Klipsh speakers these Large MAHL™ tweeters will fit into according to Klipsch
information. No I have not physically done so but all require the 2.54cm
tweeter lens which the large MAHL is based on. Full refund on my
tweeters for any speakers listed here if you order and they do not fit.
Vintage Speaker type OEM Tweeter #
Cornwall II K-79-K
Heresy II K-76-K
Chorus I and II K-79-K
Quartet K-76-K
Academy K-76-K
KLF 30 and 20 K-79-K
Forte I and II K-75-K
KG 3 K-84-K
KG 3.2 K-84-K
KG 3.5 K-84-K
Tangent 10 K-76-K
Tangent 500, 400, K-76-K
Tangent 5000 K-75-K
Tangent 4000 K-76-K
Pro Speaker Type OEM Tweeter
HIP II, KP-250/KP2500 K-79-K
KP 201 K-76-K
KP 301 K-79-K
KP 360 K-79-K
KP 301 II K-792-K
KP 250 II K-792-K
KP 360 K-792-K
KP 2502 K-792-K
KPT 250 K-792-K
KI 362 K-792-Ti
In addition to these the new Cornwall III and Forte III also have 2.54cm tweeter lenses so these MAHL's will fit there too.
Cornwall III K-107-Ti
Forte III K-79-T
These are machined from solid
6061 bar stock to precisely fit anywhere the Klipsch K-79, K-76, K-75,
K-792
or other same sized Klipsch cast plastic horns are used in Vintage or
current production. The same screw hole pattern so all you have to do is
remove the old and
screw in the new. The DE-10 however is large enough that it will be a two step process. First you screw the lens itself in as already described. Then you will have to remove the mid and woofer and then screw the clamp plate + DE-10 in from the back side and then reinstall your mid and woofer. Very heavy duty these will never have resonance
problems. Proper length screws for the drivers will be provided with these and with
drivers like the DE110 and DE120 it is critical to not use screws that
are to long since they can unseat the magnet off the driver.
At this time the very best driver is the B&C DE10 which is also
cheaper by $60 over the next best which is the DE120 or DE110. The
DE120/110 horn lens combo is a direct drop in which will fit as a
complete assembly through the front of the motorboard and is the easiest
install. The superior sounding DE10 will require a two step install
with the horn lens mounted first and then the clamp plate/driver
assembly installed to the back side of the horn lens through the hole
where the mid range horn goes after you have removed the mid range horn.
This would also be true if you use the Faital HF100 driver.
No other horn lens system allows you the versatility and choice these do.
If you start
looking for tweeter drivers for these horn lenses considering the extra
space
you have to work with the variety is pretty darned large. Just because
they will fit does not mean they will work without changing crossover
components or at all. You can screw some huge drivers on to the optional
1 3/8 threaded clamp plate available in one of my other listings but I
certainly would not use that old K-55-V you have sitting around for this
purpose. I guarantee these to fit and I do not guarantee them to work
with any and all drivers you might find and decide to stick onto
whatever you have. Things just don't work that way. At this time though the DE10 appears to work everywhere with no L-Pad or crossover alteration from OEM specs needed.
Along with experimenting though comes the potential for
problems and just because it will fit in there does not mean that it
will work
right without some crossover work and or adding an L-Pad. The DE10's will work right with no
additional tinkering needed and the DE110 and DE120 may be hot enough to need an L-Pad if there is too large of an efficiency mismatch. As time goes on and other drivers are used I will
be collecting data and be able to make specific install recommendations
if
needed. Please tell me about what you do so I can add your findings to
the
data.
I have these in stock. If the
demand is greater than I expect it may take a few days to machine more.
Generally ship time will be one or two days but could be as long as five if I
get swamped with orders. When ordering the kits with drivers if I run out
of drivers the delivery time will be subject to how fast I can get more in. I
will do my best to keep ample on hand but they are not cheap and I have no idea
what the demand will be so until I know what to keep on the shelf I may run out
of drivers at times. One set will fit a medium priority mail box and this is
how each set will ship.
Most Vintage Klipsch, well really every one of the many I have tested, need to be recapped to sound their best. Virtually every old capacitor I have checked is significantly higher in ESR than new ones are and many have tolerance issues in addition. Yes it does make a difference.
I May be willing to ship to you outside of the lower 48 states but you will need to contact me and arrange for this so I can cover shipping costs and shipping outside the USA will not be free..