WMcD Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 For your education and discussion. Palladium P-17B (compressed).pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 A mostly glowing review although I believe Klipsch should address the stand issue . I mean come on the guy spoke with a Klipsch rep and even they could not recommend a stand for the P17-B . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I agree.. a positive review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbajner Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 just read it this morning, good to see this is Stereophile nothing like a good review here is the link if the pdf file does not work for some http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/klipsch_palladium_p-17b_loudspeaker/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shake777 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I noticed the stand issue was addressed in the Manufactors' Comments section on p 107. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 cone guys are always so surprised by horns: I got the best results when staring straight down the barrels of the midrange horns. This meant that I had to push the speakers a bit farther apart, and closer to my sidewalls, than is usual for my room. Their final positions produced a remarkably wide and extremely stable lateral soundstage, with a tonal balance that had just the right amount of midbass warmth and low-bass thump. Here, the P-17Bs sounded much larger and more authoritative than their size might indicate. Its midrange was big, open, articulate, very low in distortion, and among the best I've heard from any speaker. In fact, I believe that the P-17B's low midrange distortion sets it apart from other speakers. Its horn-loaded inverted dome excelled at snare-drum strokes, finger snaps, and guitar plucks both acoustic and electric. However, what really surprised me was how rightly this driver rendered voices. Though the P-17B's midrange driver reproduced very few fundamentals of the human voice, it did pass along most of the overtones, especially in the area where the ear is the most sensitive. Hearing these overtones so clearly and correctly, and with so little distortion, allowed me to connect with singers in a profound way. Not only is Klipsch's Palladium P-17B a beautiful-looking speaker, it seems equally well engineered, and a genuinely 21st-century horn design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Laidlaw Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 What would folks think about the p17-B's on a Krell KAV 300iL integrated amp. I wanted to upgrade the bigger of my two systems in the UK to make it sound more like my big French system, which has Klipsch RF83's. I bought the apparently highly regarded Acoustic Transducer Company SCM-19's, the biggest of their passive stand mounts. Unlike Klipsch's they are very low efficiency (optimistically rated at 85dB/watt) and although they sounded good, the power requirements killed my elderly Quad 606 power amp. A Japanese friend was retiring and giving up the apartment he used during his visits to London. I bought a very lightly used Krell KAV300iL he had there. The problem is that the Krell is very cool sounding and the ATC's extremely cool/precise and the combo will have icicles hanging off your ears in 30 minutes. I am just not sure if the P17-B's will be warm enough to compensate for the Krell. The alternatives are a pair of ex-demo Sonus Faber Minima's or a used pair of Spendor SP100's. Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasebarby Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks for this one. _____________________ Check out life insurance policies for parents & ohio national life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Nicely written article. Wilson, give the Krell a try it may be just what you are looking for in sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Laidlaw Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I sorted the issue with the ATC-SCM19's and the Krell 300iL. It was a number of factors: 1) The Chord silver cables at 1.5mm were on the small side, so I bought a set of River Cable Starflex 11 SWG with the Nakamichi locking plugs 2) There was a cracked stem on one of the cable banana plugs and a failed tension spring on the cable to the other speaker 3) The BASH amplifier in the ATC C1 sub woofer was from a faulty batch and ATC replaced it 4) It turned out that the ATC's had only done around 80 to 100 hours and most of that at low volume. They were nowhere near run in. 5) The Krell had not been used for 2 years and the caps needed some reforming With all these factors corrected, I am now happy with the ATC's and no longer feel I have to replace them. Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I would love to get my hands on a 7.1 palladium setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo171 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I would love to get my hands on a 7.1 palladium setup... I know what you mean. If only money grew on trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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