M6 Driver Posted September 29, 2001 Share Posted September 29, 2001 ACADAMY just posted as well pair of Cornwall's plus 4 heresys up for grabs! just passing it along! So what are you waiting for? ------------------ Thanks J KLF 30 Mains C7 Center 8.5 rears Yamaha RX-V995 Toshiba SD-1600 DVD Pioneer CLD-S201 LD Pioneer PD-M53 CD Sony 32 inch TV no subs till house built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted September 29, 2001 Share Posted September 29, 2001 I already have both!! Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted September 29, 2001 Share Posted September 29, 2001 Im thinking of selling my van to get those 4 heresys!!! They would go very nice with my 4 cornwalls, then i could go 8.1!!!! Crazy idea, havent decided just yet!! Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted September 30, 2001 Share Posted September 30, 2001 The 4 Heresy's are really beautiful...noticeable difference in the risers too. Will be interesting to see what the winning bidder pays for that Academy. In the past few months one had a high bid of $600+ I certainly like mine, but not that much! Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted September 30, 2001 Share Posted September 30, 2001 I hear ya Wes, ive seen birch cornwalls go for $800.00, and ive seen oak cornwalls go for $1,450.00!! Same speaker drivers, different cabinets!! As far as the academy goes, $250.00-$300.00 seems fair!! You could get the brand new C-7 for the $600.00 on the e-bay academy!! All of my speakers, including the academy, as of yesterday are all wired all the way through with 8 guage wire, now i have an extremelly efficient home theater system!! The sony is at half the heat, all serious Klipsch owners really need to re wire the inside of there speakers, most of the wire used in the Klipsch isnt even copper!! The new line is copper, they use monster cable now, i think they got the idea from me!! LOL!!! Check it out guys, ive said this before, examine the wires in your Klipsch, enhance the efficiency, La scalas, belles, heresys,cornwalls,chorus,fortes,academy, KG sreies, all need better wires, inside the speakers! Be carefull on the KG series, tweeter meltdown on the contacts is easy to do!! Well, have fun, Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Jim, I'm impressed, as I have no skills in that area. I'm wondering how many man-hours do you figure it took to accomplish the rewiring of all your speakers? Later, Wes This message has been edited by ShapeShifter on 10-01-2001 at 07:56 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myram Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 I've been wanting to rewire my speakers also. If you take them apart and look at the wires in them.....they are very small and thin and don't seem to be good for sound. I would like to do my Quartets and my Academy, so now it is to find out what is the best wire to use for each driver.....and then getting it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 I rewired the academy in about an hour!! If anyone does this, there are a lot of wires on the crossover about 8 in all!! I used the flat cable from radio shack, its 19.00 for 50 feet, youll find it in the automotive stereo area!! I know its radio shack, but at least its copper wire!! If my fellow Klipschers attempt to rewire their speakers, just take your time, be carefull not to stab the woofer, with the screwdriver. or power drivers!!! Also, be very carefull not to hold the solder gun on the plastic tweeter contacts, heresy 2s, fortes, chorus, Kg series, the contact post will melt, and the fine wire giong to the diaphram will break, yes i did this!! So take your time, and you wont believe the amount of sound afterwards!! I have cornwalls here that would prabably keep up with the K-horns!! I call it hot wired, and also Klipsch is using monster cable in the speakers now!! Shapeshifter, i could rewire all your speakers in about 2 weeks, LOL!!!! Cornwalls are easy, screw on the crossover, solder to the drivers!! Before, the academy i have here, did not keep up with the cornwalls, not at all, thats because i hotwired all 4 cornwalls, now the academy is really deep, and fills the center very impressive!! I was going to hotwire the quintets, but the wire is bigger than the speakers LOL!!! Well, gatta go Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Wes Including taking my time,,, I have hotwired 2 pair of kg4s, 2 pair of kg5.5s, 2 pair of cornwalls, 1 academy, total labor 6 hours!!! The kg4, it was the last speaker it hotwired, where the plastic tweeter mount melted!! Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Jim, You're obviously very good! That's just a tad over 45 minutes per speaker. Perhaps I'll attempt this upgrade after I retire! Maybe by then I'll have enough confidence and the abilities to do it successfully. Super job...Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myram Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Hey Jim...... Give us the details.......how big of a gauge of wire can we use? Do we have to drill any thing to make the bigger wire fit? Do you have any pictures of your work? I am looking at 8awg pure oxygen free wire to use, but is that going to be good for all drivers? I thought I had heard to use solid-core wire for the tweeters, and big "monster" wire for the woofers. Let me know what you think........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Myram This weekend ill post pics, in technical questions, i wont have time to do it untill then, no time to pull out the cornwall!! Id use solid wire, because you have to thin it out, to put it in the crossovers!!! So hang in there, and ill get it out saturday!! Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted October 2, 2001 Share Posted October 2, 2001 Myram, WES,,, I posted pics of my modification, (hotwired) in odds and mods!! Have to go,, Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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