My Klipsch LaScalas Are Like NEW! Upgraded My Capacitors

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Youthman

Youthman

Күн бұрын

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@OHMAudioChannel
@OHMAudioChannel 4 жыл бұрын
For the comments on the size of the capacitors, this is due to the different construction of the capacitors. The old ones were oil capacitors, which are still a common style of capacitor as a motor run capacitor for residential air conditioners, specifically the condenser (outdoor) unit. The new capacitors are a meatallized polyester film capacitors. Poly caps are usually a go to choice for good quality capacitors. Even if you had upgraded to a premium cap like Mundorf, Claritycaps, or Sonicaps as long as you matched the uF (micro farad) rating of the originals you wouldn’t change the overall voicing of the speaker. You would likely see better delineation in details and more precise decay in the upper most frequencies where a cheap capacitor can make sound vague and muddy.
@202One
@202One 3 жыл бұрын
👍 Include Janzten or Dayton Audio Premium would be a better upgrade Capacitor for his LaScalas!! ✌
@nikolasaustin916
@nikolasaustin916 3 жыл бұрын
Instablaster
@davevolz6138
@davevolz6138 9 ай бұрын
Decay? Not with horns. The ambient trails are severely compromised due to early reflections.
@brucecarter6205
@brucecarter6205 4 жыл бұрын
Great job Youthman. I love Klipsch Heritage speakers. Truly bulletproof designs. Most speaker brands are already 20+ years in the garbage dumpster at the 40 year mark.
@notlemcram
@notlemcram 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! You sound happy and I was fortunate enough for you to figure out how to get these to sound stock and not modified! I will get a set ordered! Thanks for always steering the ship in the right direction Captain!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help Marc.
@vasanthanb1947
@vasanthanb1947 4 жыл бұрын
Excited to see the vintage capacitors.
@azeemtics6613
@azeemtics6613 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@joellofton7553
@joellofton7553 4 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting for this one! Great presentation👍
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joel
@fw1421
@fw1421 3 күн бұрын
I just bought a pair of Heresy I’s and opened up the backs and they were physically spotless. No corrosion at all. They looked brand new. I am going to check the capacitors to see if they need replacing.
@johnmbell4642
@johnmbell4642 4 жыл бұрын
Hey YM, glad that went so smooth and doubly glad they sound like they did or maybe slightly better which is not normally the case. You were wise to only replace what needed to be replaced. I have a heavily modified pair of spica Angelas these things could image like nothing else I ran them for about 12 years. Long story short I sold them to my brother who probably blew the woofers they had long been out of business and I got the so-called replacement woofers. the original Woofers were matched and I knew that you couldn’t buy just one Woofer when you could get the factory woofers you had to buy two. Unfortunately they were about 70% of what they were the magic was gone I’m glad that didn’t happen to you maybe in an upcoming video you can talk about how they sound in more detail after listening for a while but that first impression you mentioned is promising because you would know right away if there was a problem so keep the videos coming have a good one🇺🇸👍
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes the upgrade definitely did not hinder the sound. It’s just not a MASSIVE improvement. Glad I did it.
@johnmbell4642
@johnmbell4642 4 жыл бұрын
Youthman 👍
@randomgameclipz4995
@randomgameclipz4995 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome job putting a fresh heart into those speakers, well done to your friend too.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly
@JDG1971
@JDG1971 4 жыл бұрын
That was nice to see. Fortunately, that has been resolved. Until the next video on KZbin. Greetings from the Netherlands Limburg Maastricht. Peace and Love and of course High-end home cinema👌👍😘✌😉
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@wayneparris3439
@wayneparris3439 4 жыл бұрын
Always fun playing with your Klipsch! IDK if you rmeember but I bought a pair of heavily modified Heriseys for a really good price. They were rear ported, the speaker moved to the front of the motorbord and the crossovers were redesigned by a "friend" I made new backs and got rid of the ports and had to 100 percent rebuild the crossovers back to Klipsch spec. Fun stuff, they do sound very good and they are my shop speakers so they get used often. Nice job on those, I might have used a little shrink tube on the bare wire but otherwise I see no reason they should not give you many many more years of service!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Call idea on the shrink tube. But how would you get it on when there’s not much room to work with and it’s a fixed on both ends?
