edwinr Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 It's an oldie, but a goodie. Most people who own, or have owned Klipschorns have seen this review, but it's always good to have another read. What I take out of this review is that for the best results the Klipschorn should have two good corners (we know this) in a large room with high ceilings. I wonder if the sealed back version of the Klipschorn is less demanding vis a vis placement options: http://www.soundhifi.com/klipsch/86horn.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 The classic Richard Heyser article. Hard to believe it's over 30 yrs. old! In particular, I liked how his subjective comments related so well to the real world, like the accuracy of replicating the sounds of helicopter blades and car doors slamming, and how well the accuracy of things like piano recordings traveled from room to room. We take those things for granted nowadays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thanks for posting this link I was looking for it yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, LarryC said: The classic Richard Heyser article. Hard to believe it's over 30 yrs. old! In particular, I liked how his subjective comments related so well to the real world, like the accuracy of replicating the sounds of helicopter blades and car doors slamming, and how well the accuracy of things like piano recordings traveled from room to room. We take those things for granted nowadays. Those of us who have Khorns do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I got that issue.....I like the part where he says a car door sounded like a car door but on the other speakers it sounded bad...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thank you for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 More than once I've noticed the "live music" next door phenomenon with horn-loaded speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsosdrummer Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 7 hours ago, DizRotus said: More than once I've noticed the "live music" next door phenomenon with horn-loaded speakers. My explanation is that it's all about the micro-dynamics. Horn speakers reproduce the extremely small differences in dynamic shading that are crucial in rendering musical instruments in a life-like way. This is maintained even when you're not in the same room as the speakers — our brains still get enough of that information which completes the illusion that we're hearing real live musical instruments. When we listen to an audio system that omits those micro-dynamics our brains fill-in the missing information, but only to a certain degree. When we're not in the same room as the speakers our brains are not able to add enough of the missing info and we immediately become aware that we're listening to a sound reproduction system. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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