Bubbaone Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Several years ago I bought a pair of K'Horns. A while later I checked with Klipsch and was told thay could be updated with panels (bass and mid) from Klipsch for $175 each. Do they still do this? I know they will probably cost more now. S/N's are 7N381 and 7N382 Thanks, Bubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Define Panels. There are several updates possible and one from Klipsch that will make yours the same as the 2003 K-horn. It is $$$$$. What reason do you have to want an upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnBob Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 You have 1975 Klipschorns, considered by many to be from the "Golden Age" (or at least silver) of K-Horn production. Don't mess with them, unless something is broken. A lot of the "upgrades" were to compensate for changes in drivers when PWK's first choices were no longer available, or to allow higher power handling - not necessarily to improve the sound. Leave 'em alone. If you're not happy with the sound, make sure both tweeters are working - you might not have noticed that they're out, only that you don't listen as much as you used to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Cappy gets my vote on this one ! The only electronic upgrade I have applied to my 1982 Khorns was to revert my Type AA Xovers to a Type A configuration and the improvement is clearly audible. Yours will have the Type A given their manufacturing date. I also damped the exterior of my midrange horns and this provided an improvement but frankly disabling the Xener diodes and eliminating the HF inductor in the Tweeter circuit made a much more impressive improvement upon the sound. My recommendation therefore is to leave your Type A Xovers as is and damp your midhorns with dynamat ( Stupidly expensive ) or Butyl Rubber Tape from your local RV dealer. BTW it can be found as "Plumber's Tape" at about $1.00/ft or as Butyl Tape at about $ 6.00 for a 25' roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio_kid Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I also agree with the other responses. Having worked for 2 large Klipsch dealers in a technical capacity for over 20 years, and having owned Klipschorns since 1971, I would suggest that you check the crossover capacitors in your 1975 models. Around that time they changed to cheap yellow mylar caps (from oil-filled). Several customers who bought Khorns (and other Klipsch models) during that time period requested oil-filled caps. I upgraded many Klipsch speakers to oil-filled, and there was a noticable improvement in the sound. You might consider looking into oil-filled caps (or other high quality types). -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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