@wayneparris3439
@wayneparris3439 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman Sorry for not getting back to you sooner! When you do not have a lot of room, shrink as much tubing as you can and just leave enough bare wire for the connection to be soldered then before you solder the connection slide another section of tube over the already shrunk tubing, make your connection and then slide the unshrunk tube over the joint and shrink the tube over the remaining exposed joint.
@macho9556
@macho9556 4 жыл бұрын
That is good news Youthman!!! Glad to hear that👍👍💪💪💪
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Gshiznit74
@Gshiznit74 4 жыл бұрын
This has been a really interesting turn in your journey and I'm glad it had a positive outcome. Awesome coverage of it all too. Great job 👍
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Garth. Just trying to share as much of my hime theater journey as possible
@kevinsdb1
@kevinsdb1 4 жыл бұрын
Funny to see the new capacitors are like a 1/10th of the size of the old ones
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy right?
@snowingsniper
@snowingsniper 4 жыл бұрын
Newer technology makes everything smaller and probably more efficient also
@theaudiofool5475
@theaudiofool5475 4 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear the problem is solved 👍🏼👌🏼
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@peppersmith
@peppersmith 4 жыл бұрын
LMBO, my have times. U see the difference in size of those Capacitors, 40 years. Stay Safe, Be Safe!!!!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that pretty much happens with almost all technology. Remember how big our original cell phones were? How about CRT TVs vs flat panel? Or the original mainframe computers vs PC’s.
@muskor88
@muskor88 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, thanks! Those Lascala's are awesome.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Microwave414
@Microwave414 4 жыл бұрын
And just like that you're more or less good for another 40 years. It's amazing how small capacitors have gotten in the last 40-50 years huh?
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@djkamilo66
@djkamilo66 4 жыл бұрын
most likely to be good for the next 15 years. Capacitors are not designed to last more than 20 years. newer capacitors even less.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
That’s what everyone has been telling me. Unfortunately JEM wasn’t an authorized Klipsch crossover repair center when I bought them many years ago
@djkamilo66
@djkamilo66 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman to be honest you dont really need "authorized dealer" capacitors, if a capacitor says its value and it measures its value, its a capacitor, with capacitance, it will do its job, if its a good brand of capacitors it will last very long, if its a chinese crap, who knows.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
The only issue with that is different capacitors have different sound characteristics. Just because you use the same values does not mean that you’re going to get the same sound
@LifeofBliss
@LifeofBliss 4 жыл бұрын
Youthman dipping his toes into the pool of DIY!!! C'mon in man, the water is fine 😋
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I think I’ll stay in the shallow end. I’m afraid of what’s in the water
@MyFatherLoves
@MyFatherLoves 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman 😂
@Paxmax
@Paxmax 3 жыл бұрын
Because of the huge difference between your tweeter exchange I would have guessed poor contact / bad solder joint in filter. Glad you got it sorted nicely!
@derhudde7553
@derhudde7553 4 жыл бұрын
Like you said in an earlier Video. Homecinema is a Journey. You are absolutly right, Buddy. Using myself 30 Year old Highend Speakers by MB Quart MCS and they still sounds great in my Living Room. Stay safe.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I hundred percent believe in the journey. Mine has been an incredible ride and I love every minute of it
@amb3cog
@amb3cog 4 жыл бұрын
Great to see that's all it was. And now your speakers are ready for another 40 years of service. Or something like that. 😁 Can't wait to finally see that review too. Your setup is looking great man. Wish I lived closer to you. I would love to hear it, and bring some of my gear over for you to hear also. I've not heard the La Scala's yet, but I've got some vintage tube amps that would probably sound amazing with those speakers. I wish my listening space was bigger. Because I would have already been running Klipsch Heritage speakers by now. I've heard the Klipschhorns on my HH Scott Stereomaster 200 (12 watts per channel) when I bought it, and I've heard Klipsch Belles on a low powered vintage SS receiver at a vintage stereo store. That was enough to sell me on them right there. These are endgame speakers IMO, especially since there's so many ways to improve them. And since they'll run on just about any amp out there, even like a 2 watt Decware amp. Color me jealous. 🙂 God Bless you my friend, and have a great night. ✌️
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Kliosch and tubes are great for 2ch listening. Not so much for home theater use though.
