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    My thread is gone?

    in Klipsch Pro Audio

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    9 minutes ago, Heritage_Head said:

    Are they OK with us talking about other speaker brands?

    Haha; guess NOT :(  

    Looks like I'm to blame for this one as I mentioned horns from this "other brand." :( 

    Oops ... and "NON Klipsch" crossovers :( 

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    510 on top of the La Scala help dialing this in

    in Klipsch Pro Audio

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    13 hours ago, Heritage_Head said:

    I know this has been done

    I have (tried) to mate K-510's to Forte's (w/DSP). Never got it right; the horns just blew the Forte's away, making them sound like cheap bookshelf speakers :(  A previous post mentioned good success with a Chorus. Never owned any LaScala's, so I cannot predict how well the K-510's would "mate" with them - but pretty sure it is a much better pairing than with Forte's :) 

     

    BTW, had the 510's down to 500-550Hz, which I believe is about the minimum they'll take.

     

    Also had K-510's on my KPT-904's crossed at the passive 904 xover of 850Hz. Sounded excellent, but wanted a "bigger" horn - just like you. Since I did NOT have room for 402's, I bought some JBL 2384 horns, with JBL 2451H drivers. Horn may be too big for LS's as it is 30" wide. Chopped mine down to about 25-1/2" making them fit (with a box) perfectly on the 27" wide KPT's. Don't think you can cut those JBL's further down (to match LS's) as one gets "into" the curvature. But ... the improvement over the 510's was drastic :) 

     

    Good luck :) 

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    Cable box audio out - optical vs HDMI

    in Home Theater

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    55 minutes ago, winglet said:

    Is the content you’re watching on the cable box being broadcast in more than 2 channels?

    Haha; unknown. Provider is Spectrum and on Google it says HD content (on movies) WITH surround sound.  But :( never found any 5.1 sound yet, even with their "on demand movies"  - still searching :)  Or it could be my cable box as I have an older (Cisco 8742HDC) box - bought it since it has PIP and using a cable card with it.

     

    To recap; cable box is connected to TV via HDMI and TV to AVR via optical - pretty sure it only gives me 2.0. So; used a splitter to feed HDMI to AVR assuming THAT would give me 5.1 - and sofar only 2.0. Yes; I know it is (?) a "redundant" setup. Just did that so my wife can just turn on the cable + TV, without having to bother with "setting" the AVR. Haha; she is a doctor; NOT a technician :) 

     

    Thanks for the help :) 

    Cable box audio out - optical vs HDMI

    in Home Theater

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    15 hours ago, winglet said:

    I’m not understanding why you need a hdmi splitter.

    Hardly ever use the AVR with the TV (and the wife gets confused by all the AVR inputs) ... that's why I connected it directly to the cable box (with TV optical to AVR in case I wanted "better" sound. Worked fine but never thought I was getting 5.1 surround from the TV.

    Therefore; to get 5.1 sound I used a splitter to also connect the cable box via hdmi to the AVR. Works great, but can "only find" PCM 2.0. :( 

    Recommendations for 3 way speaker to replace KG 3.2 (with a sub) Update!

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    On 10/27/2022 at 12:53 PM, Dewey68 said:

    will I see enough of an improvement in the mids and highs to justify the change?

    Marginal improvement due to bigger/better horns. Probably NOT worth it because you will be quadrupling the cost as Heritage speakers have exploded in price :)

     

    Have owned KG4's, KG3.2's, KG4.5's ... really nice speakers. Yes; "upgraded" to Heresy's, Forte's, etc. and even as it was an improvement I was not "overwhelmed." The only REAL improvement I got was when I switched to K-510/402 style horns. But ... you will need bass bins since these horns will make Heresy's/Forte's/etc. sound like cheap bookshelf speakers.

     

    Cheers, Emile

     

    ADD-ON ...

    Even though I don't think they are "Heritage" speakers, suggest you include CF3/4's into you search. Much better than Forte's (OK; have NOT heard the "IV.")

     

     

    Cable box audio out - optical vs HDMI

    in Home Theater

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    Completely puzzled; hoping you "experts" can shed some light on my problem :) 

     

    OK; have my cable box connected to TV via "input 1," and my AVR via HDMI to TV "input 2."  (Did this as we watch TV 95% of the time without using the AVR, plus the wife gets "confused" by the AVR :) ) Also, TV optical is attached to AVR, in case we want "better" sound.

     

    Was playing around and found an optical out on my cable box. So; took "off" the TV toslink and connected it to the cable box. Works fine, BUT - very strangely - TV and box remotes NO LONGER WORK; cannot change inputs and even power off does NOT work :(  NO CLUE :( And ... assume this optical only gives me PCM 2.0 and NOT 5.1 surround.

     

    Therefore, second question is can I use a HDMI splitter and feed both my TV and AVR with this - giving me full 5.1 sound. Or would I have the same (communication/handshake ?) problems? Yes, can try it, but would like advise first as any "cabling" changes are a nightmare. Any splitters you guys/gals recommend?

     

    Thanks and Cheers, Emile

    Dual bookshelf speakers as center channel

    in Home Theater

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    Almost bought a pair of RP-500m's :)  Instead, bought a "single" center - a RB-500C. At least it has 5-1/4" woofers, fits in the space and seems to have the highest SPL from this size range (96dB's vs 93-94 from bookshelf speakers; think that means about 25% more output). We'll see :) 

    And thanks to everyone for their input :) 

    Cheers, Emile

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    Klipsch Website - good or bad?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Peter P. said:

    involves a little self-education

    Have worked on the (commercial) internet since it's inception - yes; thank you, I am an expert.

     

    The Klipsch website is boring, sterile and non-imaginative. It is based on a template of "picture/filler/links" and can be managed by a 10-year old.

     

    For an "innovative" company, this website is a complete failure.

    Klipsch Website - good or bad?

    in General Klipsch Info

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    Could not resist this :) 

     

    Have been trying to buy a new center and it is pretty hard to find specs on the Klipsch website :( It is very annoying having to go through page and page and page of how wonderful these Klipsch items are (yes; "bigger horns, Linear Travel tweeter, Vented tweeter, CeraMetallic woofers, Tractrix, New Look, etc. etc.") After scrolling down all these pages, you can finally find a pdf on the actual specs (if you are lucky) :( It does NOT matter what you are looking for; you get bombarded with marketing BS. :) 

     

    So; to find specs on Klipsch speakers I go to crutchfield.com .

     

    Constructive criticism: just think Klipsch should tone done this stuff, or at least give a link to the specs "at the top."

     

    Cheers, Emile

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