pHEnomIC69

I have a set of forte II's that I just restored. They had the most beat up boxes i have ever seen on speakers, but I got them looking mint and I painted them black. I got new emblems for them, also installed some titanium diaphragms for the tweeters because one was blown. I can recap them myself/rebuild the crossover. I am just wondering how much of an effect it will have to use good stuff (from crites or equivalent). I am assuming the speakers had a bit of abuse as their housings were destroyed and a tweeter was blown. Not sure exactly how old they are.

I have a set of Klipsch Forte II's /w upgraded titanium tweeters, Klipsch Sub-10, yamaha rx-v663, optical out off my macbook. I was thinking about adding some small satellites to make it a 5.1 setup for movies. I got ahold of some extra promedia 5.1 ultra satellites. (i am planning on a 5.1 setup, but 7.1 is possible). Will they work fine off of my receiver and how well will these different kinds of speakers match up? Any input? What height should I mount my rear surrounds at? I want them a bit elevated. Probably going to be listening sitting on my bed, which is in the middle of the room.

I am a huge klipsch fan. Love my 2 promedia sets and forte ii's. We put em in our family room. Running on an onkyosr606 receiver w/ a sub-10 for bass. They are wall mounted and have some "premium" wire the home installers used (however I am a bit skeptical as it looks a little on the thin side (only issue I can see is the wire). I am just really unimpressed with these speakers. Ive tried a complete break in, used multiple sources (cd player, digital out from macbook, cable, radio, etc) They sind kinda flimsy like some cheap computer speakers you get for free with a dell or gateway if you catch my drift. They sound like the housing is really affecting them. Also they dont seem to have any midbass. I feel like the promedia satellites sound way better. Any ideas on making these guys sound better?

Blown 5.1ultra midbass driver in satellite, where to get replacement? I think the tweater might be shot too.

I would like to wall mount my center speaker for the klipsch quintet. Where can I get a good kit to do this?

Basically, we are doing our home theater and we want to stealth all the wires in the wall, i already did the speakers but we are having a guy come to run the tv wires. In the corner of the room we have our receiver, dvd player, cable box, etc. and We have the tv in the middle. Since the guy is coming, what exactly should i have him put through the wall. I am thinking two hdmi cables (from the corner to the tv) would work. Is there anything else i should have him do while he is here? There is already an ethernet port behind the tv as well as power/cable.

I have some forte's and a sub-10. I want to add a center and surround channels to make a 5.1 setup. What are some decent speakers that will work well with this. I would like some smaller speakers that can be wall mounted for the rear ones.

Ok i opened em up, loose connection on the midwoofer. It looked like the tweeter is bad on one of em though. Its got infinite resistance and doesnt work in either one. I am guessing the diaphragm needs to be replaced. Where can I get a new one?

I got a pair or heavily used and abused forte ii's. I think i want to restore em by refinishing the cabinet. I noticed the midwoofer on one of them doesnt seem to work and the tweater on the other isn't responding. How do i figure out if this is a cross over or driver problem and where can I get replacements? Also any good way to pull out a dust cap? one of the passive ones is pushed in.

I have used an ipod, macbook pro, and samsung dvd player as sound input. I tried the auddessey auto setup and it sounds better wiht default settings and just the mids cut a bit but still lacking.

We got the Quintet 3, onkyo sr606 and a sub 10. It seems that this system is really lacking on the midrange and I can't figure it out. The sound coming from them doesn't sound musical and is very artificial. It is hard to describe but I think that should give a good idea. They sound very bright which I hear is normal and doesnt bother me. I cut the highs a little bit in the equalizerand it seems to sound a little better to me. But no matter what I do they are really lacking in mids. I have a promedia system on my computer and i prefer listening to that over em because of this and I would believe that the quintets should be equivalent or better in these aspects. Any tips on tweaking the bass, I am having a hard time finding a place where it bumps but the sub doesnt just overpower everything. I have the sub on LFE and ive tried receiver crossovers ranging from 100-120 hz.

One of my satellites is having a strange problem. It's hard to describe but at certain frequencies you hear a vibration inside. Like somethings loose. It produces sound just fine and i can't fix it my changing the wire, channel, etc so its the satellite. What could be going on, the cone looks perfect and no holes in it. Other than that i dont see anything else.

I am also into the hard kick to the sternum without the ear bleed. Which is what I am looking for.

I want to get the most out of some forte's, what do i need to look for in a receiver to make sure it makes enough power to get these things to their max? I am very confused by the ratings.

Well apparantly it isnt blown, did the 9 volt trick and both drivers popped. Just need to get a receiver for em. I located the other one, its in a friends room (livin in a frat house) daisy chained with a bose system I need to find a way into talking him into letting me have that one. Any ideas on that one? hahaha