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Lasz

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  1. Well, first thing I'll be doing next is replacing the crossover caps with Audyn polypropylene caps. The speakers are probably due anyway, and it's also a way of eliminating the variables.
  2. No, I didn't buy the Crites tweeters or an official Klipsch replacement. I bought them from a speaker repair shop in the Netherlands. They do look quite similar to SS Audio tweeter diaphragms, from what I've seen around on the internet. Same leads, same messy solder work. http://speakerrepairshop.nl/index.php?item=diaphragm-for-klipsch-k-79-h-tweeter&action=article&group_id=10000063&aid=3025&lang=en I really do think there's something wrong with them. When I installed them, I was missing all the air, the openness and spaciousness and detail I had with the phenolic diaphragms. Isn't that what Klipsch speakers are supposed to be? I thought I'd wait for a few hours, maybe I just needed to get used to the new sound. But the word "muffled" just kept coming up in my head, like someone turned down the treble knob a few notches. The moment I placed back the old phenolic diaphragms, it made a huge difference. I was like: "yeah, this sounds like it makes sense again" Maybe I should get a multimeter and check the resistance of the Ti diaphragms. If it turns out to be higher than stated, then maybe that could be an explanation as to why it might be less efficient, thus softer in volume.
  3. strange, I read that they both (amongst others) use the same diaphragm, so I figured it should be ok. I checked with the original diaphragms again and it sounds way better with the originals. The titaniums are definitely way too soft. So I guess either the K-79 uses a different diaphragm than the K-76 or the diaphragms I bought are way out of spec.
  4. Ok, the titanium diaphragms just arrived in the mail and I immediately installed them. My first impression is: the highs seem a lot softer. Maybe a bit more refined as well, but definitely a bit toned down, it seems. Is this normal for titanium diaphragms? I didn't buy them from Critesspeakers, but from a webshop in the Netherlands. I understand that the K-76 and the K79 both use the same diaphragms, right? I wonder what other people's experiences are when they replaced their phenolic tweeter diaphragms for titanium ones.
  5. Hi, I'm thinking of upgrading the tweeter diaphragms of my Herey II's. I was thinnking of Bob Crites's tweeters, but unfortunately the shipping costs to the Netherlands are a bit much. I found a more local place for me in the Netherlands, where they sell silk replacement tweeter diaphragms for the K-76- tweeter, but they also sell titanium diaphragms for the K-79-H tweeter. They are stated as both being 6 Ohm, the titanium is stated as being flat over 20Khz. I was wondering if these tweeter diaphragms are interchangeable and so whether I can use the K-79 diaphragms in my Heresy II's K-76 tweeters. Thanks in advance, Laszlo
  6. Ok, after some further digging I stumbled onto some more info and now this is what I have so far: HII: Tweet: K-76-K, K-76 horn Mid: K-53-K squawker, phrenolic diaphragm, K-700 or K-701 horn Woof: K-24-K HII crossover HIII Tweet: K-107-K or K-792-KP, K-79 tractrix horn Mid: same K-53-K as HII but with titanium diaphragm, same K-700 or K-701 horn as HII Woof: K-28-E HIII crossover if there's anything incorrect or missing, please let me know.
  7. Hi, I'm the proud new owner of a set of 2nd hand Heresy II speakers. I've also been reading on possible modifications / improvements that are possible on the HII, like some of Bob Crites' stuff as well as an upgrade kit to turn an HII into an HIII. I was wondering if anyone could provide or point me to a comprehensive list of parts of the HII as well as the HIII. (tweeter, squawker, woofer, crossover) I already did some digging myself but I found some contradictory information, like one person saying that the HII has a K-107 midrange, while I read somewhere else that that's suposed to be the tweeter, so I'm already a bit confused there. What I have so far is this: HII: tweeter or midrange: K-76-K Woofer: K-24-K HIII: tweeter or midrange: K-107 Woofer: K-28-E If anyone could provide some additional information, I'd be truly grateful. Also, I saw there are HII crossover schemes available, but none for the HIII. is that stuff secret because they're still being sold? Thanks a bunch in advance, Laszlo from the Netherlands
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