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Bill W.

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  1. The autoformer is at the factory setting for the HIE.
  2. I don’t think he’s heard the Jubilees..... If he had, I am sure he would have something to say.... Hmmmm maybe that can be arranged!
  3. We demo the Jubilees in Silverton Colorado at Natalia’s Restaurant on the outdoor patio. Used for live performances and recorded music May through October. Really an outstanding speaker system for outdoor applications and incredible dynamics for live performances.
  4. Thanks for checking, that seems to be consistent with the cabinets that I have.
  5. Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I was referring to the parallel inner side walls of the bass horn that make up then sides of the back air chamber. These appear to be made of thinner material.
  6. Jim, I have a follow up question on the base horn construction. It looks as if the parallel walls of the dog house are constructed of 1/2” stock rather than 3/4” I have an early pair that are constructed like these. Do you have any information on this?
  7. No no, Bose purchased Apple.... better iPhones through marketing!
  8. Another vote for Jubilees. They never fail to put a smile on my face each day, especially when used for live music. Just amazing!
  9. Schu- Having owned Khorns for more than 40 years and Jubes for 10 years, I’ll say this... The Klipschorn is still an excellent speaker but the Jubilee is a stellar speaker. If you cannot have a pair of each then I would chose the Jubilee, especially with the TADs. I knew this from the first time I heard them and my judgment hasn’t changed after thousands of hours of listening. p.s.- Don’t sweat the active crossover, I had my doubts but Roy made a believer out of me. There’s no going back now, easy to master and sooo flexible.
  10. It appears the early Lascala pair from Seattle is the standard 15” woofer bass horn rather than the “runt” version with a 12” woofer.
  11. Those are the earliest production LaScalas I have ever seen. - original version casting of the k-400 midrange horn - original bass horn design with side mounted woofer access door - front mounting board for K-400 and K-77 without upper cabinet structure which was developed later I wonder where these spent their life?
  12. Hope you are having a great day. Bill W.
  13. I'm picturing products for a "Supremacy Series" that are dressed-up versions of specific professional line products, including the Jubilee. All of the Heritage series products were available as decorator models (except for Belle Klipsch). This is the same in reverse. I know Klipsch isn't in the design and installation business, there are many companies that provide these services especially in metropolitan areas.
  14. I see what some people spend on high-end kitchens for their homes with the highest quality commercial kitchen appliances. Perhaps the time is right for the same support in home theatre and high-end home audio design and installation services. What if Klipsch created a product line to fulfill the very highest level of specification for the ultimate home installations, professional, adapted for home? Call it Klipsch Supremacy series!
  15. Margin and markup are not the same thing. Example: $5.00 cost/$10.00 retail is 50% margin and a 100% markup.
  16. This section has the potential to become my favorite very quickly- I am looking forward to what will be posted here!
  17. I would love to hear Roy's description of the development and evaluation process for crossover networks and speaker voicing. When the decision was made to develop the AK-4 to replace the AK-3 it seems to have represented a significant change in how the crossover network is used to balance more attributes of the speaker system performance. In the case of the AK-4 and AL-4 being developed for existing systems, how many people were involved in the evaluation process, what are the discussions like, how closely does everyone agree before crossover voicing specs get locked in?
  18. I am so glad to see the level of dedication and support that each of you are investing to bring this about. I will be happy to support the effort financially when the non-profit status becomes official. Looking forward to updates as they are posted.
  19. Travis you're right on target. The Jubilee should be included in the discussion of this concept with the development of a complete cosmetic package for this outstanding product. I would like to see a new state-of-the-art hf horn developed which is intermediate sized between the K-510 and the K-402. This could facilitate the development of cosmetic treatments which allow for no- compromise performance and appearance for the Jubilee. Hopefully the R&D costs for a new horn can be borne by future product applications on the professional side. If Klipsch does this, I will be first in line with my wallet open
  20. Mike, IIRC, Roy said Paul never got to hear the K-402 but he did hear the K-510. He wanted a larger horn than the K-510 for the Jubilee (home version) and liked horns with collapsing polars. Roy was working with constant- coverage horn designs (K-510). The K-403 was already developed and was a hybrid design which collapses the vertical polars but maintains the horizontal polars. I believe the K-403 was to be the template for the pretty wooden horn in the pictures of the home Jubilee. I can't speak to the question of nomenclature, perhaps the numbering system is based on assignment for production not development. Hopefully, Roy will let us know.
  21. Mike, I recall the K-403 as being an R&D piece that was older than the K-510. The K-402 was developed after the K-510.
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