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Fast996

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  1. I'd pass,I'm not fond of the figure in the wood. Looks like 3 old guys standing with nobby knees.
  2. $500 that's a half cart full at Whole Foods
  3. I just purchased a nice pair of KB-WO-HF for 4500 on Facebook...maybe I got a bargain.
  4. I do have one corner with the outside wall having a glass slider about 2 ft out from the apex. I saw this "false corner" setup and wondered if I had my cabinet maker make a pair. How do you think they would work?
  5. Good advice. Maybe I'll just post when I have them up and running,which is most of the fun of having new speakers. Thanks.
  6. How a bought upgraded AK2 crossovers? Any consensus? Crites...ALK...North Reading or others. Thanks
  7. off topic Schu....do you have Walter's NBS preamp?
  8. Pardon my ignorance about Khorns...but I've been doing some reading on the web and came across this blurb.... It is well known (by everyone except Klipsch engineers apparently) that the Klipschorn, Belle Klipsch and La Scala all use the same undersized mid horn that doesn’t match well with the woofer. They switched from exponential horns to Tractrix (something Klipsch itself uses in newer designs) and use a very good BMS driver (big improvement over the Klipsch mid). The folded bass horn is of course straight up Klipsch but why mess with success (one of my favorite all time speakers, the JBL Hartsfield also uses a folded front loaded horn). So is this opinion valid about the midrange or not accurate?
  9. The man with the most posts wins....I'll take this under advisement. wink wink....I think your right. When I first read about the AK6 my first thought was a way for the Klipsch engineers to redesign the speaker for more usability in any room. Not necessarily any 'real improvement in paul's original khorn design.
  10. So the newer one have better bass....hmmm. Seems like that would not be the case as the original design used the corner to increase the size of the folded horn, but what do i know.
  11. Thanks....mine are a little cleaner...thank god. I noticed the crossover is a "AK2"...same as my '89? and how do they sound? Sorry for all the questions....just trying to get up to speed on these speakers.
  12. They have cloth on the sides. Just looking at new ones,they seem a little different than these. maybe not.
  13. I just purchased a pair of '89 K-horns from the original owner. I have always wanted a pair since I listened to them when I was in high school. They are "KB WO HF"....and I'd say about 8.5/10 in very nice matching oiled walnut. I mainly am interested in the crossovers as I usually upgrade the caps.... Btw the pricing seems to be all over the place....the seller started at 6k i paid 4.5k.....they were local so probably my only chance to get a pair thanks p.s these look different than the newer ones and real early editions. Since I could not have bought new ones and had to pretty much take what was available how are these '89 ones compared to the others.
  14. My TAD 4001's the drivers are humongous.You just can't believe the weight and density of these 30 lb beasts.I've seen the JBL 2441 the 4001 is taller designed by the same man.Can't wait to put this together with my set of Westlake SM1 & RH3 horns.
  15. Well i have decided to go another route as far as mid-high frequency horns ,The cost to acquire the K402/K510 is prohibitive.My guess is klipsch doesn't want them for DIY speaker builders @$3660 for PA Audo Drivers that's prohibitive . I can have custom horns made in the TAD configuration fitting the TD4001 which are beautiful and the speakers will look like TAD'S overall This image has them as a 4 way with the TAD ET703 Supertweeter .The height would be 75" tall vs 87" they would fit anywhere in my room.I can also not use. the ET703 for a 3 way height is 69".Overall i'll be better off as far as room placement and i'll be happy.
  16. Looking for one pair of each K402,K510 Reply to fast996@juno.com
  17. Regarding my question on the TD4001 and it's fitment I found this thread...... Hi , I thought Tad used a 1 15/16" throat with different bolt-spacings to a 2" driver . Isn't the JBL horn a 2" device ? It is 1 and 15/16" Vs. 2 inches for the throat connection. But when I attatched them onto my jbl 2360A horns they bolted right up with no problems.
  18. Coytee , Since your very familiar with putting the Tad drivers on the K402 What if any modifications are there to be made on the K402 to fit the TD4001 the 4001 is 1.9375 vs 2.00 inch.
  19. Thanks Coytee . How much are the K69 & K1133 worth new ? I would sell them in the hopes of recovering partial costs.Hopefully there is a market for them. My guess $300 to $500 each is that close?
  20. I talked to the head of the acoustical division at Materion today.He couldn't tell me anytime soon that they would be producing Be Diaphragms for the TAD 4000 Series.They were in the planning stages my guess 1-2 years. 2018-2019If they went into production cost to the end user would be 600-700 each. There had to be sufficient demand.Radian was an OEM of there's in there Be line.So the wait is looking longer for a Be replacement.I recently purchased 4 each of the TD-4001 for $1350 w/o diaphragms and will use the AL diaphragms from radian @$290.00 ea . 1st i'll see if i like the sound the 4001's are a beast at 28 lbs each . If not I will wait for the Truextent replacement or buy original Tad's $5000 ouch. I'll sell the Klipsch drivers then install the 4001's. Lrg_Replacement_Diaphragms_BeX40T08_16_Prelim.pdf
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