@brianlove3369
@brianlove3369 4 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that you got them working again
@robertschuster312
@robertschuster312 4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome, glad to hear you were able to save them!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert. I’m grateful too
@jimmy2shoes75
@jimmy2shoes75 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you got them sorted and sounding great. Time for Dirac on these bad boy's 👍👍
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Not sure if I have time for Dirac. Need to finish my review of the HTP-1 so I can begin reviewing the Marantz SR8015.
@michelplouffe7934
@michelplouffe7934 4 жыл бұрын
You and your friend did a very nice job. Now the new capacitors have sound quality that the drivers can not give. That's why you don't ear so much difference. Did you look the condition of the woofer? If the suspension still there? I don't know if all the drivers can be reconed?
@stevemann3078
@stevemann3078 4 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to see some of the older equipment and not always all the brand new stuff I know there was a video guy from New York that does the stuff that's been doing it for many years Steve Guttenberg or something like that from New York City and shows a lot of vintage audio equipment. Anyways Youth Man Mike thank you so very much for all your videos you've been putting on this one and many others over the years thank you sir God bless,
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve glad you’re enjoying the content
@stevemann3078
@stevemann3078 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman thank you sir youth man make.
@adamjj85
@adamjj85 4 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Great to hear this fixed things for you. How about those before and after measurements??
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Adam there’s not really much to show. It fixed the dip I was having in the upper frequencies. For the most part the rest was almost identical or just some very small variations
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
The dip in the higher frequencies was what I was most concerned about. Problem resolved by replacing the capacitor’s
@alandavis9428
@alandavis9428 8 ай бұрын
For not so harsh squaker k55m or k55v I changed the capacitor 13uf to 6.8 and changed the 4 wire on the ts2 to position 3
@Topnikko
@Topnikko 3 жыл бұрын
Could you hear a difference between the old caps and the new ones? What brand are the new caps?
@maya_coqsalonga
@maya_coqsalonga 4 жыл бұрын
Which is the best home theater system you've heard? Hard to imagine better sound than having LaScalas for RCL.
@johnwhite2576
@johnwhite2576 4 жыл бұрын
Why not replace the transformers as well ?? And that 40 year old wire ??
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
No need for it. I was advised that Typically only the capacitors go bad
@Braun4x4BC
@Braun4x4BC 2 жыл бұрын
did u check the inductor srcew to make sure its stainless not magnetic the factory used steel ones in mine made big differnce going to stanless
@MS-np6hv
@MS-np6hv 4 жыл бұрын
Great job with the update and install
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ford1546
@ford1546 4 жыл бұрын
Hello. When you replace old capacitors with new ones it is in brighter areas that you hear differences! You can also have lower resistance in new good capacitors. You should use polypropylene capacitors such as Solen Capacitor. There are no bigg sound differences between polyester and polypropylene but polypropylene is the best common type. You get silver or gold in oil but they are expensive capacitors. It's how you put together crossovers that means most and not always type capacitors. Each speaker must have its own custom crossover. you can not use universal crossover!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
These are what are recommended and approved by Klipsch engineer.
@ford1546
@ford1546 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman No matter what Klipsch recommends, The main brand in Norway and some other countries for many years on good crossover components is (Solen) (jantzen-audio) The quality order is as follows !! 1. Electrolyte is the worst capacitor type. 2. Polyester is better to more expensive. 3. Polypropylene is the best and most expensive type no matter what people say !! 4. Silver or gold in oil are very expensive capacitors! In proper speaker stores, polyester is good but cheaper alternative to polypropylene capacitors !! The sound difference between polyester and polypropylene is not always that big. Here it is more about how the crossover is put together and not always the type of capacitor! If you are wondering more about capacitors, call ps audio USA.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Everyone has a variety of opinions on capacitors. Honestly I do not get into DIY and repairs. I’m just grateful to have found someone I trust to steer me in the right direction.
