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I hate to even mention Radio Shack in these hallowed pages but, they have a set of RF repeaters that work just fine for what you need. I think they cost around $30. or so. I've used them on a set up where all of the HT equipment was in a closet in the back corner of a room and the repeater up front, a good 35 ft or so, worked very well. ------------------ Jim McClung

What is everyone's opinion of the LF 10? Will be played at low to moderate levels. Would this be a good sub for the Heresy? Got a chance to pick one up for $450.00.. ------------------ Jim McClung

You should of done this during Mr. Paul's party that was held in the Hope plant last month. The local newspaper may have picked it up and you could have been almost as (in)famous and it's other native son Mr. Bill. Please have this video taped , I'll buy a copy!!!

I just listened to the Roy Orbison - Black and White Night Concert Video. The best Mix I've heard so far... Get it!!!!!

Hey Cogin, Looks like you have the same cabinet type I have for my horns, the K C B R, are yours made of Birch too???

I've read a few articles where it states that in a downward firing subwoofer, the actual driver is designed to be in the upside down position. Having the sub on its side would maybe not harm the mechanism but it would not be the optimum. Maybe one of the sub guys could pitch in....

J.D. I had a good laugh when I read your response!!! I think I'll go reposition my horns this afternoon and see if I can get the same effects!! Thanks for the tip!!!

Tommy, Whoa!!!!! Don't let the numbers scare you off!!!! Mr. Paul came back and restated his comments in 1979.. He said: "Experiences with rooms much smaller that the 10X16X25 feet (3X4X8 meters) show that good sound reproduction is still attainable." Any way, I had my pair in a room that was 16.5' X 14' and they sounded pretty good, they are now in a larger room and are able to crank a bit more. I wouldn't say no to the horns, especially at that price.... Go for it!!!! You won't be sorry..... JMON, I'm gonna remember that for a loooooong time......

Yes Virginia there is a suggested room size for the Khorn. Mr. Paul in a technical writing titled "Room Dimensions for Optimum Listening and the Half Room Principal" (dated Aug 1955)states the following: 1) In designing a new house, the music room should be planned with a 32 foot diagonal, or as nearly that minimum as expedient. It is suggested that the ancient "golden mean ratio" apply with, for example, a length of 27 feet, width of 17 feet, and a height of 10 feet, or some reasonable and feasible approach to those figures as in figure 2. This "room" is the limit of the ratio of adjacent terms in the Fibonacci series. The application for either single speaker or stereophonic would be good in a room of this size and shape." ******* "Therefore, the design of new homes should be based on provisions of corners for speakers, and the application of existing rooms for wide-range sound reproduction should be based on the use of corners even at the expense of remodeling if necessary" The article goes on to state that the speakers should be placed along the 27" wall for maximum imaging and so the bass note can more fully develop. Mr. K also is a proponent of a center channel speaker (Yes, it started way back then... its not a new principle just for home theater) to improve imaging - to have a curtain of sound. Soooooo, I don't remember who said it here on the BB, but it went something like this.... The most expensive component of my stereo was the purchase of the walls for my Kornerhorns.....

I'm bettin' that if Fred thought he could make a buck on it he would do it....

I've got to agree with JMON. The most expensive piece of audio equipment were the walls for my Kornerhorns. We looked at existing homes but none of them had the corners and long wall needed, so we had one built too.. I really don't know how many homes we looked at, but I do know that the relator thinks I'm crazy!!! My wife has made the comment several times that most people don't buy a house just for their speakers to fit into.... I did visit one place for sale and they had a pair of Forte IIs playing Barber's Adagio for Strings.... it was close... but no sale!

Paul was a very faithful fan of the 3 channel speaker set up. He wrote several technical papers regarding this subject, specifically: Stereohonic Sound with Two Tracks, Three Chanels by Means of a Phantom Circuit April 1958 Wide Stage Stereo July-August 1959 Experiments and Experiences in Stereo May-June 1960 The first Article uses a model "H" (Heresy???) as a Center Channel and there is a picture of the setup entitled - Proper Speaker placement for 3 Channel Wide Stage Stereo is shown in this photo of the STEREOPHONIC HOUSE, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. This photo uses a Cornwall as the center. Article #2 gives more reasoning for the center channel and has a picture of the 3 channel setup using a Cornwall speaker taken at the Brussels World's Fair of '58. Article #3 gives even more info and expounds on corner placement of the flanking speakers and the ability to use a speaker that doesn't have the low end extension of the flanking units. I will attempt to scan these articles and attach them to a message tomorrow. The following comment may date me but what the heck.... As I've pass thru the late 50's, then thru the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, I've seen things come then go then come back again as something new & wonderful and never seen before. IE: clothing fashions, remakes of movies (yes even Star Trek, the Next Generation was mostly a rehash of the original Star Trek episodes) and so forth... I can't help but be amazed at the futuristic thinking tha PWK displayed in the design of his Heritage Speaker Line (all of these were "Digital Ready" decades before Digital was even thought of in audio)and of his use of a Center Channel for focus in a wide stage, multi channel music reproduction system. Do you suppose that the latest breed of audio engineers are trying to pull some wool over the less informed public's eyes... While the electronic process of surround sound may be gee whizz, the principle is not... Most people do not know that the first Fantasia movie (cir 1940) is The First Movie to utilize surround sound. LONG LIVE PAUL WILBUR KLIPSCH !!!!!!!!!!!!! You new guys (new engineers) take a back seat......

What about the famous (infamous) line: No Highs, No Lows, Must be BOSE!!!! I have recently found out what kind of stereo equipment Dr. Amar Bose owns........ ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... Two Beltones... one for each ear!!!!!!