Butch69 Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 I have a pair of old (early 80's)Heresy speakers. Is their anything that I should do with them. I have done nothing but play them for 20 years. Should be taken to a dealer for cleaning, tuning, etc. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 There are tweaks on the BBS if you're interested, but there is nothing you need to do but play them some more, unless there is something wrong woth them. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossVTaylor Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 edit to remove double post - sorry. This message has been edited by RossVTaylor on 12-20-2001 at 04:56 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossVTaylor Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Butch, I asked a similar question about older Klipsch speakers when I was in Hope last February. My question was about the woofer surrounds which, on some other speakers, disintegrate after several years. I learned (I think from Jim Hunter, but maybe Trey?) that the woofer surrounds are formed in a continuous "S" shape, sort of like a sine wave I guess, so that as the cone moves in and out it doesn't flex at (and stress) any one particular point. In other words, they are designed to last a very long time. Ross ------------------ My System's Stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted December 20, 2001 Share Posted December 20, 2001 Well, I've had Heresys manufactured from 1965 to 1984. None of them needed anything because of their age. I have made some minor tweaks, like damping the horns, and replacing the capacitors in the crossovers. You can search the archives for info on tweaks if you are interested. But if they sound good to you, you really don't need to do a thing. Disintegrating woofer surrounds aren't a factor. That is a problem with speakers with foam surrounds, which became popular in the 70s with a lot of manufacturers. But it doesn't affect the Heritage series speakers. The surrounds on the early Heresys are doped fabric and last just about forever. The surrounds on the later ones are accordioned paper, actually part of the cone. As long as they don't have tears, they are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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