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Just time today... Chillin and enjoyin just about everything I threw down. A couple second thoughts but, as usual, it worked. All the World's a Stage is a double live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11, 12, and 13, 1976, during the band's breakthrough 2112 tour. The title of the album alludes to William Shakespeare's play As You Like It, and would again be referenced by Rush in the 1981 song "Limelight". Talk about clean as a whistle? This audiophile copy is all of that and more. Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on January 18, 1980, through Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album, Hemispheres (1978), the band began working on new material for a follow-up in July 1979. This material showed a shift in the group's sound towards more concise arrangements and radio-friendly songs (such as "The Spirit of Radio" and "Freewill"), though their progressive rock blueprint is still evident on "Jacob's Ladder" and the nine-minute closer "Natural Science." Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee also employed a more restrained vocal delivery compared to previous albums. Permanent Waves was recorded at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec with production handled by the group and Terry Brown. Pushed myself a bit going with this 2022 remaster of 2112 but it was well worth it! 2112 (pronounced "twenty-one twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in March 1976 by Anthem Records. It reached No. 5 in Canada and became the band's commercial breakthrough in the US, peaking at No. 61. The band was in financial hardship due to the disappointing sales of 1975's Caress of Steel, which also gained an unfavourable critical reception, and a decline in attendance at its shows. Their international label, Mercury Records, considered dropping them but granted one more album following negotiations with manager Ray Danniels. Rush were pressured to deliver more commercial material, but decided to continue developing its progressive rock direction it had explored on Caress of Steel and made the 20-minute futuristic science-fiction title track occupy side one of 2112, with a collection of shorter songs on side two that display their hard rock roots.

Nooooo, that Dynavector 20X2 MC I'm runnin wouldn't like that very miuch! Gotta be gentle w/her.

My first Klipsch experience that wowed me was listening to Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group on a friends Cornwall's at around 115db. That got me hooked, from there I purchased Klipsch Heresy Is and the first album I can recall listening to was Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon. That being said, I would recommend that.

Pine Pollen can be pretty rough. It's bad when you think it's dust blowing in the wind and you realize it's pollen.

I purchased a rare but with broken and missing boron canterlever an AudioTechnica ATML170 cartridge No replacement stylus were available and at the time boron was in short supply So a few years later boron was more readily available so I sent it away to have it rebuilt $500 AU later and its like new again

Makes me want to buy a late model camel. The thoughts are there though. interesting to say the least. Thanks!

I have watched these 2 videos of the most authentic reactions that actually have meaning ‘And I will go back to the channel to see a few more

Been a very dry winter here. We so hope the 'fire' season is a quiet one, but 'things' do not look very good this year.. Another gorgeous day. Early spring showers with sun breaks.

Always amazed me how Klipsch could reproduce that "sound signature" all nuances included not only when given some wattage to work with but when turned down low also. First heard a pair of K-Horns from the Boston Garden's old system back in the late 70s one at each end of a small place with a low wattage (20wpc) receiver. DSOTM! The dynamics of any great old Floyd LP works, acoustic Heart with Ann & Nancy in their mid 70s prime! Got any David Sanborn with him on an alto? Or Jeff Beck's "There & Back" from front to back like the Floyd. Steely Dan's Aja was what the good stereo stores kept a copy of to demo on their $$$ equipment back then.

I have used the following; 1 - Denon AVR x7200Wa. Excellent AVR with 150 watts in 2 channel, great DAC, and tons of preamp inputs and controls. Strongly suggest this AVR unless you have 8K video in which case you have to go up to the 8500 model. The negative for an AVR in 2 channel only mode is you are paying for a lot of amplifiers you will not be using. 2 - Luxman M-02 power amp. Sound depends on the preamp input which will also depend on DAC if you use digital front ends. Excellent sound when I paired it with a Cambridge Audio 752BD as DAC and as the stereo amp connected to the above Denon as preamp. The positive and negative is you need a preamp of some sort. But you use exactly what you pay for, 2 channels of amplification. 3 - Vintage integrated receiver. Ah, now this is good. Luxman R-117. Has a preamp for analogue inputs only, you need a separate DAC to handle digital inputs. Lots of power, 160 watts into 8 ohms. And, the Luxman R series have a remote control. I used all three above with Heresy speakers and others I won’t mention. My favourite… the Luxman R-117. Others I used, Akai AM-2850. An AM-2950 would be equal to the R-117 although no remote control but the Akai has VU meters if you like to watch your music! The AVRs offer one package convenience, power amps the most targeted value for money and the integrated receiver right down the middle. A used vintage integrated might do the trick. Of course there are concerns with age of the electronics. I had my R-117 refurbished as soon as I got it. Every electrolytic capacitor was replaced, solder traces verified, factory setting adjustments and new 5 way binding posts… $750 Canuck bucks. It’s good for the long run now. Good luck with your selection process! @Jeff Matthews

Those are amazing! Very interesting hearing them reason out a meaning from the performance.

