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KEF C55 Speakers

ranf1970

ranf1970

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Hey Fellow AKers,

I found a pair of these speakers in a local GW. They seem to be in pretty good shape except someone couldn't get the grills off and ripped the fabric. They seem all good inside. Unfortunately I can't test them. $20. Is it worth the risk or wait for something better? Thanks!
 
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Pretty much any working Kef speaker is worth 20 bucks. Even the lower C15, and c30 would be worth picking up for that kind of $.

Kef has been pretty good all along, their old stuff is excellent.....the concertos, 10x variations, the C series is decent stuff and their newer uni-q speakers sound very detailed.

My 105 II (variation of) are playing right now, and the 104ab are in the "other room".
 
ranf1970 said:
Hey Fellow AKers,

I found a pair of these speakers in a local GW. They seem to be in pretty good shape except someone couldn't get the grills off and ripped the fabric. They seem all good inside. Unfortunately I can't test them. $20. Is it worth the risk or wait for something better? Thanks!
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I would buy them in a heartbeat mee-self...:thmbsp:
 
:yes: for $20 there is no risk whatsoever buying KEF.
Heck, I'd buy a pair of KEF sight-unseen for $20!
go back and get them if you can.
tal
 
Thank you to everyone that responded to my post! :yes: I went back and picked them up. $19.99 for the pair. I hooked them up and sweet music (almost)! Well, here is the problem. The woofers aren't working. In other words, when I put my ear to the woofer, no sound, nothing. The tweeters are no problem. It still sounds damn good though! Here is my question, how do I open them up to see what's wrong. Also, how do I get the grills off? Any idea what might be wrong? Thanks!
 
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ranf1970 said:
Thank you to everyone that responded to my post! :yes: I went back and picked them up. $19.99 for the pair. I hooked them up and sweet music (almost)! Well, here is the problem. The woofers aren't working. In other words, when I put my ear to the woofer, no sound, nothing. The tweeters are no problem. It still sounds damn good though! Here is my question, how do I open them up to see what's wrong. Also, how do I get the grills off? Any idea what might be wrong? Thanks!
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can you provide us with any pictures?
someone here can help!
tal
 
try tapping the woofer. no dont rapp it. just tap it. does it move freely? some times tapping it can get it to make a firmer connection in the lead...for lack of a better term. check the crossover and see if any of the capps look bad.
and try playing it straight wired. as in put the wire directly on the spades on the woofers.
 
budgetaudio6 said:
try tapping the woofer. no dont rapp it. just tap it. does it move freely? some times tapping it can get it to make a firmer connection in the lead...for lack of a better term. check the crossover and see if any of the capps look bad.
and try playing it straight wired. as in put the wire directly on the spades on the woofers.
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Could you tell me how to open the speaker so I can check it? Also, how to take off the grill? Thanks!
 
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i was just about to ask if you can download pics...but i see that yuve done it already. have you tried pushing on the woofer around the dust cap, and see if its rubbing?

is the grill cloth glued on there? im not familiar with that speaker. and dont forget to take off the woofers and connecting the wires to the woofer spades.

im sure some one more knowledgeable will chime in here. im more of a layman aficiondo of audio gear and music....whatever that means....:)
 
budgetaudio6 said:
i was just about to ask if you can download pics...but i see that yuve done it already. have you tried pushing on the woofer around the dust cap, and see if its rubbing?

is the grill cloth glued on there? im not familiar with that speaker. and dont forget to take off the woofers and connecting the wires to the woofer spades.

im sure some one more knowledgeable will chime in here. im more of a layman aficiondo of audio gear and music....whatever that means....:)
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You're like me, a layman aficionado. :yes: However, this is a lot of fun to learn. The woofer seems find, just no sound. If I turn the volume high, it vibrates, but I'm not sure if its the woofer itself or if it's coming from the tweeter. I also "sounds" like sound is only coming from half the speaker.... Thanks to everyone so far for the help/advice!
 
Could you give me a little more on exactly what "passive" means for a speaker? I found this:

The Kef model C55 is a coaxial speaker system with an extra passive bass radiator. It is a two way system with a simple crossover filter. The volume of the cabinet is approx. 30 L. The tweeter is not horn loaded. As you can see this curve is better than the one of the 103.2. It has a more usable frequency response, although the dip around 200 Hz is present it is less severe. We think the plastic LF cones of both models are the cause of this dip, scale is 5 dB.

Source:

http://www.hilberink.nl/codehans/tannoy2.htm
(Towards the bottom)
 
Also if you have not removed the grills yet i would try prying them apart carefully at these points marked below as it appears they are clipped on..?
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