B-BOOM Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 The products page has a "new" sticker next to the Klipschorn. I understand that the production of the K-horn was suspended for some degree of redesign, so I am wonder what is "new" in this interation. As Paul quoted (I think it was Emerson) "The excellent is new forever". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 The "New" Heritage speaker have new squawker and tweeter drivers and a network adjusted to account for the 1.5 dB difference in efficiency of the new drivers. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BOOM Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 Thanks. The new crossovers are at 450 and 4500 Hz, a little surprising since most reviewers (of the prior incarnations of the K-horn) note that the midrange horn really takes over from the woofer about 250 Hz or so. Is the difference in sensitivity is +1.5 dB or - 1.5 dB? Is the tweeter still the T35, or is this a Klipsch-unique version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 The new tweeter is made with the T-35 tooling, but since E-V quit making it years ago, it shouldn't be considered a T-35. The sensitivity is -1.5 dB. After the change to the K-55-?, the nominal crossover point has been 400 Hz. I doubt the squawker could take over at 250 Hz when the horn's cut-off is 263 Hz. However, since the crossover slope was 6 dB/octave for most models, the squawker would certainly be active well below 400 Hz. I think 4500 is a better upper frequency limit for the K-55-X (aka K-55-V rev 2). John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BOOM Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 Thanks John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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