@ford1546
@ford1546 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman If you ask a speaker factory like ps audio or someone who sells speaker kits to crossover components then you know that I'm right in what I write!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Regardless of who’s right and who’s wrong, I made a decision to keep my LaScala’s as close to factory specs as possible. Regardless if there are better, higher quality components that I could have purchased, I wanted to use components that are approved by the original manufacture of the speaker which is Klipsch.
@abegallon338
@abegallon338 4 жыл бұрын
Great video I knew You would get to the bottom of it please keep the great content coming...
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Abe!
@jarodreddig63
@jarodreddig63 4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear pal👍🏻
@theresatate905
@theresatate905 3 жыл бұрын
Need to remove that metal screw in that round inductor. It causes changes in inductance......What brand were the capacitors?? Good video.
@lglg471
@lglg471 4 жыл бұрын
Hi friend, I can use a 3.5mm stereo Cable to add an external amplifier to my receiver without any problem since I don't have the 3.5mm Mono cable. there is some difference.
@mdr4670
@mdr4670 4 жыл бұрын
Now that you've updated your speaker caps have you considered upgrading your electronics to USA brands like Pass Labs or McIntosh?
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
No those are well above my budget
@SpecOfTech
@SpecOfTech 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely a lot cheaper than buying new ones ;P. Great video Mike, those LaScalas should be good for another few decades now.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Barrett. I agree
@TylerStout
@TylerStout 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the fix was pretty simple! I wonder if the rusty one was the one from the original bad speaker.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
No the far left one was the bad crossover
@RJ-xj3ct
@RJ-xj3ct 4 жыл бұрын
Hey youthman, I've recently got a new svs pb 2000 pro for my HT how would I go about calibrating it for my system? I've never calibrated a sub in my life Usually I just pop it out of the box and run the calibration on my receiver anything else to do?
@Psyphonyx_Life
@Psyphonyx_Life 4 жыл бұрын
Can we see the before / after Curves?
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
For the most part, everything stayed the same except for that dip I was having in the higher frequencies. The new capacitors resolved that issue. ;)
@EverythingHomeTheater
@EverythingHomeTheater 4 жыл бұрын
Nice. Amazing the size difference. Should've painted vintage grey for aesthetic value. Hehe
@louisd95714
@louisd95714 4 жыл бұрын
Great job! I commernd you for your diligence in resolving your issue. If this was me, I would have most probably made things worse!
@randybradley4151
@randybradley4151 4 жыл бұрын
I know that from experience. Not myself but my father. Oh man was he ever consistent for not fixing things and making them worse. The woofer blew in my father's 350 watt realistic speaker and he went out and purchased the replacement and he took the one out of the box and proceeded to unscrew the other woofer from it's box and placed it within an inch of the other one on the table where they magnetized together and he couldn't get them apart for the life of him and ended up ruining both woofers.
@tarquineous
@tarquineous 5 ай бұрын
Good job. There are better capacitors available. They are a little larger and much more expensive. Audyne is one brand, Claritycap another, and Audionote.
@johnsweda2999
@johnsweda2999 4 жыл бұрын
Who makes of capacitors and values there's better capacitors to use you should run a resistor in series with the capacitors not on their own depending on value of capacity will have a lower resistance it did originally and running some 0.1 160V polystyrene capacitors in parallel with the capacitors would be a good thing
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Talk to Klipsch. This is what they recommend for their crossovers.
