LaserGecko

Hiya! After many years of yard sale-ing, asking "Did he have any amplifiers that he never turned off?" at estate sales, and craigslist hunting for deals on vintage Klipsch gear, I finally scored a set of Heresy speakers for a very good price over my lunch break. I can now sonically believe in a town called "Hope". They're vintage 1983 based on the 163Y serial number. Does that mean that they're the 163,XXX Heresy speakers built? I think I'm reading that correctly. The cabinets aren't in perfect condition, but neither are they horrible. The grills are missing their logos and I definitely want to replace them. The paper ID stickers are long gone. They sounded "OK". Nothing is obviously blown. The seller was driving them with his phone over Bluetooth to a rather cheap receiver and they were connected with thin, cheap speaker wire, so I wasn't expecting a whole lot. I will check for corrosion and cap condition on the crossovers when I get home. I doubt they've been replaced, but you never know. Does anyone have any sage words of wisdom/guidance for my next steps?

@ngen33r Are you still repairing amps? I don't have the gear to attempt any of this. Thanks!

Howdy, The finals in my yard sale find RSW-12 are kaput. After looking into it, I'm probably going to send it off for repair because it's beyond my skill set. That said, I'd rather not remove anything that I don't have to remove. I can't seem to determine whether you pull the driver or the passive radiator to remove the amp. Naturally, if you don't have to pull the heavy driver, I'd much rather leave that installed just because I don't know the history of the unit. You know the drill. You do something once and after you're done, hindsight shows you the best path up the mountain. So, how does someone do that the most efficient way possible with the least chance for damage? Thanks!