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Hi AL, It is good to visit your web site, you prefer universal transformer, is it after a survey that it is the best or a bargain of cost? May I ask AB better than AB2, I am curious because you describe day and night, that must be big big difference. The other guys, hello, I would try Type A, but don't want to use the original transformer, seeing the grade other parts used, it can't be a good stuff, right? Klipsch must be too cautious in cost-effective issue. After suffering for too long, I do not have this constraint in mind, and would prefer writing a cheque. Thanks SZE

Hi all, everyone has sound he likes, but that is fine tune. Parts is important, I don't doubt at all. Her we discuss about the design of the crosssover, the best to do is ALK against A with both built by best parts. I think cap -oil or not, coils are available and being experiemnted by you guys. But what about transformer, from my experience, it is an important part, why few one touch on this. I am thinking to own two best (parts and design)??? crossover, I just have to check the bank account, and have my ear cleaned by me ENT colleague to compare the two. Dear AL, can you answer some of my questions if not all of them, like what is type AB? M=ceremic magnet? It is just wonderful to hear from you guys, a lot of fun with different opinion Tubelion

Dear Rune, whta kind of caps and transformer you chose? and Why? Thanks SZE

Rune, So how did you get that great improvement? It would great to learn from others in order to cut the path reasonably short. I did try my best, I changed all caps to reasonably good one like MIT, solen a few years ago apart from many things I also did. But it is with the internet that I can access to you guys' idea that encourage me to go further. In Hong Kong , quite a lot of audiophiles willing to experiment, I think we may be well known for that, but few people own belle or horn speaker, I can learn from no one, and no one understand my joy and pain. Dear AL, is type AB better than AB? Can I custom no fuse, all air coils, good transformer? Thanks SZE

Dear AL K, Yoe are really an expert, but please which is night , which is day. It seems AB2 is really bad. Can I use your ALK in my belle, or you can a even better one for my belle. Can you enlighten me what is my divers, alnico or not , should I find one if they are not. How to stop the horn grom ringing? I don't mind using any cap as long as they are good, so as the transformer. I think with you guys help, I won't be mislead by the dealer. Thanks very very much Tubelion

hi, I must use the word grateful, in particular ALK, that I know my belle is not an odd one. You know when I ask the dealer in Hong kong, he said it is specially order for Hong Kong, so no fuse and should sound good. it is also nice that someone share my feeling that this parts is no good. Now come the true question, may be specific for specialist like AL, also welcome every audiophile, can I replace this crossover by alk or type A, knowing it is type AB2? The dealer even told me the drivers are different, not alnico, it is a early 80 belle, so don't fit other crossover. Please enlighten me further, I did try my best to make good sound, i must admit years with belle is a lot less fun than with small speakers. Al, what do you think about good oil cap like audionote, I will pay up to it if it helps, the dealer said the transformer acts as large coils to save space, is it true? I 'love" you guys with thanks SZE

Hi, First of all, thanks all audiophiles' comment. Here in Hong Kong, we make greeting among audiophiles like" hope you have better sound". It is my wish to you all. I do use a DIY active marantz 7 preamplifier, the reason I stop using the volume control is due to the high gain problem after using belle, it used to sound very good, and I have bought and tried many expensive volume control, and come up leave a shunt attenuator in M7 and use the passive amplifer to adjust the volume, by the way, my M7 use a huge separate rectifier with chokes, good 12ax7 oil caps, good parts you name it. So the problem is at the crossover, I will disconnect the bass coil as adviced as it is easy. But as seen from the development of the crossover, the klipsch seems to admit newer design sound worse than type A, they just want to protect the driver from solid state amp. so I guess I need to avoid it because I use set amp.. Anyone to comment my crossover AB2 type, what is it? no one ever mentioned in any asylum. Anyone to help before I do the mod? My crossover has two transformers each channel, why? If I want to custom order a good transformer, anyone can give me a scheme? Thanks so much SZE

Hi, I use the first sound passive preamp as the volume control then to a DIY M7 (without volume control). It sound not bad, but it is weaker for violin and stereo image. After come across you guy's comment, I think the problem must be the crossover, life is simple if the alk can meet my need, but as mentioned I have several ??? before making decision, hopefully to enjoy for years. the idea of type A is very interesting. But I don't see any description of mine AB2 crossover. I bought klipsch because I like the SE amp a few years ago. Hope someone may guide me through the jouney of horn speaker. Thanks in advance Tubelion

Hi kh, So how do you imrove your crossover, it seems to me the upgrade is a must, here in Hong Kong , only a few people own belle. smoe says the value mf of the oil cap is smaller than other caps when replacing them. some say without the induction coil, live with the frequency overlapping, I don't know which direction to go. More I search here and audioasylum, more I read, I am more confused right now I use the msb platinum CD player, the demo one in the CES, Jadis 300b, still can't make good sound. I need help from somebody here for good advice and enjoy music. Thanks again SZE

Hi, thanks for your advice. My belle croseeover is AB2, not A or AA you guy mentioned, is it the same that I can buy a alk crossover and enjoy. for the alk, I want to omit the fuse, use all air coil and may need a usual size speaker connector. Is it worth to try type A that using the best parts would be too expensive? Thanks from the bottom of my heart, as my belle sound not very good for 6 years now, I really want to improve it. tubelion

Textf>Textf>Textf>Textf> Hi, would like to ask using oil caps in the alk crossover. I also want to use silver coil and silver transformer from audio-consulting.ch mine is a belle with Jadis 300b. type A is very tempting because of its simpicity, would like to hear your comment. anyone try wooden horn before. It is wonderful to hear from you guys before I start my project. Thanks