MartinV56 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Great option, clear, clean and sharp midrange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Only goes to 500 Hz at the low end, needs to go down to 250 Hz to work with Khorns, Lascalas, Belles. May be OK for Cornwalls, Heresies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinV56 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 the k55V not lower than 250, the JBL LE5-2 go to 300Hz with this configuration Edgar 250 Hz tractrix horn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 thanks for posting. can you provide a more in depth discription of the sound and of the difference betweenth the two drivers and how they sound? I take it this pyle driver has a larger ti diaphragm than does the K55Vdriver? I have some Peavey 22A driver for which I just got new Ti diaphragms and I think they would sound great on a heritage Klipsch but I think that a bit of a waste as with this kind of bandwidth "TWO WAY" just screams out at me. Best regards Moray James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinV56 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 More information about Pyle Pro http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=348682 Next week I measure with spectrum analyzer and published results, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 the k55V not lower than 250 Yes it is, 110 hZ to be exact: http://www.atlassound.com/Product.aspx?id=557 (PD-5VH is the K-55V) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinV56 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/55703.aspx?PageIndex=4 http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?4790-Klipschorn-Upgrade/page3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 To clarify, there were 2 drivers that used the K-55V designation - the older version that has a one piece phase plug with spring loaded terminals and a newer version with a 2 piece phase plug that smoothed the output above 6kHz. The PD-5VH is the same as the older version. Low frequency performance seems to be the same between the two types of K-55s. The graphs are all with the driver mounted on a horn, and are subject to the low frequency cutoff of the horn. That is what you see on the graphs. When operated below cutoff, a horn driver's excursion increases dramatically. If that driver cannot handle the excursion it will be damaged.The PD-5V (early K-55V), rated at 110 Hz by Atlas, can handle the increased excursion and survive. You should realize that the Klipsch A and AA crossovers have 6 dB/octave slopes for the mids and will present significant energy to the mid driver below the crossover point. The general rule is to cross a driver at about twice it's low frequency rating. The Pyle driver is rated for 500 hZ operation. A K-400 horn may unload the Pyle enough to damage it. I have tried several 1 inch drivers on the K-400 and none sound as good as the K-55Vs (older style). Give it a try and be careful with the levels until you are sure the Pyle unit can handle the power if you are crossing below it's 500 Hz rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinV56 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Thanks Don, I have both drivers are testing with my wood round horns, again thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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