Breakdown7 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hi, I am brand new on the forum, and this is my first post. I have a pair of Klipsch speakers (Quartets in Oak Oil finish). Due to all I have heard about the Bob Crites upgrades, I ordered his crossover rebuild kit and titanium tweeters. Do any of you guys have experience with installing these mods? Any help/pics/links would be greatly appreciated. I assume the crossover network is behind the speaker terminals on the Quartets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheric Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Do a search on this forum and you will see countless information on this subject, more than you ever want to know.[] Crites' web page has picture tutorial on the replacements of the tweeters and xovers. Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 welcome to a great forum. search here and at audio karma dot org too. remove the factory risers and build some nice four post stands raise the speakers up so the centre of the mid horn is at ear level when seated 14 - 16 inches shoud about do. lots you can do with these speakers they can be stunning. best regards moray james. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vnzbd Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I believe you will enjoy the mods. I did it to a set of my Q's with great results. The xover is indeed mounted to the termnial plate. I agree with Moray about the removal of the riser and some elevation. I currently running 3 pairs stacked on their sides in my 2 ch garage set up. Clean and concert levels if desired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Thanks for the replies. I will see about getting the speakers off the risers and on some stands in the future. And I will continue to do research over on AudioKarma concerning the Crites upgrade installations. By the way, I am missing a Klipsch badge on one of the grills. Is ebay the best place to look for these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hey guys, just wanted to report back. I installed the new Sonicaps and titanium tweeters last night. The Sonicap capacitors were much larger than I had anticipated. It took some effort to get them all situated on the crossover board. Installing the titanium tweeters was as easy as loosening 3 nuts and dropping in place. Overall, it was not a bad job. It took just over an hour for me. Wow, what a difference!! I am ecstatic about the results. I honestly had no idea that these upgrades would do so much for the Quartets. My wife couldn't stand to listen to digital music on the Quartets prior. She sat in for a listen after I finished the upgrades and enjoyed them as much as I did. My wife seems to have a better ear than me, so I always appreciate her input. FYI, I am using a Dynaco ST-70 paired with a Sony 608ESD cd player....No preamp (using the variable outputs). So, I highly recommend Bob Crites upgrades for anyone on the fence. These speakers have taken on a much smoother, yet more detailed presentation than before. I moved my Spica Angelus out of the bedroom to listen to these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Gavin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Hello David..Welcome to the forum. Now you see why i i was looking for a second pair of Quartets!.Money well spent for the crites. Keep in mind there is a "aprox 20 hour".. burn in time for the sonicaps so you should expect even more for your effort. I plan to do my kg5.5s next then eventually the chorus,s..By the way ,what do you plan to hook the pioneer receiver to? also ,how bout some pics of your mcintosh gear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown7 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pat...I have heard people talk about burn-in time for capacitors and didn't know whether there was much truth to it. Thanks for mentioning that; I'll be listening for a change in sound. I'll bet both those kg5.5's and the Chorus's will sound great with the upgrades too! I still have yet to hear back from the guys about my Pioneer SX-1500t. When it finally returns home, it will probably drive an old pair of EPI 201 speakers I have in storage. I used to drive these with a Marantz 2230, but I sold it a few months ago and gave the EPI's a rest. I actually ordered some Sonicaps from Bob Crites today for the EPI's crossovers. I've experienced such a difference with the Quartets that I wanted to recap my old EPI's as well. They were made in the early 70's, so its definitely time to change out the original caps haha! You wanted some pics of my McIntosh gear... you got it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Welcome to the forum. Very nice system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 These days I am all digital, but back when I was doing analog between components I tried what your are doing using the variable outputs, and to my ear at least I preferred the direct outputs used with an external switched attenuator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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