@garryhammond3117
@garryhammond3117 4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to do this for my 1976 Cornwalls too - they're due! I do have to remove the rear of the cabinet, though. It might be the same, or similar crossover. Amazing how much smaller the new caps are - that's modern technology at work. :)
@alasondrolinney5317
@alasondrolinney5317 4 жыл бұрын
That exciting I was particularly surprised at how much smaller those new capacitors were by the way are you familiar with the BPS 400 I have had this sub since about 2000 and it has not given me any problems and it is a beast.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I have not heard any subwoofers from Mirage. I had one set of small Mirage satellites many years ago But didn’t really care for their Omni directional style of dispersing sound
@alasondrolinney5317
@alasondrolinney5317 4 жыл бұрын
Youthman yes there were a few people who did not like that particular style of deflecting sound I actually have a pair of their dipolar speakers for my back surrounds and their biggest center channel which is bipolar very nice but that subwoofer is a beast especially for movies and it’s sealed however for music it’s good but not great it just needs to be in a big room. Years ago while playing full-time in the symphony I took a part-time job At Tweeter to earn some extra money to save to buy a home and they took on the mirage line and we all got 70% off their products. A final note I heard a set of aerial acoustic speakers(6t)at a Open house at a audio video Store here in Charlotte about three years ago and I have never heard anything like that before just totally blown away and at that open house they had a bunch of other nice speakers from other carriers but I had never heard anything like these and I have set my sites on a pair of 7ts. I remember about 20 to 25 years ago Hearing a set of Klipsch speakers similar to your La Scala’s at a friends house and I remember being extremely impressed I don’t remember the name of them but I know they had the tapered back. Take care my friend sorry to ramble so long but I love talking about this stuff.
@alasondrolinney5317
@alasondrolinney5317 4 жыл бұрын
Youthman hey man have you ever heard ray obiedo “iguana” it’s a great CD and track 4 is particularly good for demo purposes especially for low end bass Clean transitions
@jaccodeweger7604
@jaccodeweger7604 4 жыл бұрын
great video, would love to see the before and after measurement, but I guess you'll show that in another video!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
As I mentioned in the video the biggest thing is it fixed that dip in the higher frequencies which is originally what started this whole desire to upgrade the capacitors. For the most part the rest of the frequency response remain the same. But just to have that problem resolved was enough for me to feel that it was worth it.
@gary4593
@gary4593 4 жыл бұрын
I am happy you have fix your speakers.they are good speakers. When you said you got out test movies like Ready One I play Transformer Revenge of the Fallen as my test movie . . Cheers
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
That’s a great movie as well. I haven’t watched that one in a long time though. Might be a good time to revisit it
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
What is your favorite scenes from that for demos?
@gary4593
@gary4593 4 жыл бұрын
The first 10 minutes of the beginning of the movie .
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@gary4593
@gary4593 4 жыл бұрын
Get it on 4k I think it is in atmos.
@my2cents395
@my2cents395 4 жыл бұрын
New capacitors take time to break in. It could be a few hours or quite a few hours. You will notice the difference.
@kevinchew2594
@kevinchew2594 4 жыл бұрын
halo.! sir can i ask when u changes old to new capacitors the watt n.uf same or higher abit ? tq
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin, Honestly I’m not familiar at all with capacitors. I place the order with JEM and they sent capacitors that were approved by Klipsch. I’m assuming the values are the same as the original
@azeemtics6613
@azeemtics6613 4 жыл бұрын
The caps size doesn't matter as long it matches the original, capacitor as came long way than I thought
@petecap4382
@petecap4382 4 жыл бұрын
It looks like crap the magnets looks like they are hanging in for dear life. I don't get it. This video has me puzzled.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Guess you would have to hear them to see how even 40yr old magnets still providing incredible sound to my speakers.
@voiceofreason9238
@voiceofreason9238 4 жыл бұрын
There aren't any magnets that I know of on crossovers. There are magnets on speaker drivers but I don't think that's what you are referring to. You might enjoy heading over to the Klipsch forums at klipsch.com. You'll find a great bunch of guys who are knowledgeable and would be happy to answer your questions in detail. A KZbin comment section is not conducive to technical discussions. Your question/comment is a good one and is deserving of a good answer.
@charlesgrubbs2101
@charlesgrubbs2101 4 жыл бұрын
@@voiceofreason9238 I think he may be referring to the inductors. They can definitely be improved with heavier gauge air core inductors.
@voiceofreason9238
@voiceofreason9238 4 жыл бұрын
@@charlesgrubbs2101 Good clarification. I wasn't trying to be picky, I really didn't understand to what Pete was referring.
@johnwhite2576
@johnwhite2576 4 жыл бұрын
What is the cost of these condensers ?
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I’m guessing you mean capacitors? Just under $150 for all three sets.
@BostonMike68
@BostonMike68 Жыл бұрын
What where the values? I like Jantzen capsitors
@Youthman
@Youthman Жыл бұрын
I could’t tell you what they used. I sent them to an authorized Klipsch repair center.
