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    K402 newby setup

    in Klipsch Pro Audio

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    I guess this is why Cory wrapped each pallet in 3/4" plywood when he shipped my Jubilee system.

     

    I have the base Xilica settings files.  PM me your email and I will send them to you.

     

    If you get to keep them, looks like they could be epoxied back together. 

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    The New Jubilee

    in General Klipsch Info

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    On 8/15/2021 at 9:31 PM, Edgar said:

     

    Right after the first audiophile show we ever attended, my audiophile friends and I discussed our experience. Having listened to a wide variety of loudspeakers, we all came to the same conclusion: "You can't get big sound out of a small speaker."

    When people ask me why the Jubilee's are so big I respond with the old muscle car adage, there is no replacement for displacement.

    The New Jubilee

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    My Jubilee's are almost a year old now.  In the beginning I listened to them with the out of the box setting on the Xilica 4080.  They sounded great!  About 4 months in I got generous support from ChrisA here and utilized REW and tuned them to my listening room.  This took them to another level.  Another month or so and I added dual Sunfire subs to get the bottom lowered since I don't have them corner loaded.  Leveled up again.   Then a month or so ago I installed a pair of the Celestion AXi 2050 drivers and did another round of tuning with ChrisA.  I am very satisfied with the system and feel very fortunate that I was able to pull the trigger when I did. 

     

    I think its great that Roy and Klipsch continue to improve the heritage line and have placed the new Jubilee's at the top.  It seems the pricing may be the result of the estimation of the value these bring to the high end market.  I do know that if mine were priced in that neighborhood, I would not have them.  I am at about 11k all in on mine and am OK with that,  I don't think the bang for the buck can be beat at that price assuming you like horn based systems.

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    Who Here Has A 2 Track Reel To Reel Deck

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    About 2 years ago I bought this Sony TC-651 from a local gentleman who was beginning to downsize a bit.  It came with 53 BASF tapes with needle drops of classic rock form the 60's and 70's recorded at 3 3/4.  All tapes are numbered and documented in a 3 ring binder.  The guy said he was stationed in Okinawa during the Viet Nam war and has had them ever since.  I also got some tape splicing supplies and head cleaner.

     

    The deck works and sounds great!  He placed an ad on CL on  Saturday night, it was very basic and just mentioned the deck and tapes, not much other info.  I called and made arraignments to go get it first thing Sunday morning.

     

    I had no idea what was on the tapes until I returned home and started looking at the binder.  Its an amazing collection and they are all VG+ recordings.

     

    Best $150.00 audio buy ever!

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    Hi-def DSP

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    19 hours ago, DirtyErnie said:

    Thanks, Chris.

    Future system is a bit of a blank sheet at this point:  ??? --> DSP (biamp) --> 6channel power amp --> CF2's.
    Likely this would be fed with some sort of home theater pre-amp.  1080p is fine by me (then I can scoop up all the leftovers of the goobs that rush off into 4K :D)  
    Long hours in the recording studio showed with no doubt remaining that 24/96 is the minimum to avoid all that digital 'brickwall filter' phase hash that lives in the top octave of a digital signal chain.  24bit was a definite improvement over 16 bit, but the bitrate was the biggest thing.

     

     

    Now, I gotta finish feeding all my other hobbies for a little while.

    When you're ready, PM me and you can come out and see a Xilica 8040 in action.

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    Celestion Axi2050 2" compression driver on K-402 horn and Jubilee bass bin

    in Technical/Restorations

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    11 hours ago, PrestonTom said:

    Just on a cautionary note. Do you think the 2050's that Klipsch buys (and perhaps modifies) are same quality as the ones  that Parts Express buys? Do you think that Klipsch might require certain modifications on the 2050's when they buy them? Something to consider. 

    I'm willing to bet they are the same with the exception of the addition Roy made to them for the new Jubilee application.  I trust ChrisA's testing, configuration and opinion that they are a worthwhile upgrade over the K691.  I took a leap of faith that the Jubilee's would be a good fit for me, they are, and now I will take another one with the new drivers.

    Preliminary info on the new Jubilee

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    7 hours ago, CANT said:

    The wood frame on the 402 looks a bit heavy handed to me, design wise...

     

    I'd probably just vote to fill in the unused mounting holes and give it a good quality paint? Maybe a copper gild? It's hard because that horn is so large anything you do is going to feel a bit imposing.

    I put some black electrical tape over the holes on the back side, they pretty much disappeared. 

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