tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 can't say i was as blown away as i thought i'd be, but it is definitely an improvement. i haven't critically listened to anything much yet... posting this after about a minute or two of listening to phil collins. anyone mind telling me what i need to do to make my universal alks two way? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 whoops.. seems i had one wired out of phase edit: still sounded better than the k-55 that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 . ............[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 sigh... i'm getting some serious distortion in one of them. sounds like when you turn those really old televisions or radios up too high. does this sound like a diaphragm problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 The diaphragm's voice coil might be rubbing or there might be gunk in the gap. You can take out the diaphragm, clean the gap and reinstall the diaphragm and be sure it is centered to avoid rubbing. If that doesn't fix it then maybe you do have a bad diaphragm. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 i'm not sure how to take this sucker apart. i only see three screws, but it doesnt seem to come loose after taking those off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Pry gently under the edge of the back cover. It is sticking to the rubber magnet cover. After you get that off you will need to disconenct the wires running to the diaphrams. Be sure to note which goes where. Then you have three more screws holding on the loading caps/diaphragm down. Don't let the magent in the driver pull a screwdriver through your diaphragm. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 nevermind.. rubber was holding it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 everything looks fine, i'm not sure what the problem is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 i'm going to rescrew everything back together and connect it to the other speaker to see if i somehow loosened a crossover wire in the process of installing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 You can't see anything with the diaphragm installed. Take out the diaphragm, clean the gap and re-install it making sure it is centered. If you still have distortion problems you are going to need a new pair of diaphragms. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 unless i'm missing something, i can't take this thing apart any further. i disconnected the wires, removed the top plate, i see the aluminum diaphragm and it's plastic holder thing. i took the diaphram along with its platic frame out and now i'm down to an orange hump in the middle of the magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 The orange hump is 'tangerine'.... that is the phase plug. Clean the gap and reinstall the diaphragm. To clean the gap use a piece of tape folder over a small piece of heavy paper and push it into the gap and pull it straight back out. Move around the gap until you have completed the circle doing that. Gunk in the gap will stick to the tape. Don't pull the tape around in a circle in the gap... that tends to pull off some of the adhesive which can stick in the gap and cause problems. Reinstall/center the diaphragm and try it again. If you still have distortion place the order with Great Plains. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 the gap is that space bordering the phase plug that the diaphragm "falls" into? i apologize but i'm not too famillar with this stuff [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Yes, the gap is what the voice coil on the diaphragm fits into. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 success!! you're the man! i had a feeling it would work once i realized turning the diaphragm around in the "gap" was a lot smoother. it sounded/felt a bit rocky before. thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 After all this time, tofu finally figures out what to do with the gap... [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 After all this time, tofu finally figures out what to do with the gap... [] [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Now you can try out the "slot port" over in powered subs. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/672484/ShowPost.aspx [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Nice. may I ask where you got the drivers? GreatPlainsaudio sells them i know but a guy on Ebay from Georgia has unloaded a bunch of them lately. Wondered if you got them from him. Is the version a A,B,C or T? Also is it 8 ohms? jc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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