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They do movie sound VERY VERY well. And other stuff too. My best possible solution would be to score another pair of K-Horns for the rears. That and the "C-Horn" (that's what I'm calling a knock-off of a K-Horn "top" with K-55M mid, K-401 Horn and K-77 tweeter - AL-3 x-over) my bud is putting together for me - would be the way to go, wouldn't it? But for financial and spousal considerations I think a pair of Cornwalls would be just dandy back there. As to the concerns from another poster about not having a bass bin on the "C-Horn", this is a going to be a dedicated HT set-up. When I use the K-Horns for music I wouldn't be turning on the other three amps/pre-amps. Then it would be all about two channel sound. And later, when we're watching a movie and using the new speaker for center channel output (which is primarily vocals and some background music) I think it will be fine. I do have my Yamaha powered sub in the center of the room so it will be "kinda" ghosting for the C-Horn. Keep the critiques and suggestions coming! This is fun. BTW, I have some pics of my HT set-up, but I'm not smart enough to post them here. Any suggestions? John

Nope, just Christmas time and I've been busy. Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions. The K-Horns are in place and sound amazing. On the center question - I think the route I will go is to have built basically a top half (or two-thirds) of a K-Horn for my center. If I can buy all the components excluding the woofer and bass bin and just set that on top of my already built cabinet I think I'm good. Which leads me to my next question: Do members here often sell drivers, x-overs, etc. on the forum? I would think with so much upgrading of say.. mid drivers and horns that there would be a good used market for the replaced components. Can I put a WTB (Want To Buy) ad in the Garage Sale side? Specifically I will need: K-77 tweeter K-55M mid driver K-401 mid horn AL-3 crossover My friend who started me down the road to Klipschdom can fashion a "box" to hold the four pieces that will fit on my cabinet. Then I think I will be both "bullet-proof" and have perfectly matching sound for the center channel. What do you guys think? John

Now that's an idea...the concensus seems to be that nothing supports a large scale K-Horn pair like....another K-Horn. Or a Belle, etc. So is it possible to find a "truncated" K-Horn on the used market? Or is there anyone around that might have a partial speaker for sale (or the individual components)? I could easily fit the top "wedge" holding the two horns under my plasma and on top of my cabinet. And with the full K-Horns on each side and a sub to boot I think that would make a dandy center channel. Something to think about.... John

Thanks for all the advice, what a great forum! In no particular order: I don't have room for something as large as a LaScala or a Belle in my center position. The customary "long skinny box"" that most centers seem to come in is what I originally envisioned as the center. It will have to be laid on top of a custom built cabinet and under the Panasonic 65" plasma. Since sensitivity isn't an issue for me (see next reply) won't any of the traditional newer Klipsch centers do? I do want something as "bullet-proof" (meaning it can crank waaay up there with no signs of stress as I expect the K-Horns to do). Differences in sensitivity between fronts, rears, and center won't be an issue. I actually have three separate power amps being fed by three pre-amps all in the same cabinet. A Nakamichi PA-7 (200 wpc) w/ CA-7A for the K-Horns, a PA-5 (100 wpc) w/ CA-5 for the rears, and a Nakamichi 420 (50 WPC) w/ CA-5 dedicated as a mono center. So I can adjust all three to match at the beginning of the movie and not worry about sensitivity differences. I've had most of this Nak gear for decades and I really want to keep using it in my old fashioned way! Finally I do have a Yamaha YST-SW800 as my subwoofer. I am currently looking for a second one to "stereo" them out but it does a great job now as a stand alone. It is self powered (1000 watts) and has a volume and slope cuttoff. The 107's will go over to the house where they used to be. I am a bit of a KEF collector I'm afraid and have several pair of them. My faves are the 104/2's I bought new in '86. They are still perfect.

....and they are for a dedicated HT set-up. I have been a BIG KEF fan for decades and for years have planned to use a pair of 107's as fronts, and perhaps a pair of the 103's for rears. Big problem - they were not made for the demands of cinema. If I leave them in place I will probably damage them. I am running a Nakamichi Pa-7 for the mains, a PA-5 for the rears. I just don't thnk British loudspeakers are made for that kind of shock. So I am picking up a cherry pair of Klipshorn's this weekend (87's). My question is would a pair of Forte's be a good match for the rear surrounds? I really only have room back there for a small footprint speaker (plus the K-Horns are bankrupting me). I would also consider the Heresy's for the price point and I suspect a similar bullet-proofness. And any advice on a center (C-7?) would be appreciated. Looking forward to hearing LOTR (Lord of the Rings) at the proper volume levels! Thanks, John