Idontknow Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Guys, I’ve fallen in love with the sweetness and smoothness of the phenolic tweeters on my Forte 1’s. Can I replace the titanium tweeters on my Heresy 2’s and get the same effect? Does this require any changes with the crossovers as well? Can I just switch the diaphragms? Thanks, —-daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 No, yes and no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Idontknow said: Guys, I’ve fallen in love with the sweetness and smoothness of the phenolic tweeters on my Forte 1’s. Can I replace the titanium tweeters on my Heresy 2’s and get the same effect? Does this require any changes with the crossovers as well? Can I just switch the diaphragms? Thanks, —-daniel Are your HII tweeters titanium? Originally they were phenolic, then poly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Idontknow said: Guys, I’ve fallen in love with the sweetness and smoothness of the phenolic tweeters on my Forte 1’s. Can I replace the titanium tweeters on my Heresy 2’s and get the same effect? Does this require any changes with the crossovers as well? Can I just switch the diaphragms? Thanks, —-daniel reach out to klipsch Parts , since you can replace the diaphragms outright .. link ▶️ https://support.klipsch.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Fill the form / contact info / CS will email you the response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang_flht Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Hi, You can put MAHL with B&C DE120 or DE10, it's a tweeter with Mylar (a kind of polyester) or Polyester membrane. Ask @David A https://bcspeakers.com/en/products/hf-driver/archive/de120 https://bcspeakers.com/en/products/hf-driver/1-0/8/de10-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry4841 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 You can swap the drivers on the horns if resistance is same and same efficiency, db, rating. Since Klipsch does not give the rating of the high driver you will just have to go by your ears. This is entertainment and not dialysis as Nelson Pass says so if you like the sound after trying who cares what it would look like on paper. I say go for it. Not that costly so give it a go and let us know what you think and the driver you used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I have Forte1s and have tried several tweeter options including original forte1 s diaphragms, the titanium diaphragms from Crites and @Dave AMahl super tweeters. Also installed @Dave Asmahl super tweeters on the super Heresys I refurbished. My experience was that @Dave As super tweeters were my favorites over stock and over the titanium tweets from Crites. @Dave Asuper tweeters are also beautiful to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontknow Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thanks for all the feedback guys. I’ll follow up again with the results and share what I decide on once I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontknow Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 I decided to just take my chance and simply replace the K76 titanium with a phenolic designed for K76 and see how the result is. If it sounds bad, I’m able to return the for a full refund. Should be installed sometime around next week. Thanks again guys for sharing all your thoughts. Happy listening, —-daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontknow Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Okay guys I tested the phenolic tweeters in my Heresy II. The negative and positive connectors were located on the sides which was strange and they were more difficult to install. Overall the top end sounded way strange and reminded me of a cheap sounding speaker with muffled detail. It definitely had nothing to do with break in, so I’m definitely sticking with the original tweeters. Thanks again guys and at least I know they won’t work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, Idontknow said: Okay guys I tested the phenolic tweeters in my Heresy II. The negative and positive connectors were located on the sides which was strange and they were more difficult to install. Overall the top end sounded way strange and reminded me of a cheap sounding speaker with muffled detail. It definitely had nothing to do with break in, so I’m definitely sticking with the original tweeters. Thanks again guys and at least I know they won’t work. Yes and guess you hooked the positive and negative hooked correctly? Otherwise, out of phase. That's right though, you are an old hand at this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 BTW, what tweeters did you get? Or just new diaphragms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idontknow Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Yes, 100% triple checked connections to be sure. These were the ones. Build quality was excellent btw. https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Tweeter-Diaphragm-127103-others/dp/B00DX7DSFQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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