Heya @billybob what's goin on down your way in the everglades That endangered American crock chompin on another American? You ain't got them trained yet? Better gitr w/the program! lolol Sounded like it was just a lil nibble though.

I have a 70 foot Norway Spruce in the front yard.

The final day of the 2024 PWK Birthday Bash featured the latest Chief Bonehead Class given by Klipsch Chief Engineer Roy Delgado. The subject of this class was to introduce the changes coming in the next iterations of the La Scala and Klipschorn (presumably the AL6 and AK7 respectively). We got a tease of the changes at SubFest last fall, but during this class Roy finally revealed the details. Just remember that all of this information is preliminary and subject to change. The first change is the replacement of the K-401 midrange horn. The tooling for the K-401 is finally wearing out. Instead of making new tooling for that old exponential horn design, it was decided that it would finally be replaced with a modern modified Tractrix horn, designated the K-406. This new horn is much shorter and features a 2” throat and “mumps”. The horns in the pictures are prototypes in white plastic. The final version will be the usual black color. The next change is the midrange driver to go with this new horn. This will be the large diaphragm, 2” exit KT-1133-HP compression driver used in the Klipsch Professional line. An external wide dispersion phase plug will likely be added for use with this driver before production. The last change is the replacement of the passive crossover with an active DSP like the Jubilee. This now allows time/phase alignment of all drivers. This also allowed the response to be flattened out, especially the hump in the bass bin range, allowing response to be flat down to 45 Hz. I forgot to take a picture of the two curves, one with the passive network and one with the DSP, but the difference was night and day. The curve with the DSP looked ruler flat down to 45 Hz. However, this also means that the new La Scala and Klipschorn will now require three channels of amplification per speaker. The question was raised as to whether a passive crossover network option would be offered as some buyers might balk at buying three channels of amp power per speaker. Roy said this may be an option. However, a passive crossover network will not provide the time/phase alignment and perhaps not all the response corrections made possible by the DSP. I asked Roy why he didn’t replace the tweeter and midrange horns with a single K-510 horn mated to a Celestion Axi2050 driver and make these speakers two-way active. He said he didn’t do this for two reasons. One was that the K-510 is a 500 Hz horn and would not allow proper crossover to the Klipschorn bass bin which can’t get that high. The other reason was the desire to continue the tradition of providing “upgrade kits” to allow La Scala AL5 and Klipschorn AK6 owners the ability to upgrade their speakers to the latest revision. The K-406 will have the same mounting screw hole pattern as the K-401, allowing a swap with nothing more than a screwdriver. I told Roy I’ll be first in line for any upgrade kit for my La Scala AL5 surrounds. Edit: I forgot to mention, any upgrade kits that might be offered would only be for the La Scala AL5 and the Klipschorn AK6, since only those versions have the Celestion tweeter that will be carried over to the new versions. We then got to hear demos with the new La Scala. How did all these changes sound? In a word, astounding. The improvement is dramatic. The bottom end sounds fuller, the speaker sounds smoother, and better integrated. The hint of shoutiness from the K-401 is completely gone. The improvement is as dramatic as when I head the comparison of the Underground Jubilee and the Hertiage Jubilee. When Roy later paired the La Scala with the large (18 Hz) Hertiage subwoofer prototype, the sound was as close to the Heritage Jubilee sound as I’ve heard from any other Heritage speaker. These are not your grandfather’s La Scala. I imagine the improvement will be similarly dramatic with the Klipschorn as well. Roy has certainly worked his magic once again. Roy also mentioned that the La Scala and Klipschorn DSP units may have a subwoofer out for use with the Heritage horn subs. This was how the demo with the sub was done. I can’t wait for these new versions to be released.

1986. I had a high school buddy who's Dad had Khorns driven by Rotel Amps. The room was about 25'x60' (huge). The music was the Moody Blues. I was already into audio, but knew that night that I would own a pair one day! Then, I was age 16. At age 53, I finally had the place for them.

Don & Kathy's House of Music, Saint Louis, MO, around 1977. Klipschorns. Fleetwood Mac, "The Chain". The kick drum in the opening gut-punched me like I'd never experienced before. Later, during the bass riff toward the end, I could almost see the bass notes rippling through the room. Very impressive to an 18-year-old (at the time).

Not the easiest album to listen to. Shows the talents of Rogers writing and how he can drag the pain out through words and music. Not for everybody no, not for everybody

Heresy in 1985. An Army friend bought them in the PX so they were (I cheated here) not mine. He played the Twisted Sister concert from the aircraft hanger in San Bernardino, on a Laserdisc player. We all felt like we were at the concert, pretty awesome from such a small speaker. We all had bigger speakers in our Quonset Huts, but they didn't sound nearly as good.

