pythagore Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hi Guys, I would like to upgrade the caps in my K-horn crossover and I have a few questions. I would like to replace the current 32 years old caps with better caps. The crossover is labelled Klipsch Type AA, it has 3 oil caps and two inductors. What are the value of the caps since I don't see any label on them? What is the recommended good audiofile capacitor, and where do I buy them? Should I go with some audiophile paper oild caps or metallized polyester? Thanks, Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Get in touch with Bob Crites here on the forum, (BEC) Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pythagore Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Get in touch with Bob Crites here on the forum, (BEC) Jay Jay, I already bought a pair of 4500A and the matching tweeer from both. While great, but, I prefer the sound using the original parts. My observation with the BEC xover and tweeter, is I feel that both the midrange and the low end are lacking compared to the original parts. I still have the BEC parts which I'm no longer using. I may try to reinstall them again to confirm my observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Get in touch with Bob Crites here on the forum, (BEC) Jay Jay, I already bought a pair of 4500A and the matching tweeer from both. While great, but, I prefer the sound using the original parts. My observation with the BEC xover and tweeter, is I feel that both the midrange and the low end are lacking compared to the original parts. I still have the BEC parts which I'm no longer using. I may try to reinstall them again to confirm my observation. You may need to let them break in a bit to be sure of your findings. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/storage/3/587934/TypeAA.jpg This is the schematic for the Type AA. 13 uF, and a pair of 2 uF caps. The 2.0's can be relatively reasonable in price, top quality 13 uF gets expensive awfully quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Sounds to me you just like the sound of the Type AA better than the Type A. Why not just turn your 4500 Type A into a Type AA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 "top quality 13 uF gets expensive awfully quickly." http://www.alliedelec.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?SKU=2252242&MPN=X387S-12.5-10-370 http://www.alliedelec.com/Images/Products/Datasheets/BM/ASC_CAPACITORS/ASC-CAPACITORS_ACTIVES-AND-PASSIVES_2252200.PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pythagore Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 . "top quality 13 uF gets expensive awfully quickly." http://www.alliedelec.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?SKU=2252242&MPN=X387S-12.5-10-370 http://www.alliedelec.com/Images/Products/Datasheets/BM/ASC_CAPACITORS/ASC-CAPACITORS_ACTIVES-AND-PASSIVES_2252200.PDF Guys,Thank you I was looking at the following pricing for a 6uf || 7uF since they don't have a 13uF http://www.hovlandcompany.com/pdf/prices/MusiCapsPrc.pdf Is that a waste of money, or should I simply buy the cap from Allied link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pythagore Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Sounds to me you just like the sound of the Type AA better than the Type A. Why not just turn your 4500 Type A into a Type AA? Dean, it's a possibility, how do I upgrade the existing 4500A to 4500AA? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pythagore Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/storage/3/587934/TypeAA.jpg This is the schematic for the Type AA. 13 uF, and a pair of 2 uF caps. The 2.0's can be relatively reasonable in price, top quality 13 uF gets expensive awfully quickly. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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