Paducah Home Theater Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Went to Scrappy's house this weekend. Let's just say that KPT-904's sounded way different than I expected, especially on music. Wasn't nearly as much midbass slam as I expected with 6 15's, but that may be due to system setup and Audessey plus listening volume. However, the compression drivers were also way different than I expected, way smoother. As one obvious example, I like to watch Metallica's concert movie and the cymbals are a big pet peeve of mine. When messing with different speakers, the cymbals kinda sounds like: with the Reference 1" tweeters: "PSSSSSSS"... like a higher pitched hiss, they sometimes sound kinda shallow with RF-7ii's: "PSSSSSHHHHH"... significantly deeper sounds KPT-904's: "CRASSSHHHH"... without the super high end ear piercing stuff. Or, pretty much like they ought to sound. Curious as to what it would take to get that sound but in a smaller and prettier form factor. Seems like one of those and two 12" pro audio woofers in a cabinet that is half that wide and finished like the RF-7ii's would be awesome. Edited October 5, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'd say start with the K510 and figure out a bottom for it. I don't know about passives but with an active, I'd venture to guess you could mate it with: Cornwall Belle LaScala After all, didn't the speakers you listened to have the 510 on top? If so then you now know what they can do for you. Of course, if you want balls to the wall, go K402. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'd really like to try a pair of the KI-396, same horn in a single 15 cabinet: http://www.klipsch.com/ki-396-sma-ii/details Frequency Response: 60Hz-18kHz +/- 3dB -10dB @ 35Hz SENSITIVITY: 101dB POWER HANDLING: 600 watts (55V) (2400 watts peak) CALCULATED MAX CONTINUOUS OUTPUT: 127dB (133dB peak) NOMINAL IMPEDANCE: 8 ohms, minimum 5.1 ohms @112Hz COMPONENTS: One K-48-ST 15" woofer One KDE-75-8P 3" titanium compression driver on a K-510 horn CROSSOVER FREQUENCY: 1kHz ENCLOSURE MATERIAL: 3/4" 7-ply birch plywood cabinet 1" MDF motorboard INPUT CONNECTIONS: Two point barrier strip COVERAGE: Horizontal 90° +/-30 500Hz-12kHz Vertical 50° +/-20 1.6kHz-20kHz DIRECTIVITY INDEX (DI): 10dB+/-3dB 1.6kHz-20kHz DIRECTIVITY FACTOR (Q): 10 HEIGHT: 34.3" (87.12cm) WIDTH: 19.8" (50.29cm) Front 6.8" (17.27cm) Rear DEPTH: 16" (40.64cm) WEIGHT: 76 lbs. (34.54kg) MOUNTING OPTIONS: Sixteen 3/8"-16 flypoints FINISHES: Black, White and Raw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Of course, if you want balls to the wall, go K402. It's not behind the screen so something that is internal would be nice. Seems like those KI-396's would be nice. Just not a very pretty finish. Edited October 5, 2015 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 man bro if i had the room i would buy the 402's now and sell you my 510's cheap. that is the plan eventually 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Of course, if you want balls to the wall, go K402. It's not behind the screen so something that is internal would be nice. Seems like those KI-396's would be nice. Just not a very pretty finish. C'mon.....you don't hear with your eyes. This is why we get in trouble with our better halves, we let our eyes dominate our thoughts for the first 6 months and then our ears are ringing for the next 30 years By the way, I did not say that and will deny, deny, deny. In today's political climate, surely I can get away with that? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busht4169 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I want more speakers. I don't know why . I blame Scrappy and NISMO. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I want more speakers. I don't know why . I blame Scrappy and NISMO. LOL Watch what you ask for young Paddywan, we can take care of that "Fix" you need. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Of course, if you want balls to the wall, go K402. It's not behind the screen so something that is internal would be nice. Seems like those KI-396's would be nice. Just not a very pretty finish. C'mon.....you don't hear with your eyes. This is why we get in trouble with our better halves, we let our eyes dominate our thoughts for the first 6 months and then our ears are ringing for the next 30 years By the way, I did not say that and will deny, deny, deny. In today's political climate, surely I can get away with that? "C'mon.....you don't hear with your eyes." You need to Visit Tim's warehouse in St Louis, let's just see if you can get outta there without cleaning out the bank acct. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Klipsch needs to take the components in a KPT-325-B, shove it into a skinny'ish tower, and end up with something like the JBL M2. Would be awesome. Just what I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Of course, if you want balls to the wall, go K402. It's not behind the screen so something that is internal would be nice. Seems like those KI-396's would be nice. Just not a very pretty finish. C'mon.....you don't hear with your eyes. This is why we get in trouble with our better halves, we let our eyes dominate our thoughts for the first 6 months and then our ears are ringing for the next 30 years By the way, I did not say that and will deny, deny, deny. In today's political climate, surely I can get away with that? Problem is you wrote it on the internet, and we know everything that is written on the Internet happened. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I do just happen to have an avialable item or TWO that would pizz off a neighbor or three...... McMs for sale...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busht4169 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Of course, if you want balls to the wall, go K402. It's not behind the screen so something that is internal would be nice. Seems like those KI-396's would be nice. Just not a very pretty finish. C'mon.....you don't hear with your eyes. This is why we get in trouble with our better halves, we let our eyes dominate our thoughts for the first 6 months and then our ears are ringing for the next 30 years By the way, I did not say that and will deny, deny, deny. In today's political climate, surely I can get away with that? Problem is you wrote it on the internet, and we know everything that is written on the Internet happened. If it is on the interwebs it MUST be true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 the size is part of what it is that you like. larger diaphragm drivers have lower distortion because they don't have to move as much so a three inch driver diaphragm is where you start to see really significant improvements in distortion figure. Large format is where it is at. If you don't like the size there are neo magnet versions that will help shrink overall size and weight but you have to have the big diaphragms to get the big improvements in distortion figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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