Q-Man

MacKlipsch, You must really like coffee. Q.

I already emailed these in , but I want to put them here. The reason is I find this interesting. The floor to ear numbers vary so much. Some of us seem to be sitting on the floor & others on stools. I measured my 12 year old son who is 5'11" for my 38" number. Tonight I'll measure my 17 year old son who is 6'6". See how this height difference effects this number. I'll also try different sofas & chairs. This is one number I thought we would all be with-in a few inches of each other. Floor to top of TV..... 62" Floor to ear............38" Ear to TV screen........20'6" Q.

You will want a sub with the Klipschorns. It's one of those things, you don't realize what your missing untill you add one. My sub is set around 35 to 40Hz . Q.

I'll whip out my tape measure tonight. Q.

I never listened to both side by side, but in my mind the LaScala has to sound more like the Klipcshorn. Like Ray said , the Lascala uses the same K-400 & K-401 mid, horn that the Klipschorn uses. If I had K-horns (which I do) I would use LaScalas with them instead of Belles. Q.

John, I didn't realize the hign end roll-off of Patrician bass horn is only 250Hz . My plans say nothing about that. They do say it's crossover is at 200Hz . I was thinking that do to the woofer limitations, not the cabinet. The Patrician horn is so similar to the Klipschorn I assumed the cabinets high end roll-off would be more like the 400 Hz of the Klipschorn. So, this build won't be the one to use Al's networks in. Thanks for the info., Q. I'll be in touch.

John, I didn't realize the hign end roll-off of Patrician bass horn is only 250Hz . My plans say nothing about that. They do say it's crossover is at 200Hz . I was thinking that do to the woofer limitations, not the cabinet. The Patrician horn is so similar to the Klipschorn I assumed the cabinets high end roll-off would be more like the 400 Hz of the Klipschorn. So, this build won't be the one to use Al's networks in. Thanks for the info., Q. I'll be in touch.

John, If you were here I would kick you in the butt. Looking at those nice pictures of yours reminded me of the EV Patrician that I wanted to try out. Today I took down the LaScalas that sit on top of my K-horns ( something I hate to do), and pulled the K-horns out of the corners. My intent was to install AL's networks in the K-horns, but I kept thinking of your pictures, so I decided to use AL's networks for a Patrician build. So I just stiffened up the falce corners & screwed them to the adjacent walls & wall unit. I was getting a slapping sound when they vibrated againts the side walls & wall unit. I even had to renail the base board that loosened up & was vibrating againts the walls. So all was not lost. I dug out some Patrician plans that Gil sent me a while back & I'm now comparing them to the K-horn plans. The Patrician is a 4-way, but I'll config a 3-way. I'm starting to look for an 18" woofer with similar paramters to the K-33-E woofer. If anyone can help me find one , I would appreciate it. The K-33-E T/S parrramters are. Znom = 4 ohms Revc = 3.5 ohms Levc =1.00 mh FS = 27 Hz SPLo = 92.3db SPLi = 91.13db Vas = 12.1130 cu ft. Qts = 0.633 Qes = 0.684 Qms = 8.500 BL = 9.77 TM Cms = 305 um/n Xmas = 4.000mm John, those squawkers of yours sound interesting. Guy, The Patrician is said to be solid down to 25 Hz. The bass horn is a copy of the K-horn , but 16% larger. Q.

Evan, You can buy veneer in 4x8' sheets and anyone selling veneer probably sells real wood edge banding.Don't buy the pre-glued edge banding. Use spray on contact cement, not the roll or brush on. The spray on goes on dryer & the veneer won't swell & stretch as much. You can buy it at Home Depot . Use dowel rods between the two glued surfaces to keep them from touching eash other. Only remove one or two rods at a time as you press down the veneer, working from the center out. Since you will be using edge banding, you have an option to buy laminate backed veneer. It's formica with the veneer already glued to it. It's a lot easier to use, you won't get any stretching, blisters & tears with it. The edge banding will be applied after the veneer in laid down, thus hiding the formica edge. The draw back is, you need a trim router to trim the veneer after it's applied to the speaker. I'm not saying to use this method,I'm just telling you that it's available. Since the birch plywood on your K-Horns is already stained, & if it looks good, you can just buy the birch edge banding & finish the job. Q.

MacKlipsch, can I call you MK for short? No never mind it doesn't have the same effect. Actually the K-Horns arn't painted black, They are wallnut,and covered with a black grill cloth. The cloth is attached to 1/4" plywood which is attached to the face of the cabinet. I had a piece of smoked glass made for the top of the cabinet where the LaScala sits. I just couldn't paint over that wallnut. I'm sorry to say that my ALK networks are still sitting in the closet that has become my Klipsch parts department. I may get around to putting one in one of my K-Horns this weekend or next. I'm only going to do one speaker for now. I want to listen to the difference between them for a while. Want to come over & tell me which one has the ALK in it? I wish someone could do it for me so I wouldn't know before listening. Q.

Seb, Sunfire Signature, it's out of view under the end table on the right side of the room. I may add another sub and the new Klipsch is one out of 3 that I might try. Q.

