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Does anyone do speaker mods?

This really might be a stupid question, but I have a pair of Dynaudio 140's and C1's. I LOVE my C1's but dont want to spend a ton to get another pair. I love the size of the 140's but want the Esotar 2 tweeter and maybe upgrade the crossover and woofer up to the next level... Contour etc. I also understand that for only a few hundred more I could get the S1.4 etc... but the style doesnt suit me. As I said... I know it sounds stupid... but I had to ask.
rkerv

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vman71
218 posts
 
I upgrade speaker crossovers.
vman71
218 posts
 
S7horton, you're right, there's a difference. Just to clarify, my upgrading only consists of replacing selected parts with the same values, just much better parts. I choose the parts based on what the customer wants and how far they want to take things. I also tell them, that even the entry Auricap, that is pretty much the cheapest in the chain, is going to offer a noticeable sonic improvement. I talk and explain the entire process over the phone all the way through from start to finish.

*****NOT KNOWN BUT VERY, VERY IMPORTANT,*****
*****YOU DON'T NEED TO SHIP YOUR SPEAKERS*****

That makes a huge difference to me. Unlike most mods or upgrades, upgrading speaker xovers only require the shipment of the xovers themselves, which makes things really easy.
vman71
218 posts
 
S7,

For the majority of speakers, we're talking about a few screws and a positive and negative wire to each speaker piece (tweeter, mid, woofer, etc.)

I don't think that's very difficult. You just have to make sure that you label the positive and negative wires and to which speaker piece they go to. Many xover PCB's have the labels on the PCB as well (to which speaker piece they go to.

Again, not very difficult. Pretty straight forward if you ask me. Heck, my 12yr and 14yr old sons understand it and have helped me from time to time.
vman71
218 posts
 
Wireless,

I would respectfully disagree. Klipsch speakers with upgraded xovers almost always sell for more than a non-upgraded Klipsch speaker (everything else being equal).

Another thing to consider here (specifically with Klipsch speakers), it that they sound WAY better after having the xover upgraded. So a person seriously considering selling their non-upgraded Klipsch speakers would most likely reconsider selling their upgraded Klipsch speakers.

I'm saying this from first hand experience with my multiple pairs of Klipsch speakers. They are the ONLY original audio purchase that I still use today. Point is, that I don't have to worry about resale. But if I did, I bet they would sell for more than a pair without upgraded xovers.
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