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On 5/23/2022 at 9:53 AM, Joe Carter said:
Very much so. It's like the perfect compliment.
Hey Joe
What volume do you listen at ?
svs asked me this today and I told them around 90db according to phone app so they punched in my 19x19 rm and my Heresy iv and said I need sb -3000 unless I used two 1000's which would be better.
What volume do you listen at ?
I would prefer to get one sb- 1000 pro and maybe add a 2nd later on down the road .
But not if a single 1000 can't handle 90 db's.
listen to mostly rock
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On 5/23/2022 at 10:20 AM, 1OldTubeGuy said:
I don’t have an SVS sub, but, I do have a JL audio e110 sub making beautiful music with my Heresy iii’s in a 15 X 25 foot room. Master Level (volume) is at 12 o’clock, crossover set at about 50 hz, phase setting is 250 deg, and I found that I like the sound better using a high level (speaker level) connection between my amp and the sub. Hope this helps.
Bill
Curious to think what you think about this sub company and their opinion on using low lever in puts instead of high for Heresy's ( they have both )https://rel.net/blog/2022-04-27/system-thinking/klipsch-and-high-efficiency-explained/
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On 10/28/2021 at 5:25 PM, Oicu812 said:
Okay @bigsled, here is a thread you need to read, if you want to see awesome refinishing of speakers. Simply amazing work!
Thank You sir
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I have a pair of new heresy III 's I bought 2 years ago .
They are the raw unfinished Birchwood veneer.I ended up just shooting them with a couple light coats of black latex paint.
After seeing the East Indian special editions with the silver grills pictured I was wondering if I could get mine to look like that if I sanded off my light coat of spray paint?
I don't know anything about wood and although the grain may not be quite the same it looks like Klipsch used some sort of dark walnut stain.I would want the grain to stand out like it does on these special editions.
Next question
Do I really need to remove the horns and woofers ?
Couldn't I just tape them off and ,the backs to keep any dust from entering the cabinets ?
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Dave,
Thank You
New to the forums
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2 hours ago, Oicu812 said:
You really should remove all internals, woofers, horns, crossovers, etc. before doing any type of wood or finish work.
You should consider using paint remover rather than trying to sand off the black paint. The paint gets down into the grain of the wood, and if you try only sanding you will have to remove a lot more veneer than necessary.
Most paint strippers will "raise the grain", making it stand out and become fuzzy. A very light sanding will resolve this before you add stain.
The resulting wood will be "in the white", having no real color. If you want that glow seen in your picture, you should follow the staining procedures used for antiques. First use a golden / yellow based stain for the first layer. I would suggest using a "Golden Oak" stain for the base layer. Make absolutely sure you are using a stain only product, not a stain / finish combo. If you use a combo you will fill the wood and no further color can be added. For the secondary / tertiary stain layers, I would use either a dark walnut for a mainly brown top color, or you can use something with a slight reddish cast if that is preferable to you.
If you are going to use a lacquer finish, I would suggest using the appropriate sanding sealer in a couple of light coats with a light sanding between them. This will lock in your colors and fill the wood grain for a smoother top finish.
If you have any further questions, please let me know.
How do you feel about the east Indian rosewood veneer Klipsch used ? Yes my grain will be different pattern but do you think it can stand out if I follow your instructions ?
Golden will be the base and a dark walnut or rosewood stain will darken the grain pattern and make it stand out like the photos ?
The reason I ask is because I don't know anything about how certain woods take stain. I know oak grain could stand out if you were trying to use paint on kitchen cabinets and make them not look smooth.
I pretty sure mine are the standard birch veneer Klipsch uses its just that they were going to be used in a commercial setting when the lot of them were ordered from Klipsch so they didn't get stained.
I think these special editions look absolutely stunning.
Not sure if Klipsch will make the/ or I want to buy the silver grills but the black ones would go good too.
I may pay for professional staining . Have to look into prices.
I would also have to research how hard it would be to remove insides.
Thanks much for your tips and I may take you up on more questions if I go down the "do it yourself route "
Another shot with Klipsch description of the wood ( ones with silver grills only)-
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Hello
I have a pair of new heresy III 's I bought 2 years ago .
They are the raw unfinished Birchwood.I ended up just shooting them with a couple light coats of black latex paint.
After seeing the East Indian special editions with the silver grills pictured I was wondering if I could get mine to look like that if I sanded off my light coat of spray paint?
I don't know anything about wood and although the grain may not be quite the same it looks like Klipsch used some sort of dark walnut stain.I would want the grain to stand out like it does on these special editions.
Next question
Do I really need to remove the horns and woofers ?
Couldn't I just tape them off and the backs to keep any dust from entering the cabinets ?
Thank You
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Pairing Heresy IVs with SVS SB1000 Pro
in 2-Channel Home Audio
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$ 2000.00 Plus
I bet it does sound nice 🙂