DizRotus
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To follow up Gil's comments above, it could well be a "Khorn" built from Speakerlab plans using Cornwall guts. If that were true and it was expertly made, it still is not worth $2,600.
I owned 4 factory built SKhorns in the 70s. They were plywood with Atlas/350 metal squawker and EV T-35 tweeters. They were as close to a real Khorn as a clone got, but they wouldn't be worth $2,600/pair today.
As has been said, the squawker horn doesn't look like a K-400 or the Speakerlab 350 (virtually identical). Regarding the side tweeter placement with vertical orientation, some argue it's actually better. The EV T-35 was designed for that orientation. PWK's decision to place it in a horizontal orientation is said to have been an economic engineering decision. It didn't make a "dime's worth of difference" in the performance, but it saved in the cost of construction to not make left or right Khorns, depending on tweeter placement.
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I see the oddsmakers are giving Notre Dame 9 points, up from 8 1/2 two days ago. I'd need 14 points to take ND.
At least 14 points to take ND.
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Congratulations Bob,
Are you changing his caps . . . I mean diapers?
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Best choice.
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Today, I feel my biggest music mistake was not going to see Dave Brubeck at the free Detroit International Jazz Festival recently.
RIP Mr. Brubeck.
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Sad news.
I turned down an opportunity the hear him play, free, a year ago.
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Andy is correct.
Sign out and then view one of your posts, the "Edit Tags" will not be visible.
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A very exciting game.
Georgia should have spiked the ball after the 1st down. They'd have had 2 shots at the end zone. Poor clock management on the part of Murray, but even more so, on the part of Richt.
ND will have it's work cut out for it.
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Sort of . . . .
As has been previously noted, it's difficult to confirm the tweeters and squawker horns. It's impossible to know what the woofers are.
IMO, they aren't worth $2,600, and might not be worth even $200 --but that's unlikely.
Keep us posted please.
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Don, You have a lot of condifence in either Alabama or Georgia beating Notre Dame. Why so?I'm gonna grill some meat and make a party out of it. This is really going to be the National Championship game as either team can beat ND.
Perhaps it's because they've played better opponents.
Purdue 20-17, Pitt 29-26 (3OT)? ND might be for real, but they've yet to prove it.
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+1I'd say, certainly not.
The two drivers and crossover look to be Klipsch. We can't see much of the mid horn.
The tweeter to the side is something which Speakerlab did for its "SK" version. PWK never did. So it is very likely a home built with some Klipsch components.
What we can see of the bass horn does not quite make sense as even a Klipsch bass horn copy, And it looks like MDF.
I wouldn't buy them except for parts.
WMcD
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Avoid the holiday rush.
Use the CWV to ship your pristine Cornwalls without damage.
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Take Five - Dave Brubeck
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Either GA or Bama could beat ND.
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Do they play even louder at negative 2 watts?
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In the 70s a female friend "thanked" me for installing speakers in her 280Z, while playing the Stones through her Lafayette system. I was a bit preoccupied and don't recall the nuances of the sound.My worst pair were definitely the Criterions I bought back in 1975. Remember Lafayette Electronics? We called 'em Laff a lot. I don't even know if the company is still in bidness. They were driven out of town by that premiere audio dealer, Radio Shack. After a few futile dealings with those boys, I wished for Laffalot to come back! Then I wandered into my late teens, and stopped by our local high-end stereo store to see what the rich folk bought. Ol' Geezer there turned me onto Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (I kid you knot), the track where the airplane flys overhead ("Time" if I'm not mistaken) on none other than a pair of K-horns. I was a Klipsch virgin until then. I was completely blown out of my shoes. I have never been the same since. I went home as was so disgusted with the Criterion junk I had, I tore the front particle board off, cut a new piece to match my pair of 6x9 Jensen Triax-II car speakers, and they rocked me through my first two years of college!
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" . . . I gave my buddy the AR turntable with the Shure VIII . . ."
Did you find that at a Purple Heart thrift store? I hope my AR fell into the hands of someone who appreciated it.
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My biggest audio regret is too many years of unprotected hearing of lawn mowers, power tools, guns, motorcycles, flying airplanes and mixing sound for bands without a pair of these:
I hear ya' . . . barely.
Too much really LOUD music from 4 Speakerlab SKhorns driven by 600 watts of Dynaco SS power used in mid-70s DJ biz didn't help my high frequency hearing. The calendar doesn't help either.
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In a weak moment (many years ago) I let SWMBO persuade me to donate my AR XB table, to which I'd fitted an SME 3009 Series ii arm with Shure V-15III, to Purple Heart. What a huge mistake! Beat that.
It's especially distressing now that my 30 y.o. son is considering acquiring a vinyl collection, and also seeing what I could get for the rig on eBay. The eBay/donater's remorse is actually irrelevant since I'd give it to my son or keep it before I'd sell it.
In reality, a simpler Technics direct drive turntable would be better for a vinyl newbie, so I'd keep the AR/SME unit if I hadn't been such an idiot.
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Welcome to the forum.
My recommendation is to enjoy them as they are for a minimum of 6 months before even considering modifications. While you're listening to them, use the search function of this forum to expose yourself to what others consider to be "upgrades" to Klipschorns.
IMHO, the first "modifications" to consider might be to the room, rather than the speakers. Make certain the Khorns fit tightly in good corners. Try them along the longer wall. Experiment with seating position.
After you have them sounding as good as they can in your space, then you might consider replacing the capacitors in the balancing networks. If you do, you'll be starting down a slippery slope. How fast and how far you go down that slope is up to you. Use the search function to find more threads with more suggestions than you'll ever have time or money to implement. Good luck.
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No only two. I see a problem already.
Four new drivers from Parts Express makes more sense for 2 channel.
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This forum's "Picky" (aka Glenn) has used H3s in his Michigan garage for several years. The temperature and humidity swings rival Charleston,SC.
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I have a pair of KEF B139 woofers, each in a wool damped transmission line enclosure. They've provided the bass to augment a pair of BBC LS3/5As for more than 3 decades.
I'm curious about the possibility of using the B139s in a single push pull slot loaded (PPSL) sub-woofer to combine with horns above approximately 300hz. Any thoughts, pro or con, are welcomed.
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Klipschorns really disappointed me today
in Home Theater
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The subject of the thread may cause confusion.
Initially. I inferred that you were disappointed by the Klipschorns. After reading the post, it seems the Klipschorns' superiority caused you to be disappointed by your La Scala based HT. Am I understanding you correctly?