A couple of months ago I found a really nice pair of Heresy 1's in oiled walnut with cane grills. It had been quite a few years since I had listened to Heresies, but I had a good recollection of how much I liked them, so I purchased them and had them shipped to me.
I connected them up to my system (McIntosh MX110z preamp & MC225 amp) and listened to them and was happy with the exception of the mid/tweet being a bit hot relative to the wooder (common complaint, I know).
I then started reading posts about the Super Heresy and learned about Dave's SMAHL tweeters, upgraded woofers, ports, etc. I was intrigued about the tweeters and purchased a pair from @Daveintn . Opened the cabinets and installed them the day they arrived and started listening. Much smoother and more transparent sounding top end!
I ordered new Dayton 1% caps as per Daveintn's recommendation. They were backordered for a couple of weeks. When they eventually arrived, I soldered them in, covered the joints with heat shrink, and used tie mounts to hold them in place. The new caps smoothed out the upper end a bit more.
At this point I was even happier with my "new" Heresies, but the mid/tweet level was still bothering me. Some more reading and I started contemplating adjusting the levels on the crossovers, but I happened to be on a thread where @ClaudeJ1 was discussing the Super Heresy and woofer upgrades. He recommended the Eminence Deltalite II 2512 since it is more efficient than the stock K22 woofer and would even out the woofer/mid/tweet level differences.
I also added 2-1/2 pounds of Acousti-Stuf while I was at it to tweak things a bit more.
Put the backs on and hooked them up and started listening. MUCH better balance between the drivers and I can crank them up with a variety of music and enjoy a more musical sounding system. After I completed the first speaker, I A/B'd them for my wife and she thought the new woofers blended much better as well. She said "The speaker with the new woofer sounds "live" and the speaker with the stock woofer sounds like Memorex". God, I love her!
I connected them up to my system (McIntosh MX110z preamp & MC225 amp) and listened to them and was happy with the exception of the mid/tweet being a bit hot relative to the wooder (common complaint, I know).
I then started reading posts about the Super Heresy and learned about Dave's SMAHL tweeters, upgraded woofers, ports, etc. I was intrigued about the tweeters and purchased a pair from @Daveintn . Opened the cabinets and installed them the day they arrived and started listening. Much smoother and more transparent sounding top end!
I ordered new Dayton 1% caps as per Daveintn's recommendation. They were backordered for a couple of weeks. When they eventually arrived, I soldered them in, covered the joints with heat shrink, and used tie mounts to hold them in place. The new caps smoothed out the upper end a bit more.
At this point I was even happier with my "new" Heresies, but the mid/tweet level was still bothering me. Some more reading and I started contemplating adjusting the levels on the crossovers, but I happened to be on a thread where @ClaudeJ1 was discussing the Super Heresy and woofer upgrades. He recommended the Eminence Deltalite II 2512 since it is more efficient than the stock K22 woofer and would even out the woofer/mid/tweet level differences.
I also added 2-1/2 pounds of Acousti-Stuf while I was at it to tweak things a bit more.
Put the backs on and hooked them up and started listening. MUCH better balance between the drivers and I can crank them up with a variety of music and enjoy a more musical sounding system. After I completed the first speaker, I A/B'd them for my wife and she thought the new woofers blended much better as well. She said "The speaker with the new woofer sounds "live" and the speaker with the stock woofer sounds like Memorex". God, I love her!
