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CIGARBUM said:"From my age 61, guess what kind of music I like." My guess would be The Woodstock sound track or the musical "Hair"? Thanx, Russ

The amp will be clipping long before you will hear it distort. You must be using the khorns for a PA system? I suggest you play them at a comfortable level and save the paint stripping volumes for live concerts. Your ears will thank you. Thanx, Russ

I just bought a Shu research 10 inch , that works very nicely. They are a good value. Thanx, Russ

Time alignment? This makes my brain hurt, how to you get a 60 foot wavelength and a 2 inch wavelength in the same time (phase). I don't have a good understanding of this and I'm guessing since individual drivers cover a broad range of frequencies that time alignment only can occur at a single frequency. Am I missing the basic concept? Thanx, Russ

Interesting but a very limited view. IMHO any speaker design that sounds good is acceptable. I like to keep things simple. Thanx, Russ

I really trust you guys more than a demo, you guys have lived with this stuff. I have a good set of ears but demos really don't do it for me. If the demo sucks you wonder if the equipment is up to snuff and if it's great, you wonder how much tweeking they did to get them to work. Keep the input coming, it's very valuable.

OK guys, I'm looking for new speakers and need some help. In my second system (the one I use the most) I have currently have a pair of RF-25's run by either a little Jolida 102B or with a pair of Quicksilver Mini-Monos. The Heresy III fits my room a little better but I don't want to give up too much. I have a good sub to help fill in the bottom. I'm thinking that if the Heresy is good enough for use with a Klipschorn that it will be good choice for me. What will I be missing when compared to the Cornwall III's? What does the Cornwall do that the Heresy can't? Thanx, Russ

Old Infinites? What model? The most common problem with old Infinity loudspeakers is the woofer surround. There are a couple of Infinity web pages. Almost anything can be had for these except EMIM drivers, hard to find when I was looking. Try this site.... http://www.bobbyshred.com/infinity.html Thanx, Russ

TUBE! You are in the 2 channel forum after all! Thanx, Russ

Ah, I remember those. I remember the loudness control, a very nice feature but seldom seen today. Thanx, Russ

Jordan, To build a nice audio system you have to figure out what you don't like and fix that, one item at a time. If you keep the Klipsch and you want to keep most of the other equipment you have, we can work on making what you have a little smoother and sweeter. You said your RF-7's were harsh. I'd try some solid copper interconnects on your DVD/CD player (Kimber PBJ or Timber), and some solid copper speaker wires like Audioquest Type 4. That should smooth things out quite a bit. After that I would go for a nice tube pre-amp and after that, a tube amp or amps. I'm a dedicated two channel guy, so I can't help you with HT. Five or seven channels of tube power can start to get expensive. On the other hand a nice stereo integrated tube amp is fairly cheap. I'd rather have two really good channels than 5 channels of lesser equipment. Good luck.

Bigdaddy, Jordon has RF-7 and an Adcom 5500, not the best match IMO. My brother had 4 of the big Adcoms, with both my old Infinity RS 2.5's and with 3.6 Maggies. The Adcom was a bit harsh in these set-ups. Matched to a horn speaker, I'm not sure I would like the result. The Adcoms are good bang for the buck and it sounds like you have them working with your B&W's (tube pre-amp?). The electronics that Jordon listed (did he list his current pre-amp?) suggested that he did not have a good match for RF-7's. If I was in his situation, I would be looking for a nice tube pre-amp and some good Kimber copper interconnects and speaker cables before I would change the loudspeakers. Thanx, Russ

Oh, heck no. A bad recording sucks down to it's bones. I love the few real good recordings I have but I like popular music and you just get what you get. I'm more interested in the music than listening to types of music I normally would not buy except for it's quality (not that I don't have a bunch of that). Chasing down exceptional recordings is fun but I'm usually disapointed, it's better if you like the music to start with and if it's not recorded well you can still enjoy it. You CAN enjoy listening to lesser recordings and for me that's the whole point of this game. Thanx, Russ

The only problem with this train of thought is that I can't control the source recording. I can control it's playback. Thanx, Russ

Mono block for sure. You might notice better separation and deeper bass. I don't own any stereo amps anymore (except my tube integrated). Thanx, Russ

Jordon, All the B&W's are fine speakers but until you put a nice tube amp with your Klipsch you just have not heard how sweet they can be. You'll need a good arc welder to drive most B&W's and they will sound horrid with an Adcom. Get a nice tube amp/integrated, play with the cables a little and your system will be transformed. Have fun, Klipsch or B&W's can be part of a good system, the B&W's will take more power and some work to get them right. Thanx, Russ

It's all about enjoying the music. If take your system too far, you can end up with a system that sounds good for just a handfull of CD's. The real secret is to get your system to sound good on all your CD's. Sometimes that means taking your system down a notch, away from being too critical. I use my second system 10 times more just because it can play anything and sound great. It's a long way from my main system but I enjoy it just as much, maybe more. Thanx, Russ

Rubber Soul, Yellow Sub, The White Album, Abbey Road, Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt. Pepper. Sorry, no vinyl, but good just the same (I traded my Beatles albums for Jimi Hendrix back in the day). Anyway, they sound pretty good. They had lots of great songs, makes me feel younger. Good times...... Thanx, Russ P.S. I wanted to say the recordings are a little over produced (big left-right gain sweeps) but have good sound and pretty fair bass for the day.

I'm no expert but I think it would be best to run all 3 tubes, as the designer intended. Some expert will pop up shortly and tell why but most pre-amp sections have 3 tubes. Thanx, Russ

Coytee is right, give yourself a chance to adjust, you just went from Bose to Horn loaded Klipsch. That's a huge change, give it a little time. If you need to warm and sweeten the sound a bit, it might be time to try a nice tube amp. Forget an equalizer, they just screw up all the good hard work the engineers have already done. They have the speakers balanced as good as they can for the average usage. Thanx, Russ

Sky Hits, The little Velodyne SPL800R (room corection) or Mini Vee 8 inch (no correction) really blends in nice. I also have a HGS 12 Series II with SMS controller (room correction) but I like the sound of the little 8 inch better. The small size is really handy also. The 12 inch goes a tad lower but overall the sound is heavy and dark rather than than musical. They all have 1200 watt amps so they can keep up with just about any loudspeaker. They really add the missing thump to the bottom end. Thanx, Russ

That should be a sweet set-up, welcome to the tube world. Thanx, Russ

Bryan, You didn't say what series 901's you have but I had the original 901's back in the day. These are one of the least efficient loudspeakers on the market, plus they have over 6db of bass boost. They will eat up a weak amplifier. They clip a Phase Linear 700 with ease. (That's 350 watt's a channel). Your Nakamichi with 100 watts/per just won't give them the juice they need and they would be a total mis-match with a low powered tube amp. Don't get me wrong, I had a lot of fun with my Super Bose set-up (2 pair) but they are not hi-fi, sorry. If you want to run the Bose effectively, you'll need big power. Your best bet is run the Klipsch with a sweet little tube amp and you'll have a much better sound. Thanx, Russ

I don't think this is going to work out. Two sets of loudspeakers do not sound better than one good pair. The 901's will need an arc welder for an amp and will still lag behind the Klipsch. Toss the 901's and get the Cornwalls working. Thanx, Russ

I've tried a few times but didn't hear any difference. I like simple set-ups so it added more "stuff" and the cost of 2 pair vs. 1 pair of a higher quality cable put me off. Thanx, Russ