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Glue · Junior Contributor 10+ Joined: 29 Feb 2020 Posts: 10

I`m playing (plaging?) myself with the idea of purchasing some KEF CALINDA
Now if heard things like `oh yes great` to - `oh no too dull` ...
Now I`m familiar with building (restoring) crossovers
and I surely understand the need to change the damping material within as essential, but what I`d like to know as changing the specs on a crossover will surely change the sound is , what would I make of the fact changing the oval passive unit to a KEF B139 SP 1044 or similar ...
Any recommondations, please?

speakerguru · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Calinda - loved or not

SaSi · Senior Contributor 200+ Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Posts: 256

My Calinda sound nice, after I replaced the crossover caps. Some of them ha drifted too much and high frequencies were muffled.

I don't know what kind of sound you are expecting or what kind of music you enjoy but for moderate levels with Jazz and Classical music, they sound great. They are not very big and fit well in a small sitting room.

As said, replacing the PR with an active woofer would wreck the design. Don't consider it.

Glue · Junior Contributor 10+ Joined: 29 Feb 2020 Posts: 10

Thanks for that - the purchase was delayed for now as Corona restrictions wouldn`t allow any travel. Crying or Very sad

Gary · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:04 am Post subject:

Will this pandemic ever end? Sad

I love my Calinda's, I have a surround set up with a smaller KEF speaker as the center channel and it works beautifully! Relatively inexpensive, too!
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