Bill W.

I heard this organ live a few times back in the 70s and 80s when visiting Portland. It will be fun to hear it again, THANKS!

Colin, It is good to see this topic addressed in a publication where readers can give some thought to it. Th author makes several valid points. Too bad he didn't include any Klipsch products in his test list or mention that Klipsch has published distortion vs output specifications for many of its products for years. Perhaps a letter to the editor from Klipsch can be submitted for publication in an upcoming edition.[^o)] Bill W.

Dave, Those are them!!! Bill

Dave, The Crystal Clear release was actually a two - record series created from that recording session. I heard them both back in the day but was only able to purchase volume 2. Unfortunately, I played mine too many times. I have been looking for these for some time, if you happen to find copies GRAB THEM!!! Bill

Hey Dusten, They are ALL scenic routes coming here from Denver: 1) I-70 westbound to Glenwood Springs, suthbound to Delta, Montrose, Ouray and Silverton 2) The intermountain route through Gunnison 3) I-25 south through Colorado Springs & Pueblo, westbound over Wolf Creek Pass to Durango Too many choices, too little time.... Let us know when you are coming and we will set you up with a listening session for as long as you like. Be sure to bring some of your favorite music for demos, you won' t be dissapointed! Bill

Hi Dusten, If you ever get over to southwest Colorado, you are welcome to audition the Jubilees! I have a pair at my restaurant in Silverton, 50 miles north of Durango. Once you hear them, there is no going back -You are going to want a pair! Bill

Dave, Bob G. meant 35 inches in each direction, not feet.

Brac, Slump block is a common building material in the Southwest. Basically a cast concrete block that is removed from its mold before it firmly sets up, allowing it to sag or slump, bulging in the middle. this gives them a slightly irregular appearance. Grouting is filling the voids of a block wall with a concrete slurry to increase its strength and load-bearing capacity.

Dave, The reason I tried the sand - filled approach was that our room walls were constructed of fully grouted slump block. I wanted to try getting the same sound from each bass horn. It was probably overkill but it did work just fine. Bill

Dave, A properly built false corner WILL make a real, audible difference. Years ago, I had a similar situation in a living room with good dimensions but only one solid corner. The other would- be corner was a pass- thru to the kitchen and dining area. There was nothing to prevent the bass from traveling into the kitchen, resulting in poor loading of the bass horn at low frequencies and anemic bass in the listening area, even though one khorn was in a solid corner. A false corner was constructed for the open area based on the DFH memo on false corners that Klipsch released in the late 70's. I built this as a double sided 3/4" plywood structure which was glued and srewed onto a 2x4 frame. As an added measure, this was sand filled to provide maximum low frequency performance. This room became on of my favorite listening rooms for the khorns as a result of the improvement. Another experience involved the Klipsch retailer in Tucson AZ, also in the late 1970's. They had recently opened a second location that included sound demonstration rooms on two levels. The "high end" room was located upstairs on the second level with walls constructed of wood paneling over a wood frame. The Klipschorns that were installed there did not live up to their potential because the corners were acoustically porous. Even at moderate volumes, low and mid bass frquencies were heard outside the room where the corners were located. This combination of severe leakage and resonant wall materials resulted in a tubby mid-bass characteristic and a loss of solid fundamentals below about 80hz. This was the worst Klipschorn presentation at a dealer showroom I have heard in 35 years. I agreed to build a matching set of false corners for this room. After installation, we held an extensive listening session. The false corners solved the underlying problems to such a degree that this room became one of the better listening rooms for Klipschorns I have heard . btw- there is no requirement to provide a bottom to the false corner as long as the existing floor is level and even, allowing for a good acoustic seal. Bill

jtkinney, Thanks for posting these. This is very good information for all those who don't have the collection of Audio Papers from Klipsch. The fundamental teachings are very helpful in learning how to properly set up a great sounding system at home. Bill W.

Hey Chris, I just read this thread (been very busy). Your review is informative and well-written. This dialouge helps all those here who want to learn more about the Jubilees. All the demos I have provided here at the house are consistent with your experiences. People are just dumbstruck at hearing for the first time what they have never before heard from a loudspeaker system. Most people who have heard our system have asked if they can come back for another listening session with friends and additional music. We have really enjoyed having the Jubilees set up to compare with the Klipschorns all winter. I can hardly wait to begin the season in Colorado - We are already getting calls asking when live music will be scheduled for the patio (through the Jubilees of course!) I'm glad you're loving your Jubilees... How could you not love something this awesome??? Take care, Bill

Congratulations! You have made THE BEST speaker purchase decision possible. I have a feeling the crew in Hope will be building a whole lot more of these this year as more and more people are making the same decision. (Just think how many Jubilees can be bought with the tax rebate money that will be coming this spring)[] Roy might not have time to go fishing for awhile!

Hi Flash, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have - feel free to email me at: lwalko@hotmail.com Thanks, Bill W.

Chris,The Jubs are set up in the corners of the patio flanking the stage. The spacing is about 23' apart. We use a small mixer board feeding an EV DX-38 x-over with QSC and Crown XTi amps. This is in a portable rack system that musicians plug into for live music outdoors. For recorded music (most of the time) the rack system plugs into a prewired network from indoors. Conversion takes about 2 minutes.

Hi Bill, Back at you!

Actually, the restaurant is in Silverton Colorado. We operate May through October each year then return home to Arizona for the winter.

Hey Travis, Is THAT why the speakers seem to recede and you just hear the music?

Travis, You're crackin' me up!!!

Hey Tom, Got it, thanks.

Hi Tom,email sent Bill

Mike,I was actually able to compare the Jubilees with my TSCM system and the LaScalas on the outdoor patio. The Jubilees "come together" at closer range than either of the other systems but more importantly for my application, they maintain musical detail and articulation to a much greater distance. At 175', they have greater clarity than the LaScalas do at about 60'.

Hi Tom,P.M. sent

P.M. sent, Thanks

Doc, The compounding effect you are describing here with amps and speakers is similar to what I described with many marginal or older recordings sounding better on the Jubilees than the Klipschorns. If you apply this effect to the combined frequency response errors of the recording + the speaker system then the resulting output may cross that obvious threshold of audibility territory and tip the scale significantly. For some material, this overshadows the "more revealing speaker makes it sound worse" characteristic that we generally concede.