hawkster Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 OK, I'm still loving my 23 year old Forte IIs. I've done the Crites crossover and titanium tweeter upgrades, but we're always looking for the next, best, mod, right? Today I read a review of the Reference Premiere RP-150M system in Sound and Vision, and it got me thinking: would the Forte IIs benefit sonically by upgrading the original paper 12" bass drivers with the orange Cerametallic drivers? (Not to mention the aesthetic upgrade.) Has anyone done this? Is it even possilble to buy the Cerametallics separately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chi-town Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 INMHO no. Upgrade your squawker diaphragms with titanium like you did the tweeters, Bob Crites makes a midrange roll off for his crossovers which is required for this modification. Feel free to PM me for more information, Best regards, John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaDude Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) If you want "prettier" speakers with the copper/orange colored drivers, then go buy a pair of the new RP series. You'll end up with a 2-way speaker, that doesn't sound nearly as good as your 20+ year old Forte II's... just my opinion. Also, there are no 12" inch cerametallic copper colored woofers in any of the current or past Klipsch speakers. All of those cerametallic drivers (10" and smaller) are in 2-way speakers, and are crossed over much higher (1200 Hz to over 2000 Hz) than the 12" in the Forte II (crossed at 650Hz). So there's nothing available from Klipsch, except possible original equipment drivers, to replace what's in the Forte II. If you're looking to upgrade, then a Chorus II or a Cornwall would be a step up. Though some would even argue that... as the Forte II is probably the best bang for the buck speaker Klipsch has made. Edited September 6, 2015 by GPBusa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 The Forte II is probably the most balanced speaker Klipsch made. Minor mods such as tweeter diaphragm and crossover clean up are about the only things that should be done. As far as the woofer, the cooper colored woofers are nice but the 12" you have can't be replaced adhoc. Klipsch's efficient speakers with a 12" cerametalic don't exist, only in powered subs (not efficient). Leave them alone and enjoy knowing you already have a sleeper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) http://www.swanspeaker.com/product/htm/view.asp?id=84 http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIVI-M12-12-inch-Subwoofer-Speaker-/150506583500#ht_77wt_670 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HIVI-M12A-SWANS-SPEAKER-DRIVER-WOOFER-/221865968148?hash=item33a83e0214 Edited September 7, 2015 by djk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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