Edriz
AK Member
I just want to mention that this is nothing bad about Bob or B&K. Just the opposite.
Anyway, I managed to pop yet another CT-125 tweeter. This time however it was my fault. Probably was the last time too as I explained to BOB.
Okay, heres the story. I was doing some recording yesterday on R2R and got to doing another record that was brand new. Boston~1st on 180g 1/2 speed master. Anyway, I decided that I may want to listen with out looking for it on Reel so I thought I'd record it simultaniously on Cassette and Reel at the same time. No big deal, I've done this before as I always monitor through the cassette deck anyway. Just set both decks on source and away we go. So at the end of recording I didn't make it to the R2R in time to stop it and had to rewind a bit.
I went to play back and I forgot to hit the Tape/Source on the R2R back to Tape and just clicked the Dub 2>1 button. When this happens and both decks are on source, an aweful very high pitch squeeeeeeeeeelllllll will be put out through the speakers and the result usually, especially if the volumn is turned up, will fry the tweeter. Well, you guessed it, I fried the tweeter. Okay...okay...you all can stop laughing now. Oh, and I see you over there on the floor, pick yourself up, it really wasn't all that funny. I was ****in mad.
This isn't the first time I did this. You see, the CT-125's replaced a perfectly good pair of original pair of Klipsch tweeters. I did have one CT-125 tweeter pop shortly after I installed them but I never did know why. It wasn't for the reason I just explained. I didn't have 2 decks at that time and ya really need 2 decks to do that. When I sent it to Bob he did say it had something to do with windings or something. Anyway, I put a Klipsch tweeter in while I was waiting for the CT-125 to be repaired and In the mean time, I did get a RT-707 and got that hooked up and that very day....yeah well, you guessed. POP, I did it. Thank God it was the Klipsch tweeter.
Well, now to make a long story shorter. I emailed Bob yesterday and explained what I had done and told him it was entirely my fault that the tweeter blew and this is the same tweeter that he already repaired, or as far as I know, he may have just replaced it. I asked him if it would be covered under warantee or if not if he would go ahead and fix it anyway and just tell me the cost and I would pay the damages.
Not even 1 hour later, i got an email from Bob saying to go ahead and ship it to him and it would be COVERED under warantee no problem.
Now, how many companies do you know that will do that. Most wantantees cover their products under manufacturer defects but never for custumer error or customer fault. Now, if that isn't just one more reason to do business with B&K I don't know what is.
And by the way, my Lascalas sound so much better using Bob's suggestion and going with the A/4500 Crossover and the CT-125 tweeters. I was going to use a different Crossover. Can't remember right off the top of my head but as Bob pointed out, this crossover will smooth out the harsness of thew Mid-driver and lower the frequency crossover point of the Mid and move that to the Tweeter. Really made a huge difference, sounds so very much better and as Bob also pointed out, saved me $70 in the process.
Now this is the owner of the company saving me $70. Great awesome products, an expert when it comes to Klipsch, saves ya money and the best customer service/warantee in the industry.
Beat that :thmbsp:
Anyway, I managed to pop yet another CT-125 tweeter. This time however it was my fault. Probably was the last time too as I explained to BOB.
Okay, heres the story. I was doing some recording yesterday on R2R and got to doing another record that was brand new. Boston~1st on 180g 1/2 speed master. Anyway, I decided that I may want to listen with out looking for it on Reel so I thought I'd record it simultaniously on Cassette and Reel at the same time. No big deal, I've done this before as I always monitor through the cassette deck anyway. Just set both decks on source and away we go. So at the end of recording I didn't make it to the R2R in time to stop it and had to rewind a bit.
I went to play back and I forgot to hit the Tape/Source on the R2R back to Tape and just clicked the Dub 2>1 button. When this happens and both decks are on source, an aweful very high pitch squeeeeeeeeeelllllll will be put out through the speakers and the result usually, especially if the volumn is turned up, will fry the tweeter. Well, you guessed it, I fried the tweeter. Okay...okay...you all can stop laughing now. Oh, and I see you over there on the floor, pick yourself up, it really wasn't all that funny. I was ****in mad.
This isn't the first time I did this. You see, the CT-125's replaced a perfectly good pair of original pair of Klipsch tweeters. I did have one CT-125 tweeter pop shortly after I installed them but I never did know why. It wasn't for the reason I just explained. I didn't have 2 decks at that time and ya really need 2 decks to do that. When I sent it to Bob he did say it had something to do with windings or something. Anyway, I put a Klipsch tweeter in while I was waiting for the CT-125 to be repaired and In the mean time, I did get a RT-707 and got that hooked up and that very day....yeah well, you guessed. POP, I did it. Thank God it was the Klipsch tweeter.
Well, now to make a long story shorter. I emailed Bob yesterday and explained what I had done and told him it was entirely my fault that the tweeter blew and this is the same tweeter that he already repaired, or as far as I know, he may have just replaced it. I asked him if it would be covered under warantee or if not if he would go ahead and fix it anyway and just tell me the cost and I would pay the damages.
Not even 1 hour later, i got an email from Bob saying to go ahead and ship it to him and it would be COVERED under warantee no problem.
Now, how many companies do you know that will do that. Most wantantees cover their products under manufacturer defects but never for custumer error or customer fault. Now, if that isn't just one more reason to do business with B&K I don't know what is.
And by the way, my Lascalas sound so much better using Bob's suggestion and going with the A/4500 Crossover and the CT-125 tweeters. I was going to use a different Crossover. Can't remember right off the top of my head but as Bob pointed out, this crossover will smooth out the harsness of thew Mid-driver and lower the frequency crossover point of the Mid and move that to the Tweeter. Really made a huge difference, sounds so very much better and as Bob also pointed out, saved me $70 in the process.
Now this is the owner of the company saving me $70. Great awesome products, an expert when it comes to Klipsch, saves ya money and the best customer service/warantee in the industry.
Beat that :thmbsp:
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