to my HF driver. I swapped the connections at the amp and that right ch. speaker still sounds "harsher" in the highs than the left ch. How do I know if it is a damaged driver vs a crossover that needs repairing? I work in health care and I'm not comfortable taking apart my speakers. I contacted a local guy for speaker rebuilding, he thinks "I've been reading too much" and I should break in my rebuilt amp before addressing the speakers. He said he could upgrade the crossovers for $400/pr., but didn't seem eager to do so. I am interested in Mr Crites's work with Klipsch speakers, which I can afford much easier than a new set. I just don't know enough to be confident I'm sending him the right parts to repair/rebuild. I will contact Mr. Crites and see what advice he may offer. Thanks again for your help, moray james. Best regards, Miles.

Thanks for your reply, I'm swapping outputs tomorrow but I'm starting to think I'm chasing a ghost. Maybe my ears need to adjust to the new power. Would it be worthwhile to check the networks anyway being since they're 17yrs old?

Could my amp clipping incident have damaged one of my speakers? The highs on that speaker that got clipped just don't sound right, and my son even hears it too (he's a musician with a good ear). The bass and low end sound great in both. Is there something I need to do to them after 17yrs of fairly heavy use? Side note: The amp is a little stronger now. Thank you.