Recently while on a break at work I was outside smoking and one of my coworkers started up a conversation. I mentioned the small batch of records I scored for a buck a piece over the weekend, then my coworker mentioned downsizing and selling his cd collection. I told him I would be happy to check it out when he decided to do so, then he asks if I need any speakers... I told him that NEED was a strong word but I was always looking for upgrades. He showed me a pic of the Klipsch speakers sitting unused in the corner of a room and I saw the rear resonator. I got excited thinking they may be heresy's. He was really just getting rid of them! He brought them in the next week and as I was loading them I noted that they were KG4's.
So, after getting them home and testing them out I realized what the fuss was about and decided to update them. I used ClarityCap CSA in the xover, damped the horns, and installed Crites titanium diaphragms.
Korner rounded... no going back now!!.
The first thing that I did was the damping on the back of the horn, I used the thin vinyl-esque VE-1 sonic barrier from parts-express. I figured that of all the things I could do This was the easiest to undo if I did not care for the tweak. Upon initial listening I could definitely note what would surely be fairly harsh highs at a louder level. The detail and clarity usually portrayed by tweeters was there, but seemed to be discordant or fighting itself in some way. This effect was so immediately and noticeably tamed by the dampening... I was very impressed by this change. At this point I decided I was definitely game for the titanium diaphragm upgrade.
With the diaphragm ordered I went ahead and placed the order for the capacitors for the crossover renewal. I had used the ClarityCap CSA on my Dalquist DQM5 and was pleased with their performance along with their moderate pricing so I went with them on this as well. The diaphragm arrived first. It was changed with the original xover components. It took a second for them to settle in and immediately showed that they were worth the money on that part of the upgrade.
The cap install went smoothly. I deleted the fuse in the circuit and left the leads long but covered in heat shrink so I can move them to a separate mounting board later if/when I ever upgrade the inductors.
Any thoughts on inductor upgrades are more than welcome.
All in all the system is still breaking in, but I have very high hopes for these speakers. Judging from sound as is I should not be disappointed! My Klipsch KG4's are sitting in a temporary setup on a NAD 7020 next to my Yamaha NS-690II's... these things really sing!! Happy to be part of the club
So, after getting them home and testing them out I realized what the fuss was about and decided to update them. I used ClarityCap CSA in the xover, damped the horns, and installed Crites titanium diaphragms.
Korner rounded... no going back now!!.
The first thing that I did was the damping on the back of the horn, I used the thin vinyl-esque VE-1 sonic barrier from parts-express. I figured that of all the things I could do This was the easiest to undo if I did not care for the tweak. Upon initial listening I could definitely note what would surely be fairly harsh highs at a louder level. The detail and clarity usually portrayed by tweeters was there, but seemed to be discordant or fighting itself in some way. This effect was so immediately and noticeably tamed by the dampening... I was very impressed by this change. At this point I decided I was definitely game for the titanium diaphragm upgrade.
With the diaphragm ordered I went ahead and placed the order for the capacitors for the crossover renewal. I had used the ClarityCap CSA on my Dalquist DQM5 and was pleased with their performance along with their moderate pricing so I went with them on this as well. The diaphragm arrived first. It was changed with the original xover components. It took a second for them to settle in and immediately showed that they were worth the money on that part of the upgrade.
The cap install went smoothly. I deleted the fuse in the circuit and left the leads long but covered in heat shrink so I can move them to a separate mounting board later if/when I ever upgrade the inductors.
Any thoughts on inductor upgrades are more than welcome.
All in all the system is still breaking in, but I have very high hopes for these speakers. Judging from sound as is I should not be disappointed! My Klipsch KG4's are sitting in a temporary setup on a NAD 7020 next to my Yamaha NS-690II's... these things really sing!! Happy to be part of the club
