chacodude

Thanks for the input! I have been kicking around if I want to go 2 way vs 3 way.

Interesting you revived this. I recently did the ti tweeters on my KG 5.5 and am looking to get new caps for the x-overs soon as well. How big of a difference did you notice with new crossovers? The crossovers smoothed everything out. The Ti is quite sensitive and more ribbon like in many ways. The oem crossover did a great job considering, but quality caps and inductor are worth the upgrade. I may bypass my tweeter cap (currently Sonicap) with a Mundorf Silver before long. Then there is the debate over a dampening of the horn with sealant material similar to dynamat ($20 vs $80).

Fast forward to late 2015: STILL enjoying this pair of speakers. They started out as a decent speaker but upgraded to better than RF7. And still eye-balling Cornscala ideas...but haven't jumped that shark just yet. Powered by 2A3 amps (PWK's favorite).

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Bought my KG5.5's new and still have them so if you are crazy, then you have a boat mate as we are in the same boat! They are a great speaker, especially for the money. This year I finally bit the bullet. Replaced my tweeter diaphragms with titanium type from Bob Crites. It was night and day difference! Thought while I was at it to swap out the old stock crossovers so just ordered them from Bob as well and saved myself the time to build them myself. It was oh so very well worth it. :-) If you are considering something new, try the upgrades first. It's MUCH cheaper and the sound will boggle your mind...as in why didn't I do this sooner?! Andrew

I'm using Bob Crites Ti in my KG5.5's as well as his crossovers. VERY nice improvement!

Thanks for all of the comments! Definitely overachieved in the Wife Dept. here. She puts up with most all of my non-sense and all I can attribute it to is one of the universe mysteries! Funny, she says she can't hear the difference like I can but she's always the first to point out noticing something. I'm not about to ruin it for her. Just glad she likes music let alone the gear changes. Yes, Mike...you are on the right path. I've loved my KG 5.5's and never ever thought about ridding myself of them. Sure there are better speakers, but the bang for the buck on these (even bought new) was just phenomenal IMHO. If you want to build your own crossover, there isn't much to it. The schematic is available readily too. Would reccomend using your own board and mounting in the floor like Bob's do. The original board is rinky-dink. I was pretty unimpressed. For what it was it's amazing it sounded that good! The upgrades are definitely a big improvement even before burn-in. Add the Ti tweeters and you'll be wondering whose speakers are in your house. Thinking the Cornscala will be my next project. Not as replacement for the KG's but for 2-channel audio only. My KG's are hooked up to the HT setup in 2 channel. It's a crime to leave the KG5.5's stock knowing what I know now! The Cornscalas do beckon...strongly! I'll be really interested in hearing your progress on the project.Have fun! Andrew

I bought my pair of KG5.5 speakers new. They have been relegated to HT for most of their life, but always suspected they could be "more" than they were as stock. After years of playing with my other system(s) for 2 channel, finally settled down long enough to give these guys some of the spotlight. Read a lot of posts and asked a few questions, but read that the titanium diaphragms were a major change for these speakers. I bought a pair from Bob Crites and then started researching Crossover material yet again. This time I decided to just let Bob build a pair for me. What did it do for the sonics? WOW! Night and Day is understatement. The Crossovers alone were drastic, but I really wasn't prepared for the tweeter mods. I still have the Klipsch "flavor", but the sound coming from this pair of speakers doesn't sound anywhere near the old pair that I was so used to! Unbelievable. The reviews and modders were right, this was improvement by many times over and worth every single penny. With the Titanium diaphragms the tweeters are reaching into ribbon type performance. Not only is it better by 200% for detail, the highs are just "smooth" now. Gone is the harshness I had before. I'm sure that the burned in crossovers went a long, long way to help in that department as well. Neither of the changes turned out to be subtle by a long shot. My Wife was speechless when I turned on the music after she watched me change out the Tweeter internals (which is super easy by the way). If you have KG5.5's (or other in series), give this economical mod set a shot. I wasn't about to sell these speakers, but they really earn keep now. Now I'm kicking myself for not having done this years sooner. It was worth the wait and I find myself in front of these speakers again daily now. Bob is first class to deal with. I'm really glad that I was fortunate to have crossed paths, talked over ideas, and done business with him. He really knows his stuff ! The good guys like Bob are few and far between. If you are on the fence, just get busy. Life is too short to wait around, and too short to listen when it could be this much greater everytime the disk spins! No way I could go back to stock now. Andrew

You have probably solved your problem by now. After a few years, one of my woofers had the to come loose. On inspection, it looked like it just didn't get a 360 degree glue run. Why it started rattling after a few years (I bought my KG5.5's new) puzzled me but it was the case. I had already torn the speaker apart looking for a bent voice coil the way it acted so the damage was not repairable and was far out of warranty by then. Long story short, just call Klipsch customer service. They will send you another woofer. It runs right around $100 each. Never noticed anything by just replacing one in my speakers, no mismatch or the like. Hope this helps! Andrew

Never had a cabinet rattle (bought mine new), but had a woofer to develop a rattle. Turned out to be the damper had not been glued 360 degrees in mfg. process. It never ratteled under warranty so I just bought a new one and been going since. Definitely want to rebuild my crossovers though! Glad this worked for you. Thanks for the pics, it's great to see the inside out. Going to help me when I do those XO's! Andrew

Have a pair of KG5.5s for several years now (original owner). Driving with a pair of Bottlehead Paramour 2A3 amps and FP2 tube Pre (also Doc B.'s). Have been so busy working on the front end it's time to work on the speaks! Can anyone provide the upgrade path and schematic for crossover? Thanks to all, Andrew

www.bottlehead.com Check out the forum and the gear. Best sounding stuff I have heard against big name commercial gear. Make the world a better sounding place! Andrew

Has anyone out there upgraded the crossover components or internal wiring on the KG 5.5? Where can I get the crossover schematic? Also thinking about rope caulking the horn. Would like to upgrade the horn driver if possible. Suggestions are most welcome. Andrew

Great job and thanks for posting the photos! I may try this with my KG 5.5's. Have wanted to, but never seen how it was done. For your Tube pre-amp check out Doc B.'s great gear over at the Bottlehead site. Excellent support forum there as well. This is the little preamp that will get you hooked on good tubes and can embarrass some fairly expensive gear on the cheap! http://www.bottlehead.com Andrew

Have a pair of KG 5.5's purchased new. Curious about any upgrading that I might can do to these. Have been considering a retrofit to RF-7 components in these same cabinets. Anyone out there who has experience with the KG 5.5 with any qualms or good suggestions? Interested to know what tried and true mod.s are out there for this great speaker up to the limitations. Andrew This message has been edited by chacodude on 11-02-2001 at 03:13 PM