Guest " " Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 nice speakers. looks like a nice wood shop as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 How much did it cost to build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 thanks all, It made a huge diff for a center channel, I was using a kv4 previously. Im not sure why klipsch discontinued them, they are a beautiful speaker. The Belle Klipsch was most likely discontinued because the La Scala II is basically a Belle-styled La Scala, so the Belle itself became kind of redundant. Even so, it might have been good to have the two choices of shape, but maybe it was more cost-effective to build just the one hybrid-looking and good-sounding speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeker Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 John toon. You my friend pulled off what i thought would be impossible. I'm lost for words. Very well done! Their mint. I'v seen pics of your system/room before although never would have realized you hand built the center. Impressive 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) It is just beautiful. I am so impressed with people who have this talent. When I was having my basement redone I called a friend who is a contractor for an estimate. He gave me a price and then said, "But it will be 50% more if you start it as we both know I will have to tear it all out and start over again." Edited March 21, 2014 by eth2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john toon Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 well, I got the belles down to dads and I'm very impressed with how they sound. I think the belles are one of the most awesome looking speaker out there. it was a pretty fun build project too. dad is powering them with an onkyo 504. I think they were around 1500 for the pair to build. I got all the components from crites and installed an AA crossover in them but I would like to hear them with the ab-2 installed. all I need to do now is build two more for my rear channels and moce the forte II's to the shop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john toon Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 heres a pic of dads setup with his belles and forte's. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Thank you, John. Very nice, indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Very nice. What do you think of the sound in your tv room with the Khorns up high, and the belle that low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john toon Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 I think it sounds great, I kinda like it cause the TV is up kinda high too so it puts the sounds close to where the TV has the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Beautiful work! Any pics of your K500 horn build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john toon Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Beautiful work! Any pics of your K500 horn build? here are a few more pics including the k500 horn build. this was probably the hardest part of the whole build process. I used a roll on bed liner for the black paint on the back. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Thank you. Again! Real talent, there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 OOH... I like the wooden horns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Just seen the thread. Very nice speakers indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Very impressive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 what material is that on those homemade horns? do you get any resonance with flexible material like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Beautiful work! Any pics of your K500 horn build? here are a few more pics including the k500 horn build. this was probably the hardest part of the whole build process. I used a roll on bed liner for the black paint on the back. Very well done.... I really appreciate the posting of these photo's... Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Nice grain pattern on the Oak, the Belle clones look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john toon Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) what material is that on those homemade horns? do you get any resonance with flexible material like? I used MDF. The thinner stuff is like MDF but its a little more flexible but still pretty tough to bend in that far. I wish I would have wrapped the horns with fiber glass to give them some added strength and be more presentable. no resonance problems. Nice grain pattern on the Oak, the Belle clones look great. Im pretty happy with the grain, just wish I could have matched the fronts of the cabinets a little better. Edited March 23, 2014 by john toon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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