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41 minutes ago, Tom05 said:
Do you think that you can hear direct radiating distortion at 18 to 40 hz ? . A well designed , and properly sized DR will not degrade a system at the lowest frequencies 🤓
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On 1/24/2024 at 4:29 PM, MMurg said:
@Chief bonehead or @Travis In Austin - Are there any details available yet on the Chief Bonehead class or the rest of the events of the PWK Birthday Bash? I don't haul my butt all the way to Arkansas for just anything. 🙂
I’m going to talk about what I did to the “mystery” la scala…..
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I would like to cordially invite you….
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1 hour ago, babadono said:
can I quote you on that?
Free fishing lessons!!
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On 1/6/2024 at 5:22 PM, NOSValves said:
That's all this place needs more certified Boneheads
You should come!
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On 1/1/2024 at 3:27 PM, ToddRF75 said:
Interested in purchasing a pair of k 400 horns for my khorns. Please feel free to reach out if you have some
you wish to sell.
If you have serial numbers then you can purchase the horns.
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Cut the personal attacks.
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5 hours ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
Thank you for the invitation. 😊😁
It wasn’t a compliment.
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20 minutes ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
And you ain't Paul Klipsch, so what? And you know I'm not wrong about horns on walls, corners and no corners.
SMH…..welcome to bonehead land
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39 minutes ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
OK, then, I should have said to Marvel: It's my OPINION that a Khorn against the wall is not as good as a Khorn in a CORNER that "completes the horn" as it was designed over 75 years ago to go below 60 Hz. at it's full effective length.
One of the things I learned from Paul, who urged me to join the Audio Engineering Society, is that, I have a very low tolerance for bullshit in audio. Selectively allowed to exist on this forum from favored posters. Not naming names of course, because that would only be another opinion. However, this forum has less of it than many of the others out there for anyone looking.
As to your "curves challenge," I'd like to see YOUR curves from 1977. I was 23 when I could finally afford Khorns, with my very first bank loan, while you were a 13 year old, new teen ager. It's not like we had free software, computers, and cheap omni microphones available back then for the task like we do now. So the average amateur, like me, has very few excuses for not having DATA to back up their "conclusions" so strongly and incompletely stated. I had Khorns for 30 years with a mono middle. I sold them in 2007 to get MWMs with K-402s with subwoofers. There's still a lot for me to learn about bass below 60 Hz. either way. LOL.
besides all that, the Midrange is where we live, remember? And you designed way more Mid Horns than bass horns, last I looked..............................until very recently, of course. Also not an opinion.
If my bullshit opinion was not deemed to be of higher quality than the rest of them, why do you even bother with it?
Because I don’t like it when you stomp on others with your supposed knowledge when I know that what you said is questionable or just flat out wrong. Like I said….this isn’t audio karma brother.
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59 minutes ago, Tom05 said:
Is my statement not correct ?
Your statement? Im sure it is But it’s been a while since I ran those kind of curves.
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29 minutes ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
OK, then, I should have said to Marvel: It's my OPINION that a Khorn against the wall is not as good as a Khorn in a CORNER that "completes the horn" as it was designed over 75 years ago to go below 60 Hz. at it's full effective length.
One of the things I learned from Paul, who urged me to join the Audio Engineering Society, is that, I have a very low tolerance for bullshit in audio. Selectively allowed to exist on this forum from favored posters. Not naming names of course, because that would only be another opinion. However, this forum has less of it than many of the others out there for anyone looking.
As to your "curves challenge," I'd like to see YOUR curves from 1977. I was 23 when I could finally afford Khorns, with my very first bank loan, while you were a 13 year old, new teen ager. It's not like we had free software, computers, and cheap omni microphones available back then for the task like we do now. So the average amateur, like me, has very few excuses for not having DATA to back up their "conclusions" so strongly and incompletely stated. I had Khorns for 30 years with a mono middle. I sold them in 2007 to get MWMs with K-402s with subwoofers. There's still a lot for me to learn about bass below 60 Hz. either way. LOL.
besides all that, the Midrange is where we live, remember? And you designed way more Mid Horns than bass horns, last I looked..............................until very recently, of course. Also not an opinion.
If my bullshit opinion was not deemed to be of higher quality than the rest of them, why do you even bother with it?
Lol! Just remember bro. This isn’t audio karma. I’m going to have to find out where you got them cameras and mics…..🤓
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1 hour ago, Tom05 said:
Moving a speaker from 1/8 space to 1/4 space alone will cost 3 db in LF response . Is Claude wrong in pointing out that the minus 3 db point will move to a higher frequency when Klipschorn is moved out of a corner? . Klipschorn serves us better if it can be placed into a good corner.
