jmitchnh Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Just recently picked-up my first ever pair of Klipsch speakers, beautiful walnut veneered KG4s. In listening to them last evening I was suprised by how "flat" they sounded, given I have read that they are a rather "bright" sounding speaker. You can hear cymbals and other high freq but the sound rather muted. Putting my ear up to the horn, you can hear sounds coming from it but you really have to listen carefully. Does that sound normal? The date on the speaker terminal decal is 1984. If that's accurate, then maybe the x-over caps are the culprit. Do the tweeters degrade over time as well or are they all or nothing. These speakers are in such beautiful cosmetic condition, I'd like to make them sound as good as they look. Any suggestions, feedback would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I'm powering them with an Onkyo M504 amp and an Adcom pre which make my Polk SDA 1-Cs sing. Thanks from a new Klipsch addict! Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Thanks from a new Klipsch addict! Mitch Mitch, Welcome to the forum. I had a pair of walnut KG4's about a year ago and they were surely no where near what I would call flat sounding. It definitely would be a good idea to have them recapped(26 years and counting) and maybe a new titanium tweeter diaphram from Bob Crites(http://critesspeakers.com/). Tweeter diaphrams usually don't degrade over time they just go bad. For about $100.00 those babies will live to sing again. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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