Alessandro Ferrari Posted March 8, 2001 Share Posted March 8, 2001 I have a pair of KH with W and M with ceramic magnet, TW in Alnico, xover AL. The speaker has a too soft character, a littlr closed in the upper mids and highs. I am interested in ugrading the xover (I have schematics of AK-2 and AK-3) but I am also interested in ALK crossover (may I receive the schematic?). Other suggestions to ameliorate the performance in the mids and highs are well accepted. Alessandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted March 8, 2001 Share Posted March 8, 2001 The Type AL xover is probably most of your problem. It is overly complex, unusually designed and does strange things to the response of the individual drivers. It over controls the system. My rear La Scalas had Type ALs and I though they were squawky, ill-defined in the lower mids and had a screech at high levels. I put ALK xovers in them and almost all of that went away. Damping the horns cured the rest. They are smooth and unaccented, now. The Type AA xover with high quality components is a good sounding xover, but it will have to be adjusted a little for your K-55-M squawker. My front La Scalas have modified Type AAs. Other than the Type ALK, I like the Type AA and Type AK-3, best. The AlNiCo tweeter IS a little weak in the upper treble and might also be contributing. The newer K-77-M tweeter is smoother and has more output in the upper frequencies. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Ferrari Posted March 9, 2001 Author Share Posted March 9, 2001 Thank you John. Shall I contact ALK to get the schematic of his Xover? Alessandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johns02 Posted March 9, 2001 Share Posted March 9, 2001 John, What was the difference between AK-2 and AK-3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted March 10, 2001 Share Posted March 10, 2001 I'm not sure. I track the La Scala series and pick up bits about the others. I thought I had an AL-2 schematic, but can't find it. The AK-3 is in 2 parts, which helps bi-wire/bi-amping. I'm unaware of other differences. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted March 10, 2001 Share Posted March 10, 2001 Alessandro, All the details on my (ALK) crossover is on my web site at: http://www.web-span.com./alk Just look for the Klipsch speakers. Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Ferrari Posted March 12, 2001 Author Share Posted March 12, 2001 quote: Originally posted by johns02: John, What was the difference between AK-2 and AK-3? John, there are two differences. 1. The value of the capacitor is 100uF (instead of 140uF) and is obtained by paralleling 2 x 50uF. 2. The inductor in parallel with the squawker has been increased from 4 to 5 mH. Both xover have separate network for the bass unit, fixed inside the bass cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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