JohnJ Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) Dtel, thanks for that info. Especially from Roy and from you! Those K396s are highly spoken of around here! Blow my lack of hair back like the guy in the old Maxell* ad gripping the arm chair with that long scarf & long hair, and also be able to listen to the subtle differences & proper resonance when the volume is very low. That's exactly what I expect from Klipsh!! From the first I was BLOWN AWAY: a KHorn pair from the old Boston Garden on a twenty or thirty watt amp with one speaker in each end of the 1000 sq ft house. Obviously like I said, Klipsch will make another sale with me anyway... these are beauties. It will be a change from my beloved Heresy the small boxed shape for me, but I'm wanting a change in the low end. Plus setting things up different is what is going to happen soon for me irregardless. Edited April 10, 2017 by JohnJ * thanks dwilawyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Oh and voicing is also the fine tuning part of getting the piano tuned here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBCODD Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 On 4/7/2017 at 11:46 AM, The Apex said: I would go for the Armadillo over the Possum option. Tarkus.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, JBCODD said: Tarkus.... Now you're talkin'. The problem with armadillos is a high incidence of carrying leprosy. Yeah, there is a cure, but I can't imagine it would be any fun to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Whereas a possum is 1 in 100 less likely to carry rabies than a wild dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_M Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 If I recall correctly from years ago, the use of passive bass radiators flared briefly among some speaker manufacturers but was eventually abandoned because, although providing more bass, it was sloppy bass. Did Klipsch discontinue the Forte for this reason? Or, was the Forte the exception, and if so, how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Here is Missouri, we refer to armadillos as possum on the half shell! Making me hungry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 20 minutes ago, Keith_M said: If I recall correctly from years ago, the use of passive bass radiators flared briefly among some speaker manufacturers but was eventually abandoned because, although providing more bass, it was sloppy bass. Did Klipsch discontinue the Forte for this reason? Or, was the Forte the exception, and if so, how? Placement was an issue. They have to be placed in the right spot. You can't go shoving them up against the wall and get good results, but that is what people want to do with their speakers. The forte and forte II bass is not sloppy when deployed correctly. The discontinuing of the entire line was not because of sloppy bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 8 hours ago, Keith_M said: If I recall correctly from years ago, the use of passive bass radiators flared briefly among some speaker manufacturers but was eventually abandoned because, although providing more bass, it was sloppy bass. Did Klipsch discontinue the Forte for this reason? Or, was the Forte the exception, and if so, how? Never had the experience that kg4...kg5.2...or forteII...was boomy at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 10, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2017 10 hours ago, Keith_M said: If I recall correctly from years ago, the use of passive bass radiators flared briefly among some speaker manufacturers but was eventually abandoned because, although providing more bass, it was sloppy bass. Did Klipsch discontinue the Forte for this reason? Or, was the Forte the exception, and if so, how? No expert by any stretch, but I was always under the impression passive radiators were a cross between a sealed cabinet and a ported cabinet. The Forte 1 and 2 has tight bass, I have both and hear no problems at all with the bass, sounds tight to me. I'm comparing it to Cornwall lll's, Heresy 1 & 2 and MWM's. Now I'm not going to count the MWM because it's a folded horn and sounds different than a direct radiator. But the bass were getting from the Fortes, both models is as tight as either version of Heresys we have, and I would say probably a little tighter than the Cornwalls. Now this could be any number of things making me feel this way, but to me that's how it appears. In other words IMO If I could afford it I would switch out our 6 Forte's for the 3's, but it can't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted April 10, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2017 12 hours ago, JohnJ said: Dtel, thanks for that info. Especially from Roy and from you! Those K396s are highly spoken of around here! Blow my lack of hair back like the guy in the old JBL ad gripping the arm chair with that long scarf & long hair, and also be able to listen to the subtle differences & proper resonance when the volume is very low. It was a Maxcell tape ad. There was the photo for the print ads, and the TV commercial where his Butler serves him a Martini and it slides back into his hand. Those 396s do sound good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 10 hours ago, dwilawyer said: It was a Maxcell tape ad. There was the photo for the print ads, and the TV commercial where his Butler serves him a Martini and it slides back into his hand. Those 396s do sound good. That does jog my memory, appreciate it. Still got some of those good high-bias Maxell tapes today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 A few years ago I heard that Maxcell was giving those away again. I emailed, got one, never used it and now can't find the tube it's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 USNRET: That darn Murphy and his law get into lots of stuff `round here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted April 11, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 11, 2017 13 hours ago, USNRET said: A few years ago I heard that Maxcell was giving those away again. I emailed, got one, never used it and now can't find the tube it's in. I'm in the exact same boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnJ Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Love it dtr20 "Get Ready, Get Ready....Stormtrooper's coming' " Darth Metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 On 04/09/2017 at 11:57 PM, dwilawyer said: It was a Maxcell tape ad. There was the photo for the print ads, and the TV commercial where his Butler serves him a Martini and it slides back into his hand. Those 396s do sound good. But they are JBL L100s in the photo. You don't see the tape... Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 13, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Marvel said: But they are JBL L100s in the photo. You don't see the tape... Bruce The speakers look the same on the original poster, as the one posted. It looks like the original poster was used in a magazine ad, and got popular? Went to look online at the original under images, there are some funny posters using the original idea, like a baby and a few others. Kind of surprised the originals can be pretty cheap online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Feel kinda bad that being a newbie here I sidetracked a whole page. But I love that Darth Vader chillin' & jammin' pic! Think this is the first one, and it looks like he's wearing bell bottom slacks and a tie under the leather jacket not a scarf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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