Quick Klispch question

Hi Bill,

Upgrade kit you say? I just spent the better part of an hour again today on the Klispch website and never found an upgrade kit. Please tell me more, or point me in the correct direction.

Thanks in advance.

JD

I'm not aware of any "upgrade kits" available direct from Klipsch, but there are a number of places where you can purchase upgrade and/or replacement parts for Heresy (and other Klipsch speakers).  Bob Crites sells crossover kits, fully assembled crossovers, drivers, etc.  ALK Engineering sells crossover upgrades as does Dean G.  I'm sure there are a couple of others I'm forgetting.

I have replaced the crossovers and all the drivers (woofer, mids, and tweeters) in my Heresy I speakers and have also replaced the crossovers, mids and tweets in my KLF-30s with Crites parts.  Not very expensive, not hard to do, and it improved the sound of both sets of speakers.

big_greg,

that’s what I was finding, and I think it will be less expensive to just find a set of used 3’s.

Thanks.

JD

You don't necessarily have to replace everything that I did, the crossovers and tweeters are probably all you need to do.  I thought I replaced the mids, but going back through my emails I realized all I did there was replaced the gaskets for them while I was in there (about $2). 

I had bought some replacement woofers from Crites for my KLF-30s and was able to find the OEM ones and moved the replacements to the Heresy.  There wasn't anything wrong with the stock woofers other than that they were probably over 40 years old. 

The crossovers and tweeters are about $400 and you can find used Heresy I for around $400-$600 on average. 

Your idea to get a used pair of III's is probably best as you'll get the latest and greatest, but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility of finding a nice pair of older Heresy and upgrading them.

Keep in mind, a big upgrade ( with even the 3s ) is to dampen the squawkers ( the mid horns ), with a Dynamat type material, which if anyone has not done, is really missing out. On the older metal horns ( eliminates the ringing ) and the newer plastic horns ( it eliminates the resonances ). Enjoy ! MrD.