Internal Speaker Wiring ??

I rewired my Infinity IIa's with Audioquest wire that matched my Midnight biwired (actually when I finished I used computer connectors (every solid core wire has it's own gold pin) at the speaker crossover/cable interface and wired every crossover to separate wires back to the amp!) I was happy with the results. On the midrange units I alotted 2 wires each way and on the bass three wires each way. I moved the low/mid midrange/high higher tweets crossovers out of the bass cabinet and put 'em in a box on the back. I also put in new ?inductors? the "Henry" calibrated gizmos from .. (HEY, I know what they are and what they do.. sort of, at least... if not the right name). I passed on replacing the caps as many said that was the most likely to change the sound in ways I couldn't compensate for and good caps would have cost a fortune in the FIVE way crossover and with all the kinds of caps available I couldn't decide which ones to get anyway. The end result was well worth the time and money for me. ( I changed this stuff at least 6 years ago.. and still love my speakers even with all the sonic imperfection implicit in the design.)

I have tried to get my speaker rewired and my amplifiers modified at a few different places and they refused to do it everytime. All for the above mentioned reasons. It happened enough to scare me not to even try.

Hey Bob, not to change the thrust of this thread, but what Klipsch do you have ? I have a rather long list of mods that i've used on dozens of Klipsch speakers that many others have followed with great success. I know that at one point in time it was a relative "staple" on the Klipsch bulletin board amongst those modding the older style models. You can start off small and work your way into the various mods, as it does get quite in-depth. Email me and we can get more specific. I'll have to dig the info back up though, so be patient. As to Trelja's recommendation of Axon 8, i have used / recommended this for several years now if someone is on a budget. It is much better than the large gauge "monster" type stuff that sells in the same appr. price range BUT should NOT be wired as they would lead you to believe going by the color codes. The cables performance can be greatly improved by using another method. I had posted this info over on AA quite a long time ago with several people responding that it did noticeably improve their opinions of it. If someone is running this, contact me via email and i can go into details. Coincidentally, this cable does not work bad with Klipsch speakers either. They like solid wire MUCH better than stranded wire as a general rule. Sean >

Sean these are classic Belle Klipsch circa 1978 with original metal horns. At $4500/pr. yet they're not even considered audiophile grade spk's (others' opinions; I obviously disagree) but I covered that in a previous thread & had other supporters, but no arguments. I will certainly be in contact & am gratetful for y'all sharing your knowledge & experiences. Klipsch bulletin board? I must find out about that!
Liz: yes those "Henry-things" are inductors all right; ROFL from your description, but not laughing AT ya ok?
I love my horns too, despite their acknowledged colorations which I'm hoping to tweak on. I already bought the Dynamat & lamb's wool & Kimber wire, but then I went on-hold as explained above. As an engineer I'm certainly a confirmed tweaker; by nature I just can't help it.

I owned a pair of Klipsch CF-3's. They were my last pair of speakers before journying into Hi Fi. I admit there were a lot of drawbacks but I enjoyed the sound. The horn tweeters really grabbed your attention.