damurf Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I just bought ( 15 minutes ago) two KG 5.5,two KG 4.5,one KV1, a Boston Acoustic VR500 sub w and a Dennon avr?3200 for 500. Was it a fair deal and will that Dennon 3200 be enough to power them. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastlane Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 You got a good deal even if you just count the speakers you got for that price. The sub and receiver are a bonus. Klipsch speakers are super efficient, so they don't need a lot of power to sound great, so your receiver should be enough. Welcome to the madness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damurf Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks, Just getting on this sight is raising an awareness to what I don't know anymore. I think this could be the beginning of the madness as you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 That's a good buy. This center speaker would work well with what you have. I wouldn't pay over $100-$125 for it though. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/126588.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouachita Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 The KG5.5 is one of the most under rated speakers in Klipsch history - spectacular speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovell Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 i agree. i'm still running a pair of 5,5's i bought new a bazillion years ago. upgraded the tweeters to titanium diaphragms a while back. i love the things, can't seem to listen to anything else. peace, sam[H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Good deal all up. I bought the Son a pair of KG 5.5s and after a cabinet repair (the glue had come loose on the back) they sound great. I paid $205 for the pair and the KV 3 center speaker. He is driving them with an old HK AVR that was lumped in with another deal I made and they are rockin the house in his Navy Dorm room. Even a Bose guy in the building had to admit that they were better than his Acoustamess 5.1 setup that he paid full price for, not easy to do when you spend that kind of $$$$ []. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylanl Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Good deal all up. I bought the Son a pair of KG 5.5s and after a cabinet repair (the glue had come loose on the back) they sound great. I paid $205 for the pair and the KV 3 center speaker. Cal, did you just reglue over the old? How did you repair mine is having the same problem? Thanks P.S. - That is a GREAT Deal on the speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dubay Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I have had a pair of KG5.5 I bought new and still love the sound of the speakers. I'm planing on doing a capacitor upgrade this winter. That was a good deal. Oh, did I mention how much nicer the KGs sound with tube amplification, ah, let the maddness take over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Good deal all up. I bought the Son a pair of KG 5.5s and after a cabinet repair (the glue had come loose on the back) they sound great. I paid $205 for the pair and the KV 3 center speaker. Cal, did you just reglue over the old? How did you repair mine is having the same problem? Thanks P.S. - That is a GREAT Deal on the speakers Yes, I do think we did OK on the price [] As for the repair, I took out both woofers and the foam from inside the cab then I went to the home center and bought 2 sticks of 3/4" square clear wood. I cleaned up all the old glue that was inside the cab and scuffed up the surface of the MDF but did not try to remove the back of the cab. Before using any glue, I cut the 3/4 square wood to fit inside the cab (the long way) with about 2 inches clearance on either end. You might want to do the short sides if you are worried about them but our cabs were OK on the short ends. I also bought 2 sticks of wood that were of a lower grade to use as "clamps" inside the box. With the 3/4" wood strips in place (they are properly called glue blocks) I measured the distance inside the cab from the top of the glue block to the inside of the motor board and the inside distance between the glue blocks side to side. I then cut the second 2 sticks of wood just about 1/8" larger than the measured distance. These are now to be used as "clamps" as they will be able to be wedged between the motor board and the glue blocks and between the glue blocks across the back of the cab. Remember, the clamps are LARGER than the space they are intended to fit into so you may not get them to fit square or straight, angled is OK as long as there is slight pressure on the glue blocks to keep them in place as the glue dries. I used Gorilla glue (a wood working glue that expands like foam to fill voids) on the wood blocks and installed the "clamps" being carefull to not bow the cab either from side to side or front to back (though the cab that was loose still bowed about 1/8" in the center, be carefull). The glue has a 1/2 hour set time and after about 45 minutes or so, I removed the "clamps" and the repair was complete. I cleaned any glue that had pushed it's way through the crack in the back of the cab (between the sides and the back) , reinstalled the foam (reversing the direction the foam was folded to make a tighter fit) and reinstalled the drivers. The glue has a 24 hour 100% cure time but after about 1 1/2 hours, we gave the speakers a gentle test and all was well. The next day, we cranked them up to jet engine levels and all was well, not a rattle in the cab to be heard. All together, it cost something like $30 for all the wood and glue and took something like 1 1/2 hours to do both cabs though only one was "loose". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylanl Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Sounds fairly simple. Thx, Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yep, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylanl Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Thx Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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