YK Thom

This could be a real game changer.

I always got a real kick out of him, sad news indeed.

Actually I would!

I also use a Marantz. I used the Audessy as a start point and tweaked from there.

I really enjoy these types of threads. You just never know... My initial thoughts were that they looked like an EV kit. My father built a nice pair back when we were kids. He had them set up in the basement rec room home bar. Nice memories.

This might be the ticket. https://www.electronicsforless.ca/nad-c-399-bluos-included-hybrid-digital-dac-amplifier-12921.html https://www.audioholics.com/amplifier-reviews/nad-c-399-integrated-amp

That is a funky looking little rig.

No photo, but I am just about finished making my first of three batches of silan (date honey) in preparation for Passover. Not difficult but time consuming. The results are worth it.

As a fellow Canadian and being mindful of our current lousy exchange rate, there are a few very nice NAD offerings that might be the ticket. Worth exploring at any rate.

Pricier than I was hoping. We are into high quality German or Japanese knife country.

As previously mentioned you could do a lot with your existing pair for a fraction of that money, including new veneer and maybe even new a lambswool grill. A coin toss to be sure but with my frugality I know which way I would lean.

With a speaker this large your room dimensions may work out for the better anyway. Being on the short wall you have the potential to be farther back from them. Congrats and enjoy. Would be nice to see some photos when they are set up.

Do you make them? I might need to get on that list if they aren't too crazy expensive.

Those ATCs sound magnificent.

First time I've heard a sample of the KLF20s. They are quite good.

This is a good question. They don't appear to ( I may be wrong). Quite amazing when you think of the billions (or trillions) of vibrations they produce over the years.

I can see them as a nice addition to Tannoys but I don't know if a Heritage model would really benefit.

He did have a history of drug use, I read he ODed about 20 years ago and spent some time in a coma. He looked pretty fit to me, we will find out eventually. A true talent lost. Edit: Just read this, looks like an overdose. Damn shame. https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/taylor-hawkins-death-may-be-tied-to-drugs-police/

I have a theory about this, it has more to do with placement and presentation. PWK himself was very much a classical music listener and of course stringed instruments are a key component of the sound. I have personally found that Klipsch speakers are quite accurate with the overall sound of strings, but what can be missing is the presentation. Stringed instruments of this type played live are generally not running through a sound reinforcement system - the sound is omni directional. Klipsch like most speakers are directional, so your placement in a room makes a big difference. I have been using Ohms for several years as my front mains and find them generally superior for this type of music. Superior in presentation as they radiate more in the manner of the live instrument, not overall tonal or detail accuracy.Getting a wider sound stage with your Klipsch will eliminate some of the directionality. Having the horns straighter rather than toed in made a difference for me in my listening room. As I mentioned just a theory.

An interesting design that I have not heard in real life. There are those who swear by them.

Impressive and nice looking units to boot.

Very happy that you were able to get this sorted. Enjoy

Good point, if you are at a rock concert you are actually listening to the band's PA system not the instruments directly as you would at an acoustic jazz performance. This is most likely the reason people describe Klipsh as sounding live. PA systems use horns. My Ohm Walsh as nice as they are, do not sound as " live" as Klipsch with rock music. With jazz and acoustic they very much do, more so in fact. All about the presentation mechanism.

I guess they did need foam.

This may be something as simple as a flawed unit. These are very good turn tables. Can it be exchanged?