PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, wvu80 said: Pete Voxx is obviously a sophisticated user who has good equipment and other Klipsch speakers. He has tried everything that has been asked of him, except for the crossovers Klipsch is sending him. These speakers don't work. If the new crossovers don't solve the problem Klipsch needs to take care of this. Frankly, they should have already. How would you like to pull the wheels off your brand new car by yourself and have the company send you some new calipers because the brakes don't work? Thanks! and I do feel they should just send me new top hats fully tested & assembled. As well, they should pay the return shipping for the ones I have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 43 minutes ago, PeteVoxx said: new top hats fully tested & assembled The veneer wouldnt match and they'd look funny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 9 hours ago, PeteVoxx said: It's not my processor. The sound from 3 other pairs of speakers sound fine including a brand new set of CW III's. If I set it to pure direct they sound awful. Pete, I was referring to the complexity/number of parts in the crossover. That's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, babadono said: Pete, I was referring to the complexity/number of parts in the crossover. That's all Gotcha - I saw "processing" so I immediately thought you meant my pre/pro... I know some folks once they see "Marantz" they're like "crap" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, PeteVoxx said: I know some folks once they see "Marantz" they're like "crap" LOL Whatever_my Marantz 8802 / Emo XPA-5 sounds just fine thru the Belles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, PeteVoxx said: I do feel they should just send me new top hats fully tested & assembled Aren't the tops and bottoms veneer matched to each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 OK so Roy is going to personally check out the replacement crossovers before they are sent to you. Is that Roy Delgado? If this turns out to be the problem it sounds like Klipsch is already hot on the trail to figure out how a bad crossover got out of the plant. Like I said in a previous post "Stuff happens". It could be a bad component(s) or cold solder/broken solder joint on the boards. But I'm getting ahead of myself. You'll have to wait and see what the new crossovers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 12 minutes ago, USNRET said: Whatever_my Marantz 8802 / Emo XPA-5 sounds just fine thru the Belles Agreed - my Marantz AV7005 and Emo XPA-5 also sound fine on everything except my new LS II's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 6 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: Aren't the tops and bottoms veneer matched to each other? Yes, they are matched. But, walnut has a pretty consistent grain and there is a space between the top hat and the bass cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, babadono said: OK so Roy is going to personally check out the replacement crossovers before they are sent to you. Is that Roy Delgado? If this turns out to be the problem it sounds like Klipsch is already hot on the trail to figure out how a bad crossover got out of the plant. Like I said in a previous post "Stuff happens". It could be a bad component(s) or cold solder/broken solder joint on the boards. But I'm getting ahead of myself. You'll have to wait and see what the new crossovers do. Yep, Roy Delgado. From what I know, they buy the crossovers already assembled from a third party. Just wondering if there are more with this "problem" and folks don't have anything to compare 'em to and therefore don't know their speakers are not producing the sound they should. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Pete....I like your screen name. Good luck on the speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hmmm.. Could even be the wrong component stuffed in the wrong place on the boards or swapped components. If you have the originals and the replacements do a close visual inspection. Just my $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, babadono said: Hmmm.. Could even be the wrong component stuffed in the wrong place on the boards or swapped components. If you have the originals and the replacements do a close visual inspection. Just my $0.02 I noticed on the Xover that there are two part numbers with only one checked. They must use the same board and I would think visually, they are similar. Hoping they just put the wrong network in my pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 16 hours ago, Max2 said: Maybe you invite a local forum member by to have a listen? Yea Pete what's your general location? Sorry if I missed it elsewhere in the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 10 minutes ago, babadono said: Yea Pete what's your general location? Sorry if I missed it elsewhere in the thread. Long Island, New York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That's a little too far for me By about 2900 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, babadono said: That's a little too far for me By about 2900 miles. Here's a video I shot with the bass cabs disconnected. To get a better idea of the sound, I suggest playing on decent speakers or headphones Sorry, I left the sub on. You may be able to hear a subtle thumping bass line. https://www.dropbox.com/s/h38zco0vpshj99s/File Dec 30%2C 1 11 52 PM.mov?dl=0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 That sounds like an ice cream truck! :-) What did you use to record it? At first I thought it could be the mic, but when I play that song from iTunes through the same speakers and compare it your your soundtrack, yours has an echo/reverb quality to it. Like you're playing a transistor radio in a sewer. To really nail this down, if you recorded that same song with the same gear playing through your CW3's, I'm assuming it would sound a lot better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteVoxx Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 39 minutes ago, pbphoto said: That sounds like an ice cream truck! :-) What did you use to record it? At first I thought it could be the mic, but when I play that song from iTunes through the same speakers and compare it your your soundtrack, yours has an echo/reverb quality to it. Like you're playing a transistor radio in a sewer. To really nail this down, if you recorded that same song with the same gear playing through your CW3's, I'm assuming it would sound a lot better? I recorded it from my iPhone. And, THAT is what it sounds like in-person! I will do some comparison recordings tonight and upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 OHHH MYYY that does sound wrong huh. I hope Roy gets on top of this......this could be a disaster if other speakers got out like these. I agree the inspection should be hand signed and the Heresys we watched went through a computer display like a.. go- no go deal I assume... I did not get close to the area where they did it. Did you order direct from Klipsch or a dealer ? Should not matter but dealer should take these back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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