Schu Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Granularity is exactly what is lacking in the aftermarket units... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted November 26, 2015 Klipsch Employees Share Posted November 26, 2015 And strangely enough I hear clear transient peaks, with the detail and intimacy a large well designed horn can deliver to reveal even the most tiny irritating flaw a cap has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I just sent an email to your Klipsch account - can you read it from home? I thought the 402 was merciless, with poorly recorded material as well as what they did with the entry level polypropylenes I used in my first passive build. It's not the transients or in the imaging, it's down in the area where you expect quiet and micro-detail. I realize this sounds like "audiophile" talk, but I'm not going to pretend that I don't hear this. Besides, I am an "audiophile", and don't know any other way of talking. As for customers, the only time I've been told that a difference wasn't heard, was with those who wear hearing aids. I now ask, and if I'm told they wear them, I warn them that they may not hear an improvement. Am I really going to have to come to Arkansas yet again to prove that I'm not crazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted November 26, 2015 Klipsch Employees Share Posted November 26, 2015 Lol!! You don't need to come to arkansas to show me you are not crazy! I already know you are crazy! Deano don't let the boneheads wear you down..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Deano deano. Qualify it for me. Are we talking 10% distortion, 1% distortion, .1% distortion, .01% distortion, .001% distortion?Just like our R&D guys. "The Xenon flash lamp quartz bulb cover can't be fogging up! There's nothing in the design that would outgas." Um, here are several affected lamps. "Shit, we can reproduce the failure mode, but we don't know why it's happening". They will figure out what to measure, eventually.Well that was unclear. My point being, distortion may not be the measurement that quantifies the symptom. Determining what to measure is often the most difficult part of the troubleshooting process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 My factory stock Heresy III's sound really good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 +1 - my stock H3s sound really good to my ears too - with a sub. My daughter had the new Adele album cranked up last night on them. Two ways they could sound better: 1) fly Adele over and put her in our family room, or 2) spend a boatload of coin for incremental upgrades or better speakers to squeeze out that last 10% in sound quality. Maybe in 5 or 10 or 15 years, I'll tinker with various crossover and capacitor options, but I'm enjoying them stock for now while they are in-spec. Kudos to whoever designed such an enjoyable speaker at this price point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 +1 - my stock H3s sound really good to my ears too - with a sub. My daughter had the new Adele album cranked up last night on them. Two ways they could sound better: 1) fly Adele over and put her in our family room, or 2) spend a boatload of coin for incremental upgrades or better speakers to squeeze out that last 10% in sound quality. Maybe in 5 or 10 or 15 years, I'll tinker with various crossover and capacitor options, but I'm enjoying them stock for now while they are in-spec. Kudos to whoever designed such an enjoyable speaker at this price point Ha, that's what is important, and the point you raise about cost vs performance is a significant one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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