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https://www.stereophile.com/content/klipsch-la-scala-al5-loudspeaker
Alex Halberstadt loves their dynamics, soundstage, and engaging presentation but comments on how they need a large room and deep bass is absent.
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Sold and shipping today.
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Sold pending funds.
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9 hours ago, epictetus21 said:
Stubb:
Am interested to buy for my Forte ii but am waiting for Trey Cannon at Klipsch to respond to query (hopefully this Tuesday). Quick question: (am in Asheville, NC) can you meet me part way on I-85? Will pay cash. Txs, Richard
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Forte III tweeters, midrange drivers, and crossovers pulled from my speakers during the IV upgrade process.
They all work great. Now they're packed and ready to ship: yours for $275 shipped CONUS.
Payment via cash.app, Zelle, or check.
I'm in Atlanta, GA.
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I used a speaker polarity test app on my iPhone and verified that @OO1 is correct on polarity for my drivers. I posted a picture earlier in this thread showing a mark on one of my tweeters—that mark ended up being where the ground wire got connected 😬
Trust but verify!
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1 hour ago, Marvel said:
That doesn't, to me, look like a specific marking. Do they both have the same mark? I would tend to connect the same way as the ones that you took out.
No, only one has a mark like that. The installation instructions say "The tweeter positive terminal will be marked with a (+) symbol, a dot of paint or a colored sticker" so I thought this might be the dot of paint. But odd that only one is marked in this fashion, so maybe it isn't?
I've installed mine the way @OO1 suggested and asked Klipsch support for confirmation. Would be easy if this was a woofer: connect a battery and feel which way the cone moves! -
8 minutes ago, Marvel said:
If this is the same driver, doesn't this pic make it obvious?
Connections are obvious on that pic. It's the mark on one of the drivers that came in my kit (pic below) that makes it a head scratcher.
On 2/5/2023 at 10:43 AM, Stubb said:Thanks for looking! Here's a view from the top. Is the little dot on the left the (+) mark? I didn't notice it until I hit the terminals with a flashlight to make this picture!
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Has anyone else gotten this kit? Did you have obvious polarity markings on your HF drivers?
I ask because one of my drivers appeared to have a polarity mark (white dot), the other one didn't, and that mark contradicts the wiring picture from @OO1.
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36 minutes ago, OO1 said:
Here's the picture
Interesting—on the driver that's marked in my set (link), the dot corresponds to the terminal with the black wire in your picture 🤔
In your picture, I'd say that both terminals are on the right. I'm clearly missing something.-
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I feel a bit better looking at the other driver—I'm not seeing a similar mark on it 😉
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7 minutes ago, jjptkd said:
Can you flip it upside down and take a close up of the terminals? Usually there's either a "dot" od paint for positive or a sometimes hard to see "+" indentation.
Thanks for looking! Here's a view from the top. Is the little dot on the left the (+) mark? I didn't notice it until I hit the terminals with a flashlight to make this picture!
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12 hours ago, OO1 said:
if you're looking at the magnet left to right , green wire goes on the left terminal , black wire goes on the right terminal ,
Here's a picture of the driver. I'm unclear how you're associating left and right. Turn it so the leads are at 12 o'clock, then green is the left terminal and black the right? Thanks!
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I got in a pair of Forte IV upgrade kits, PN #1070334. Installation is going fine, but I can't find polarity markings on the HF drivers. Is there a way to distinguish which one gets the green (+) vs black (-) wire?
It's labeled:
K-107-TI W/HORN
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5 hours ago, veloceleste said:
Will there be an upgrade kit for all the Forte III out there?
Looking over the spec sheets for the III and IV, the only difference I spot is the midrange driver:
Forte III: K-70 1.75” (4.45cm) Titanium diaphragm compression driver on a K-703-M horn
Forte IV: K-702 1.75” (4.45cm) Polyimide Compression Driver mated to a K-703-M horn
The video also mentions a different tweeter phase plug and upgraded crossover.Are upgrade kits something that's been offered in the past?
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I haven't listened to the speakers you mentioned, but I added an RC-64 III as a center channel between a pair of Thiel CS 2.3s, and it improved the clarity of dialogue, locked dialogue and certain other effects to the screen, and added impact action sequences (four more 6.5" drivers). It's certainly not timber matched to the Thiels as evidenced by the different presentation of the white-noise signal used for setting levels, but the difference hasn't sounded problematic while watching movies.
That said, the Thiels are getting swapped out for Forte IIIs when funds permit. My listening tastes have changed, and the Fortes seem better suited to present ones.
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I'm also very interested in this—my intent is to buy an updated Reference Premier center channel as my first Klipsch. Details on the new Reference series are obviously all over Klipsch's home page presently.
Can't find polarity markings on HF driver in Klipsch Forte IV upgrade kit
in 2-Channel Home Audio
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You need to contact Klipsch support directly. They’ll have you verify ownership of your Fortes and get you sorted out.