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Sounds good.  Once you get a chance to have a good look at your speakers, check them over and make sure that all connections are snug.  Over time, the screws in particular can get a little loose.  This can be due to various things, like corrosion, soft washers gradually getting crushed, and so on.  It wouldn't hurt to loosen and tighten (nice and snug, not crazy tight.  they're not engine head bolts.) the screws in the crossovers, because this can be a source of noise, mostly intermittent, and is not good for anything in the speakers.

 

Although it can be tempting to rush into a whole list of modifications and updates, it's a better idea to first get accustomed to what you have.  Educate your ears.  Take weeks at least, and maybe longer, to get used to the strengths and weaknesses of your speakers, what you really like, and what you like a little less.  This also gives you time to set aside a little money for updates/upgrades, so any improvements are not made with borrowed money.  Why give away interest if you don't have to?

 

Once you've had time to listen to various kinds of music you like, and how they sound through your speakers, then make only one change at a time, so you know which change did what to the sound.  The capacitors are an ideal first step, since they do have a definite useful life, 15-20 years, after which their performance gradually gets worse and worse.

 

Speaking of useful life, the good news is that the woofers in Klipschorns (and La Scalas, and Belles, and other Heritage Series models) last for many decades.  If the speakers have been used, not abused, and stored safely, they rarely ever fail.  There's no magic involved; it's just that instead of foam or rubber surrounds they have doped-paper surrounds, which last a really long time.

 

Congrats on receiving your fine speakers, and welcome to the Forum!

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1 hour ago, Zack R said:

Those look great! Glad to hear you are keeping them to enjoy. 

 

On a side note, who did you use for transit, how were the packaged and what did it cost?

 

I used TSI (https://www.tsishipping.com).  They offer a white glove blanket wrap service.  They have options available for building crates on site etc but these were too expensive for me.  The blanket wrap service worked well.  They wrapped them and added added protective cardboard on the edges.  Cost was $800 shipping Portland Oregon to New Orleans and took a little over a month to arrive. 

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On 8/9/2019 at 7:32 PM, Cfarq208 said:

Thanks everyone. They are in transit now. Looks like some fun to be had for sure. I’ll provide updates as I have them. 

Be careful, once you plug them into a good amp, you will be exposed to a quality of sound that, while not flat and neutral, is closer to "live" sound than most anything else out there. Paul W. Klipsch (designer of your speakers), realized that emphasis on the midrange introduced a "bigness" of sound that is very pleasing to the ears. Once you hear them you'll be hooked!

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2 minutes ago, MechEngVic said:

Be careful, once you plug them into a good amp, you will be exposed to a quality of sound that, while not flat and neutral, is closer to "live" sound than most anything else out there. Paul W. Klipsch (designer of your speakers), realized that emphasis on the midrange introduced a "bigness" of sound that is very pleasing to the ears. Once you hear them you'll be hooked!

The Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II will make those horns really blow!

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