How did they fit that horn in between the tweeter and the woofer? Did they also remove the tweeter and add a full range horn making them two way speakers? I definitely want to see a picture.if one was inclined to upgrade a Cornwall mid horn (be that a CW, CW 2 or a CW 3) I should think that the first and obvious natural choice would be to choose the horn that Klipsch designed specifically for that purpose, that being the Tractrix mid horn used in the Chorus ll. Remembering that the Chorus and Chorus 2 are the upgraded successors to the Cornwall. A number of members over at the Klipsch forum have done this very mod and they seem most pleased with the results.
How did they fit that horn in between the tweeter and the woofer? Did they also remove the tweeter and add a full range horn making them two way speakers? I definitely want to see a picture.
FYI, I said that as a joke (replacing the CIII horn).
You could always build a new front board for itHow did they fit that horn in between the tweeter and the woofer? Did they also remove the tweeter and add a full range horn making them two way speakers? I definitely want to see a picture.
FYI, I said that as a joke (replacing the CIII horn).
Well that's a II. I want to see a III that has the horn replaced. Again, I don't think there's that much room in the III with the woofer centered on the front. I agree, sell the cornwall you got for $$$ and build the cornwall you want for $$. All the parts are available, woofer, tweeter, mid horn(of your choice) and then the quartets, forte II, chorus II horn, or some other horn. Doesn't Crites sell cnc plywood panels to build any speaker?Here's the link...
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/169052-k-61-k-in-a-cornwall/
And here's a picture. Not mine....borrowed from the web. These are in Cornwall II's and not the original design with K-55 mid/K-600 & K-77 tweeters. For that matter, they are such simple cabinets to build one could just source all the drivers and build a set versus forever changing the face look, and value, of Cornwall's in their stock form. But I would probably do the same if I had a pair. That tiny Heresy III horn in a CW3 just seems wrong.
Taking off the old one would be the biggest problem.You could always build a new front board for it
How did they fit that horn in between the tweeter and the woofer? Did they also remove the tweeter and add a full range horn making them two way speakers? I definitely want to see a picture.
FYI, I said that as a joke (replacing the CIII horn).
Oh, ok. They are using a different horn for the CIII. Still with the III going for 2200 each, I don't think I would modify them and knowing they nerfed the midrange I wouldn't buy them (well, If I got a good deal on used, maybe). Maybe, someday, they will offer the III as it should've been built.fresh motorboard. two way versions have been built but not with the Chorus 2 as it does not have sufficient band width it is only a mid horn. If you wanted to go two way with a Klipsch made horn use a horn from a CF3 or CF4 that is a wide band horn used a s a tweeter in some pro models.
In a three way I would place the mid horn on the top of the driver stack with the tweeter below. This will achieve two things for you. It places the mid closer to your seated ear level which is exactly what you want and it automatically provides some time delay between the tweeter and the mid which is also a good thing.No negatives only positives.
This is so interesting to me especially since Klipsch themselves said they lost the mold (lie).
They obviously lied since "we lost the mold" is a bs excuse. Did they loose the plans too, they lost all the samples too, there's no one who can engineer an improved K600, K601 (gee, didn't they just make a new horn for the Forte III)? They lied, no one believes them. You can make a new mold for $5000 to $12,000 and it will press out 500,000 parts or more (and then you make a new mold). Molds today are CNC milled and are made to use standard plastic injection machines. Typically, injection molded parts are outsourced to companies that make injected molded parts for 100s of customers and cost depends more on the size of the order (how many) than anything else. Today we even have rapid prototyping where many different models can be built and tested but with computer design software, you don't even need to do that since you can run countless simulations to design your part. Also, in 2018 we are seeing the rise of the small manufacturer who for very little money can design and produce products to be sold (like Marantz faceplates, Sanusi and Kenwood knobs, plastic housings for receivers lights, replacement boards, improved power supply boards, replacement diaphragms, etc. etc.just in this hobby) .I have no problem with Klipsch stating that they lost the mold for that horn. They probably had it out sourced and the company that was making it for them went out of business. Happens all the time and if they didn't contact Klipsch to pick up the mold than it went into the dumpster. Usually the end user of the molded product (Klipsch in this case) pays for the mold, an expensive one time cost and there after only pays for the molded product.
Any decent mold shop can reverse engineer an existing product and make a new mold. Not cheap to do but it is done. Actually pretty cheap if done in China.
So saying that Klipsch lied without knowing the facts is a rather bold statement. Add to the fact that Crites has it's name molded into the new horn just backs up my explanation.
BillWojo
Yes, I don't purchase any new Klipsch products from Vox International. I do like the products that Klipsch produced when "bullshit" still existed. Not just lying but I've gotten bad customer service from them and I don't call or email them any more either because I already know that they will not try to help(I have money, I wasn't looking for a handout, they refused to take my money and gave me grief). I've also heard the voices of current and former employees at this company and what I've heard isn't good Note: "we lost the mold" implies that they can't make the K600 or K601 horn anymore, that's the lie. They also say that they can't make Belles because they can't make the K500, another lie.Your not getting a plastic injection mold for a horn built for 5 to 12 thousand dollars. Not in this country anyway.
Since your so sure that the Klipsch company personal are a bunch of liars, If I were you I'd just boycott the company and not own any of there products. I already explained to you what probably happened to the mold.
BillWojo