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My JUBE ROOM ! Fully treated with Theater Curtains, all 4 corner Bass Traps, and Curved-Diffusers for the side walls ! My Left/Center/Right Klipsch Jubilees are set in a 2.1 setup right now. Using my Xilica xp-4080 (4 ch IN / 8 ch OUT) the center Jubilee is just a MONO MIX , combining both L+R input signals. ...since each of the Jubilees are Bi-amped it takes 6 channels for the L/C/R's here, plus add another output channel for my Danley TH-50 sub , So for this 2.1 setup I am using 7 OUTPUT channels ! BUT this coming 2019, ...I am moving into a 5.1 setup. If all goes as imagined, all I will need is another Xilica and 2 more Jubilee K-402 Horns, ...which I will just place on top of my Klipsch KHorn from downstairs. I will be using a Marantz AV7703 Processor for all the audio duties, ...10 Carver Pro ZR1600 Mono Blocks ( a Phoenix Gold product, not Bob Carver) for the Bi-Amped Jubilees, ...and a Crown Macro-Tech MA3600vz Bridged in Mono, for the Danley TH-50 SUB. So, as you can see in the attached picture ...3 Jubilees down, 2 Jublees to go...for a 5.1 Jubilee setup ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While Im here, I'd like to give a huge shout-out to @Chris A for all he does for our Klipsch Community here, ...and especially for his incredible Bessel-Crossover tuning he did personally for these 2018 Klipsch Jubilees ! I could not have reached AUDIO NIRVANA with out you CHRIS ! You certainly ROCKED MY WORLD ! ~Thank You, a million-times-over ! ~Craig LeMay (1) 281.469.1111 Born2Rock@Comcast.net

Thank You so much Delicious2 , ...for the kind words ! Both of my main MUSIC systems (Theater Surround + the JUBILEE Rooms) are 18ft x 15ft rooms. But, the Jubilee Room has 11 foot ceilings with 6 Clouds (10ft x 18"...4" thick) , ...filled with Rockwool 'SAFE 'n SOUND' Acoustical Soundproofing Insulation. https://www.rockwool.com/products/safensound/ The CLOUDS are pictured above, in my downstairs RF7-iii Surround System, before they were wrapped with FLEECE Fabric. Again, The Jube room upstairs is the exact size and directly above this pictured downstairs living room ! The 6 CLOUDs are hung upstairs by hooks and chain ! The 11ft ceiling is angled, as seen in this OLD foto of the room, pictured below ! The reflective Couch and Metal table were the first thing I removed from the room ! All ' 5 milliseconds ' reflective surfaces, were addressed and label'd as ' PRIORITY ' in getting this room acoustically treated ! The acoustic Stage Curtains were purchased from the ROSE BRAND ( www.RoseBrand.com ), a professional Theater supply company in the New York City area ! After I removed that long reflective couch, I acquired a LOW SHOULDER Fabric 'CLUB' seat for my listening position. (pictured below) My Danley TH-50 SUB Woofer cabinet is barely seen in the right side of the picture above. ...a massive 24” Tall x 34” Wide x 25.5” Deep flawless speaker, true down to 21hz. https://www.danleysoundlabs.com/products/subwoofers/tapped-horns/th50/ Since that pic was taken, it has been moved directly behind my listening seat, within inches of the back of that new fabric Club Seat ! Also, i must mention that moving the seating position off the Back of the Wall , was a game changer sonic'ly. *A serious recommendation to anyone sitting directly next to a WALL : Move your listening position at least 4-5 feet off the Wall, if your closest wall is acoustically treated ! Or, move at least 6 feet off the wall, ... if it is NOT acoustically treated ! (The golden '5 millisecond Reflection rule' is around the 6 feet mark, ...which I truly now believe) Our brotha ChrisA, can verify for us, if I am not close to that estimation. Trust me, THAT made a HUGE difference in the systems fidelity. -Tightening everything ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My room's SIDE 15ft walls, are my 'SHORT WALLS' ! I built 4 Curved-Diffussors, for the 1st and 2nd order side-wall reflection points ! They cost me about $10 each, to make . (If anyone is curious how to build those, just ask) Below are some pics of the side walls ! So to conclude, ...this is my 2-Channel listening Jube L/C/R system, for 2018 . All equipment used in of all my Klipsch systems are listed below, in my signature ! For 2019 , I want to expand to 5.1 Audio. In 2020, I will add a 125" screen + Projector ! Thanx for lookin' , Any questions ...? HAPPY NEW YEAR ! ~ Craig LeMay 281.469.1111 Born2Rock@Comcast.net

If only you were closer..........

