john toon

yep this sure is the oddwatt design. here is a link to the schematic I used. cost about 500-600 bucks to build both amps and about 6 weeks wait time for the transformers from edcor. I may try to add in a bluetooth module in the premap section. The beauty of DIY... I sourced most of the parts from tubedepot.com and ebay. http://diyaudioprojects.com/Tubes/5751-KT88-Tube-Amp-Kit/

Ok, its been a little while but I finally have the amps finished and all the bugs worked out. The build wasn't too difficult. I also built a preamp for them but it will have to be phono only as it is a little too hot with any other input. They do sound fantastic, they are dead quiet with my ear right up to the horns. I'd recommend the build to anyone tech savy. There is a kit with all the parts supplied but I went the DIY way and sourced all the parts myself and built the cabinets.

In missouri, http://kansascity.craigslist.org/ele/5267128674.html

Thanks mike for adjusting the pic. Not sure why it was upside down. Thom, as far as the build difficulty, they arent complete yet so I'm still determining the dificulty level. So far hasn't been bad but there isn't anything on the inside yet. We'll see once I get to slinging solder.

I wanted something rather simple and with in a budget to start with. I found a schematic online to go by and 30 watts is what it was rated as.

Lol, isolation spikes...

Thought I'd share my newest project y'all. A couple DIY mono block tube amps to power the khorns. I'm using oak to match the klipsch heritage oiled oak speakers. Should be around 25-30 watts using 6550 and 12ax7 tubes. Still have a long way to go but you can see the idea. I'm still waiting on the transformers to get here and The tops of the amps will eventually be painted black. No idea why the pic loaded upside down. :/

Nice job on the top bins. They look great.

not a very good pic, but here are some forte II stands I made awhile back. very simpe solid oak. I no londer have them anymore though.

I measured 4.00 ohms on the sub driver but I'm guessing it is a nominal 8 ohms correct? Also, could I possibly use the one good plate amplifier to power both of these subs?

hello, I have a question about passive subs. I have two sw-15 powered subs and only one plate amp is working. I recently just pruchased a denon-5200 stereo amp and am using this out of my sub preout on my denon avr4308. i bypassed both plate amps and control the crossover and volume on the avr 4308. I believe the sw15 is a 200 watt amp and the denon-5200 is 200 a side at 4ohms but since I have no volume control on the denon amp I have to turn the subs way up in my preamp. It this normal? do i not have a powerful enough amp? Do i need a special preamp for the sub amp?

I am looking to purchase a Klipsch SW-15 series II subwoofer in med oak and good working order. Let me know if your willing to part with one for a reasonable price. i'll pay to ship it.

I am looking to purchase a Klipsch SW-15 series II in oak and good working order. Let me know if your willing to part with one for a reasonable price. i'll pay to ship it.

hello, I have a complete 5.2 klipsch heritage home theater set up im looking to sell. I would like to get $2000 for all of it and would like to sell it all at once. local pickup in kansas city. all equipment is in really good condition. thanks... Here is the lineup. Denon - 2311ci pair - klipsch forte I oiled oak Pair - klipsch forte II oiled oak single - heresy oak stained birch pair - M&K v75 subs black pair - solid oak 15" stands for fortes.

I have a black polk cs1000p center channel speaker I no longer need. the rare polk cs1000p is one of the first center channel speakers to have two built in 50watt powered subs. more details on this speaker can be found in the link. This speaker is in really good condition. asking 600 plus shipping. OBO http://www.polkaudio.com/products/cs1000p

Well I too am addicted to Klipsch. And even though I dont need any more speakers I always find myself looking at whats out there on the used market. There are a total of eleven klipsch heritage speakers in my 20 x 20 living room. 2 khorns, 3 belles, 1 heresy, 2 fortes, 2 forte II's and a sw-15II all in oiled oak except for the heresy. I also have a small unknown klipsch center channel and s-10's in the bedroom and 2.1 computer system. I'm powering them with a denon 4308 and an onkyo M-504 for the khorns. I was turned on to klipsch as a child when my father (God rest his soul) owned a pair of belles. I used to crank them up when he was out of town lol and that stuck with me to this day. Now; the belles I own are clones I made for DAD and myself earlier this year but they sound just as I remember. I have only owned one cornwall 3 but it was not working and needed alot of work so I never got to hear it. But I paid 30 bucks for it and turned a small profit on the just the cabinet. What can I say I love loud music and movies and Klipsch delivers that to me with excellence. I plan on keeping them all and setting up two 5.1 systems, khorns with belles as center and surrounds. and another 5.1 set up with the forte's and heresy center. but thats when I move into a bigger house.

Some music is more tolerable at higher levels than others, we were listening to "I stand alone" by god smack.... they are 2.5 amp fuses and I'm using a denon 4308ci which is 140 watts ch. I don't listen to those levels very often BTW.

id say it was close to rock concert levels. I'm a musician so hearing loss may have a play in that.

The other night I had the Khorns cranked up a bit and noticed that I popped the fuses in the bass sections. I may have had them at a ridiculous volume but I think they should have been able to handle it. would it hurt to bypass the fuses or simply put larger fuses in them. Do all Khorns have fuses inline? I don't listen at that volume level too often but I do crank them once in awhile for the non-Klipsch owner to show them what their missing.

there is a pic on the first page of the motor board in place with out the ramps and another pic of the motor board with the ramps attached but not in the cabinet.

I'll try that, I hope thats the case. thanks

I was listening to some music the other day in 5ch stereo and noticed that my belle doesn't have the crisp highs that my khorns have. I made sure the EQ settings for each speaker was the same when testing. I am using a k-77 tweeter I took out of a heresy and an A style crossover in the belle and the khorns have the ak-2 crossovers with the same tweeters. I want to eventually upgrade all the crossovers with crites when I can afford it. will new crossovers fix my problem or do you think the tweeter is going bad?

I used MDF. The thinner stuff is like MDF but its a little more flexible but still pretty tough to bend in that far. I wish I would have wrapped the horns with fiber glass to give them some added strength and be more presentable. no resonance problems. Im pretty happy with the grain, just wish I could have matched the fronts of the cabinets a little better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAQX8W3D6Mg here is the real thing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8Oz8Pp8hI and the animation