gychang Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) am looking for a front speaker for a living room, moderate sized for CD playing and theater use. Locally on CL KSP300 is open for offers. I like the idea of no subwoofer but guess each speaker has builtin sub-amp and has to be connected to AC. anyone have the set? thanks, Edited April 26, 2017 by gychang added picture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 5 minutes ago, gychang said: am looking for a front speaker for a living room, moderate sized for CD playing and theater use. Locally on CL KSP300 is open for offers. I like the idea of no subwoofer but guess each speaker has builtin sub-amp and has to be connected to AC. anyone have the set? thanks, Member @T2K has owned some of the sub built in versions and my take is he likes them quite abit, Maybe he will chime in. One way to look at it, you should not want for bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Meanwhile, this search of forum got a sackful of info for you. Enjoy: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/search/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Yes, they have a plate amp on the rear of the speaker and a detachable power cord. The speakers are bi-wireable and have line level inputs for the sub along with volume control. There is a slide switch with positions on-off-auto which will turn on the speaker with an audio signal and turn off after around 20 minutes idle. The speakers are around 17 years old. The plate amps may need servicing. Plug the speakers in and turn them on. If they hum they will need servicing. You may be able to find someone local or exchange on E-Buoy. I prefer the warmer sound of these speakers to Chorus and Chorus II's I've owned in the past. These won't need an investment in crossovers to prevent listening fatigue. Go check them out. Make sure they work. Come back and ask more questions. http://images.klipsch.com/KSP300Manual_635042115182040000.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gychang Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 9 hours ago, T2K said: Yes, they have a plate amp on the rear of the speaker and a detachable power cord. The speakers are bi-wireable and have line level inputs for the sub along with volume control. There is a slide switch with positions on-off-auto which will turn on the speaker with an audio signal and turn off after around 20 minutes idle. The speakers are around 17 years old. The plate amps may need servicing. Plug the speakers in and turn them on. If they hum they will need servicing. You may be able to find someone local or exchange on E-Buoy. I prefer the warmer sound of these speakers to Chorus and Chorus II's I've owned in the past. These won't need an investment in crossovers to prevent listening fatigue. Go check them out. Make sure they work. Come back and ask more questions. http://images.klipsch.com/KSP300Manual_635042115182040000.pdf Very useful information, will have to see if hums... someone local mean audio repair shop?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Yes, maybe you have a local electronics service business that can service the amps, should they need it. Check to see if they work. If they do work but have a hum then repair shouldn't be too costly. Don't know about your area though. Read the manual linked and you will get a pretty good idea of the connection options available to you. If your receiver has dual subwoofer outputs you can use a sub cable to the LFE inputs on the speakers for LFE. Then you would set your receiver accordingly. Or if you have one sub out you can use a 'Y' cable to split the sub out signal to both speakers. Or, run one sub cable to one speaker input and another sub cable from the sub out of the first speaker to the sub input of the other speaker. There are lots of options. A little trial and error will help you to decide your preference. Pretty regularly on E-boy you'll find a center KSF-C5 and surrounds KSF-S5's. I wouldn't pay over $125 for the center and maybe $150 for the surround pair. If you can buy the 300's for around $300 you'll have a nice surround system for little money. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Uh, those look nice! Do not pay too much ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Take one of these (.99 cents) with you. See if it stops or diminishes any hum, if there is any. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gychang Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 13 hours ago, T2K said: Take one of these (.99 cents) with you. See if it stops or diminishes any hum, if there is any. got one !, plan to go see the units this sunday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gychang Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 13 hours ago, billybob said: Uh, those look nice! Do not pay too much ... How much is too much?? if functioning in reasonable shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gychang Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 14 hours ago, T2K said: Yes, maybe you have a local electronics service business that can service the amps, should they need it. Check to see if they work. If they do work but have a hum then repair shouldn't be too costly. Don't know about your area though. Read the manual linked and you will get a pretty good idea of the connection options available to you. If your receiver has dual subwoofer outputs you can use a sub cable to the LFE inputs on the speakers for LFE. Then you would set your receiver accordingly. Or if you have one sub out you can use a 'Y' cable to split the sub out signal to both speakers. Or, run one sub cable to one speaker input and another sub cable from the sub out of the first speaker to the sub input of the other speaker. There are lots of options. A little trial and error will help you to decide your preference. Pretty regularly on E-boy you'll find a center KSF-C5 and surrounds KSF-S5's. I wouldn't pay over $125 for the center and maybe $150 for the surround pair. If you can buy the 300's for around $300 you'll have a nice surround system for little money. Good luck. very good info!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 3 hours ago, gychang said: How much is too much?? if functioning in reasonable shape MSRP was around $1995 pair. Few people have ever seen or heard them so you probably won't get much reliable feedback. If the guys Denon receiver works you might take a CD player/interconnects or whatever with you so you can listen to the speakers. If they work make sure all the drivers work. The grills, including the subwoofer grill are removeable for inspection. Keep in mind the only parts that are available will be on E-Bloy. On the owners manual link above look at the speaker binding posts of the amps. Since the speakers are bi-wireable there are 2 pair of speaker bindings post. For single wire use there should be gold colored straps connecting positive + and negative - speaker binding posts. If the straps are missing you can use short pieces of speaker wire between the positive binding posts and the negative binding posts. Of course make sure the switch of the amp is set to 'on'. http://www.audio-ideas.com/reviews/loudspeakers/klipsch-ksp300.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gychang Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 14 hours ago, T2K said: MSRP was around $1995 pair. Few people have ever seen or heard them so you probably won't get much reliable feedback. If the guys Denon receiver works you might take a CD player/interconnects or whatever with you so you can listen to the speakers. If they work make sure all the drivers work. The grills, including the subwoofer grill are removeable for inspection. Keep in mind the only parts that are available will be on E-Bloy. On the owners manual link above look at the speaker binding posts of the amps. Since the speakers are bi-wireable there are 2 pair of speaker bindings post. For single wire use there should be gold colored straps connecting positive + and negative - speaker binding posts. If the straps are missing you can use short pieces of speaker wire between the positive binding posts and the negative binding posts. Of course make sure the switch of the amp is set to 'on'. http://www.audio-ideas.com/reviews/loudspeakers/klipsch-ksp300.html excellent review of the model, will check it out, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gychang Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 just to notify, missed out on the speakers..., sold it before I arrived, a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Thanks for getting back anyway. Was wondering how things turned out. Keep your eyes open, they pop up for sale occasionally. Don't forget the larger KSP-400's. Quite an upgrade from the 300's. Keith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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