For MacKlipsch

Your name doesn't say much,Does it? I'll bring mine back up, look under Q-Mans System. You won't like it, it's all black. You better put on some rock & roll & wake your dogs up, they don't seem too impressed. Q.

Dan, I've been thinking of doing that exact thing now that there are some of these cheaper front projectors on the market. I need to see if there is any good quality perforated screens out there that won't interfere with the sound. May need to boost the highs. Q.

JT, I read the articles in Sound & Vision. They make DVD Audio sound rather nice. I listened to a demo of it at my local Sound Advice store. I'm going to go for it. I was impressed with it's use of the center channel & rears. I'll wait about another year & see how many DVD audio disc are released. From what I heard, I think it's time to retire the old CD player. Q.

Thanks, Mark Q.

Mark, There is a pair of Altec drivers on ebay, item # 1404953350. 288-16K, are they like yours & will they work? Q.

Rleopold, I've never seen any plans for the LaScala & Cornwall. The last time I was replacing the woofers in my LaScalas I made a sketch of the bass horn. That is about all I could offer you. Q.

Shock-Wave, Standing waves don't seem to be a problem, that I know of. The walls have 3 1/2" insulation over block. The norm in Florida is 3/4" with firring strips. Other then that , just carpet on the floors & wood sutters cover the one window in the room. So nothing special. The 35w amp. should do just fine. I didn't pick my receiver because of the wattage, but I still wouldn't use less then 100. I want to be protected from clipping. My volume dial does reach 12:00 at times. Next will be DVD audio, & digital T,V. Q.

Sherry & Andrew, Check out the Bulletin Board, it may help answer some of your questions. Feel free to email me. Log on to www.Klipsch.com then click on the Bulletin Board icon in the left hand column. Q.

Colin, That's my problem, I never know what's enought.I don't think I reached it yet. The fish kept getting splashed out of the tank durning those bass heavy scenes. I had to get rid of them. Q.

Tony Reed, Any sanding sealer will do, as long as you get one you can brush on. Some are only made to apply by spray, such as the ones I sometimes use. Most dry milky & chalky, which means they sand easy & smooth. They do fill in small imperfections & will help after you putty or bondo. It will help on those plywood ends. I normally only use it on pourous rough grain woods like oak & ash.You can apply up to two coats under a stain, as many coats as necessary under a paint. Q.

JMON, It's been some 25 years since I used a foam brush. That,s what I used on my first pair of LaScalas. I did a terrible job on filling the screw holes & plywood ends. I brushed on a polyurethane satin finish over the stain. As I remember the foam brosh does lay down a rather even finish. Just have alot of brushes on hand, they wear out fast. The foam is kind of nice becauce it can be used to soak up an area where the polyurethane was put on too thick. And this will happen inside the bass horn. For those using urethane , give the surface a light sanding after the first coat drys. The first coat will raise the grain of the wood, & it will feel rough. Everyone is afraid to sand after the first coat, because the sanding makes a lot of scratches. Not to worry, the second coat fills in the scratches & produces a smooth finish. JMON, with paint I'm not sure how the foam brush will work. My thoughts are that a paint might be too thick for a foam brush. If it is too thick, mix it with a thinner.A thinner also helps reduce brush strokes by allowing the paint to flow. Just experiment some on some scrap wood untill you get it right. Q.

I think I got my first pair of LaScalas when I was about 22. I still haven't stopped dreaming. Q.

John, A hand rubbed finish is an old way of beautifying & protecting wood furniture,it was used before top coats like varnish, Lacquer, etc. came along. A common sence kind of thing, oil repels water. It's use today is limited, because it's very time consuming and needs to be re-applied once a year. It's used today on teak furniture, because teak is an oily wood & a top coat won't adhere to it. It's not used over paint, paint would prevent it from being absorbed into the wood. It's used over raw or stained woods. It's basically Boiled Linseed oil which you mix with turpentine, 1/3 turp. with 2/3 oil. Wood is porous & soaks this stuff up. I'm glad you brought this up, because it's a finish an amateur can do and all you need is rags. It just takes hours of elbow grease, days to dry before you can re-coat and should have at lease 3 coats. It's also a finish that's easy to repair. For scratches, just rub on some more oil. No, this room isn't an add on. Although I did add on another family room after taking up so much space in this one. When I built this house 19 years ago this room was designed for my stereo , which was a pair of LaScalas.It's 16" by 29". I did just finish drawing up the plans for a new house. One with a seperate H.T. room away from the rest of the house. It's designed for K-horns all around & doesn't have any parallel walls. It's horn shaped with the front stage at the throat of the horn, 23' across the front,35' across the back,and about 38' front to back. The back half also has a raised floor for the second row of seats. I'm not sure when this will happen. My wife won't let me move of this darn island, and land is so expensive here compared to the mainland. I also wouldn't have to worry so much about hurricanes if I lived on the mainland. Last year we had to board up and evacuate and hope our home was here when we returned. I had visions of my Klipschorns floating away. Q.