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I undersatnd... here in the desert, pavers of all types are the norm and very stable... more than Concrete even... and way more stable than Asphalt.

I might be interested in a 402...

We have caliche here in Vegas, so they build up a base of caliche then add an inch or two of sand and compact the hell out of it with a machine compactor.

I would have thought you would do it yourself... I just dont have the energy for this stuff any more. That little path is about 350sq ft... not quite a new klipsch hornloaded subwoofer, but probably not far off.

I lived in the Cordova/Germantown area from about 1999 thru 2006'ish... Here are some more Tennessee pictures.

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Genesis has great aesthetic designers... I had some new pavers put in leading up to my front yard...

I can't say that I fully understand how a chamber ported design is able to do what it does, but I DO trust Roy... and I do trust what the heritage division of Klipsch has been/is doing...

Feed a man and he eats for a day... teach a man how to fish and he eats for a lifetime. 😛

I think that is backwards... you want each segment of your speaker setup to begin rolling off 'approximately' 10Hz sooner than the lowest frequency of the next segment... for instance a subwoofer to a bass bin... the subwoofer would begin rolling off around 40Hz at its upper cutoff, and the Bass Bin would begin it's roll off around 50Hz at it's lower cutoff. set the roll off to 6db... but you can try 12db and 18db very easily to see if the slope is more or less to your liking. The reason you are doing this is because as the two signals cross over, they 'Sum' and cause a bump in response. if you aren't careful, you can cause yourself issues with unnecessary 'peaks' in frequency response at those XO points if they overlap by to much. this of course is merely generality, your specific needs might be different.

Xconsole is very daunting at first... you're not only learning a new software package, it forces you to look at how you listen to music and what effects SMALL changes in signal control can have on the overall sound... so you have to learn about sound reproduction (in terms of speaker settings) in addition, unless someone is feeding you settings. it takes time to become proficient, but it's not an impossible task if you have some dedication and are semi-fluent in computer operations. I've found the Xconsole to be a very powerful tool...

I for one am worried about longevity and Humidity induced fragility over time... I have NO ISSUES with ANY existing forward shifted and scalloped bracing patterns that have existed for a century... I just can't see a need for skelentonizing. with existing bracing, you can see splits in the braces if there is trauma, with skelentonizing, how are you going to inspect all those little X patterns? I am a simple guy, give me a double or triple ought with a slotted headstock, 1-3/4"+ nut, scalloped bracing and a Pyramid Bridge... everything else are variables... top wood, sides and back and embellishments. one argument is that Violins have sculpted/skeletonized bridges and who's going to argue with Guarneri...

Aren't they going to be 'Internally' Ported?

I think there will be a large gasping sound when we get the news...

I'm a Martin guy... been one for decades. I dont like skelentonizing bracing... Sculpting yes, Skelentonize No

I dont have any experience with that cart... but my p5 with soundsmith Aida with solid ruby needle was sublime. MUCH BETTER than my VPI classic II or my EAT C Sharp.

If you are willing to wait... there will be something from Klipsch coming that MAY make you very happy. I am not sure what you mean when you say 'best location NOT in the front of the room'...

You're trying to tell me that there is a physical displacement issue between the HF and LF that exacerbates a side wall resonance? you're joking, right? so you can place your hand on the HF during playback and physically feel it vibrate at say 85bd-90db? they're your speakers to be sure, and you can bolt the HF to the LF for all I care, but don't think your 'discordant interaction' anecdotal experience is anything but... anecdotal.

Ive also never been quite happy with a passive attenuation set up... and I have tried a few, topping out at a Hattor that was by far the best build quality I have seen for a long time. it's not that I couldn't live with one if I needed to, but they all seem to do similar things... that is the reduce the impact and transients. Not terribly, but ever so slightly that it is annoying to me personally... this also makes the sound more 'ruler flat' and less dimensional. it's just a personal preference as many of those passive are really great at what they do... 'attenuate' if you catch my drift.

They make GREAT rear surrounds if you need something that is approaching Full Range... And they make a GREAT Center Chanel for the same reasons... Of course for the 'Mains' duty, they also excel in more intimate settings because of the nature of their engineering and usage of a Compression Driver/horn-controlled directivity for the meaty part of the frequency range. There are MANY different Speakers these days, but how many of them will still be around in 10-20 years... I know one that will be for sure. Get the IV's, you won't be sorry.

Um... Anything below 'Supersonic' is 'Subsonic'. if we're talking about 'below the audible range' then yeah, SOME subwoofers can do that, but not all... and for music, that might not be desirable for some listeners. think of passive radiators like you would signal phase.

I'd set my sub/svs upper 'cutoff' lower... what kind of slope are you using for that xo point? Also, The Xilica 4080 will do a three-way AND a sub. Lower is going to have a more pleasing hand off to the Jubilee bass bin imho... as the two signals briefly 'Cross Over', they (hopefully) 'Sum' and if there is to much overlap, they will create a bump in output at that frequency range.

I Posted a picture of it in the other thread...

Thanks for reminding...

Nothing could be FURTHER from the truth... there's NOTHING basic, short or naive about vintage horn design, attenuated or not.