22-boogie Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 does anyone know if you can swap h2 horns with h1 horns on k53-k drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yes, you just need an adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 It would have to be a custom adapter. It isn't just the difference between a screw on and bolt on drivers. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David H Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Colterphoto has a pair of the adapters for this mod. They came on the K-52H drivers. These nosepiece adapters are not overly common. The nose piece is in the lower right hand corner. Photo courtesy of Bob Crites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 In late 1983, Klipsch made the Heresy-I with the K-53/701 combination instead of the K55/700. The K-53/701 still bolted to the rear of the motor board, but used the K-24 woofer instead of the K-22, and the crossover was labelled E2 as opposed to E. You can swap a K-55/700 into a 1983+ Heresy-I "as is", but not the other way around as in put a K-53/701 into a pre-83 Heresy-I. Reason is the spacing on the motor board. There is insufficient space between the tweeter utout and the midrange cutout on the pre-83 motor boards to allow the swap. You would have to knock out the motor board and make a new one with an additional 1/2" space between the tweeter and midrange to get the flanges of the horns to clear. As far as swapping a Heresy-II, K-53 to a K-700 (metal) horn, as described by others, you would need the adaptor. To put the K-55 (pre-83 Heresy-I K-55 on a 701 plastic horn, you would need an adaptor, and since the K-55 is thicker than the K53, it will not clear the rear panel. With the K-53, adaptor on the 700 (metal) horn, you may also likely run into a clearance problem. It's tight in the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22-boogie Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 thanks for all the info...my heresys already have k-53-k's in there. i was going to buy some off the same but they are the h2's. i was going swap the horns on those not the k 55's. make any difference? i don't think i worded my question correctly....as my kids say..my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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