hatrack1971 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Looking for a used pair of Crites or ALK crossovers for Klipsch Forte 2s. Thanks.. no longer looking.. going with a new pair. Edited March 28, 2019 by hatrack1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 why not just buy new caps & replace them yourself? or find a local place/person that can solder to do it? can be done with decent entry level caps that are far better than the cheap stock ones for about $20/pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Crites, ALK only. Edited March 27, 2019 by hatrack1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 the coils rarely if ever go bad unless physical damage or severe abuse from over powering etc. ive owned quite a few pairs of forte & forte2, chorus2 & many other vintage klipsch models & never had or heard of the other components going bad... its always the caps. if you can solder, its well worth $20 or less to buy the caps & swap them out. & if only one x-over/speaker has a problem you can swap the x-overs to see if that fixes the issue. could also be a bad mid/tweet diaphram causing the sound issue. best of luck finding what you want but if you're ok with 1 stock x-over, then a small investment & short time to swap caps is a very logical aproach to start with. also the caps im suggesting are physically the same size & will fit on the boards with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Still looking Edited March 27, 2019 by hatrack1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 strange.. so the tweet is blowing right away with just low volume? not sure what that could be related to the x-over will let other x-over gurus chime in on that one, they should be able to provide measurements with a meter to verify if teh x-over is bad. but you could still try swapping the x-over from the good speaker to see what happens, or save the chance of blowing another tweet & hope you can locate another single stock x-over or other used upgraded ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Anyone? Edited March 27, 2019 by hatrack1971 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aborowsky Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hi Hatrack1971, a shorted capacitor in the tweeter circuit will likely be the cause of the dead tweeters. Capacitors used in tweeter circuits are mostly used to keep low frequency energy from getting to the tweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) I am still looking for ALK or Crites crossovers. Want something better than the stock crossovers so I appreciate all the advice but I have my mind set. Edited February 28, 2019 by hatrack1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Bumping.. still on the hunt for Crites or ALK crossover for Forte 2. Maybe someone plnned an upgrade that didn't materialize? I should be so lucky.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchman12001 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Buy new directly from Crites or have him rebuild the OEM crossovers for you. Problem solved. Whatever you settle with, replace the crossovers in both speakers. Edited March 20, 2019 by crunchman12001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Still looking for a used pair of Crites or ALK to save a few bucks. Edited March 27, 2019 by hatrack1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack1971 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Okay, I'm just gonna go new so no need for all this anymore. Thanks all., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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