Al Klappenberger Posted February 2, 2001 Share Posted February 2, 2001 Dacer, No, NO, a thousand times NO! Don't try to wind your own coils! Get them for Solen! And yes, you would DEFINITELY need special equipment. You will also need "Litz" wire and I have no idea where you would get that. Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKlipsch Posted February 2, 2001 Share Posted February 2, 2001 Al, New to this site...what is your website?...does it have info for purchacing the completed units from you...would you recommend the same for my center channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKlipsch Posted February 2, 2001 Share Posted February 2, 2001 never mind...see it now...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKlipsch Posted February 2, 2001 Share Posted February 2, 2001 would you recommend replacing the existing connections to the horns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted February 2, 2001 Share Posted February 2, 2001 Mac.. If the connections are corroded, I would replace them. Otherwise it's up to you to decide if fancy cables is an improvement. I personally don't believe in fancy wires. Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKlipsch Posted February 3, 2001 Share Posted February 3, 2001 Al, These are too pretty to stick in the back against the wall. Would I lose any clarity if I turned the k-horns facing the corner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted February 3, 2001 Share Posted February 3, 2001 Mac, Just bolt 'em to the front with big, long lag screws! OOOOooooooo! Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted February 4, 2001 Share Posted February 4, 2001 Al once told me I was goofy for wanted to mount his X-overs on the topr of the K-horns for the world to see...dems sure is pretty!...I settled for my dynaco monoblocks on top of the speakers!...john, all is well in my house, lots of broken china, glasses and my garden dropped about ten inches below grade (I am working now on how to fill it back up to match my patio!)...believe it or not we are still having aftershocks (5.2-5.5, those would be big news in california, here we do not even get up out of our chairs/beds!)...thanks for thinking of us...regards, tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shosti21 Posted February 5, 2001 Share Posted February 5, 2001 Have finished my ALK X-overs with wonderful results. I can add one more voice confirming all the good things that have been said about them. IMPORTANT: Litz-wire Solen .2mh and .3mh inductors are MANDATORY. Initially, I used solid core - all that my supplier carried. Bad idea. When I first tried them, I couldn't believe how bad the Xovers sounded. Attenuated and lifeless. In desperation, I wrote Al K. who set me straight on that issue. In went the Solens and out came beautiful music. Al's masterpieces deserve only the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted February 10, 2001 Share Posted February 10, 2001 Hi guys, Here are the two coils that were removed from the network in favor of Solen Litz wire inductors. The coils measure .212 mHy and .314 mHy. Their Q is a very poor 12.5 at 6000 Hz for both of them. The Solen inductors wound of the same gauge Litz wire (#14) have measured Q between 40 and 50. Again ---> Only use coils wound of Litz wire in the tweeter / squawker section of a crossover network! Al K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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