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    Getting back into the audio hobby w/ Chorus II's

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    I'm a drummer and have been in and out of rock bands most of my life.  I've had my fair share of ear shattering volume levels and am lucky as hell I don't suffer moderate or even severe tinnitus (I do have a little, but it's not even enough to be a distraction), so high output levels from my system are not a priority (but I do like having the capability). My goal is clarity (low to no distortion or strain), a tactile and physical reproduction of sonic content without having to push output levels beyond 85-95 db, clear and discernible image and sound stage resolution with noticeable dimensionality and life like scale, and a reasonably flat response curve down into the 30's.   

    I have a TAD-60 that uses KT-88's that have a good bit of grunt and also a White Oak modded Phase Linear 700B that probably qualifies to be in the "monster amp" category.  I also have some 300B SET mono blocks and Pass First Watt F5 clone that's a little over 30wpc of pure class A.  I'm very curious to hear what the Chorus II's do with all those different flavors of amplification. 

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    Tweeter diaphragms in KG5.5 and Chorus II

    in Technical/Restorations

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    2 hours ago, moray james said:

    I don't want you to take the suggestion to purchase new speakers as an insult. If you have good soldering skills and you have experience doing modifications then go for it. There are a lot of modifications that can be done to improve your Chorus ll loudspeakers but I have no idea if you are interested or if you have the skills to do so. For about $1200.00 you can purchase a set of brand new with warranty Cerwin Vega twin fifteen three way speakers (their top of the line) which will blow a set of Chorus ll out of the water and might get you a lot closer to where you want to be.

     

    http://www.cerwinvega.com/home-audio/floorstanding-speakers/xls-215.html

    I recapped these...and reflowed the solder on all sixteen of those EMIT tweeters.  Maybe I won't get in over my head with a 3-way Klipsch design. (wink)image.jpeg

    Getting back into the audio hobby w/ Chorus II's

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    I'm new to the forum and am slowly easing back into the hobby after an eighteen month hiatus from five years of maniacally climbing the ladder.  I kind of burned out and just had walk away from it all, not sure if I'd even ever return. I'm a drummer and practically stopped playing once I was bitten by the audio bug, but reached a point where I really started to miss making music, so I got back in a band and now my once dedicated and acoustically treated listening space is where the band rehearses.  I've decided to set up a nice listening rig in the living room and chose Chorus II's because they seem the best candidate with regard to approaching the type of performance I enjoyed from my Altec 19's (without eating up as much real estate as the Altecs), are a high-ish sensitivity horn design and also satisfy my placement restrictions.  

    I had my first listen last night with a Pioneer Elite (VSX series) AVR and felt like they offered an excellent starting point from where I can systematically improve them, the upstream electronics and the room's acoustic response.  Compared to KG 5.5's they're replacing I found them to have improved mid range body and presence and a generally larger sense of scale with regard to the sonic presentation.  Detail was noticeably improved and imaging a bit better defined than what the KG's offered.   The top end of the KG's is a bit smoother, but they've had Crites tweeter diaphragms swapped into them (at some point I'll take them out of the 5.5's and stick them in the Chorus II's). 

    I have an interesting variety of tube and SS pieces to try out with them and am capable of and wiling to molest those stock networks.  

    I'm very curious to see what I can get the Chorus II's to do.  They follow some pretty impressive speakers I've had in the collection before so the bar is pretty high! 

    Tweeter diaphragms in KG5.5 and Chorus II

    in Technical/Restorations

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    So it sounds like the Ti mid diaphragm maybe changes the voicing to something that's perhaps better suited to listening spaces that are less "lively" or appropriately treated to tame reflections/echoes and/or electronics that are tilted toward laid back/warm, perhaps even neutral.  Would this be an assertion that's been made before? 

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    Tweeter diaphragms in KG5.5 and Chorus II

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted · Edited by tomlinmgt

    11 minutes ago, moray james said:

    you bet the Crites ti diaphragm that you have on your 5.5 tweeter will drop  right into your Chorus ll K79 tweeter no problem. If you like the ti tweeters you will love the ti mid diaphragms.

    Did I see you say in another thread that the Ti mid diaphragms can be sourced from Simply Speakers, MJ? What is the model number of the factory piece and is the Ti replacement unit manufactured by Klipsch? 

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