babadono Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Maximus89 said: Pro is expensive. It seems like there’s this misconception that bc they’re pro and don’t focus on aesthetics for the home with costly wood veneer- that they’re cheap or at least similar in cost to the heritage and reference lines. They seem to be much more costly and then add the fact that there’s not too many people who can get away with using them in a living room and they’re not friendly toward DIY guys who would like to veneer the cabinets themselves due to all the rounded/beveled edges etc and odd shapes. I can also see the specs turning some off in terms of low end. I personally wanted to go this route and was shocked at the price I was told for the Ki-396-II or the 362-II I was interested in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You got to stop with the negative waves man I plan to veneer my Jube bass cabinets this winter. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Well that’s just my inexperienced thought. Maybe it’s easier than I imagine to veneer rounded edges/corners? Maybe special veneer I don’t know about that doesn’t break when bent? I really don’t know. Point me in the right direction if you know- then maybe I’ll consider industrial la scala splits again and veneer them in beautiful walnut Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I requested no rounded over edges and was accommodated. So I think that means they used a flush router bit instead of a round over bit. And they're raw so i don't have to remove the pebble finish. It's still gonna be a job. Hopefully fun and a learning experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieStl Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 7 hours ago, Dave A said: I know this may sound crazy considering what I normally listen to but here goes. When I have to concentrate and music has to be very low while working on CAD or machining files in the shop I have an old Klipsch Pro 2.1 computer speaker system and sitting right there in near field land they sound really nice. I think they were maybe $80 refurb buys. Yep, that's crazy talk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHall Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I wish I had more pro speakers and could see how khorns sound compared to 396s. I’d guess the 396s have a better top end and the khorns have cleaner bass. And much lower bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 15 hours ago, dtel said: I was kidding, it was just a chance for me to feel normal, but there is too much evidence to pull that off, and I know better. I have seen normal and you really don't want to be 'normal' and neither do i. Most of the people in this forum aren't normal. Most here want Cornwall. LaScala and Khorn or larger. Normal listens to Bose and claim them to be the best. 😫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 18 hours ago, WillyBob said: if I want an MWM bin in this house, I would need to build it in here. Can't contribute much to this discussion as I haven't heard many speakers... R15M, Forte III, and the Scalas I own.... they are quite adequate for a 900sq/ft house. 900sqft with LaScala? That should do it. The MWM are great. I want to add a KPT 1802 in the mix. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomy2 Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Received my 396’s yesterday at my work. Going to let them play for a few days around the clock before bringing them home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, tomy2 said: Received my 396’s yesterday at my work. Going to let them play for a few days around the clock before bringing them home. Hmmmm, are you going to listen to them while they are doing this? I could not wait that long to hear them myself. I think you will be very pleased with what you bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomy2 Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave A said: Hmmmm, are you going to listen to them while they are doing this? I could not wait that long to hear them myself. I think you will be very pleased with what you bought. I know, part of me wanted to just bring them home but I figured if there was ever any kind of break in to be had on the drivers this would help since I could play them 24/7 at reasonable levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 7 hours ago, tomy2 said: I know, part of me wanted to just bring them home but I figured if there was ever any kind of break in to be had on the drivers this would help since I could play them 24/7 at reasonable levels. place the speakers face to face as close as they will go wire on speaker out of phase with the other one so the outputs offset each other play them fed inter station radio noise as loud as you can cover them with a moving blanket or two leave to play loud for as long as you can. This method works well makes the least amount of noise gives you the greatest amount of driver motion. As loud as possible is what is required for high efficiency speakers to make them move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyHT80 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Tomy2, I am thinking about the 396s as well, are your enjoying yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, IndyHT80 said: I am thinking about the 396s Several forum members have bought KPT-396 speakers over the years and had many good comments about them. Forum members seen on these old threads sometimes have moved on to different pastures and may not ever see your question. If you float your mouse cursor over their forum name/moniker, you can see when they last visited while signed on. Doing a web search can often link you to good information on the speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 396's come up on the used market quite often... take that as you will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Schu said: 396's come up on the used market quite often... take that as you will. I noticed a trend awhile ago people buy the 396's and sing a good praise then a few months they're up for sale this has happened several times. I recently installed 396 crossovers in my Chorus II cabinets and they did sound great but needed some volume 75+ db to kind of balance out, at least in my room with my gear. With the 325 crossovers I have in them now I get fuller, more detailed sound right off the bottom and perfectly happy listening at less than 70db. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyHT80 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 1:40 PM, jjptkd said: I noticed a trend awhile ago people buy the 396's and sing a good praise then a few months they're up for sale this has happened several times. I recently installed 396 crossovers in my Chorus II cabinets and they did sound great but needed some volume 75+ db to kind of balance out, at least in my room with my gear. With the 325 crossovers I have in them now I get fuller, more detailed sound right off the bottom and perfectly happy listening at less than 70db. I’ve been living with mine for 2 weeks and really like them. They are not as linear as the THX Ultra 2 series but after EQing down the hotness of the compression driver I got them pretty close. They bring other assets to the table with a warmer mid bass and lower midrange with the larger driver. I will be getting REW soon to feed me data for a XILICA processor and then I will really dial it in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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