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You mean like this one that I bought on eBay a long while ago and had in another system for years? 😁 Before you ask, I don't want to sell it. 🙂

If you can physically accommodate it, you should consider a Heresy II or higher for a center. I used a Heresy II center with my KLF-30 mains for years. (The only reason that I don't anymore is that the system was replaced with a Palladium system.) I find the 3-way Heresy to be a better sonic match for 3-way Legend series than even the KLF-C7.

Well, I've said that before. 🙂 So, I try not to say that anymore. However, I can't envision any.

I posted about the delivery of the Jubilee here: I posted about the move in, setup, and listening here: I believe that @Paducah Home Theater (from whom I purchased my pair) has sold around four or more pairs. You can see other setups in the "Klipsch Owners" or "Just Jubilees" private Facebook groups.

The product pages for almost all Klipsch discontinued products still exist and can be found using the "Click to search all products, including legacy products" option on the search results page. So, that's not surprising.

You are correct, the Loki Max is excellent for correcting badly EQ'd recordings and does not add any perceptible noise. I agree completely about the ability for EQ to fix some recordings. For example, a few nights ago I was indulging in one of my listening "guilty pleasures", AM radio hits from the '70s like "Dance with me" by Orleans, "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul, or "Brandy" by Looking Glass. 🙂 The Rolling Stone compilations by Rhino in the pic below that have these songs are all a bit too bright and shill (surprising as Rhino reissues are usually competent). The Loki Max fixed that issue quite easily. However, even after that some of the songs on these discs are listenable on the Jubilee and others are not.

Yes, I do have the Loki Max and I can use it correct some equalization issues. However, some recordings equalization can't correct like recordings with lots of compression, clipping, or missing so much in a frequency band that it's not correctable with eq. It's these that I can't enjoy listen to on the Jubilee.

I use the phrase "ruthlessly revealing" to describe the Jubes.

They are just amazing. As I said previously, it's hard to describe them without it just sounding like a string of superlatives. The only downside is that they are the most "ruthlessly revealing" speakers I've ever owned. I really can't listen to a lot of bad recordings on this system. However, with great recordings it's like reaching audio nirvana. For example, I recently listened to two recordings that I bought specifically as demo material for evaluating the dynamics and bass extension capabilities of a system. One is the track "The Gates of Däfos" from the album Däfos, a world music collaboration of Mickey Hart (drummer of the Grateful Dead), Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim first released by Reference Recordings in the mid '80s. On the track Micker Hart plays his custom circular drum setup called "The Beast". During the recording he actually lifts the setup and lets it slam back to the floor. The other is the track Exchange from the album Mega Bass, an album of string bass music by Frédéric Alarie. That track features an instrument called an Octobass, essentially a scaled up double bass that requires standing on a platform to play. These recordings were impressive on my Palladium system with P-39F and three subs. However, after listening to them on the Jubilee, I only now feel like I've heard how these recordings are really supposed to sound. The depth, presence, and dynamics are just unbelievable.

Klipsch may have them. Since I own a lot of Palladium speakers, I inquired about driver part numbers and availability last year. This was the response from Klipsch support: Sep 22, 2021, 9:29 AM EDT Thank you for contacting Klipsch! Our sincerest apologies for the extremely delayed response, we've been experiencing substantial traffic increases. You are correct that all Palladium models utilize the same K-151-OB tweeter (part #129112). The 4.5" midrange driver is also the same on all models (part #1007682). The 7" woofers do vary a bit. Part numbers below. 1010100 P-17B 7 INCH WOOFER 1007631 P-37F 7 INCH WOOFER 1010099 P27C/P27S 7IN WOOFER The 8" woofer on the P-38F: 1007632 P-38F 8 INCH WOOFER The 9" woofer on the P-39F 1007633 Woofer 9" P-39F I took a look at our inventory and it appears we do have all of the above drivers available as replacements if needed, though there is only one of the P-37F 7" woofer available. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Do you mean this? - https://www.klipsch.com/products/cs-500. I'd never heard of it until I just did a web search with your post title.

Not yet. I'm waiting for the Axi2050 to come in before doing any major conversion. Since Parts Express pushed the estimated date back on it, I thought of just trying this quick and dirty change.

I'm not looking to replace anything but the tweeter for now.

Do I need to EQ the CT-120? According to Michael Crites, it's a drop-in replacement for the K-77. I was just looking at quick changes I could make for the short term. I wasn't looking to do a bunch of work just to redo it when the Axi2050 finally comes. 🙂

I do have a Xilica XP-2040 that I will be using for the later modification. Unfortunately, I only have two amplifier channels available. So, I can't do an active tri-amp. I'll just try it with the OEM crossover. If I don't like what I hear, maybe I'll buy new one.

Where does one obtain one of these? How do they compare pricewise?

Thank you!

Hi All, While I'm waiting for the Celestion Axi2050 to come back in stock so I can make my single Belle Klipsch two-way, I was contemplating replacing the K-77-M with a Crites CT-120 to see if that makes it useable until the modification. My major objection to the stock sound is the roll off of the K-77. However, since the Belle has a brace attached to the top board not too far back from the motorboard, I'm not sure if it will fit. I'd rather not do any modifications that I'll have to undo when I convert it to a two-way. So, if it doesn't fit, I probably won't bother. The point is that I need the overall length for the CT-120 horn/driver assembly. If someone who has one could please take a quick measurement, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Try the Tibet Almond Stick.

Yes, I would use with the light wood formula with the American Walnut finish. Even that did somewhat darken the finish of my Belle. That said, I took a good look at your pictures, and I would suggest you try something else before the Trade Secret if you don't want to darken the finish at all. Since just about all the blemishes on your La Scala are small scratches, I would try using Tibet Almond Stick first (http://tibetalmondstick.net/). It's available on Amazon. It's easy to apply only where needed and has no stain in it. If that doesn't work, then move on to the Trade Secret.

I'm making the Belle two-way like the Jubilee. So, the 18x10 horn with the Axi2050 will be in the new motorboard.

I did use a socket to do the final tightening. The initial problem was that the machine screw and nut would just spin when trying to tighten it since the to head is not accessible the way they put this together.

I'm not doing a 402 for the HF for the Belle. I may put a TV on top of it, so I want to keep it as close to the original height as possible. So, I'm trying the ZXPC 18"x10" horn that a bunch of people on the Forum have used. I have someone lined up to make a taller motorboard/side panels for the top-hat to accommodate that horn.

I found a solution to tightening the machine screws with the inaccessible heads in some forum on the internet. It was quite simple, and I didn't have to modify the speaker at all. I replaced the machine screws with ones that were a half inch longer. Then I just added a flat washer and lock washer under the nut. After screwing the nut down onto the lock washer and everything started spinning, I pulled up on the side panel enough to put pressure on the lock washer, hand tightened enough to start engaging the lock washer, and then just used the socket to finish tightening. The tension from the lock washer was enough to keep the screw from spinning. It also works well for removal. (I know this because I was almost finished reassembling the top-hat when I realized I forgot to fish the woofer cable through the hole on the bottom of the top-hat. Grrrr.) Now that the speaker is reassembled, it almost looks like new. Thanks again for all the help.

All recent generations of Heritage are lacquer finish. I believe oiled finishes were only offered on these vintage models up to the "II" versions (except the La Scala) or around the same time for those that didn't have a II designation (late ‘90s) - Heresy, Cornwall, Belle Klipsch, La Scala, Klipschorn, Forte, Chorus, Quartet, kg1, kg2, kg3 and kg4. The La Scala was the exception where oiled finishes were dropped with the II version. (Someone correct me if I missed some.)