sberger Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I recently purchased a pair of '89 Fortes. After playing around with room placement, they are sounding really good. However, after reading a lot here over the last week, I've been strongly considering a x-over replacement that member popbumper provides. I'm sure there are others here who have considered that, but for whatever reason decided against it. I'd love to hear from those folks as to how you came to reach your decision. Was it money, the fear of tinkering(which is part of mine), or simply that the sound from your speakers was good enough for you? This in no way is meant to put a negative spin on the upgrapde, but I'm just curious to hear from others who are satisfied with what they have. Hope that makes sense. And if there have been other threads like this that I'm not aware of, I'd appreciate being directed to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I was pretty happy with mine before the upgrade, but i had some extra money and i am always looking to improve the sound quality, if possible. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sberger Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'm a little suprised that more Forte owner's have not replied. I would really appreciate other opinions/comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 the same reason I have as yet upgraded the crossovers in my Quartets...they sound wonderful currently...I don't have the spare cash right now...it seems everytime I get close to doing this, something else comes along and demands the money... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Mine sound pretty damn good to me the way they are, but, I must admit I don't have any around that have had the xover replaced to compare with. If it's not broken don't fix it. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I am currently considering it to "Tame" these beasts. I had the crossovers done on my RF-7's and it made the sound more "silky smooth" for the lack of a better term. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 No Forte's but just got a pair of Cornwalls and considering changing crossovers, they sound good, but have the cash for the crossovers, but alittle afraid to change them myself. They are 84's and have never had the backs off ............... I'm all thumbs, but want to change them, can I do it ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 OB...I'm with you...just a thought on your CWs...you could remove the Xovers and send them to Bob Crites for a rebuild...he is fairly priced and plenty quick...then it is just plug and play...I did this on a couple of pair of Heresys... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Silversport, BEC is where I'm leaning to, just e-mailed him ............ these cornies have never been opened, don't want to hurt them !!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Silversport, BEC is where I'm leaning to, just e-mailed him ............ these cornies have never been opened, don't want to hurt them !!!!!!!!Glad to read you got your Cornwalls,*OB!Found out here my Chorus are 89's and they sound great. Also read where mine are more expensive to x-over upgrade,repair. If it is just the caps,etc, I can do that(am sure?) although, speakers look stock, and so far I've not been curious enough to go into them......yet. X-over is on other side of binding post panel (?) and may be the same (?) on the Forte ll ??? Guessing would have to pull woofer(?) to get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmelet Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I haven't heard ones with the upgrade, but I'm sure they sound good. Mine sound excellent without the upgrade and I don't have a lot of extra cash like some of the other high dollar members have. My extra cash is spent on other upgrades (speaker cables, interconnects, surge protector/power filter, new HDTV, all wood stereo cabininet, antenna). Get the picture? If you have it, spend it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Like most I am busy spending my money in other ways for now. The moment I feel that they don't sound as good as they used to will be when I know I will be doing the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 When I got my LS, they were outfitted with the orginal AL crossovers. I didn't like them at all. John Albright loaned me a pair of ALKs to try out until I could purchased or build my own. (I still have them... and need to return them) I ended up building a pair of DHA2 constant impedance crossovers that John had designed. The difference was absolutely stunning. They don't look the prettiest, but they work just fine. Being constant impedance really helps with my lower powered SET amps. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hi OB, I just read you got some Corneys! How do you like them compared to your Herseys? Oh Yea, the reason I have not done it yet is that they do sound DAMN good and I am still amazed with them at every listen. I'm still in the honeymoon phase though! Given enough time, I'll most likely do them! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawk92 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 As an owner of both Chorus II and Forte II for the HT, I'll say that I've been very pleased with their current sound, but I, too, often wonder about an upgrade for the crossovers. I have not opened either pair up to look inside, like what I've done with my K-horns. At some point I would like to see those insides, but it just hasn't been in the cards, time-wise, or money-wise. These speakers are still "young," '92-93 models, so I would think they're still close to factory spec. However, I did send my '68 K-horn Type-A crossovers to Bob Crites for a refurb. I was truly amazed with those changes. I thought the stock crossovers sounded good, but the difference with "in spec" components was immediately noticable, and made the K-horns even better. I suppose I would like to tweak the HT speakers some, now that I'm done with my Masters and have a bit more time to spend there. Hopefully some other folks will chime in, or maybe Popbumper can give some insight. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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