Ask Claude to post a curve from his large data base to show this….🤓
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2 hours ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
Your point was made nearly false by mentioning "brick wall" and "rocking" as an adjective. It was clearly your fuzzy reading OPINION. Now go mount those 12" drivers into the Snail Horns I sold you for less than the cost of the lumber.
Then you can start a thread when you measure them in and out of corners and show CURVES instead of mere WORDS, however Incomplete your data or points of reading might otherwise be.
Tsk tsk. I’d like to see your data. I got mine.
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2 hours ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
I'm glad you find this forum to be free entertainment, Chief. I would also, if I were in your shoes. LOL
If my "opinion" is factually wrong, then why did Paul create 4 ft. corners to Complete the K-Horn Mouth in his own home, while also writing about it in the Dope From Hope?
Yes, a Khorn in a living room, against only a wall, is not as good as in a corner, especially since PWK recommended having "sealing flaps" for use in a corner to increase output above 300 Hz., aye?
Also, why did everyone get on my case when I posted YOUR curves of the U-Jube NOT in a corner with it's 60 Hz. drop off? I just want to know the threshold of where and when fact suddenly is deemed to be public "opinion?"
I had to build one of those false corners in order to move my Khorns to an apartment for a year in 1978, until my wife and I bought our starter house.
Having and early influence of PWK in my teens, certainly got me going after the Physics of it all beyond just Consumer Music Enjoyment.
My father's name was Paul. My only son's name is Paul. Paul Klipsch was the same age as my dad's mom (my most influential Grandparent born the same year as Paul Klipsch). Whether it's mere coincidence or divine intervention, I have certainly enjoyed the Paul connections in my life, and still do.
No one is questioning your loyalty to Paul. What I question is your absolute stomping on others opinions….with….wait for it….your opinion. That’s all.
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33 minutes ago, ClaudeJ1 said:
Perhaps you can't even imagine how many speakers I have heard over the years, which would also more than validate my "opinion."
IjJust measured Khorns without false corners years ago in 1977 with a db meter which is all I had then. A Klipschorn is only a 4 foot long horn out of a corner, with a rear exit, and it does have less bass against a wall vs. a PROPER sealed corner.
Where are your measurements?
Speakers do not have "brickwall cutoff." Horns can actually output bass below their cutoff.
So basically, all the "rocking" you did was mostly 60 Hz. on up.
Get back to me when you have curves that contradict this. I'm betting you won't either way.
It is his opinion….lol!
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40 minutes ago, OO1 said:
these are 1979 Lascala , the items that will require a refresh are the capacitors of the crossovers .
-take some time to test the drivers , tweeters are 8 Ohms , the mids K-55V are 16 Ohms , the woofers are 4 Ohms
-assuming the drivers are in good working order , you should clean the voice coil gap of the HF drivers as a minimum
-the value of the speakers is about 1500$ if all drivers are operational , the rarer parts are the klipsch copper badges , so make sure not to lose them or damage them during transit .
On the caps…..not necessarily. If they are the oil filled caps, only if they are leaking or bulging.
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Timber match is very important….
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12 hours ago, Flevoman said:
I'm currently pondering the best approach to address my issue. It could be through a lengthy detailed text or perhaps a shortcut. I'll opt for the shortcut.
The LaScala 1 was known for its cabinet resonance. I believe this was addressed by placing a wedge in the bass cabinet to reduce the resonance. The LaScala II and the AL-5 have thicker walls. Is the general assumption that this completely eliminates the resonance? Or is there still some resonance present, and could, for example, a wedge in the bass cabinet still provide improvement?
Known for its resonance? Really?
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On 11/4/2023 at 5:46 AM, BigRob573 said:
So last question, where would I purchase a set of k402 horns?
Klipsch dealer. Kpt-402-hf. Kpt-904-hf
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On 11/25/2023 at 10:30 AM, Flevoman said:
Using my common sense, I have the idea that, for the reasons I mentioned earlier, it might be possible that the LaScala, with the right horn sub, could sound even better than the Klipschorn. I've only listened to a Klipschorn for 30 minutes, but my initial impression was that it sounded somewhat dull. One reason for this might be that the midhorn cannot be adjusted in terms of radiation direction, and the low end is not directly aimed at the listening position. Well, speculative thoughts on my part 😉
You know….you can also put a heritage sub on a khorn……and a khorn is always a step up from a la scala…….
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If I remember how it works, once you plug in the subwoofer out rca on the nines, it places a high pass 60hz crossover on the nines and a 60hz low pass to the sub. Hope this helps.
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31 minutes ago, babadono said:
I emailed Travis...is this good enough?
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For those that want one, please let me know. We will have a few for sale at the museum. But I will see what can be done.
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Chief Bonehead Class Spring 2024 - New Iterations of the La Scala and Klipschorn Coming
in General Klipsch Info
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Why not? Just curious as to why you know me so well….🤔
and I don’t eat bass….