Jump to content

DizRotus

Heritage Members
  • Posts

    11774
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    22

Posts posted by DizRotus

  1. Is there a way, or a need, to turn off the power to these when not in use? The owner's manual says,

    "13 UNPLUG this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time."

    Are these intended to be constantly powered? In addition to wasting electricity, I question the wear on the amplifier.

  2. Where in southern Michigan are you; closer to Chicago or Detroit?

    In either case, there are Forum members with Khorns and/or La Scalas reasonably close by.

    At present, I have neither, but I have access to La Scalas with the bass bin mod that I restored for the local high school (see Ported La Scalas?). You could hear those in a band practice room to hear how they fill a large space.

    Having owned both, I'd go with Khorns, if they'll fit.

  3. The Klipschorn was/is also manufactured with the requirement that it can fit (sideways) through a standard residential door.

    It's a marvelous design that has withstood the test of time. It's a tribute to PWK, an amazing engineer. No other reasonably priced and sized speaker can touch it.

  4. It's how it works, you have two choices run now, or just give up because there will be something you will "need", good luck .

    That's no lie. When I joined 2 years ago all I owned was a transistor radio. Stick out tongue

    You had transistors? All I had was a crystal radio and a stick.

    You were lucky. I used to dream of having a crystal radio and a stick. All we ever had was an old cardboard box that would make wheezing sound when a cold draft of air would pass through it.

    You had cardboard?

  5. " . . . Should I be worried? I have to change one of the two woofers? Which one? They sound like no other pair of speakers, with my little Marantz 1070 . Thanks for the replies. (Sorry for my english.)"

    I'd enjoy them as they are. Don't worry, your English is far better than my Italian. Welcome to the Forum.

  6. I was a prosecuting attorney in Michigan; no capital punishment but life without parole. I convicted 2 eighteen-year-old males of 1st degree murder. They're both still in prison almost 4 decades later. Only the Governor can pardon them.

    For many reasons, I oppose capital punishment, the least important reason being it costs more to execute someone than to incarcerate for life. The seemingly endless appeals cost more than imprisonment.

    If anyony deserves execution, it's these three. Nonetheless, life in prison is a more lasting punishment.

    • Like 1
  7. Enjoy the dance.

    In the mid 70s I had a DJ biz while in school. There were evenings my enthusiasm was low as I loaded to head out to the job. Invariably, as soon as the music got going, the people were happy and I enjoyed the evening.

    The best evening I remember was parents' weekend at MSU. It happened to be my birthday, but they never knew that. I'd deliberately avoided scheduling anything, as my parents were coming to East Lansing to attend the football game. At the last minute, a fraternity called in desperation.

    I'd worked there before, so I set up the equipment before the game, went to the game, did birthday dinner with my parents, said goodbye as they drove back to Kalamazoo and went to the frat house.

    The crowd was a mix of college kids and their parents (remember, it was parents' weekend at MSU). The parents danced to the current music (as if DISCO was ever music) and the kids danced to Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, etc. Everyone had so much fun, as the end of my contracted time drew near, they passed a hat and collected money to buy another hour, then another.

    BTW the system was 4 black plywood Speakerlab SKhorns (with plywood backs), 2 Technics/Stanton 681EEE tables and a Dynaco 400 amp. My hearing still suffers from listening to to that much horn-loaded sound at LOUD levels.

    Enjoy the dance. Let us know how it went..

  8. Cool Glenn.

    I'd enjoy hearing more about your trip to EV. Perhaps we should invite ourselves to Brett's in Royal Oak to sample the results of your collective efforts to tame his HT.I'd be delinquent to fail to mention that your excellent Klipsch based HT was the first time I heard Klipsch speakers made this century. You set the bar, then and now, for HT, in my experience. While I wasn't surprised that your large and expensive Klipsch speakers sound great, I was surprised at how good the $150 ProMedia 2.1 speakers sound.

    The only thing I'd change is the volume of the subwoofer. I keep it at the lowest setting, which produces excellent sound. Any increase in the gain to the subwoofer makes the sound boomy and exaggerated. It would be nice to be able to dial down below the desired level and then adjust up to taste. Now I turn it all the way down and leave it there.

    Glenn, it's interesting that we came to Klipsch and this forum from different directions. I'm glad we did. Without the forum, I'd never have met you and many other great forum members.

  9. Over the years, I've owned, enjoyed, and passed on to others, a lot of used Heritage, from Heresy to Khorns and everything in between, but the ProMedia 2.1 speakers I received for Christmas are the first NEW Klipsch product I've ever owned. I love them. They sound great. They make toiling at the computer less of a drudgery.

    They're the fist Klipsch speakers I've owned that were built this century. I never paid attention to posts about ProMedia, headphones, Reference, etc. I've never heard Forte or Chorus. If It wasn't made of plywood in Hope and with a tweeter from 600 Cecil St., Buchanan, MI, I wasn't interested.

    If these "computer" speakers sound this good, I've been missing a lot.

    My son is enjoying the S4 phones I gave him for Christmas. The point of this ramble is that, were it not for this forum and the support Klipsch provides those who enjoy vintage Klipsch, I would probably not have been drawn to the new offerings.

    This forum and its members are a valuable asset to the company that still produces (albeit without a Michigan made tweeter) a speaker first sold the year I was born. Keep up the good work.

  10. Can't go wrong dealing with a seller who deals in vintage tubes and Barbie clock radios.

    But seriously, thanks for posting this. It should interest many on the forum . . . the tubes could be of interest also.

  11. While Klipsch didn't put ferro-fluid in their version of the EV T35, others--such as Speakerlab--did. In speakers that old, the tweeters could have been replaced several times.

    That said, I vote for the external spilled liquid--probably beer--theory.

    The PVC pipes are sooo much easier, but DIY is for fun, not ease. Enjoy.

  12. Rather the using the 33µF caps from old Heresy networks, I used a pair of 30µF caps and a pair of 2µFcaps that were available. The numbers "4", "3", "2" & "1" on the board correspond to the T2A taps. By moving the alligator clip I can adjust the attenuation as per Bob's notes.

    My initial impression is that it sounds very good at tap 4 with the least amount of attenuation. That's probably due to my 64-year-old ears and the high frequency hearing loss caused by a DJ biz when I was young and foolish.

  13. Did we fall over the Fiscal Klipsch? We gave our son S4 headphones, SWMBO gave me ProMedia 2.1 and I gave her an iGroove.

    The son is now enjoying his "music" with the best headphones he's ever owned.

    My better half is enjoying Christmas music from her new Android "smart" phone using a Cool Stream Blue Tooth adapter in the iGroove. I'm feeling Mannheim steamrollered. Even she agrees the sound is far superior to the coal fired Sony boombox it replaced.

    The ProMedia 2.1 make long hours toiling on a keyboard almost enjoyable.

    I hope the season and New Year find you and yours happy and well.

×
×
  • Create New...