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Chopping up RF-5??


Emile

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OK; strange idea ... was looking for a pair of RC-7's, but they seem to be just about impossible to find :(  So; came across a pair of RF-5's ... but need to place them horizontal to fit my space ... AND CUT OFF the bottom :) 

 

To better understand my problem, see 

 

Seems like I could chop off the RF-5's to about 29". Have no clue if this is possible and where the crossovers are located in the box :) Yes; volume won't be the same so I would probably loose some bass.

 

Alternative is to buy RF-5's for the woofers/tweeter (or other model ???) and just build a new box.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Cheers, Emile

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3 hours ago, Emile said:

OK; strange idea ... was looking for a pair of RC-7's, but they seem to be just about impossible to find :(  So; came across a pair of RF-5's ... but need to place them horizontal to fit my space ... AND CUT OFF the bottom :) 

 

To better understand my problem, see 

Seems like I could chop off the RF-5's to about 29". Have no clue if this is possible and where the crossovers are located in the box :) Yes; volume won't be the same so I would probably loose some bass.

 

Alternative is to buy RF-5's for the woofers/tweeter (or other model ???) and just build a new box.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Cheers, Emile

 

 I have installed RF-5 parts into RC-7 cabinets and they really worked out quite well, was not much difference from what I was able to tell. Here's a thread I made awhile back might have some useful info.. 

 

 

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14 hours ago, Crankysoldermeister said:

RC-7 uses a compression driver, the RF-5 does not

Thanks. Definitely want the "bigger" RC7 horn. Just checked the RC7 specs and don't quite understand ... xovers at 500 and 1950Hz on identical (?) woofers?  Meaning one gets freqs below 500Hz and the other one 500-1950Hz?

 

Cheers, Emile

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11 hours ago, Emile said:

 Just checked the RC7 specs and don't quite understand ... xovers at 500 and 1950Hz on identical (?) woofers?  Meaning one gets freqs below 500Hz and the other one 500-1950Hz?

 

Cheers, Emile

 

 No, they are 2.5 way "tapered array" so both woofers play all the way down to 45hz tuning they just stop one at 500hz and let the other meet the horn at 1950hz. 

 

"Klipsch Tapered Array™Technology operates both woofers at the lowest frequencies but only one all the way up to the point where the tweeter takes over, eliminating the destructive middle-frequency interference between woofer outputs characteristic of ordinary woofer-tweeter lineups."

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