Dave A
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Just now, Tizman said:
So the cabinet is definitely causing the 150 HZ hump, and not the design of the horn?
I can't answer that since I had no way to analyze output other than listening to them. I forgot to mention that the LSI also had K-43 woofers in them which does not go quite as low as the K-33's did but sounds much better to me. It was not a subtle difference either. Trying to get to the point where when I make changes to things I can measure results. On the LSI I had rebuilt the crossovers, put in a set of DE120's and had also put in a set of K-55-V soldered lug drivers. The final result was really striking. The stock LSI's with just the crossover recapped was also superb and did not have the side wall resonance I had heard on regular La Scalas.
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2 minutes ago, kink56 said:
On page 69 I stated the CD title and artist and track I use to very quickly, and without any doubt, shows the peak resonance of the Belles I had and the K-Horns I heard at another's house.
OK I see it now. Which specific version do you have meaning who made it and bit rate etc. Not all productions of the same music is of equal quality.
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9 minutes ago, Tizman said:
My understanding of the Belle, LS and LS II is that the “resonance” is about the design of the horn, and not about the cabinet thickness. Am I incorrect?
There were two things I have found with the La Scalas. The K-77 is shrill for my tastes and the DE120 is much better. At higher volumes you could take and clamp a board to each side of the La Scala and the sound would become more musical and less strident. The best set I ever had was a one piece LSI with fiberglass and aluminum trim. This reinforced or dampened or did both to the side walls and they were the sweetest La Scalas I have ever had. Best in 7 sets that have gone through here. Yes the sidewalls were to thin in my opinion. At one time when I was thinking of making some it would have had 1" sides.
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Time has passed and you, Kink56, have been here since then and have read the question I am certain. What CD are you referring to?
6 hours ago, kink56 said:I would love to go to every member's house with my one CD that fully demonstrates what I am talking about, and take a poll on who can hear (or better term notice) what my objection is with Klipsch bass bins.
I for one would like to establish a base line for your claim and this begins with the CD DVD or whatever you say will prove things. You do have one don't you?
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16 minutes ago, dbomberger said:
I've owned both and that is about as tough a call as I can imagine. When push came to shove for me though, I kept the Cornwalls and sold the Chorus II's. The Chorus were just plain kick-***, but the Cornwalls, just had something that made me smile whenever I listened to them. Good luck whichever way you go. You win either way.
I have had multiples of Chorus I and II and Cornwall I and II here. Big plus for Cornwalls to me is the lack of a passive which means I can put them anywhere. Of the four the one I like the best is the Chorus I. Does not care where you place it since it is front ported and has better definition especially on bass where the Cornwall may go a bit deeper but sounds boxy to me. In all fairness I have never braced the motorboard inside the Cornwalls I have had to see if that would change my opinion of them. As they are stock from Klipsch my pick is the Chorus I.
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Great Plains Audio is staffed with people from the old Altec company. They bought a lot of the old production setup and do re-coning to the original specs. I was quoted I think $115 to get some 15" woofers done + shipping both ways. I would think they could do duplexes to so give them a shout. I don't see a way for you to ever get those back into proper shape and would not even try.
So Facebook uses a subset of the English language as a rule? Never joined and not seeing any incentive to do so and feed the Zuckerberg privacy invasion machine.
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2 minutes ago, Westcoastdrums said:
Clear coat that patina. Highly desirable.
It's the ripples that really make it special.
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Super Distressed Oak Finish.
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I am going to try to get there and I will bring the hot sauce.
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Are you planning on keeping both or choosing one over the other?
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18 hours ago, ODS123 said:
So, the moral of the story as I see it: Spend most of your money on speakers... But be sure to leave enough left over for an amplifier that has the build/feel you want, the features you want (like tone controls, ability to drive a 2nd pair of speakers, mono switch, auto-on,etc.. whatever matters to you) and has enough power to drive your speakers to the levels you desire without clipping. Beyond that, set aside concerns that you’re missing out on some faint indescribable, immeasurable audio magic, because chances are — you’re not.
On day twenty three
What shall we now see
OK OD question for you. Advice given is more money spent on speakers than the rest. Why did you not follow your own advice? Very confusing for people to read one thing and then see you did another with your equipment list.
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1 minute ago, dwilawyer said:
Where does this happen? LA, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Indianapolis, NYC I can see that. Is that still available in medium size cities?
