bkwa1959 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I have been playing with different amps, preamps and Int amps with the Klipsch Belles I bought and I really liked the sound I was getting with different combos.Yesterday I thought I would hookup a Pioneer SX-3700 receiver that I have had for years and I was shocked at how well it sounds with the Belles,smooth top end with deep bass and just an all over great sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I know what you mean. Belles dont actually "need" lots of power but sometimes there's a good synergy with them. My Belle clones sound great on my 10wpc and 35wpc tube amps but are quite surprising with a 460wpc Carver M-1.0t highly modified amp. The meters never even move using it and it's as quiet as a mouse. They also sounded great on the 50wpc McIntosh MC250 I had for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwa1959 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 I had a pair of Belles with AB crossovers and I could never get them to sound good,I bought a pair of ALK crossovers and that helped them,but I was not happy with them.I then saw this pair of Belles pop up on the forum and they had AB-2 crossovers and they were a 5 hour drive from me so I bought them and after sealing up the k-55m’s to stop the rattles and then replaced the tweeters(they were bad) with DE-120’s the sound was very nice,I then hooked up the SX-3700 and was shocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Glad there was a sound improvement with the Pioneer. And some people say all amps sound the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Just now, Ceptorman said: Glad there was a sound improvement with the Pioneer. And some people say all amps sound the same. Wait.....they all don't? I have been severely misled... 😎 12 hours ago, bkwa1959 said: I had a pair of Belles with AB crossovers and I could never get them to sound good,I bought a pair of ALK crossovers and that helped them,but I was not happy with them.I then saw this pair of Belles pop up on the forum and they had AB-2 crossovers and they were a 5 hour drive from me so I bought them and after sealing up the k-55m’s to stop the rattles and then replaced the tweeters(they were bad) with DE-120’s the sound was very nice,I then hooked up the SX-3700 and was shocked. When I built my Belle clones back in late 2017, I used the original Type AA crossovers and updated the caps on the originals. Then decided to build a new pair of AA's with all new parts (caps, coils, autoformers, etc) but had emailed back and forth with Roy D about the AB-3 crossovers and their steeper slope designs. He said he and PWK were experimenting with those more in the later years and I believe they were used in the very last run of the Belles. There's a boat load of parts in them and I'd pondered building a set but....I'd probably go active before doing that. Who knows. Great looking fireplace, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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