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  1. That speaker has close to the same specs as the phenolics I used ,

    I copied the 23 crossover as close as I could . I (we) had a hard time finding the inductor number but I think everyone involved agreed on .4mH

    I used a .39mH inductor as well as 3.9ohm 6.2ohm and 8.2ohm (for the 4,6,8ohm)  in mine. Those tweeters are cheap enough to experiment with until you  find a decent pair of KLH's.

    Lonny

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  2. Hello Quotard,

    I used a phenolic tweeter (Marsland brand) in my model 23 clones and am very happy with the results, The 23 has a high level attenuator switch to help level 

    the output. I am still looking for model 23 tweeters but am not willing to pay $75 to $100 per .

    Lonny

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    two links to relevant threads

     

  3. Hello good people of CPS,

    I just got 4 NOS Marsland tweeters and 2 NOS Leigh/marsland crossovers cheap ( five bucks per )

    I  need to know what the black component is on the XO's  I have measured it as a capacitor and got .000

    I measured it as a resistor and got .9 ohms it is attached to the tweeter positive but has no markings on it

    It is 15 mm by 52mm  any ideas??

    Lonny

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  4. Quoted from the RetroVoltage web page...

     

    One interesting thing to note is this Active Equalizer came with IC sockets fitted from the factory, which were still populated with the original National LF 353 op-amp chips. These chips are a big, known problem in Series IV Active Equalizers. So much so that in January 1983, Bose® issued a product service bulletin describing their unusually high tendency to exhibit high noise or fail completely due to lead contamination in the manufacturing process. The factory recommended using the TL072, or RC4558 or RC4559 op-amp instead, and that all op-amp chips be changed if a unit came in for service.

     

  5. Thank you  simonsounds   for the information that has been haunting me since I received these speakers,

    I am presently listening to Simply Red on my Red Box Improved speakers and they still sound great (the speakers as well as the band),

    As I said in an earlier post I got these as a NOS pair in 2019 , If you are reading this Simonsounds  what was the date of manufacture?

    pre 1990 but how pre? and to the improved designation improved over the 18's?? Thanks again for chiming in 1.5 years later I can now

    sleep easy ...

    Lonny

  6. Hello VSAT88,

    Kent and ligs helped me with my first speaker box build and ligs recommended 1Lb per CF of volume ,

    so your speaker is 25x14x11.5 = 4025 ci = 2.32 cf  So 2.3 lbs per box APROX.  the product JKent linked to is 2in thick and weighs .4 lbs

    I bought this, at 3.5 inches and 7.6 lbs . Had enough to fill  both boxes..

     https://www.homedepot.ca/product/owens-corning-r-12-ecotouch-pink-pak-plus-pink-fiberglas-insulation-15-inch-x-32-feet-x-3-5-inch-40-sq-ft-/1000789365

     

    Lonny

     

  7. 6 hours ago, DavidDru said:

    Need to shop a bit for grill cloth as I'd like something more than the usual black, brown, grey or white

    I did this while waiting for my coffee/chocolate grill cloth, they got a few likes on AK but it was never going to be permanent.

    Lonny

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  8. Hi TiGuy

    I never had a model 23 tweeter to compare , as I built these by collecting assorted parts from the internet, but I did do a lot of research and think the phenolic ring tweeter

    is as close as I could get . The model 23 has an attenuator switch to help with balancing the sound output. I am very happy with the sound of these tweeters but am still looking for the correct ones . For the price of the phenolics why not try them until you find the correct ones.

    Lonny

     

  9. Hello TiGuy22,

    these are the phenolic tweeters I used,  see post #22  ,  I am still searching for my model 23 tweeters .

    https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/klh-model-23-dimensions.939140/page-2

    as for the 17's" affect - a quote from dxho on my other thread.

    "If you weren't aware, Model Five and Twelve tweeters are equivalent. Model Six,
    Seventeen, Twenty, Thirty, and Thirty Three will fit, but they have different voicing.
    I haven't compared the two variations side-by-side, so I don't know how much
    difference there is."

     

    Lonny

  10. Hello TiGuy22, I was in a simular situation but with the help of the good people here I was able to complete my "23's" but am still looking for period correct tweeters.

    If you read these threads it will point you in the right direction. 

     

    Lonny

     

     

  11. Looking good ,How are the cabs??

    As I mentioned earlier  one pic I saw had a 4mf and a 1mf cap parallel from the factory, maybe  they ran out of 5's that day??

    Lonny

  12. Hello Bassplayer:

    It looks like a32 mf and a 5 mf cap + a 3ohm resistor , one pic showed a 4+1 mf cap parallel  and another pic showed a 5 mf single cap.

    There are also two inductors one iron core one air core . Crossover = 2800 hz.

    Hope this helps

    Lonny

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