Frzninvt Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 At 10K apiece I would expect to see some special esoteric wire and Auricap Theta's or better in that network. The Bennic's look like Solen's unless they are made with ultra-premium innards. I suppose you are paying for the exquisite cabinetry and drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 At 10K apiece I would expect to see some special esoteric wire and Auricap Theta's or better in that network. The Bennic's look like Solen's unless they are made with ultra-premium innards. I suppose you are paying for the exquisite cabinetry and drivers.you have to remember Klipsch is a company to make money. They aren't gonna spend 10,000$ building a speaker then sell it for 10,000. Of course we all would do it differently. But we aren't Klipsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 At 10K apiece I would expect to see some special esoteric wire and Auricap Theta's or better in that network. The Bennic's look like Solen's unless they are made with ultra-premium innards. I suppose you are paying for the exquisite cabinetry and drivers.you have to remember Klipsch is a company to make money. They aren't gonna spend 10,000$ building a speaker then sell it for 10,000. Of course we all would do it differently. But we aren't Klipsch here's an anecdote of early Klipsch describing precisely that.. https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/150060-ut-3670-autotransformer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjai18 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Come to think of it, it would be really nice to see all of the internals - bracing, polyfill, woofers, midrange, and tweeter motor assemblies. Edited March 28, 2015 by ninjai18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Come to think of it, it would be really nice to see all of the internals - bracing, polyfill, woofers, midrange, and tweeter motor assemblies. I'll bet they're just as sexy on the inside as they are on the outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I am curious about going active to properly time align my P39f's drivers, but I am highly satisfied with my used P39f's as is. I can't say they are worth the retail price, but they very well could be to a rich person (of which I'm not). I could certainly be wrong... but I think they said at one of the gatherings (at HQ in Indy) that the woofers on the P39's were different in the crossover. Meaning, they didn't have the same crossover point. One was more of a woofer and the other was more of a mid-woofer. So, if you went active, I'd guess you'd have to treat them as seperate drivers with seperate crossover points? Certainly do-able but they sure sound fantastic as is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) I could certainly be wrong... but I think they said at one of the gatherings (at HQ in Indy) that the woofers on the P39's were different in the crossover. Meaning, they didn't have the same crossover point. One was more of a woofer and the other was more of a mid-woofer. You may be correct but the spec sheet does not indicate that. Sure looks cool on the inside. Bill Edited March 28, 2015 by willland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I am curious about going active to properly time align my P39f's drivers, but I am highly satisfied with my used P39f's as is. I would practically never suggest someone go active crossover with the Palladium line because to even begin to get the real benefits of the active crossover method you would: (1st) have to bypass the thoroughly well designed passive crossovers. (2nd) Klipsch would need to provide you with an already developed active program or otherwise you would need to have the ability to test the system's raw responses and then develop an optimized program yourself. Very few people here would have the capability and facilities to do the active crossover properly IMO. miketn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBXeRo Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 no speaker is worth 10k IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 no speaker is worth 10k IMOwhile I agree that I would never pay 10,000$ for a single speaker deals can be found on them. I think I have seen a couple pairs of p-39 sell for 8-9,000$ a pair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjai18 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Come to think of it, it would be really nice to see all of the internals - bracing, polyfill, woofers, midrange, and tweeter motor assemblies. I'll bet they're just as sexy on the inside as they are on the outside That's just something ugly people say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjai18 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) no speaker is worth 10k IMO Palladiums are the only speakers I'd happily pay that much for if I could spare the money. I could certainly be wrong... but I think they said at one of the gatherings (at HQ in Indy) that the woofers on the P39's were different in the crossover. Meaning, they didn't have the same crossover point. One was more of a woofer and the other was more of a mid-woofer. You may be correct but the spec sheet does not indicate that. Sure looks cool on the inside. Bill WOW!! I am VERY impressed!! Would love to see more if anyone is so inclined.. Edited March 29, 2015 by ninjai18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted March 29, 2015 Moderators Share Posted March 29, 2015 WOW!! I am VERY impressed!! Would love to see more if anyone is so inclined.. Go ahead Scrappy....crack one of them open for us so we can get a peak inside. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 WOW!! I am VERY impressed!! Would love to see more if anyone is so inclined.. Go ahead Scrappy....crack one of them open for us so we can get a peak inside. not happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted March 29, 2015 Moderators Share Posted March 29, 2015 Party pooper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Agreed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) no speaker is worth 10k IMO There are several speakers that make $10K look like bargain bin red light clearance prices. I'm talking well into the 6 digit sometimes 7 digit range for a pair. Edited March 29, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronH Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/200000-alexandria-xlf-speakers-billed-as-worlds-best-may-also-be-worlds-ugliest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 At 10K apiece I would expect to see some special esoteric wire and Auricap Theta's or better in that network. The Bennic's look like Solen's unless they are made with ultra-premium innards. I suppose you are paying for the exquisite cabinetry and drivers. I don't have much time to post lately, but I have owned other high end speakers and they used bennics and some electrolytes too. There were $12000 to $20,000 speakers. About 5 to 7 years ago it became fashionable to have more expensive caps in some high end speakers. The crossover guys do a great job with the Hertigage crossovers and the sound that they achieve, but they do not have the access to the engineers, equipment and budget that the manufacturers have. The manufacturers are able to get the sound they want without designer parts. Klipsch put Monster cable on the outside of the K Horn in the 80's going from the bass bin to the x-over, but didn'tchange the internal wiring at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Warren Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I sure would love to see some. I am dying to know if they use higher quality parts than the reference and heritage lines. Nets on the test bench. Edited March 29, 2015 by John Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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