glen not in the valley Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) Just wondering if anyone has done a Belle rebuild from Volti audio. I'm skeptical because of the money involved, nearly 5K U.S. for the rebuild parts. Can it be that good? Edited November 13, 2020 by glen not in the valley Spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybadger Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 I wouldn't pay 5k for a rebuild, but I have seen his work, it is very nice. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 He has several re-build packages at different price points available other than the one for $4400.00 plus. I don't see any pricing of components in the package you are looking at to be way out of line either. Greg is a good guy and does good work and offers nice products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen not in the valley Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Yes. His products appear to be first class. I am considering rebuilding an older set of Klipschorns and I'm wondering if the end product will be worthwhile, sound wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I have a pair of Belle with full Volti upgrades. I also have a pair of "updated" Belles The Volti's do sound wonderful but the improvements are not that dramatic. I did not do the upgrades, someone else did. They did not get their investment back as I paid about half the price of the upgrades for the entire set of speakers plus all of the original parts (woofers, mid horn & driver, tweeters, AA x-over. I guess my thought would be, if you can afford it, go for it. I wouldn't break the bank for the upgrade. If you think it is a good investment, I doubt that. Don't get me wrong, they are very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen not in the valley Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Thank you for your thoughts, Mookie. I also have a pair of Belles, original. They were in storage for years and were purchased at an estate sale. They sound very nice. My only complaint is that the bottom end is a little light. I wish they had more punch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 you would need a sub , and you will hear the difference right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Welcome to the forum and, turn them up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, glen not in the valley said: Thank you for your thoughts, Mookie. I also have a pair of Belles, original. They were in storage for years and were purchased at an estate sale. They sound very nice. My only complaint is that the bottom end is a little light. I wish they had more punch. What x over do you have in yours. The biggest improvement I made in mine was to get rid of the AB x over. They do sound great. The bass punch is still excellent. Just doesn't go real low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, MookieStl said: The biggest improvement I made in mine was to get rid of the AB x over. and you are using the AA or the A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen not in the valley Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) Looks like AA crossover. Edited November 15, 2020 by glen not in the valley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 3 hours ago, RandyH000 said: and you are using the AA or the A Love the AA x overs, have them in both sets of LSi that I have (both recapped) When I threw out the AB, I went with the A4500 x over. I liked the idea of dropping the upper limits of the squawker to 4500hz from 6000. It seemed like a very nice improvement but I am not sure how much of the upgrade was due to replacing 30 year old cap, getting rid of the AB or dropping the cutoff. Plus this meant replacing the K77 as well. Went with the CT125 at the time. Prefer the CT120 that is out now but not available then. All in all, it was a very noticeable improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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