Stump Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Hi everybody! I haven't been around here much lately, nor the Internet in general, because I've been spending a ton of time listening to and playing music, as well as improving my electronics knowledge/skills, which will make me much more effective in my guitar amplifier repair hobby/business. In any case, I figure it's time to do a review on my Chorus 2's that I got on June 3rd, about 45 days ago. First, a bit of background about them. I purchased them on June 3rd from the original owner, who performed the following upgrades shortly before I purchased them. They have reconed original woofers, done by Simply Speakers on May 25th, new phenolic midrange diaphragms from Simply Speakers, supposed Crites titanium tweeter diaphragms and Crites crossover networks. He included a pair of Eminence Kappa C woofers, that were used while the stock woofers were out for repair. I replaced the tweeter diaphragms with new ones from Crites because one had different tabs, possibly a JBL, though no difference could be heard, but for the price I paid for the speakers, $450, I felt that my peace of mind was worth $60 more. In the past 45 days, I have listened to more music than I have in the past year. During this time, the newly reconed woofers have broken in and the sound has seemingly gotten better, in terms of overall balance. I've run them mostly with a Denon AVR-890 HT amp in stereo, but have used a Radio Shack 100 WPC solid state P.A. amp, a 1980's Technics component system, late 60's Zenith Allegro Hi Fi console and a 9 volt battery powered stereo mini iPad amp that my youngest son built. They all sound great. I haven't tried my tube rig yet, but am sure it will be outstanding, based on hearing the same through other Klipsch speakers at my brother in law's and friends homes. Tapes and LP's are especially impressive. My wife and children use them frequently as well, when watching TV or listening to music. They run for 6-12 hours almost every day. I've used them to mix a couple of recording projects with excellent results, the mixes were well balanced and translated to other systems very well with slight tweaks needed for iPods/ portable MP3 players/ Smartphones. Eventually they will be part of a dedicated 2 channel system, powered by a Dynaco ST-70 amp, PAS 3 preamp, Yamaha P-450 Turntable, Nakamichi CR-1A cassette player/recorder and an undetermined CD player. I am SO glad I have these speakers, the quality of sound, definition, large soundstage and sheer volume they are capable of has satisfied my quest for great sound. Many thanks to all of you for providing information and opinions that helped me with my decision to purchase them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Nice! Doesn't get much better than that! Congrats. Oh yea, and BTW, you got a hell of a deal! Edited July 19, 2015 by jimjimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Thanks Jimbo. Initially, I didn't realize what a great deal it was, a little research opened my eyes, especially once I added up the extra Eminence speakers and upgrades. One cool thing I recognized, is that they really are the "big brother" to my Heresy's. Aside from the extra 5dB sensitivity, the speakers sound the same, more low end with the Chorus 2, but with a sub there's no difference in the core tone. Next, I'll be refreshing the crossover components in the Heresy's and refinishing the cabs. At this point, I'm all set with speakers, and haven't even looked at classifieds in weeks. I do plan on using the Eminence 15" speakers in a Cornwall type build eventually, just because I have them and enjoy electronics projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I new you were a happy man since the post is in the AM, lol. Truly, congrats and enjoy. There are a lot of people on this forum with electronic Knowledge on amp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) I do plan on using the Eminence 15" speakers in a Cornwall type build eventually, just because I have them and enjoy electronics projects. Try building your speakers with the Cheap Thrills plans. It uses a sealed box (easy to build) and all the components are available from Parts-Express. The parts list is already listed on the schematic. http://www.diysoundgroup.com/forum/index.php?topic=221.0 Builds: http://www.diysoundgroup.com/forum/index.php?topic=221.0 http://www.avsforum.com/forum/155-diy-speakers-subs/1486714-another-cheap-thrills-build-seos-12-waveguide-dna350-compression-driver-celestion-15-woofer.html I have the kit except I used the cheap $50 15" Celestion pro woofers. Since you already have the woofs it will cost you about another $115 in components, then you will need one piece of MDF ($45) per speaker. This will easily keep up with my Klipsch CF-4's (pictured, $2500 new in 1994) . The difference is the CT is more efficient, has better off-axis performance, and is more accurate in the midrange, especially male and female voice, which is the most accurate voices I've every heard, very lifelike. Edited July 24, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I do plan on using the Eminence 15" speakers in a Cornwall type build eventually, just because I have them and enjoy electronics projects. Try building your speakers with the Cheap Thrills plans. It uses a sealed box (easy to build) and all the components are available from Parts-Express. The parts list is already listed on the schematic. http://www.diysoundgroup.com/forum/index.php?topic=221.0 Builds: http://www.diysoundgroup.com/forum/index.php?topic=221.0 http://www.avsforum.com/forum/155-diy-speakers-subs/1486714-another-cheap-thrills-build-seos-12-waveguide-dna350-compression-driver-celestion-15-woofer.html I have the kit except I used the cheap $50 15" Celestion pro woofers. Since you already have the woofs it will cost you about another $115 in components, then you will need one piece of MDF ($45) per speaker. This will easily keep up with my Klipsch CF-4's (pictured, $2500 new in 1994) . The difference is the CT is more efficient, has better off-axis performance, and is more accurate in the midrange, especially male and female voice, which is the most accurate voices I've every heard, very lifelike. IMG_4179.JPG IMG_4420.JPG Thanks for the heads up on this project, looks very cool. How's the low end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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