Issacr 3 Posted February 27 I have a pair of heresy speakers I bought in 1978, my first high end audio purchase out of college. loved them for over 40 years. Recently had flooded basement with one speaker sitting on floor in 4 inches of water. woofer cone got wet but not the driver. Unit number is 50B658 inspected by Bob Hamilton. Would like to know what to do to restore functionality to this speaker and suggestions on how to restore both speakers to original specs. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 14128 Posted February 27 Welcome to the forum! How is the woofer now after thoroughly drying or is it still wet? Would open back and let air and sunshine in to the rear. Barring no decent weather would use a hairdryer. Your crossover did not submerge? Others may have better ideas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marvel 5705 Posted February 27 Welcome to the forums! I imagine you have removed the back and dried out the cabinet. Can you post a pic? It can't be too large. The crossovers are on a board attached to the side. For yourself, take pics of the wiring! You might want to remove everything to make sure everything is dry. At the least, loosen and retighten all the screws on the crossover terminal strip. Have youremoved the woofer? If not, do that and, again, make sure it's totally dry. If it hasn't deformed in any way, great. Put it all together and try it out. You can get replacement woofers if need be, Klipsch should have them. You might want to replace both woofers, even though they will pretty much last forever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marvel 5705 Posted February 27 If Klipsch no longer has any replacements, you can get new woofers https://critesspeakers.com/ They have replacemts and upgrade/modification parts for many of the Klipsch Heritage speakers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wuzzzer 2024 Posted February 27 EBay pretty much always has OEM woofers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Issacr 3 Posted February 28 10 hours ago, billybob said: Welcome to the forum! How is the woofer now after thoroughly drying or is it still wet? Would open back and let air and sunshine in to the rear. Barring no decent weather would use a hairdryer. Your crossover did not submerge? Others may have better ideas. have the back open for a couple of days. there was only a few inches of water the speaker was in so maybe the bottom edge of the woofer was in the water. the cone wicked up some don't believe to got to the center no water on the x-over panel. reading other posts should I replace the capacitors at this time also 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Issacr 3 Posted February 28 10 hours ago, Marvel said: If Klipsch no longer has any replaceme ts, you can get new woofers https://critesspeakers.com/ They have replacemts and upgrade/modification parts for many of the Klipsch Heritage speakers. Thanks would they also have the replacement capacitors I've read about in the forum 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyH000 7646 Posted February 28 38 minutes ago, Issacr said: Thanks would they also have the replacement capacitors I've read about in the forum the best capacitors for your speakers are klipsch original -------sold by @JEM Performance , the Factory klipsch certified crossovers repair center - https://jemperformanceaudio.com/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamahaSHO 375 Posted February 28 Not to get into this debate, but when choosing capacitors and what is best to a personal taste, it is up to the end-user. Hell, I've got an RT-10d that doesn't power on, should I stick with doing it OEM when I repair? 😛 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave A 2416 Posted February 28 Congratulations Issacr, you have become the latest endorser of real wood over MDF. Anything after H1's and you would have had to throw them out as they crumbled away. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marvel 5705 Posted February 28 8 hours ago, Issacr said: Thanks would they also have the replacement capacitors I've read about in the forum I would certainly try Klipsch first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricktate 634 Posted February 28 I am guessing the wood seems ok no separation of plywood. If the woofer dried out good probably just stained so need to change it really if it still works fine. If the wood starts to separateerate you will need to try and fix it or build new cabinet or find one on ebay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob 14128 Posted February 28 11 hours ago, Issacr said: have the back open for a couple of days. there was only a few inches of water the speaker was in so maybe the bottom edge of the woofer was in the water. the cone wicked up some don't believe to got to the center no water on the x-over panel. reading other posts should I replace the capacitors at this time also Since you are original owner tell us how do they sound. A little dull or just right with detail. You would benefit from a capacitor refresh. No rush but worth considering. @wuzzzer a member here has tried different ones in his Heresy. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wuzzzer 2024 Posted February 28 I had a great experience with JEM Performance Audio for new, Klipsch authorized capacitors in my 1980/81 Heresys. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
