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OMG…is it so long underway to you or is the dealer still waiting for it?

When will your MC amp arrive? Just out of curiosity from where have you ordered, I guess somewhere in the EU? That money you say seems to be a brand new amp?

I hope you don't mean me, I really appreciate all your posts very much Henry. I wasn't trying to reprimand anyone. I just put myself in the shoes of speedlimit with his momentary uncertainty whether he did the right thing.

To be honest, I made my post yesterday a) because I stand by what I say and b) to reassure speedlimit somewhat that he is doing it right. You guys are having a battle over the pros and cons of different amp concepts, but it shouldn't make speedlimit feel so insecure before he enjoys his purchase.

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@ronajon I would install as a tweeter what was installed in time. I do not know when the K77M came out. My 1977 LaScala have the round magnets of the K77 alnico. I also bought 1981 K77M sort of as a backup if something bad happens to the alnicos. Advantage of the K77M: they retain their magnetic force forever. Advantage of the old K77 alnico (my personal view). They sound very silky and fine in and out fade of strings, for me more emotional...if you like classical music. Disadvantage of the old alnico K77, they can lose magnetic force over the decades, even with great probability. I had my K77 remagnetized in a special workshop in Mannhein, Germany. Before 12 Khz, after 16 khz and 1.5 dB louder. If you listen primarily pop, rock goes the K77M just as well in my opinion, for classical and jazz I would prefer the alnico. It seems that 1979 is pretty much on the edge of change. One more thought on the diaphragms of the K77/K77M. There are replacement diaphragms offered, but all that are currently available are cheap and bad. If you buy K77(M) and they run, don't change the diaphragms. I had bought new ones (bad ones i didn't know) and the shop that remagnetized my alnicos was supposed to install them at my request. they got back to me and said that the old original diaphragms are much better...still. Of course you have to make sure that your purchase is really still original K77(M) May I ask where you live?

I don't know this type of Mcintosh amp personally, but I'm sure you didn't do anything wrong. Worst case scenario, you have a major brand amp that sells well over and over again. But more importantly, I think it will sound very good with your Cornwalls. I recently bought an old quad 606, just a little less power than your Mcintosh MA7200, but also a very powerful amp. It runs fantastic with my 1977 Lascala and also with the underground Junilee. With your Cornwall as a big bass reflex box, the control ability of the MA7200 also should have a positive effect. You can't say that a small tube amp is always better or that a powerful transistor is always better. It is the synergy of all components in every single case plus the room and your personal taste. Your MA7200 has to my knowledge even output transformers. Be confident and look forward to the amp. And take your time to get used to it. I am very curious about your impressions. You have done nothing wrong with this amp I believe. Enjoy it.

I am wondering about not using the Atlas two piece phase plug K55V with the AA Type because it was available ca. in 1981 when the Type AA crossover was still in production until 1983?

Tell us about your impression and experience afterwards, Bacek.

I always have the impression that the ears like it when you have transformers in the signal path somewhere in the chain. E.g. with tube amps the output transformers, or a step up for MC to MM inputs or e.g. an autoformer in the crossover of the old LaScalas. Why should a transformer in the signal not make the sound more pleasant? Another plus is that you can go with transformers in the signal path very problem-free from XLR to RCA and vice versa.

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Hello Sven, welcome to the Klipsch forum. In this sense, there is no new introduction thread here in the forum as far as I know. But it would help a lot if you write your posts in English. Here is very good help for an understandable translation: www.Deepl.com For example, it translates your first question without me correcting it, except for deleting the German "nicht", which doesn't mean a negation at that point. You write: „But I'm thinking since a few days, whether I should exchange the front against 3x RP 600m, whereby the question arises whether that works at all. Because I have to put the center then transverse and I do not know how it will work with the horn, because it then radiates differently! Stand on edge is unfortunately not possible I would be very happy about an answer and wish you a nice day.“ Genau so kannst Du die englischsprachigen Antworten von deepl zurück übersetzen lassen.

Let us know your first listening impressions in your room. I bet you will be happy.

No I did not but they sound more silky and rounder, fuller.

Second and third place three days ago in Japan is not nothing. Especially since McLaren has two top talented young drivers and the success curve is pointing upwards. The headphones of the technicians in the command post "without" Klipsch logo were frequently and long in the picture.

A very nice pic, telemike. It is a pity that Klipsch is no longer a sponsor of Mclaren. You used to see the Klipsch logo on the headphones of the Mclaren team. Today they are one of the top three F1 teams, so Klipsch advertising would be still very efficient.

Very nice in sunburst finish. Is it slightly smaller than a Es175? (I love my Memphis built 2013 ES175 1959 anniversary model).

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How long needs the shipping in the US? I am curious about the first impressios…

Thanks for asking @Marvel. Yes I did, but it was a lot of work and I postponed the project a bit. Last yeoche I bought a good condition Quad 606 very cheap. It can drive 4 ohm speaker and it is another requirement for the Jubilee active project. I will get back to you as soon as it works, more likely in late fall. As an alternative to the transformers, I also plan to try XLR to RCA wiring without transformers, both of which I will try. I got an article by a kind forum member that shows all the different wiring, including the one for the Yamaha DSP output op-amps to drive an RCA input amp.

I agree with your thoughts. I have small BBC LS3/5a studio monitors, the size of a lady's shoebox, in addition to large speakers. I like to listen to them in between every now and then. They have everything in sound and timing except for deep bass when played in smaller rooms. With large speakers, in rooms unfavorable for them, it's not only that you don't hear everything they would be capable of but that you hear unsightly booming, so a very annoying addition that doesn't happen with small monitors in the same small room.

Don't laugh, there is even infrasound from instruments like clarinets. When the mechanical tone valves open or close, it can get below 20 Hz and this is quite subtly audible, for example, when a clarinet plays in a church.

Perhaps a misunderstanding. My post was referring to the sub in the photo...compared to the KHJ. Quasi as the smaller target size and not as a criticism, it would be too big. But well, if there is an even smaller prototype version, all the better if it can meet the requirements.

Just a thought, if quite recently Roy/Klipsch launched a very thoughtful KJH that reaches 18 Hz, then I would test or make use of the same principles to achieve real and high quality bass down to 28 Hz (sufficient for most of music) with a smaller cabinet which fits a LaScala system.

Yes, these UGJ are large, but I believe that the ipad's camera lens distorts outward. This actually increases the difference or size ratio between MC275 and the UGJ a bit. But the BBC LS3/5a stand inside from the UGJ, so less camera distortion. But the size difference between the two is actually also stark.