Local business closing doors after 35 years, Owners kids want nothing to do with it they set stuff out front with a sign. I went in with the wife for the hell of it and she spies approx 1000 Vinyl albums........I ask the sellers how much he says pick out what you want, I said no you misunderstand, How much for all of them..................... A few minutes later all loaded in the van 100.00.....................Much of the Vinyl is stuff I will never listen to but there are a few decent lp...............Most are in VG+ shape except of course the 1 crate with my preferred vinyl they got wet and the covers are all stuck together moldy. I pull out the vinyl and toss the covers and so far approx 50 great classic rock, Motown, funk, from the 60's, 70's & a very Few 80's the vinyl is all cleaning up great and are near mint. Going to buy some plain covers a sleeves keep as players Van Morrison Moondance Played superbly, Crosby Stills & Nash needs another go on the VPI but was still absolutely listenable Got my 100 worth of vinyl out of the wet molded covers, everything else is a bonus, Keep an eye out I will likely be offering up gift packs for shipping costs

Yes, I have used KnuKonceptz and think its a good value. 8 gauge? Serious overkill IMO.

Not true about tube amps. He preferred solid state. I was in PWK's home in 1985 and he had long switched to a BGW 100 and half of a Crown D-75 (for his Belle Center). He played several of his tapes for me, all symphonies with some jazz guest artists. Great sound, but not a single Tube anywhere except in the Museum by the Factory.

Nice music for cool soggy weather Mike.

… o O (still drink 2 cups of Folgers from a mr coffee machine every morning)

After about 15 hours of total play time, this amplifier is starting to settle in. The bass notes are more complete with detail, depth and sustenance. The soundstage is still growing in all three dimensions, separation and space are coming into better focus, and the dynamic range has also increased with greater slam and transient response. This is a very solid amplifier and I can certainly understand why many would prefer this amp over a tube amp. In fact, it bears some resemblance to my McIntosh MC240 6L6 push-pull stereo amp with that holographic presentation, warmth and body. Even though my Forte II's are in storage, my KEF LS50's are doing a respectable job of creating room-filling sound. I can understand where many Klipsch Heritage or classic Altec horn-based speaker owners would be very pleased with an amplifier of this calibre generating 15 high quality watts into 8 ohms. I have posted on these forums about my push-pull tube amps and some really good Texas Instruments Class D amps, and this Nelson Pass designed amp is one of the best in my amplifier collection. It really has the soul of a tube amp, but it also has the desirable hallmarks of a solid state amplifier. It is an incredibly musical amplifier that allows me to get lost in the music. I really cannot rank my amps, because some are in storage or just don't work well with my KEF LS50's for a fresh comparison, but what I can say is that I will be keeping this Pas DIY amp in my system for a while.

When the La Scala II was being designed, two prototype pairs were built, one pair of plywood and one pair of MDF. After listening tests, the MDF LaScala IIs were found to sound better than the plywood ones, so that’s the material the company went with.

In addition to being from Cincy, Budman is one of the forum's best assets. He gave me a set of Klipsch copper badges to use on the Heresys I presented to my son as his graduation (George Washington) and thanks for service (Army Afghanistan) gift. When that ingreat (my son) decided he preferred a faux-pro look for the Hereseys, I sent the badges back to Budman, but still attached to the Heresy grills.

I was right. He does like old speakers, as do most of us here. @Chasrock

Reheating pizza is like trying to go back in time. JJK

What power cord are you using. Cable lives matter!

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Part of what I like about Klipsch is that their speakers aren’t like everyone else’s. They are singular, and were predominantly the product of one opinionated and willful individual: PWK. I see Klipsch’s involvement in pro sound reinforcement to be a positive things as well. I would be very happy to own any of the newer model Klipsch speakers made of MDF, but I would have preferred if they were all built in a manner that would make them useable in PA work like they used to be. It’s just a better way to build, and I am a Klipsch traditionalist.

What are the speakers , which receiver and what sized room?

