Ruben1 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Just purchased my first Klipsch speakers; a pair of series 1 Epic CF3's. Love the looks and sound. Will be keeping them for years to come. My only constructive criticism is that it sounds a bit lean on the top end. Can this be improved by the addition of a super tweeter? Has anyone incorporated one? As far as the base goes these go low. I used my Stereophile test CD # 3 and the test tone for 31.5 Hz was still audible al be it very low. In any case I am very, very happy with this purchase. Will post pictures soon as I can't seem to figure out how to do so in this forum? Ruben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Welcome to the Forum!! Let them grow on you for awhile!!! Don't forget that our hearing tends to die out in the top end after we're about 25-30 years old from all that rock & roll music!!!! LOLOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Welcome, this is a great place to be with a lot of great people. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Welcome to the forum and yes we all love pics. Welcome to the Forum!! Let them grow on you for awhile!!! Don't forget that our hearing tends to die out in the top end after we're about 25-30 years old from all that rock & roll music!!!! LOLOL!!! You mean this just isn't me that this seems to be happening to, I was wondering what was happening in the last couple of years. duder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Welcome to the forum and yes we all love pics. Welcome to the Forum!! Let them grow on you for awhile!!! Don't forget that our hearing tends to die out in the top end after we're about 25-30 years old from all that rock & roll music!!!! LOLOL!!! You mean this just isn't me that this seems to be happening to, I was wondering what was happening in the last couple of years. duder Don't worry.... Klipsch speakers are sort of a "hearing loss therapy"!!!! [L] You can also use that as an excuse when you cart in some large Klipsch "beast" pairs..... But remember, you can only use that excuse once (well maybe twice...) [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben1 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 If someone can help me figure out how to post pics i will do so gladdly. I just can't seem to do it here on the forum for some reason? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 "My only constructive criticism is that it sounds a bit lean on the top end. Can this be improved by the addition of a super tweeter? " I suppose you could try. http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Drivers/EDS/DH1506%20EDS.pdf As we can see, the driver on a plane-wave tube is over 20dB down at 15Khz. The crossover network has a ton of EQ and boosts the VHF several dB with an autoformer. The original aluminum diaphragm is no longer available. http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Drivers/EDS/DH2Amt%20EDS.pdf The current replacement is titanium and as we can see has over 6dB more output in the 15Khz region. While the diaphragms are expensive, it might be just what you need. You could try the new diaphragms, and sell the ones you don't like. The aluminum will fetch a good price (on this forum) since they are no longer available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmako Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Congrats on the purchase! I own a pair of CF3s as well and love them. I picked mine up on Craigslist locally for 240 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnguyen Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Make sure the speaker terminals are tightened. Mine were loose when I bought them and yes they were pretty lean on the top end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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