DonP

Sorry to wake up this old thread, but I have the same question and was wondering if there are newer suggestions 4 years later. I bought my V1 (build date 290 of 1994, 5" port) CF-2's at the suggestion of someone recommending me a high efficiency speaker for my Dynaco SCA-35. With a likely 14 watts per channel tube, this has turned out to be not such a good match. I like the Polk Audio Monitor 5's better, and some "white van" speakers that I upgraded the tweeter in I like the best. So now I'm looking for an amp to match with the CF-2's. Originally I was thinking I would try vintage solid state, like a Pioneer SX-1050, but it sounds like (from reading this thread) that I should go modern and get lots of power. Thanks!

Hi. I'm a new Epic club member and first time Klipsch owner. My CF-2's were made the 290th day of 1994 (sequential S/N's), and have a 5" port. I'm looking to read up and find out as much as I can about these. Thanks.

Update: Long story short, i believe someone replaced the speaker terminals. These had longer screws that interfered with the installation of the crossover PCB. The PCB was held in by two screws instead of three, and was at an angle because of touching the speaker terminal. This was shorting out the horn. I took the speaker back, and the seller installed some risers and longer screws to keep the XO board from shorting out. My lesson to all is always listen to the speaker first before taking it. I bought from a high end reputable dealer, they said they tested the speakers a week before I purchased, but this was obviously a lie. There is no way this speaker ever worked correctly with the horn shorted out.

Sorry for waking up this old thread, but I just purchased some CF-2's and I'm not happy. They sound like mud compared to the Polk Audio 5Bs. No highs at all. Could something be wrong with them like the crossover? The horn appears to be moving. I want to power these with a Dynaco SCA-35, just 17 watts per channel. I was hoping the high efficiency would make up for the lack of power. At first I thought the amp had a bad channel (just trying one speaker). So I switched channels and still mud. Plenty of bass. So I asked my son to grab an old RCA RV-9968A (20 watts per channel) - same thing. Just wondering how many replaced caps in the XO's and if they noticed a difference. I'm hoping the horns aren't blown or damaged. I'm not too picky on sound (rock and metal) but the CF-2 is not even close to sounding good. Thanks.