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So, how is the response for the Klipschorn presented? With room gain or not? I suspect the former.

I see no reason why not. They are small and light. There seem to be quite a few types available for perusal here: http://www.standsandmounts.com/ceilingmounts.aspx It's not optimal but people rarely have an optimal room so lots of people do it. You're not a heretic by putting them on the ceiling. It may be true. However, it's not an option for you. Nevertheless, consider some of those ceiling mounts in the link above. Then consider a stand on the floor. Imagine a floor stand upside down mounted on the ceiling. You may be able to obtain (or fabricate) a longer stalk for a proper ceiling mount bracket which lowers the speakers closer to ear height - say down to 8' or 9' from the ground. That way they would not be in the way 98% of the time.

Generally, yep. Just as good.

The easist way is by making great products...... []

Hence, I am seeking some response as to availability (complicity....) in hearing some well set up KHorns and Jubilees. Would anyone be interested in a visiting traveller that likes a drop (understatement of the day) and likes good music?

Aside from any response from Klipsch, you folks merely need the services of a competent elecrican to tell you whether what you want to do can be done. I expect a competent electrician to be able to look at your plate amp circuitry and tell you whether a minor (or major) modification needs to be done. From my own research into this issue, these days most plate amp circuitry is designed to accommodate both 110V and 230V at the base level as it's cheaper to manufacture one base system for the world than two. It is usually only a matter of moving a resitor or two to switch the transformer from one voltage to another. Warranty is a separate issue but I suspect that the change in voltage is rather trivial for a competent electrician.

I have not. However, there is a rather comprehensive thread on AVS about it from a chap that got the kit. My recollection was that he was extremely happy with it.

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To some extent, I agree. One can expend a great amount of time, effort, money and space to be able to produce surround sound and at many times be quite disappointed with the result. I do believe that the centre channel is useful, if only to localise the vast majority of dialogue in films. The rear surrounds are somewhat less useful. However, some x.1 films I have watched and even some pure stereo broadcast films do benefit from the surrounds. For example if using Pro Logic II on a stereo recording or broadcast it's nice to hear the lightning and rain from the rear surrounds. I have no idea why Pro Logic II does this but it adds a certain amount of of spaciousness and ambience to the overall film presentation. It's not necessary but it is a nice touch. Neo 6: cinema is another alternative on pure stereo broadcasts which is a nice choice. It's more L+C+R biased than Pro Logic II but it does spread the centre channel a bit more than Pro Logic II whilst retaining the rain, lightning and other ambient sound in the surrounds.

Hopefully Amy or another Klipsch employee can clarify. Calling Amy.........

I had a friend over last year to listen to my Heritage 5.1. There are CWIIIs for mains and HIIIs for centre and surrounds. He's the audiophile out of the two of us. I'm just a monkey that likes what he hears and he's the guy that analyses the sound with some objectivity. Whilst he was very impressed with the CWIIIs we also swapped the cables and ran the HIIIs as mains to compare. He was more impressed with the HIIIs than the CIIIs (the comparable size v sound). Now, those HIIIs were sitting on light metal stands about 1m off the floor (they were being used as surrounds) and well away from walls or corners. So, you could almost call it 1/2 space. His opinion was that they were fantastic speakers for mains duty with a good level of bass. Not as much as the CIIIs but with the addition of a small sub every bit as good. Now, place those same HIIIs in a corner and you may find that they are still a fraction less capable than a CIII but more than capable for anything you throw at them. To be honest, I have my CIIIs in brick corners now and I have to trim the bass a bit as the 1/8 space gain is rather significant. In fact, sometimes I have to check that the DD-18 is not running. [H] HIIIs in the same 1/8 space might be just perfect. Hence, I find it difficult to comprehend anyone suggesting HIIIs are anything but an outstanding choice for mains. Even better when appropriately and intelligently placed.

Doesn't mean you can't use it for 2 channel, and it has a sub out......

If you're considering the Cambridge Audio 650A, why not the 650R? The 640R was a great bit of gear and it looks like the 650R does everything the 640R did not do.

I have a current model NAD T785. Great bit of gear. However, it's not made in North America. It's made in China.

Mine will. Easily. [] It's just not in the price range quoted. []

What you need is an aged Laphroaig, Laguvulin, Bowmore or Ardbeg. In that order. Aberlour is nice but Speyside doesn't compare to Islay. []

First, you'll never get true centre channel separation when using a discrete multichannel source. Second, I've tried it with my own system and I have to say that once the centre channel went in all my doubts about 2.x v 3.x disappeared. Having the centre channel seems to be almost more important than L+R whe it comes to films. Mind you, this also reiterates the necessity to ensure the centre channel can match L+R for timbre and output.

Was just poking around the products page and saw this kit. I'm not interested in getting one (already have Heritage HT) but noticed something odd with the specifications of the kit. Frequency response of the kit is listed as 35Hz - 20kHz. OK, so far, so good. Frequency response of the centre and satellites (they are all identical) is listed as 150Hz - 20kHz. Frequency response of the sub is listed as 35Hz - 120Hz. By my calculation that means there's either a complete hole between 120Hz and 150Hz or very a significant dip due to roll off at each end of the gap. Either there's a mistake in the cut sheet or folks buying such a kit are getting 'BOSE'd' with a frequency hole. Has anyone listened to this kit? Can you confirm or deny such a response hole? What makes it more curious is that the claimed frequency responses of the smaller 300 and 500 series kits does not have a 'hole'.

Then my advice is to forget about bi-wiring. It's a pointless exercise.

Yes, it would work.

1 minute.

I have no idea why you would think that.

What I'm saying is that with 102dB sensitivity you'll be lucky to push 0.5W per channel 99% of the time.

Won't be too much for the Cornwalls. They take 100W continuous with 400W peaks. Will be too much for your hearing, though.........