@truthseeker6649
@truthseeker6649 4 жыл бұрын
your speakers deserve much better capacitors and air-core inductors.
@danielj.glowny4108
@danielj.glowny4108 4 жыл бұрын
Funny how those Klipsch crossovers look like they were Damaged by water or the elements !
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
40years old will do that
@danielj.glowny4108
@danielj.glowny4108 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman I have a pair of Bozak speakers that are over 60 years old and the crossovers don't look like that.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Could be due to humidity here in Florida.
@Geerladenlad
@Geerladenlad 4 жыл бұрын
You know over time as those capacitors age especially electrolytics you don't notice the sound quality getting worse.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that’s what I’ve been told. It’s a gradual decrease in performance so your ears just get used to the new norm. Since I’ve had them less than 10 years they might have already declined before I got them
@lesmatthews459
@lesmatthews459 4 жыл бұрын
Wow!!
@johnwhite3195
@johnwhite3195 4 жыл бұрын
you should have cleaned the board off once capacitors were removed??
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
There’s a lot of things I could do, but the reality is when you’re having to make content for KZbin, it adds an enormous amount of additional time to what would normally take a small amount of time. Not to mention you’re always thinking about what do I need to film, what angles do I need to make, how’s my lighting, how am I going to tell the story. But yes I agree it would’ve been nice if I would’ve thought to clean them while we had the capacitors off the board. It also would’ve been nice to get some Broll of us actually soldering but I was so focused on doing it I forgot to film it.
@Paxmax
@Paxmax 3 жыл бұрын
Well... there is old paper, old tape, old glue... You really do not want to mess with an otherwize working system. At most I would dare some light painters brushing to remove some loose dust, I would not dare to use any fluids 😁
@danielj.glowny4108
@danielj.glowny4108 4 жыл бұрын
My experience with the Klipsch LaScalas was disappointing even thought it was in a high end audio store they played a 50 year old RCA recording on standard CD. I own the SACD version of the same RCA recording and boy was I disappointed in the sound over the $8,000.00 a pair LaScalas. The bass was missing so was the sonic impact .
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
There at a lot of things can can effect performance of a speaker (room acoustics, speaker placement, etc) Then again, you simply might not like their sound signature.
@danielj.glowny4108
@danielj.glowny4108 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman I Guess Iam use to my JBL''s and HD audio !
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with that. You have to find out what your ears prefer. And the only way to know that is to listen to various speakers. People have asked me over the years why do I like Klipsch so much? The reason is because that’s the sound signature that my ears like. Clearly, detail, and dynamics. Some like a more laid-back, subtle, reserved sound. That’s just not for me
@myboyt
@myboyt 4 жыл бұрын
Question.. I’m going to be getting a complete klipsch 5.1 surround system. I currently have def tech 5.1 system and am wondering if I can use the surrounds for that to make a 7.1 or if it’s not wise to mix brands. Thanks in advance! Recently found your channel. Great work and look forward to future vids.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
It’s not uncommon for people to use different speakers in their system. Of course it’s always best to keep them in the same brand But as long as you’re not mix matching your front soundstage, you should be fine. You can always replace them with another pair of Klipsch down the road
@myboyt
@myboyt 4 жыл бұрын
Youthman awesome. Thank you for the response! I love my def tech I’m getting klipsch towers and center and 2 small surround for free! Lol
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a youthman deal right there congratulations!
@myboyt
@myboyt 4 жыл бұрын
Youthman one last question. Sorry lol. I have a 90w per channel Yamaha. The klipsch surrounds are 50w per channel. That won’t hurt them right? Thanks in advance. I REALLY appreciate your time.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely no problem. Check out this video I made - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3q5imxqYrJkibs
@johnsmith-qz4bv
@johnsmith-qz4bv 4 жыл бұрын
great video.....
@petecap4382
@petecap4382 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry the rest of is worn down. Why not just change the entire thing or get new speakers. With the connections you have I'm sure yous could get a great price.
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
For $150 it was worth it to me. Speaking with JEM, typically the only thing that goes bad or begins to become out of tolerance on the Klipsch Heritage crossovers are the capacitors. One day I might upgrade to something better but that day is not today.
