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Well, I got the crossover taken care of with new caps, the resistor and autotrasformer mod as suggested. While I was there I got a new set of diaphragms from Bob Crites (one of the original one was in poor condition) and new gaskets for the midrange. Also one of the woofers had a tear on the cone. I was lucky to find a cheap replacement driver and I replaced it. As soon as I played the first record I noticed the huge difference. I don't know how to describe it, but they are now really well balanced. What was disturbing before, it is now interesting. I can ear the people clapping their hands while the trumpet is not killing it. The bass is there too. I played a little with positioning and the eq and it is even better. I'm playing Thelonious Monk Quartet, some nice live recordings. Now I like those little speakers. My dog didn't leave the room, which is a good sign. I spent some time and money but it was fun. I'm gonna play some more known records and then try without the resistor and see. Thanks for your help

Sorry I meant the number on the terminal strip not the taps on the autotrasformer

Ok, I figured it out: I will just reverse the tweeter and midrange wires from the speakers. As for the 15ohms resistor, does it go across 5 and 6 right? No problem quiet_hollow, I'll be sure to test the speakers both standard and modify and decide which one works better for my tired ears

All ok until this part. In midrange negative I have a metal strip. Should I leave it there? It connects tweeter negative to midrange negative to woofer negative to input negative

So I just have to connect the negative from the mid to the old positive (tap 6) and the positive from the mid to the old negative (tap 5) and that's all? What do you mean when you say to from mid to tap 1 and tweeter to tap 2? Thanks

Ordered the resistors too. I just receiver the new caps and I noticed that I have a crossover type D. Should I leave it as is?

What's the wattage for the resistor? 5w?

I agree. Working with the preamp helped. I have new caps in the mail and I may try the resistor trick

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will go for a crossover rebuild kit from Crities which is a little investment and it should bring them closer to where they should be. I will also order a set of those gaskets that goes between driver and horn. While doing that I will also check all the connections and tighten the drivers as suggested. I will then play with the placement and report. I'm curious to about what kind of gasket to use for the back panel.

Thanks Sancho. I forgot to mention that I have them hooked up to a McIntosh 2100 (up to specs).

Hi all, I always wanted to try some Heresy and finally I scored a set of 1974 all alnico Heresy I the ones with the red surrounds. I know that they are known to be "bass shy" and I am fine with that. The problem is that they are shouting at me. I had a pair of KG4 in the past, so I tried horns. I really think that something is wrong with the old crossovers. What to to? I was reading around and I've found a few options. - Just recap the crossover with new components (or get a a completely new crossover from Crities)? - Or while I'm there try something like the ALK ones? Thanks