cmak4265 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 ive had a couple recievers only play one of my kg4.2 after a certain amount of time. Today i connected them to an old realistic and they sounded great for a couple songs then i literally heard one speaker fade out. after an hour of one speaker the other one made some slight bass tones for about 30 sec. when one speaker is plugged into different sides the working side changes, it just wont play both L and R at the same time. I checked the connections inside the speaker and elsewhere and tighened a couple but that didnt make a difference! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 14 hours ago, cmak4265 said: ive had a couple recievers only play one of my kg4.2 after a certain amount of time. Today i connected them to an old realistic and they sounded great for a couple songs then i literally heard one speaker fade out. after an hour of one speaker the other one made some slight bass tones for about 30 sec. when one speaker is plugged into different sides the working side changes, it just wont play both L and R at the same time. I checked the connections inside the speaker and elsewhere and tighened a couple but that didnt make a difference! Welcome @cmak4265 Sounds like could be your receivers could be the main problem. Any other speaker to try? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOReilly Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I’d try other speakers if possible. Maybe swap left and right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Yes, thinking the receivers are vintage and if not used lately could use Deoxidize for the controls, volume and balance especially. Could be wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 7:17 PM, cmak4265 said: ive had a couple recievers only play one of my kg4.2 after a certain amount of time. Today i connected them to an old realistic and they sounded great for a couple songs then i literally heard one speaker fade out. after an hour of one speaker the other one made some slight bass tones for about 30 sec. when one speaker is plugged into different sides the working side changes, it just wont play both L and R at the same time. I checked the connections inside the speaker and elsewhere and tighened a couple but that didnt make a difference! the crossovers may require servicing , The capacitors are 32 years old , get yourself an ESR meter , and check the capacitors for ESR loss , if the ESR loss is high .......contact JEM, they sell klipsch OEM capacitors . https://jemperformanceaudio.com/capacitor-kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmak4265 Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 Thanks guys! the receiver only played one speaker on a different set...is there a chance that my speakers are breaking the amps? this happened with a pioneer 1018 which i bought to power the speakers. two worked then the right channel blew after --->the cones got messed up with heat (in a storage box) im thinking maybe ill have to look into the crossovers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 (edited) Thanks! Edited December 11, 2023 by billybob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 39 minutes ago, cmak4265 said: Thanks guys! the receiver only played one speaker on a different set...is there a chance that my speakers are breaking the amps? this happened with a pioneer 1018 which i bought to power the speakers. two worked then the right channel blew after --->the cones got messed up with heat (in a storage box) im thinking maybe ill have to look into the crossovers! Wow, sorry about the problem. Fuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 An open or shorted component in a crossover isn't going to kill an amp. I'd put a voltmeter across the input terminals of each speaker and at least verify they measure something close to their nominal impedance, whatever is usually listed on the terminal cup. That will at least give you peace of mind. Then it's on the amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnort Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Gentle suggestion to use an ohm meter (voltmeter set to ohms) to check the speaker resistance while disconnected from the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmak4265 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 I took the ohm meter to both speaker terminals and they both read 4 which is strange because they are supposed to be 8? the speakers say they re from 1996 but i thought that the 4.2s were 92-94...Im pretty sure that the amps arent the issue cause its done this with 3 of them. Probably gonna have to pull the crossover which sucks. Im wondering if some of the speaker connections were a tiny bit loose and caused a short which hurt the crossovers. When i hook up only the faulty speaker it sounds like theres a crossover issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 16 hours ago, cmak4265 said: sounds like theres a crossover issue. the capacitors will have to be replaced on both speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmak4265 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 6 hours ago, OO1 said: the capacitors will have to be replaced on both speakers would you recommend the kit from crites? time to learn to solder! thank you so much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 9 hours ago, cmak4265 said: would you recommend the kit from crites? time to learn to solder! thank you so much!! no , steer away from aftermarkets , as they do not meet klipsch audio specs which affects the sound of your speakers , contact JEM , they sell klipsch capacitors theaudioroom@verizon.net https://jemperformanceaudio.com/capacitor-kits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmak4265 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 15 hours ago, OO1 said: no , steer away from aftermarkets , as they do not meet klipsch audio specs which affects the sound of your speakers , contact JEM , they sell klipsch capacitors theaudioroom@verizon.net https://jemperformanceaudio.com/capacitor-kits thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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