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    Ti midrange upgrade for Forte I

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I think I am going "back to stock" on BOTH the speakers!    But before I do, I am awaiting the arrival of a XiangSheng 728A Vacuum Tube Pre-Amplifier.

    Maybe going tube will relieve some of the fatigue I am experiencing with the Ti midrange drivers.  If it doesn't then I am definitely going back to stock! 

    Ti midrange upgrade for Forte I

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    I find a b tests to be less reliable than long term listening.   We are always struck by the differences, but it is only after living with something for a while that we fully appreciate the differences. I went back and forth between two sets of speakers for about a year before I decided which set I would rather live with.   First impressions though is YES, they do have a bit brighter if not a tad smoother response to the Ti diaphragms.   Less grain but more upper mids/lower highs.  A trade-off for sure. 

    Ti midrange upgrade for Forte I

    in Technical/Restorations

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    Interesting, thank you.  So, I may find things too bright with this mod then. Would it even be worth my effort to install these?:

     

    https://www.simplyspeakers.com/klipsch-replacement-speaker-diaphragm-127120.html

    :Klipsch Factory Speaker Diaphragm K-52, K-53-PH, K-58, K-62, Others, Phenolic, 127120

    Part Number:KLP-127120
     
    It is not that I have any particular complaint about my Forte I. But I can ALWAYS appreciate a smoother, more realistic sounding midrange. 

    Ti midrange upgrade for Forte I

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I have asked simply speakers this question and their answer was "The diaphragm is very similar but we can not verify if it will fit because we’ve never tried!"

     

    I am considering upgrading my Forte I speakers midrange drivers with these: https://www.simplyspeakers.com/klipsch-replacement-speaker-diaphragm-127122.html 

    My Forte Is have the K-53-K midrange horns.   I THINK I have seen other hear recommend this upgrade. I cannot find the thread I read that in at the moment.  I have already upgraded my Forte I with the Crites crossovers and the titanium tweeter diaphragms. 

     

    So, I am asking for those who KNOW. Will these  Klipsch Factory Speaker Diaphragm, K-52/K-53-Ti, Titanium, 127122

    Part Number:KLP-127122 fit my old K-53-K midrange drivers?   If so, does anyone have experience or an opinion on in what manner it may or may not improve the sound of my Forte I speakers?   I have no problem with the actual procedure of replacing the diaphragms as I did this myself with the tweeters.  So unless there is something in particular I should be aware of or look our for. I am fine with the doing the work myself. 

    lascalas very little bass

    in General Klipsch Info

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    On ‎1‎/‎2‎/‎2018 at 12:36 PM, Tony Whitlow said:

    Bass response was never an issue until the advent of subwoofers. 50hz is lower than you think. There is very little “audible” music information below 50hz unless you are listening to pipe organ music. Paul Klipsch’s aim was to produce accurate undistorted efficient bass. I have a subwoofer but was extremely happy with mine for years. You don’t have to have a sub but a sub is icing on the cake


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    The fundamental frequency of low E on a bass guitar is 40hz.  For the contra bassoon and harp it is 29hz.  Even when full range speakers are rated at 30hz, there is something about a good subwoofer (mine is a ENTEC SW-1) that adds impact and air that most full range speakers just cannot reproduce.  I have Klipsch Forte I with Crites crossovers and tweeter diaphragms. They have great bass; but even they need my ENTEC SW-1 as far as I am concerned.   

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