Hey Maz! I just wanted to say thank you for all the work on the KG 5.5's. I picked up a pair locally, and heard exactly what you measured. WAY too bright and a hole where the woofers have destructive cancellation. I bought the Crites diaphragms, Acousti-stuffed the cabinets with additional bracing, and built a set of your 2.5 way crossovers. I used poly film and foil caps from Solen and Dayton Audio, as well as Dayton and Jantzen air core inductors where I could.
The sound is great. Mainly I noticed the treble balance at first. Then the soundstage became more 3D. Imaging is tight, and bass is well-defined. Super job!
KG 5.5 update & 2.5way conversion
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Hey Maz! I just wanted to say thank you for all the work on the KG 5.5's. I picked up a pair locally, and heard exactly what you measured. WAY too bright and a hole where the woofers have destructive cancellation. I bought the Crites diaphragms, Acousti-stuffed the cabinets with additional bracing, and built a set of your 2.5 way crossovers. I used poly film and foil caps from Solen and Dayton Audio, as well as Dayton and Jantzen air core inductors where I could.
The sound is great. Mainly I noticed the treble balance at first. Then the soundstage became more 3D. Imaging is tight, and bass is well-defined. Super job!