shantheklipschfan

Greeting, I have been using Radio Shack RG-58 now for about a year and feel it is one of the better cables I have ever had in my system. I first started out with MIT 2, then moved to MIT MH 750 which I had in my system for about two years. Well, then I was online one day and I heard about how a lot of guys are making there own cables using CAT-5 design, so I spent about two days making them, after I made them and hooked them up I was amazed at the sound, and how they completly destroyed my previous $500 MIT MH 750, so needless to say I had them up for sale on Audiogon the next day and used them for about a year. Well, one day I was talking to an Audiophile Engineer friend of mine, and he told me that a lot of High End manufacturers are using Coax for their design, such as Audience, Musical Design/ Musical Concepts and Empirical Audio to name a few, he went on to explain how low impedance is a desireable characteristic to have in a speaker wire, and Coax by design is a line tranmission low impedance, low signal loss wire, because the wires are designed to carry a signal or long distances with little to no signal loss, this low signal loss design is how your cable signal can travel for miles until it reaches your home he explains, so it made since, it was cheap, I desided to make my own Coax cables using the Radio Shack RG-58, I figured at the very least I'm out of about a half hour of time and $25 dollars or so. Well, I made my cables and I have never looked back, I have had Audioquest, MIT, CAT-5, Nordost Blue Heaven speaker wire in my system and this Coax beat all of them. There were certain minor things that some of them did a little better, the CAT- 5 had the best bass, but none of them matched the overall tonal balance and , resolution of the RG-58. This Coax design makes them real good at rejecting RFI, so they have a real quiet presentation of the music as well. Now before I start something let me say that I'm not saying that they are the best speaker wires on the market. All I'm stating is my experience, and perhaps hipping people to an idea that you might not have thought of before, please take it as that only, again im not making any major claims here just telling what has happend in my experience. If anyone is thinking about doing this project and want additional info please don't hesitate to shoot me an email if you don't like it, your only out of about $25 and about a half hour of time. Again, pleae send email if anyone is looking to make a pair I my email more than I more than I check my Klipsch messages or log into this website. Shan

Zman I wrote you a pretty lengthy email about what I think. I know you can do a lot better and much cheaper than the MIT. MIT's cut off the highs and the lows and do something to the Phase that makes it sound "different" for lack of better words. Again, I use the Radio Shack RG-58 and it one of the best I have used; Low impedance line transmission delivery of the signal, dosent get much better IMHO than that, especiall for the price, and don't let the price fool you. If you want to pay a little more Paul at Bizzie Bee www.2baudio.com sells a cyrogenically treated pair that sound excellent. These cables have a quiter background than the RG-58 and have an excellent balance and tone, a tad bit on the warm side of neutral but preferable I think when using horns. Hope this helps a tad. Shan hard to beat it, especially for the price. Shan

---------------- On 9/1/2004 4:40:08 PM Dale W wrote: Have any of you guys done any A/B testing on power cords for your amps ? There seems to be a " Wide " range of prices and some wild ideas floating around on the net about there value . Just as an example , you can spend like $250.00 upward to the moon for what is claimed as audiophile power cords . Has anyone try'ed a cord that you noticed to make any difference in your system . Fact or fiction ? Opinions are always welcome on my threads But i'd sure like to hear someone say " i did this and it changed this " Or " i try'ed this and it did nothing " More crap for the thrash heap or do we have something to consider here ? ---------------- Power Cables is not snake Oil, but also not relevant for every component either. In my Experience power cord upgrades work well on pre-amp's and power amp's, I have so far never noticed a difference when changing power cords on Dac's or Transport's. Also it's good to keep in mind that AWG is not as important as shielding and low inductance. That makes the cord reject EMI and RFI better, and the low inductance makes the cable fast. Now I'm not saying that the difference is huge like adding a Power Plant or a good power conditioner to your system, but what I noticed was a slightly blacker background a quiter presentation of the music, more air in the treble and slightly better bass resolve.

I've heard Jolida gear. An even better value would be a Cayin amp (IMO). www.2baudio.com This amp sounds real stellar! I'm sure it will smoke the Jolida. Paul gives a 30 day money back Garrantee so you can't lose.

I do have a Pioneer PS1200 subwoofer that I use. Although now I would like something that is more fit for audio instead of H.T. Something that goes deep but is acurate, and images well, that dosen't break the bank.

Wow Bill!, that is a temepting offer, but I think I will stick with my Quartets. Well I did go out and get some cinder blocks like Jerohm suggested. The speakers do sound more free if you will. I don't know if it's because the Squawker is more at ear level or is it because it's higer off the ground so the carpet is not soaking up as much of the music. Really though, even though I love my quartets. I think what I' really looking for is that bigger horn sound, but I'm getting married next month so I don't know when that will be.

Thanks for the tip. I will prbably pick some up on Monday.

Oh believe me I enjoy them. I have had them for about seven years now and I have not looked back since. I just figured I might be able to get some tips from people that may know a little more than myself about speakers.

