USNRET Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Some time ago I donated my KPT-100s that I bought from the whirl wind tour thru-out Klipschland to the gents who wash our aircraft as they were listening to a blown speaker boombox. I would like to replace them for use on my back patio powered by a EMo Mini-X and a to-be-bought Sonos Connect. I am looking for something to use for lower level patio listening and to position to throw out the tunes for about 50 feet for the kiddos on the trampoline. I only have a single Belle, a new single oak KG 3.2 (won at Hope this year), a pair of black KG-1.5s and a pair of JBL 4312s in the 'spares' locker and none of these are appropriate I would think. I would be willing to barter with the 1.5s and/or the 3.2. Also available for bartering would be a pair of Sennheiser RS-175 wireless headphones (bought for the hearing impaired wife, used for 5 minutes and deemed by her that 'the old ones were more comfy' or possibly an NVidia shield 500 GB Android TV that I loaded with KODI but I never use. I have zero experience with any of the Klipsch AW line, would they be better than just ok? Whadda you thunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 i think i have 4 kpt-100's in my theater that i hate the size of them. no idea their worth though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 no idea their worth thoug Shall I submit my payment of shipping cost only since you find them worthless? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Lol. Would love to replace them with something smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ah Ha you need the KG 1.5s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 In the older lines prior to AW, the KHO7, the patio mainstay, is basically the same box and drivers as a KSB1.1, of which I have several pairs. Love them, they sound very nice, and have plastic cabinets which don't self-destruct in the rain/humidity. I do bring them in during winter months and keep them sheltered from driving rain by installing under the overhangs of the house. You might try something like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 In the older lines prior to AW, the KHO7, the patio mainstay, is basically the same box and drivers as a KSB1.1, of which I have several pairs. Love them, they sound very nice, and have plastic cabinets which don't self-destruct in the rain/humidity. I do bring them in during winter months and keep them sheltered from driving rain by installing under the overhangs of the house. You might try something like that. Listening / looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I also owned the KHO7 and they perform very nicely. I used to run them outside my garage. I gave them away a couple of years ago with all of my Klipsch in wall/in ceiling speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japosey Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 The KPT-100s would more than fit the bill, but so would some of the AWs. The AWs will weather better over the long haul if the speakers will be subjected to much UV and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 (edited) The KPT-100s would more than fit the bill, but so would some of the AWs. The AWs will weather better over the long haul if the speakers will be subjected to much UV and water. Not so much direct UV or water but airborne salt corrosion which nothing can survive for long. Edited June 29, 2016 by USNRET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japosey Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 If that is case I would recommend AWs for longevity Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Installed KHO-7s in our three season back porch earlier this month. Corner loaded near the ceiling, they sound great! Here's a pair on the Bay, about half the price of new AW-650s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Look at the CP-6's, even Jay likes them better than the 650's. However, I have the AW-650's on my back porch and literally just finished installing some Snap AV very similar ones on the front porch 5 minutes ago, I can A/B them in a real world environment and can tell you right now the AW-650's run all over these other ones, midrange is just not there and the cabinet has some coloration/resonances and bloated bass. Hopefully they'll break in and start sounding better. I almost got them for free, otherwise I wouldn't have tried them. Construction looks real nice though, several outdoor speakers of this size are almost identical in construction even between different brands. Edited July 4, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 I just jumped and picked up a pair of KHO-7s at the BB store. Sound ok / good / fine but not the KPTs I had out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 ...KHO-7s...Sound ok / good / fine but not the KPTs I had out there. Not a competitor to your old KPT-100's 8" woofer but KHO-7s sound great for their size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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