In Nashville at Hi Fi buys but they don't sell Klipsch and try to talk you into B&W junk.
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On 1/9/2019 at 7:11 PM, wvu80 said:
I don't have a dog in this fight, but IMO it was a joke. He wasn't really asking for a pic of broken horn, that would be absurd. That's an outsider's opinion.
Whatever you guys can transact after that is between you. I have no stake in the outcome.
It is no joke. I have some 1132 driver problems with the pile-o-456's I bought and serial numbers required. So I take pictures of the SN's and send them off. I have had to do this with Forte passives also in the past.
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58 minutes ago, Deang said:
And please stop saying that no one is saying that all amplifiers sound the same. If the argument is that people can't tell the difference between amplifiers in a DBT, then for all intents and purposes - amplifiers sound the same. To say otherwise is being either disingenuous or obtuse.
OK Dean I am here to say all amplifiers sound the same. There is provably not one iota of difference. I can take you to any showroom and I don't care how many different amps are in there they all sound the same. Now if you go and turn them on that may not be true but most of the time they are not on so most of the time at the very least they all sound the same.
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I have a set of Speakerlab drivers that look just like that. No logos but everything else is the same including the sad appearance.
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Good morning everyone. I was skeert I might have to end the count but welcome to day 22 of the linear set thingy.
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1 hour ago, Edgar said:
While dieting we also tend to eat less chocolate and more broccoli, which leads to production of methane - yet another greenhouse gas.
I have noticed getting older produces more methane from the same amount of source material and as a bonus I care less about subtle emissions release.
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14 minutes ago, dtel said:
If he would only not exhale, but then we would have never got the internet.
Here in Tennessee the interstates were labeled as being created by Gore Sr for some time. That family is just creative genius unleashed. He deserves that 24,000 square foot modest dwelling.
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On 1/6/2019 at 11:50 AM, Westcoastdrums said:
I don't know pricing, but this pair seems steep to me. Anyways FWIW here it is.
This guy has had these on EBay and I have seen them listed for at least six months or so. He has a lot of pro gear and wants way to much money for it. He keeps his stuff in good shape. I have talked to him regarding a set of KP-301's I had he wanted to use as part trade for these but I never went further. He was already to rich for my blood.
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15 hours ago, jjptkd said:
Nice! I've never heard the D-10's but I absolutely love the Crites CT-120 tweeters, they left my jaw on the floor as I was in total shock as to how much better they were than the k-77.
Maybe instead of painting the horn lenses you could give them a thin rubberized coating like the new RF-7 III horns have? Don't know if that's feasible just an idea. Lookin' good!
I have started polishing the interior of the horn and the face with Scotchbrite. It leaves kind of a satin finish which looks good in it's own right and if you want to paint it just clean and the surface is ready to go. The as machined surface always let you see fingerprints to easily and I was never thrilled about that. Scotchbrite gives a kind of matt finish with a scratch pattern according to how you apply it and looks more esthetically refined to me compared to shiny.
No advice on best paint or painting practices but this Scotchbrite surface will allow paint to adhere much better and truth to be known I like the appearance more.
I have no opinion on what paint to use as mine don't get painted. You guys get to figure all that out and do the painting to.
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As crazy as this may sound I can't make up my mind which I like more with the MCM 1900. The two banks of four K-77's or the two of the DE10's in you know what. I don't really understand the mechanics of sound that in a massive system the size of an MCM 1900 these small tweeter's make such an audible difference but they do. I stick an L-Pad on there and adjust to suit me for the day or the music.
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Oh boy Onion II on the way!
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53 minutes ago, jimjimbo said:
Speaking of "The Onion", I thought this was rather timely....
https://www.theonion.com/it-s-not-an-easy-thing-to-admit-when-you-re-wrong-and-1831546390
Yes right on the money.
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On 1/3/2019 at 12:49 PM, oldtimer said:
Feeding for harvest doesn't make them bums then, does it?
I would suggest moving on from Dickens to Swift---A Modest Proposal.
A good point. These wild Turkeys are nothing like store bought. Best wild game meat out there but the breasts are the only thing you can use. On the ridge top they are supper but in the valley they are pets.
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Advice for Beginners - consider this test from an audio club
in General Klipsch Info
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No specific version then? You do have it in hand don't you since you have offered to take it places?