Greetings, I own a pair of Quartets, and I have dome pretty much every mod I can think of. I have changed all the parts on the crossover's and I have upgraded the internal wiring. Although I'am pleased with the sound very much so, I was wondering if there was anything else I could do to enhance to the speaker. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks

I didn't use rope caulk but plumbers putty. The result to me was a wider soundstage and clearer midrange. Seems like I hear more magic of the driver instead of the colorations of the horn.

Greetings, Can anyone tell me what kind, and or what model number Autoformer is found in the Klipsch Quartet, and are there any after market Autoformers that are better sounding that I could use in that circuit. Thanks.

Thanks Rick, I don't think there is anywhere on my amp that I can set to "small" but thanks for your post. I have it set pretty good now, just wondering if I maybe there was a better way. I guess I could discount the woofers in the Quartets, but I don't think that would sound good, oh well thanks.

Greetings, I currently have a pair of Klipsch Quartets, and the frequency response is 38HZ-20KHZ, and I have a subwoofer that goes from 50HZ-150 HZ. My question is which is high and which is low, I want to subwoofer crossover at a point where my quartets stop, if someone could help me out and explain all of that to me I surely would apprieciate it. Thanks

Greeting. For anyone who has Hersey's Fort's and Quartets we are out of luck in upgrading our crossovers to the AL K design. But, if you change the caps and the wiring it will be a HUGE improvement. I recently had all my caps changed. For the 1.0 uf and 2.0 uf values I used Auricap's. They are exspensive but worth it, and it did wonders for my SET amp as well. For the uncommon 80uf 100v value I used a Solen Fast cap. I changed the hook up wire to Audioquest type 4 Cables. I had some copper stranded cable in before, but the solid core sounds more detailed and smoother. The sound is much better. The first thing you will notice is how much more natural the overall tonal balance is. The highs are more open,detailed and extended, and you lose that midrange glare that is associated with horns. Imaging is wider and deeper, again everything is improved. If you have one of these models and are interested write me an email, or talk to Paul at www.2Baudio.com. Tell em Shan sent you.

Are Alk cross overs available for a pair of Quartets?

Thanks for the responses everyone. I know MIT is good and I do love the way they sound in my system, I guess, sometimes I get a case of "searching for something that was always right in front of me." If that makes any scenes.

Here's my situation. Im thinking about rewiring my system in a few months so right now Im the gathering information and opinion stage. currently I use MIT cables through out my whole system. Although I like the sound of MIT, sometimes I feel as if I'm missing out because of the capacitors inside of the boxes, and this would not be a problem but for the fact when I first put my system together I was using all solid state gear, now my system has evolved to all tube using a small 4 watt tube amp using 6v6gt tubes to power my Quartets. Is anyone familiar with the cables from Alpha-core Goertz. They claim that their flat cables have lower resistance, and lower impedance than regular shielded cables, which logically one would think that it would result in a more efficient system and better sound overall especially when you're dealing with horns. So if anyone has, or have heard these cables I sure would appreciate your responce. Thank you Shan jswillis73@aol.com

Yes, MIT cables do take time to break in, but once they do I don't think you can find a better cable for the price. Shan

Oh by the way. Forgot to mention the most important component in my sysytem. I have a pair of Quartets and a paradign ps 1200 subwoofer that I bearly have to use, only with my SET amp.

Greetings Board, Im a new member just to get that out of the way but I have been a klipsch fan since I was about 18 (28 now) and I have owned a pair of Klipsch quartets for about five years now. Ill get to the point because I can talk about these speakers literally all day long. Yesturday morning 12/7 after reading the posts about re-wiring I decided to give it a shot, I have been thinking about doing it for about two years but was always scared because ot the soldering. Anyway I went to car audio store and picked up some nice 16 gauge copper wire for the mid's and highs and got some thicker 12 gauge for the woofer, so after abou ten dollars total and five hours of labor I was done and ready for the listen. Sonically on CD my best recordings are Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Joblim amd James Brown's Body heat for vinyl, so I put in the CD and there it was, everything that I had been missing, don't get me wrong, my system sounded Damn good before I must say but now everything sounded just so much better, I couldn't belive such a huge improvement can come from a litte ten dollar investment and a litte labor, anyone who says that changing the wire won't do anything really dosent know what the hell they are talking about quite frankly because I'am a living witness that would not lie to you, I stayed up until 3:00 am listening to almost every CD in my collection. Well, there you have it, it works, do it, Im out. System Musical Concepts CDT-4 Transport Musical Design Sp-2B line vacume tupe pre-amp Adcom GFA II amp and a vintage refurbished RCA 4 watt SET amp that is more detailed than I can describe. MIT 2 Innerconnects MIT MH 750 speaker cable ps. MIT cables are good for horns because of the way of the networking sysytem takes away a lot of the distortion that the signal picks up traveling through the electronics and since horns are really revealing you want you signal as distortion free as possible because that brightness that most people talk about in the horn system is nothing more that distortion because most people dont have the right electronics to fully enjoy klipsch we all know the Klipsch bashers out there, anyway. Just a tip, try MIT cables and sorry about the rambling.

Yes, I have dampend my horns and it did have a noticible improvement in the overrall presence of the music as well as cleaner sound and naturally a wider sound stage. wungly@aol.com