How do you know and does it matter?

[MrT58]

Morning, so it's 29 in the shop..  so indoors with questions time. 

 

1985 Heresy set according to the cheat sheet I found here these should be 1, but "could be" 1.5? 

I pulled the back off and the crossover is a type E-2, tweeter is K77M, squawker appears to be labeled K55, but the print is really smudged, woofer is a K22K.  all untouched, looks clean and new as day one in there (good). Based on the E-2 I think its a 1.5... 

 

I figure the caps are due for some work due to age, but then it gets murky for me. I see a number of posts about adding some resistor, changing tapping, and of course new caps, does it matter if I have a 1 or 1.5 series?   I went to the Crites site for a rebuild kit and see a listing for type 2, but nothing for 1.5.   

 

1. Are the Crites kits worth buying (3 ranges, 50, 60 and then 150 each), or is it a self source game? 

2. Is there a better option?  (Yeah I know loaded question... )

 

 

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[billybob]

Klipsch recommend JEM cap kits. Do a search here.

Welcome to the forum.

How do the speakers sound now to you?

Thanks!

@MrT58

[OO1]

11 hours ago, MrT58 said:

 1985 Heresy set  squawker appears to be labeled K55  that's very odd

 

I see a number of posts about adding some resistor, changing tapping,  NO     

 

1. Are the Crites kits worth buying   NO

 

a 1985 Heresy 1  would not have shipped with a K-55V , but rather a K-53 mids driver  , are you sure the tag is 1985 ,please post a picture of the tags

-  do not modify the crossover ,  the  schematic is optimal with original klipsch capacitors only , steer away from Aftermarket  parts from Crites..

[MrT58]

24 minutes ago, OO1 said:

a 1985 Heresy 1  would not have shipped with a K-55V , but rather a K-53 mids driver  , are you sure the tag is 1985 ,please post a picture of the tags

-  do not modify the crossover ,  the original schematic is optimal with original klipsch capacitors only , steer away from Aftermarket  parts from Crites..

 

 

I'll try to get a picture up of the labels, first two digits are clearly 85. 

 

It could easily be labeled as a K-53 mid, the stamp ink was smeared badly. 

 

So even with near 40 years the original caps are ok?

 

 

   

51 minutes ago, billybob said:

Klipsch recommend JEM cap kits. Do a search here.

Welcome to the forum.

How do the speakers sound now to you?

Thanks!

@MrT58

 I'm still getting used to them, but love the sound so far- There have been some recordings where I hear stuff (clicking, popping) I haven't heard before, (stuff I know pretty well), and I don't know if it is source or speaker. I don't see it on all material so it seems to be source related, but the clarity of the speaker is quite revealing!

 

   

[wuzzzer]

If you want to tackle anything crossover related, contact JEM Performance Audio or forum member DeanG.

[MrT58]

Spoke with Jim at JEM, capacitor kit is on order now. 

 

 

[babadono]

Amen.

Truth? What is truth?

[OO1]

9 hours ago, MrT58 said:

 

 

I'll try to get a picture up of the labels, first two digits are clearly 85. 

 

It could easily be labeled as a K-53 mid, the stamp ink was smeared badly. 

 

So even with near 40 years the original caps are ok?

 

 

   

 I'm still getting used to them, but love the sound so far- There have been some recordings where I hear stuff (clicking, popping) I haven't heard before, (stuff I know pretty well), and I don't know if it is source or speaker. I don't see it on all material so it seems to be source related, but the clarity of the speaker is quite revealing!

 

   

if the  2 first digits of the serial no  are 85 , then they were made in 1985 , the K-53 is grey , the K-55V is a lighter blue ,  

[billybob]

Yes, never have bad rapped Bob...never would.

[Chief bonehead]

Just to make it clear, keep this on topic. I was very fond of mr Bob. This misconception that Crites, the business and mr Bob are one in the same is not true anymore. Thanks.