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**Altec Best** · July 4th, 2010, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by J Henry

No problem....but if this is the original it will make things a whole lot easier for someone to build one from scratch.....I wish Jim Easley could chime in here & clarify.

Yes it is the original :2thumbsup:

**SOOTSHE** · July 5th, 2010, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

Yes it is the original :2thumbsup:

That's great news! So now I might go the whole way & build a set from scratch. Should be an interesting comparison.
Thanks John

**Altec Best** · July 5th, 2010, 06:18 PM

Hi John, I was talking with Dave,and he said have a look at this thread from 2006.Regards ~ John

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**SOOTSHE** · July 6th, 2010, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

Hi John, I was talking with Dave,and he said have a look at this thread from 2006.Regards ~ John

http://www.hostboard.com/forums/alte...vers-ebay.html

Thanks John,
From what I can make out here, Jim states that as far as he can tell the schematic of the 1201-8A is the right one for the 19.

**Altec Best** · July 6th, 2010, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by J Henry

Thanks John,
From what I can make out here, Jim states that as far as he can tell the schematic of the 1201-8A is the right one for the 19.

They are identical

**SOOTSHE** · July 6th, 2010, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

They are identical

Great!!!!

**Altec Best** · July 6th, 2010, 04:32 AM

I can't wait for your opinion or I would like to see the expression on your face after install and you have a chance to listen.It should look like this.

:2thumbsup:

**Paul Folbrecht** · July 31st, 2010, 11:18 PM

I'm going to perform these xover upgrades myself.

Well, at least the caps. What's the motivation for changing resistors? Typically age should not be a concern, right?

I replaced the crossovers in my Klipsch Forte IIs (1990), as I posted in the other thread, with new Bob Crites xovers, and the Fortes now eclipse the 19s in some ways. The change was pretty amazing.

**Altec Best** · August 1st, 2010, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Folbrecht

I'm going to perform these xover upgrades myself.

You won't regret it.

Well, at least the caps. What's the motivation for changing resistors? Typically age should not be a concern, right?

You only change the resistors if out of spec 2 of the 4 of mine were out of spec so replaced all.They are so cheap why wouldn't you just to be sure.

I replaced the crossovers in my Klipsch Forte IIs (1990), as I posted in the other thread, with new Bob Crites xovers, and the Fortes now eclipse the 19s in some ways. The change was pretty amazing.

I replied to the statement in the other thread, that will change believe me, if this is the case then there is something wrong.Your XO's are toast or driver issues but I'll bet it is the XO.Caps are way out.I had a similar experience.Before I put the Crites XO's in my Cornwall II's. I wasn't impressed with them at all in fact I liked the originals better so back in they went.Anyway I thought the Cornwalls had better bass and mids.When I replaced the XO's with the new rebuilds in the 19's the difference was dramatic.They blow away the Cornwalls and haven't looked back with the 19's since.

Rebuilding the crossovers in an original set in the 19 is the single biggest recommendation I can give.The performance of the speakers was night and day.

**rontec** · August 2nd, 2010, 02:35 PM

Paul, I've own Cornwalls and have listened to K-horns but for me the 19s are superior. I also prefer the original caps but found I had to solder a wire to the 4 ground lugs to restore the HF response. Maybe listening to another pair of 19s will tell if something has significantly changed on yours. Or perhaps you just prefer the Klipsch sound, which some people do.