Dear Volleyguy and Friends,
Concerning the inductor question. At Audio Karma in tne Klipsch Forum there is a great thread about upgrading the Klipsch crossovers started by SET-12. In the Klipsch Forte, he tried both the Alpha Core and the North Creek inductors. He preferred the North Creek 8 guage. He found it to be a major improvement in bass manage ment. He did think the tweeter is improved in the Forte in upgrading that inductor to a North Creek 8 guage.
I have the North Creek inductors inhand-custom wound but delivered in 10 days. I am still waiting for Duelund to send the caps for the midrange and tweeter, and the tweeter resistor.
Yes the most practible approach for me is to use the Kimber PR for my hook up wire-but. I do wish I could hear someone who has tried the Duelund 0.5 silver wire against other wires. I have had 3 Audiogonners E-mail me to tell me they had used Duelund wire and were happy-but no comparison reports. It was mentioned that great care has to be taken to get the impregnating oil off the wire when sodering the wire.
I will try to see if Partsconnexion can give me some ideas on hook up wire. They were very helpful in my Duelund order. Maybe Duelund for the mid and tweeter and ordinary wire for the bass.
Lastly I am thinking that silver may be better long term than copper as when silver oxidizes it does not degrade the sound- so I am told.
David Pritchard
Concerning the inductor question. At Audio Karma in tne Klipsch Forum there is a great thread about upgrading the Klipsch crossovers started by SET-12. In the Klipsch Forte, he tried both the Alpha Core and the North Creek inductors. He preferred the North Creek 8 guage. He found it to be a major improvement in bass manage ment. He did think the tweeter is improved in the Forte in upgrading that inductor to a North Creek 8 guage.
I have the North Creek inductors inhand-custom wound but delivered in 10 days. I am still waiting for Duelund to send the caps for the midrange and tweeter, and the tweeter resistor.
Yes the most practible approach for me is to use the Kimber PR for my hook up wire-but. I do wish I could hear someone who has tried the Duelund 0.5 silver wire against other wires. I have had 3 Audiogonners E-mail me to tell me they had used Duelund wire and were happy-but no comparison reports. It was mentioned that great care has to be taken to get the impregnating oil off the wire when sodering the wire.
I will try to see if Partsconnexion can give me some ideas on hook up wire. They were very helpful in my Duelund order. Maybe Duelund for the mid and tweeter and ordinary wire for the bass.
Lastly I am thinking that silver may be better long term than copper as when silver oxidizes it does not degrade the sound- so I am told.
David Pritchard