New CRS+ Owner

waybo
waybo Posts: 12
edited December 2005 in Vintage Speakers
Hello all...

Last year I bought a pair of CRS+ with the original stands and I finally set them up. Like many of us, when I was a kid I heard them at a dealer and loved them, but couldn't afford them!! I am using a McIntosh MC2205 Amp for power. I am assuming this is good power for these...

These are replacing a pair of Maggies and I must say the trademark "open and airy" Maggie Sound is very much present in theses CRS+'s

I am finding a little harshness in some of the highs and some vocals. I'm quite sure there is nothing wrong - just a charateristic I'd rather was not there. I understand there is an easy tweeter upgrade, what are is the improvement in?

Thanks all!
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited December 2005
    I upgraded my tweeters on the CRS+. The new tweeters are definitely worth the price to upgrade. Simple as that.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    The replacement RD0194-1 tweeters will solve most, if not all, of the harshness problem caused by the 5dB spike at 13kHz of the SL2000's. Other worthwhile tweaks include crossover upgrades, mass loading the stands and upgrading the stock spikes.
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  • waybo
    waybo Posts: 12
    edited December 2005
    Thanks...

    The stands have no spikes, but have a threaded mount. These are sitting on hardwood floors...any sugestions or sources?

    Wayne
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    I highly recommend Mye Sound spikes and floor protectors, http://www.myesound.com/products.html

    Tell Grant you want the middle ones, 3/4" dia. with 1/4-20 threads. It may take awhile, but well worth the wait and his packing job is unreal.

    Mass loading the stands with lead shot is also highly recommended. I'll warn you though, prying the plastic caps off the back of the stands is a real PITA. Also, there are two small holes under the bottom front bar that you will need to plug otherwise the shot will run out.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • waybo
    waybo Posts: 12
    edited December 2005
    Many Thanks - I have already e-mailed him...
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  • waybo
    waybo Posts: 12
    edited December 2005
    By the way, do you use anything beteen the speakers and the stands?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    I debated over that, thinking that I wanted to couple the cabinets to the stands as well as possible, but I didn't want the cabinet bottoms getting scratched or sliding around. One thought was to bolt the cabinets to the stands using T-nuts and bolts, but I didn't like the idea of drilling holes in the bottoms. Another thought was to use felt strips on the tops of the stands, but thought that wouldn't prevent them from sliding around, so I decided on rubber feet mounted to the stand tops. http://safe.spsp.net/cgi-bin/debco/BS20.html
    I'm pleased with the results.
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  • waybo
    waybo Posts: 12
    edited December 2005
    I've used that "trick" before. Good, low cost solution. I was also thinking anout this, and cutting it to fit...

    http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=15926
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    That should work, but I'd check first to see if the Sorbothane sheet is tacky like their "Big Feet", which shouldn't be in contact with a finished wood surface.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited December 2005
    This is an interesting coincidence. My first post a few months ago describes my new purchase of a pair of CRS+s and I also have replaced a pair of Maggies (1.5QR). I was not familiar with the Polks however and bought them solely on a whim (and cheap price). Boy am i glad i did, i lov em.
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