Gee, at $300 for the EV units, that is an absolute steal. Now this would be a real upgrade for many of you out there. Alas, my house is already full ....

JC, those look wonderful. Tell us more about the setup. BTW: your wife has the patience of an absolute saint. -Tom

[quote user="Coytee"] [quote user="greg928gts"]I talked to a repair tech friend of mine on the phone today, and for five solid minutes he lectured me on how the parts used inside Behringer products are the world's worst quality[/quote] Not to sound disrespectful to anyone but... Couple months ago, when I bought the three Dx38's off ebay, they needed a new display so I sent them to EV for fixing. Prior to me sending them directly to EV myself, I was talking to an authorized

[quote user="Rhadamanthus"] I have a GFA 555, the thing runs hot! Just leaving it on at idle it gets hot! Just letting you know. Unless mine has something wrong with it. I purchased it new about 11 years ago. My Mcintosh, which has more power, barely gets warm, even while using it. [/quote] Your Adcom has something wrong with it. Did someone mess around with the biasing? If you hook it up to a 'scope, do see oscillation? It should not be running hot, especially at idle. BTW, the series

[quote user="kdvois"] Thanks guys for all the great info. My main concern was to get some thumping bass and kill some of the high tones within this speaker without having to resort to buying a sub to do it[/quote] By all means, go ahead and refresh the caps in the crossover. It is cheap and will make some improvement. However, this will do absolutely nothing for the bass response (which was your original complaint). For some unknown reason, the capacitor solution is frequently offered as

Have a very very happy birthday!

Congratulations! Cornwalls are great speakers. I know you will enjoy them

That is a good & flexible approach. If you can, the Behringer DCX is a more useful unit.

Before you start spending money there are a few tests that may be performed with a voltmeter. Make sure there is continuity to the individual drivers and also test the resistance on the drivers themselves (are they "open"). Don't bother replacing a woofer that is currently working. The cabinet refinishing is always more work than you first expect (be careful sanding the veneer plywod). Good Luck, -Tom

Well, don't worry about the ratings (wattage) on the cabinets. For the money you are looking at, you might want to listen to a pair of used Cornwalls and see how you like them. They would be a step up from the Heresies. For a bit more money, Klipschorns (used) could be yours. They require good corners, but you have heard them at your friend's house, did you like the sound? Good Luck, -Tom