Heresy 1 Refinish - Build

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I picked up a pair of 1981 Heresy cabinets on ebay after the seller accepted my best offer. They were in very sound condition, but were in serious need of refinishing. I decided to refinish the Heresy 1s to match my 1979 La Scalas in terms of wood and finish. My dad always had and still has a pair of 1976 Heresy Decorators which I loved so I decided I would try to emulate those as best I could while trying to improve on the design.

After doing some research on the forums / Audiokarma I decided to do the following modifications.

1. Seal the edges of the boxes with premium caulk.

2. A wide brace which would go in towards the back to stiffen the sides of the box.

3. Audio dampening material (Similar to dynamat) on the top and bottom of the Cabinet.

4. Closed cell foam sheets on the sides, front and back baffle. I've seen others doing this and I have a giant roll of it still from Elemental Designs.

I will be adding the following components.

1. Crites CT125 Tweeters

2. Klipsch K-55-V (Version with soldered leads)

3. Crites Woofers

4. Crites Type E Crossovers.

These did come with cane grills, but I'm not going to use them. Are they worth anything to anyone? They are in good condition, but have stains.

Below are some pictures. I will update this thread as I go along.

I used a router to remove the edges for the grill.

I ran out of clear caulk and had to use an almond colored one on the other speaker.

Vertical Braces installed:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/gormo66/Klipsch%20Heresys/2012-09-21_00-11-49_524_zpsf125e1db.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/gormo66/Klipsch%20Heresys/2012-09-21_00-12-10_581_zpse6279eeb.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/gormo66/Klipsch%20Heresys/2012-09-21_00-12-29_907_zps5c1fc50f.jpg