cwm

Well you know how it goes, the claim is being made that the attendees should be forewarned concerning the possibility of extremely high sound levels and of physical effects. It never ends..... "Dewey, Screwum and Howe" your friendly legal consultants will never run out of business!!

---------------- On 2/3/2005 4:11:43 PM ooteedee wrote: Seeing all those cattle probably gave PWK the idea of using horns. But that was after his failed "udder speakers". ---------------- I dont know but I'll bet it contributed to his use of the "BS" button....

Yes, its amazing what you need to deliver thunderous sound levels in an open air venue. I think there is still a lawsuit pending due to hearing damage allegedly incurred by a young female teen at an AC/DC concert in the Montreal area. Her "temporary tinnitus and threshold thrift" didn't abate even after 2 days. It appears she may have taken hearing damage, makes one wonder if there were any others............

---------------- On 2/2/2005 3:11:30 PM ooteedee wrote: The topic has officially "digressed". Some of you answered clearly...thank you. I will rephrase the question. If a professional singer walked up to you and started singing right to your face...it would sound great. It would sound natural. But if we recorded that person singing and played it back with "the worlds most perfect full range speaker that exactly mimics her voice"....and placed that speaker in a "horn".....will it sound like a voice through a bullhorn? If so, why have a horn in a speaker system? ---------------- Oteedee, you sound like a fairly capable fellow but your beating this point to death. I think your question was adequately answered in the thread and if its a "female" singer or a high quality speaker "speaking" through the horn, the issue of horn cutoff frequency based on mouth size and the consequent need for bass/HF horns was explained. Your barn project sounds cool and I think would sound interesting in such a cavernous space........Good Luck with the "Frankenscalas"!!

"You can't compare the interface of a mouth to that of a driver on a horn. The impedence mismatch with a mouth is too great." This almost sounds obscene.....!

"You can't compare the interface of a mouth to that of a driver on a horn. The impedence mismatch with a mouth is too great." This almost sounds obscene.....!

Whoops! Sorry! I hope it worked on the second try. An MPI-4 scope (Maximum Performance Indicator). The red 'X' in the box is not for sale.....!!

Fully functional and all switches cleaned and electronics checked out...I'm the original owner. I dont want to e-bay this unit....Open to offers.

Thats almost as bad as FARTS F'orever A'cquiring R'efurbishing T'rading S'elling.

---------------- On 1/16/2005 3:40:48 AM boomac wrote: CWM, Never got the impression "hate" had anything to do with Amy's request. It seems you might have a bit of "hate" inside you though! ---------------- Really? Expand on your observation!! I see no hate here. The discussion is about censorship but I agree that crudity in postings is best left off the forum. It isn't necessary. The joke is just that--a unique little observation that occasionally generates a response like yours. The truth of it is, however, undeniable! Lighten up!!

What do you mean by the term "improved upon"? I can assure you that any attempt to "improve" the B60 with outboard gear will compromise the phenomal S/N ratio that this thing has!! The B60 is one of the few SS units to garner the attention of the high brow "audiophile review mags", in fact the only reason they slightly downgrade it, re: the Class A items, is because it doesn't employ 'bottles' for amplification stages......Very sweet and honest amp with the warmth of tubes.

"ps - and yet the wording of the topic currently residing just below this (ohmyg**superduper), most definitely IS profane, yet raises nary the slightest protest from the moderators." An excellent point and I think of this as a somewhat distant corollary to that sad but true little homily----- "What is a definition of 'hate speech"? - Anything that doesn't mention a heterosexual white male!!-

---------------- On 1/13/2005 1:12:46 PM Colin wrote: oh, dude, you are in for it now! Congradulations, bet you never sell them! Welcome to the wonderful world of big ole horns. For starters, since our frigging forum profile still does not include our equipment list, we need some information from you, some of which you have already provided: Budget? Room size? Room shape? Corners available? Primary music or movies? What percent music or movies? Prefer extra bass punch or flat accuracy? Multi or dual channel? What kind of music? How loud? Other planned additions or upgrades? Own or rent (can you install in walls)? Tweaking audiophile handy, willing to DIY? Prefer new or used? And some personal background: How long you have been a Klipsch fan? How you got introduced to Klipsch? What else have you tried? Please post your system information in your profile so the thoughtful and considerate posters here can give you relevant and valuable answers. Welcome to the exciting world of horns. Remember that the super and ultra-high sensitivity of horn loudspeakers changes every generalization made about amplifier and loudspeaker matching. You don't need lots of power with Klipsch's big old horns - you need lots of good, clean power. Class A is good; tubes, in my own humble opinion, is better performance at a lower price, but with some learning required. ---------------- "I like to listen to music at deafening volume My musical tastes include The New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, The Motors, The Flamin' Groovies, Nick Lowe, etc." Deafening volume? Well the LS will certainly do it but I would be careful jmk. In any case, congratulations and I think you'll be happy with them (even at more moderate listening levels!!)

The "Bybee quantum purifier" http://www.bybeetech.com/ourtech.asp They still argue over this one........

"the K-67-DV" I'm not acquainted with this one.....who makes it? I cant find any info after doing a "Google"............

"inexpensive Madisound catalog" As far as raw drivers go some of these are NOT cheap relative to some domestic brands. E.G. Dynaudio, Scanspeak, Eton etc. They are, however state of the are re: engineering, build quality etc.

---------------- On 1/5/2005 6:22:59 PM JJKIZAK wrote: My idea is to have maybe about 8 k-horns each fitted with about 4 tweeters and 4 midrange, run them at mild volumes and then you have the Ka-Boom stuff because you are moving tons of air just like a live band does. I am of the belief that when a drummer strikes a cymbal you need about 10 or fifteen tweeters to give you the same feel as the live band. Figure it out: a cymbal is about 18" in diameter and you have 18 bad *** Inches vibrating the air instead of a 1" tweeter. You would need about 18 tweeters in a K-horn to duplicate the sound. JJK The acoustic output capability (acoustic watts) of a pair of K-horns in a good sized listening room would be more than adequate to reproduce the full instantaneous peak of a cymbal crash and drum peaks at the usual listening distance from the band/orchestra. You might as well speculate that you'd need locomotive sized speakers to reproduce the rumbling of an idling diesel locomotive to capture its sound and, believe me, you dont........ ----------------

"snob audiophiles on www.quebecaudio.com" Yes!! You've got that one pegged right!! But then I find a lot of "high end" audiophiles insufferable!! Technically illiterate, irrational elitists!!

SORRY!!!!! I didn't think this was going to work----one bad picture of a LaScala............

And to you sir......

I'm fascinated by conspiracy theories (theorists) so..... Many feel that Jones is certifiable........ http://www.infowars.com

"My absolute favorite aspect of orchestra in college was the fact that as a member of the bass section, I had the privelege of being positioned immediately behind the celli. Aside from the musical benefit, I took a distinct pleasure in this. Of the four cellists, three were quite attractive young ladies." Ah! What a relief, I thought I was the only "perv" who noticed these things!! I've often wondered about the relationship between some of those comely lasses and their instrument! Perhaps I better quit while I'm ahead......