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Some of us just get lucky and have great sounding stereos with regular speaker wires. I am one of those lucky audio enthusiasts, but I do enjoy reading about wires and the pursuit of the ultimate connection.

Installed a Marantz 7055 power amp for the bi-amped garage speakers.

Looking at a picture, it appears to be a modular design that could be easy to unbolt (maybe) and then have good access to the caps.

It might affect the position of the volume knob, but it won't change the relationship between the amp and the speaker output. I have a preference for balanced cables when given the choice, but you are going to have a great sounding stereo either way. The Klipschorns will probably have your amp running in class A mode most of the time, so I wouldn't be very concerned about the numbers on the spec sheets. That transition is automatic on your amp, at 3 watts you were told, correct? Rather than A vs. A/B, it is A + A/B. Most listeners would never know the switching is occurring. Please let us know if you are able to detect it. I would probably just say, "dang that is loud!"

I agree with the above comments, that the wire connections and the jumper wires in your pictures look correct.

I like these inexpensive 18" X 10" ABS plastic horns.

So the numbers may refer to each amplifier's total output, not the difference of input sensitivity? Back to your original request, as suggested earlier, remove the in-line attenuators and adjust the level of your bass amp and tweeter amp using the front panel controls on the Marchand.

After stepping way back, I am curious about what these "gain" specs reference.

Good advice in the above posts. Maybe already mentioned, but have you tried another amp and music source? The Rosewood inside your top looks good. Can you show us a picture of the fronts.

It looks like you should be able to set your gains with those controls.

The bi-amped garage speakers get new mid horns. 22" X 10" TE-8180 from Parts Express. The 1" throat is threaded to accept the K-55 screw-in driver. The midrange output is about one decibel quieter with this horn. These horns sound a little "softer", which makes the bass seem to be more powerful. I like it. That is a storage shelf above the speaker, not the garage ceiling.

I have the privilege of seeing 100 different shows a year and it is easy to say that this Pink Floyd tribute band is very impressive, musically and visually.

Brit Floyd, 40 Years of the Wall concert pictures.

Looks good. Should get better as you add more of your high quality Poly-Cylindrical Diffuser and LF Absorbers.

Most subwoofers are powered with energy efficient Class D amplifiers. I just gave away some normal size subwoofers that I bought over the years and upgraded. Should have just bought huge multi subwoofers in the first place and saved the time and money. Large or small subs use about the same amount of electricity, and the big subwoofers sound better.

Both of your comments got me wondering about these 3-D cellulose wall tiles I planned to attach onto the inside of my garage door. The speakers are in the corners flanking the garage door. Do you think the small concave surfaces on these tiles will have a negative effect on the music in the room, which is currently sounding very fine?

The original subwoofer pair above the Klipschorns were boosted +6db @25hz and hi-passed @20hz according to JBL recommendation, and put out solid bass down to 22hz. Now with the Ultimax 18 drivers in the same 8 cu.ft. ported cabs and an 18hz hi-pass filter, the response is powerful down to 18hz. It is a noticeable improvement. I think it is a good idea to hi-pass all subwoofers, so they are not wasting energy on sub-sonic signals outside of their useful frequency response.

If your Klipschorns have the K-55-M, it might have a similar buzz as the one discussed in this other thread.

Is that a suggested dimension for a certain frequency range? Your radius cuts look perfect, did you CNC those end pieces?

Your well-built diffuser/absorbers look to be about 3 feet tall in your pictures. Will they sit on the floor, or is it recommended to place them at mid-wall height? How far will the mass loaded vinyl back side be spaced away from the wall?

Looking good.

Very interesting project. I have a few questions, but they will probably get answered as you post more pictures and descriptions as your work progresses, so I will be paying attention.

The Mahogany Klipschorns you picked up a short while back are really beautiful and needed to be with someone who appreciates fine speakers.

22 X 10 mid range horns with 1 3/8"-18 TPI from Parts Express. Second and third photos show a K-401 next to it for a side by side comparison.

Yes, your picture does show it better. It looks like we both used the same method for the easy fix.