Chuckster_62 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hi – I have recently acquired a set of Klipsch Forte earlier this year and I was very impress with the Forte sound that I wanted to upgrade the electronic. I have replaced the tweeter and mid-horns drivers with drivers from Crites Speakers and to further upgrade my Forte, I have decided to take on rebuilding the crossovers for a weekend project. Having very little knowledge about audio electronic; it took me a week to research and figure out where to place the capacitors, inductors, autotransformers, and wiring and soldering order according to the Forte schematics. I feel that I have done well with converting the crossover cup to the wood board and thought I would post the results of my weekend crossover project. Thanks, Chuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Welcome to the forum. We do like photos. Next pair of forte' I get, I will have the crossover refresh/upgrade. Hope you are happy with them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Nice job Chuck. I have done Forte's both ways. The way to go is on a separate board. Thanks for sharing. G.E.M. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelt Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Nice work. You got the round cup version of the first generation forte. Those cabs have full length gussets in the corners slightly better built than the later rectangular cup version. The transformers look like T2As (multiple taps) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckster_62 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I had originally replaced the caps on the cups and then decided to re-do with the board. Anyone know if I can get the serial numbers for these speakers? The serial tags were gone at purchase, but the top pieces of wood for each speakers look as if they're from the same piece of wood. I would like to confirm they're sequential serial numbers.Thanks for the posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossman Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Nice Job Chuck. Looks good. Now it's time to sit back and enjoy the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckster_62 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Unfortunately, I lost my music room when my son in-law temporary moved back home and they been in our spare storage room which is where they'll sit until he moves out. This gave me plenty of time to take my time. I'm missing a rubber grommet for the speaker cover which is critical for the passive speaker to properly work, I located a set on eBay and waiting for it to come in. The Forte speaker will be hooked to an Outlaw RR2150 receiver with iFi tube buffer in the pre-amp section.Besides the Klipsch Forte, I have the Klipsch upgraded KG4 and on the amp side, I have a Jolida 302 BRC tube amp and my originally purchased 1978 Sanyo 55 plus series receiver. I will alternate all the amps and speakers from time to time. I miss my music room!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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