@voiceofreason9238
@voiceofreason9238 4 жыл бұрын
Pete you may be "worn down" but I don't think you speak for all of us. Certainly not for me. I am also a Klipsch guy and have owned La Scala's like Youthman has. It is very ordinary to update the capacitors after about 20 years. Youthman's 40 year-old caps were more than overdue for routine maintenance. Those old paper-in-oil caps can actually leak and release PCB's into the environment. Then you have problems. Since I also had old boards and then updated, from my experience the sound with the old boards still sounds OK but not great since it loses the dynamics. The sound is a little dull. The new caps bring a more exciting dynamic sound according to my ears.
@n.shiina8798
@n.shiina8798 4 жыл бұрын
why would you change the entire speakers when the only problem is the capacitors?. i he likes how the speaker sounds, i see no point. @@voiceofreason9238 those oil caps (in video) doesn't contain PCB anymore but yeah. should be careful around old oil caps with no "no PCB" label. dynamic loss could be the result of increased impedance of old caps (oil and electrolytics. any other solid dielectric won't be affected by age that much)
@Oldsims
@Oldsims 4 жыл бұрын
Glad that you could fix your system without puting 10s of thousand of dollars!
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Theirs the Youthman way 🤣
@ellisfletcher3491
@ellisfletcher3491 4 жыл бұрын
how loud in decibels is your cinema
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Depends on the volume 😀 I recently hit 115dB at 8Hz but ran out of volume on the processor - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYOVaKWjlKxgd6M
@idolhanz9842
@idolhanz9842 3 жыл бұрын
Crites boards make short work out of that particular upgrade.
@Youthman
@Youthman 3 жыл бұрын
For me, it’s not about making it easy. I didn’t want to alter the sound from what Klipsch originally intended.
@Geerladenlad
@Geerladenlad 4 жыл бұрын
Looking at those inductors I think if it were me I would have replaced those as well.
@paulmardis1512
@paulmardis1512 4 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@poserwanabe
@poserwanabe 4 жыл бұрын
Why ?? What do you think degrades in a coil of wire ?
@Geerladenlad
@Geerladenlad 4 жыл бұрын
@@poserwanabe So you are saying that it's good for the electrical current and the audio signal to flow through decades of rust and dust and oxidation.
@poserwanabe
@poserwanabe 4 жыл бұрын
@@Geerladenlad I've seen inductors older than that with no problems, it's an INSULATED coil of wire, it's fine.
@Geerladenlad
@Geerladenlad 4 жыл бұрын
@@poserwanabe If they were my crossovers I would have replaced them. Regardless of what you think.
@wendellgayheart9228
@wendellgayheart9228 4 жыл бұрын
Easy fix👍
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Very easy (for Bob) lol
@kman7222
@kman7222 4 жыл бұрын
nice
@williamstrickland579
@williamstrickland579 4 жыл бұрын
HA I was wondering where my bare wire to spade adapters went......
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that’s too funny Billy. I should have bought two more sets. Sure makes it easier than those screws
@dottorfoggy
@dottorfoggy 4 жыл бұрын
why you didn't just make new crossover for all 3 to keep the original one somewhere to show?
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
Who am I going to show my crossovers to?
@dottorfoggy
@dottorfoggy 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman to us? :p
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I’m confused. I showed you in the video the original crossovers with the original capacitors. I do not have many of my subscribers coming to my house to personally look at my old crossover LOL
@dottorfoggy
@dottorfoggy 4 жыл бұрын
@@Youthman just me, having a 40y old crossover in the original shape to keep somewhere to show to my friends and others, they will be rare to find and was an unique chance to have them. I like old stuff
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I’m not super fond of vintage stuff. If someone wants to see it, they can watch my video LOL
@alandavis9428
@alandavis9428 8 ай бұрын
I meant t2a
@mkfmkf55
@mkfmkf55 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it wasn't really worth the effort & expense...
@Youthman
@Youthman 4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I made the upgrade.
@voiceofreason9238
@voiceofreason9238 4 жыл бұрын
@Youthman had one board that went completely out of spec. He upgraded all three boards to match sonically which was exactly the correct thing to do.
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