KLH model 355 aka Barons

hey all I got a pair of KLH barons off craigslist for $30, I had no idea what to expect as I wasn't able to test them

from some research i've found that these are rebranded infinitys from late 70s/early 80s

they have the peerless 1" supertweeter and 1.5" dome midrange

These various drivers match the Infinity Quantum/QLS/Monitor II



next to genesis IIs



Theres some good things and bad.

One of the good things is one of the towers has the 100% original drivers and all of them work. Crossover def needs to be recapped but they sound great

bad things- in the second cabinet theres a replacement woofer from orange county, no idea if its the correct replacement



the 1.5" midrange is shot, it looks like both sides of the dome's exterior wires are clipped somewhere. I'm going to have to replace that.





midrange dome VC looks good still, apparently a consistent problem with these KLH/Infinity midrange dome tweeters has susceptibility for the tinsel wires to break, I've found like 2 guides on AK about DIY repair involving using part of the VC for tinsel leads


I think the original owner had messed with the crossover too, I'll update with pics later

The second cabinet midrange speaker leads werent even plugged in and there's nothing passing through them thats why i assumed the crossover has been modified.

Also the speaker with the "modified" crossover/replacement woofer seems to have a higher sensitivity, quite significantly

Chances are i'm not going to be able to repair the midrange as I'm quite inexperiened with this so If anyone knows of a company still selling these soft dome midranges please let me know, or if there is a midrange driver that is excellent I would be interested. These things sound awesome


BTW the specs of the midrange dome tweeter is 1-1/2" (3.8cm) Dome Midrange 450 to 5,000Hz

any advice/info welcome. It seems like there isn't much info on these, I had to go through a bunch of old threads to even find that some of the speaker components were infinity

so far this is the only thing that looks promising..

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-2-midrange/hi-vi-dmb-a-2-fabric-dome-midrange/

Very nice speakers - nice cabinets too. I used to work for a dealer that sold them... the midrange and tweeter were originally Peerless driver, and the speakers were from KLH when KLH was owned by Easter Air devices (which also owned infinity and peerless at the time). Tweeter is KO10dt, the midrange was an MTL-44, and is slightly larger than the MTL-37 used in the infinity QLS speakers. The original woofers had blue surrounds, which turned green and decayed. The left speaker (in the first picture) looks like it may be refoamed original driver. (Memory is 35 years ago so YMMV). If Xover is 450, it is kind of low for the dome midrange you are looking at from Madisound. Good luck with them.