Congrats. What music do you like?

It has been a minute since 1984. That is when I bought a pair of Heresy, new from a place called Ovation. I can't recall the first tunes that I played through them. What I listen to these days is a lot less radical than then, most of the time lol.

^^ Nice post and much more informative and helpful than the one that proceeded it.

Tree pollen? That stuff can be nasty. Duckburg's park is almost surrounded by a woods and meandering river. In May, the cottonwood trees start and it's snowing cotton. Never bothered me before and I lived in that place as a kid playing tennis, shootin hoops and ballin. Today? I avoid it like the plague. Weather is finally starting to break a bit. 60's or so most of the week with a bit of rain maybe. Now the summer traffic to Lake Erie begins. It's a hoot watchin the junk ppl shuttle back and forth. Saw a pickup full following a newer Volvo with a queen mattress roped to the top. The box springs were in the pickup full of junk. Only 60 miles to get there from here. "Yup, we got us a house/cabin up on the lake and spend every weekend there in the summer. We just can't afford to heat it during the winter so me migrate every year." 😂 That's enough. Back to the coffee and a bit of scrollin.

IMHO, Covid has nothing to do with why the Pilgrimages came to an end. Evidence shows the real reasons for the departure of 99% of the forum members and very few people attending the PWK BB.

I asked Roy about this when the Jubilee came out, but I forget the answer except that I do remember that it exceeded the 24/96 of the Xilica.

These prototypes are using standard AL5 cabinets. That bottom hole is just for the wire from the bass bin to come through to go to the crossover, which is in the top cabinet on the AL5. The terminal cup on top of the bass bin is right below that hole. The round hole in the back is there because with the old, really long K-401 horn, the midrange driver does not fit within the top hat. The driver sticks into that hole. I imagine that the rear hole will be eliminated in the new version.

Don't mind me I'm still wandering around in @dirtmudd's new place. ^^^^^ Geez. Duckburg's quiet just doin a bit of spinning and slurpin on coffee today.

I went to a Prince concert at Civic Center in St Paul Minnesota in December 1984. He played a ivory guitar and while playing a solo he was stroking the fret board and a white substance was squirting out the neck. I think it was 7 days straight of sold out concerts.

So basically...improvements can be made with different horns, different drivers and active DSP xovers...Hmmmm..who'da thunk it It's not an upgrade its a modification....

Thank you

This is my Fisher X-101-B. I finally took it apart to do a deep clean including using Deox-It on all the connectors, switches, pots, etc. I was planning to replace a bunch of caps, but chickened out when I opened up the bottom panel. YIKES! Instead taking the chance of turning the thing into a boat anchor, I've decided to sell it. Besides, it works great as is, so I can enjoy it until it sells. I recently read an article from Audio Research suggesting that just because a speaker has a nominal 8 ohm rating, tube amps may work better using the 4 or even 16 ohm taps. I tested this one using the 4 ohm tap and it made an amazing difference. The amp sounds great, but I still think I prefer the ACA.

Here is the measured raw response (with 80uf protection cap):

@Jeff Matthews, I should also mention… since you posted under Home Theater … if you want to use your Khorns for HT audio … if your TV has an ARC HDMI output, then an AVR that supports ARC input would be useful. In my setup the Denon x7200 supports ARC with my TV, bingo 5.2 channel surround sound. The Khorns would be light years ahead of tv speakers. Hence ARC integration is a plus in favour of an AVR. There are other ways to integrate ARC into a setup, eg Oppo BluRay players and Cambridge Audio 752/CXU players support ARC. Both sets of players have analogue, digital optic or coaxial and HDMI output so connecting further in your setup is possible although you are then wondering away from simple and easy to use! But, this step lets you use any of the amplifier options to integrate ARC. Many TVs also support digital optical audio output so you can get audio out to an AVR or a BluRay player that way too. Not sure that helped in your decision process! MC

The Heresy I and II used autoformers. Klipsch went to series resistors starting with the Heresy III. The crossover in your Heresy IV is pretty complex. Are you asking if autoformer(s) could be used in those?

If the network uses the small blue oval epoxy coated types - I would replace them. Call JEM for an OEM capacitor kit. I install the kits for Klipsch. I charge $100 to do the pair.

This pic looks like there is a hole to the bass bin from the top hat, and a round hole in the back for a passive radiator, i.e., port. It would be nice to know.

I did not sell it the pictures got corrupt or something. Its back up

check out AVRs on accessories4less, filter on multi-channel pre-out and hdcp 2.2, and take a look. I know you don't have an amp, but filtering on multi-channel pre-out puts you into a higher class of AVR IMHO.