Used this in 16ga to re-wire my klf-30 & c7 speakers from the xovers to the drivers and 14ga from both sets of binding posts to the xover. The jackets are very soft so take care if you do any soldering with this stuff.

I have a set of 8 gauge jumper cables, they work great.

Wow, if I were closer I would love to scoop those Cornwalls, if even for the garage.

Let's just call it...done.

Crisper is a good word for it. The hi hats, cymbals, and some piano frequencies all do sound a bit sizzle-y and crispy. Interested in hearing your experience going from the factory tweets to the CT120s. I also had some other upgrades in the time being since I was tweeter-less... added a Luxman DA-06 DAC to swap out with my Hegel HD30 and also a new Innuos Zen MK III music server. So all the system changes make it kind of hard to bird-dog where the changes I'm hearing are coming from.

I blew 1 of my LSII tweeters about a week before you did yours in. I've had a factory replacement in for about 3weeks now. When first installed I found the new one brighter,crisper? than the old one. It took about 2 weeks for them to lvl out, but I still think the new one sounds just a lil..well newer? lol Any how I received a set of Crites CT120'sjust waiting on the z brackets that I didn't order with the tweets 😳 doh! Hoping they will be in by Monday. Back to original question, yes I do think thers a burn in time, give it another week

Nuts were his life and his death.

I thought my LS iii were acting up. Ended up being they revealed a couple issues on the digital side. My old speakers sounded fine with the same digital front end.

MDF, but I still want a pair. They are mighty pretty. My 76 La Scalas are breathtakingly dynamic and real sounding. Especially with nice SET amp. Something that has to be heard to be understood.

Larger room... you could have an auditorium and not tax these speakers.

Thanks Steve, let me know what you think. Merry Christmas.

It's all about the source material. You can't fix crap.

Well, really should be fine with the AVR only. New X4500H is acting up so I enacted a return label, and went ahead and called for the upgrade X6500H japan made model. It has a larger and more robust amp section, so it should be fine. Hopefully it comes working 100%...

Very nice Budman. Love the room to room setups you have. GLWS !

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You're not the only one, the talk and then the platter pic makes me wish!! When I was young and my dad was still around we would go to the fresh fish market downtown after Christmas. He would have already ordered a bushel of oysters and would get a large pressure cooker from somewhere also. New Years Eve every year was a big party with his brother that lived the other side of the speedway and folks from work. Mom's younger brothers showed up with their gals too. The only parties they ever held here and it was every year that I kinda got scolded for being up too early and being too loud on New Years Day!!

We survived the holiday Still working on leftovers. Leftover prime rib .... oh, too bad. My sister suggested making hash. lol Y'all have me hankering for seafood now. Not a good time to blast down to PuertoPenasco... holiday, winter.. It is our closest access to ocean. A few hour drive. More gringo than natives. Interesting fishing there... BIG tide swings. If you are "surf"/beach fishing, you are constantly moving. It moves 15ft+. These new toy aren't fun like the stuff we got. They let us get hurt... "That'll learn ya, kid"

Here is a closeup of one of the other pair. The seller really likes old speakers.

Here's my favorite Christmas song

Is it still there? For my money Blue Streak was the best value in terms of waiting in line vs ride quality.

left top has a couple nicks in them

right side

Just for fun 😄 Note: Tap on picture for best resolution of Meter readings. Note: Schiit Vidar driven in mono mode for prototype KPT-1502-HLS but I had it muted since I just wanted to show the watts driving Jubs only. My McIntosh MHA100 Headphone Amps Vertical Bi-amping Jubs/K402/TAD4002 playing a Norah Jones Track At a pretty loud level. Not to bad for a little over .5 w on the LF and less than 5mw on the HF for a 99.5db reading on the old RatShack Meter...😄 miketn

If it really IS the Heresys, then it is probably gonna be an easy fix since they are brand new. Unfortunately, NOWADAYS, you have to pull the woofer to check anything out inside the cabinets. It could be as simple as a loose connection to the terminals from the crossover...or vice-versa...but it would be HIGHLY unlikely that BOTH the speakers had the same exact issue. It could also be something wrong with the crossover networks themselves...and finally it could be the connections FROM the crossover TO the drivers. But I highly doubt the drivers, themselves would have an issue, since they DID have to pass a sweep test after mounting in the cabinets in order to be ready to ship! THE very LAST thing I would check is the logos on the grilles...just a little humor there!