Look for a 3 or 4 year old flagship avr since the price drop on electronics takes a big hit after a few years old. Marantz, Yamaha, Pioneer, Sony and a few others to choose from. Flagship avr's have discrete amps for each channel, separate compartments for preamp, power, biamping, ect..

Hi. I work on vintage audio gear for a living, so I thought I'd try to give you a little more solid answers to your questions. As for the bulb going out, most likely it just burned out. There is a fuse for that lamp, however, but I doubt you'll find it blown. It's marked "Fm3" on the circuit board. You'll find three fuses on the main circuit board, two parallel to each other and one at a right angle to them. That one at a right angle is the fuse you're interested in. It's a 500mA (or 1/2 amp) fast-blow fuse. As for the meters not working, there's nothing in common between the lamp and the meters, and the meters are literally powered by the signal going to your speakers, so I'm at a loss as to why they would not work if the amp is playing. There are a pair of 47 microfarad capacitors in the meter circuits that, if they have become leaky enough, could cause the meters to stop working, but it seems unlikely. It may just be that you don't use enough amplifier power at your normal listening levels to make the meters swing. And that amp should be more than powerful enough for such sensitive speakers, unless you have a really large listening room and like to listen really, really loud. Still, if the amp has never been serviced, now would be a good time to take it to someone experienced with vintage audio gear and let them give it a check-up. And if you decide to check on that fuse, PLEASE unplug the unit from the AC power first. Scott.

I'm still going to build his GET-SET-GO 2A3 amp. P-to-P as the boards are long gone. There's not that many parts.

I have a Crown D45 powering a pair of MWMs (2x 15 in each cabinet). The mids and tweets are from LaScalas. Plenty clean and tight bass to die for. Even powered them with my 2A3 amps @ 3.5 watts. Still sounded great.

Coytee, I have a small cabinet shop/ showroom. I do kitchens, bathrooms, and such for local home builders. Then I also remodel kitchens. Times arn't good, but remodels are taking off again. You may recall that I spent about two years trying different midrange drivers and horns to use with my Klipschorns. Thank God for ebay, you buy them, you try them, and sell them for the same price that you payed for them. It's great for trying out a lot of different equipment. Once I found the right combination for my taste, I shipped them all to John Warren to design the network for them. I couldn't have done this without him. I loved the sound improvement with my make shift networks. As soon as I received his networks I did an A/B comparison with what I was listening with. Another veil was lifted. My tops make the stock Klipschorns sound like you stuffed pillows in the horns. We don't need to go there. They are worth trying first. Then it would be nice to compare them to the K402. No K510 for me. I learned long ago that I like my theater area to use identical speakers all around. I'm buying, or the bank is, a larger building. I will have more shop room, so I'm thinking of building bass horns again. I want to experiment again, and settle on one to use in my new theater room. I built the Jensen Imperial, and I going to consider that one too, the bass is a lot more powerfull then the Kipschorns. I built the Universisy Classic, or Dean. That one makes be drool. The mid bass is so clean and punchy, but it also has a hollow sound that I'm not sure is right. Reading about you guys and the Jubilee is making me want to throw that one in the mix. Then I will set up all four bass horns with my tops and A/B them. The winner will go into the theater. It's great to go somewhere to listen to a speaker, but you really need to have them in the same room. A plus with this new building is that I'll also have a 24' by 55' room to put a theater/kitchen in. I may move in there. If I do, the center channel speaker will go behind a screen. I havn't been on the Forum for some time. That is because I stopped experimenting and didn't have much to share. I became very satisfied with the sound of my system, and I ran out of room to play. Thanks for the invite.

Since you say that there really isn't a correct set of plans for the Jubilee, what does Klipsch sell the bass horn for? It might be time to try a pair. I'm very happy with the tops that I use on my 3 pairs of Klipschorns. The Altec 290-16K drivers mated to the Altec 311-90 horns and the JBL 2404H tweeter. I would first try them with the Jubille. It's a waste to have 6 Klipschorn tops and networks taking up space in the closet. I could put the 3 pairs of Klipschorns back together and sell them. I could buy a single Jubilee and take it apart and do a little reverse engineering, then build 6 of them. Or, maybe Klipsch will cut me a deal if I buy 6 of them.

Thx again for all the reply's I just recieved a email from 1 of the heresy's owners and he told me that his type (the first type) has the originall alnico magnets. And he has also rewired the speaker and modified the filter (thats why his speakers are a bit expensiver then the other). This makes it a bit harder to choose.

Hello, Well..i started with a pair of RF-3's and i took the grill off when i listened. I had the feeling that i could hear i bit more detail in the high. Now i own the Lascala's and i also remove the gril on those. On the lascala i am certain that the sound is a bit more clear then with the grill on. So to answer youre question,yes..i always listen with the grill off. And i'm quit sure that u can hear some difference. But there is only 1 way to make that sure and that is listen for youre self