Duane Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hi Folks, Klipschorns delivered earlier in the week!!!!! Not in place yet but they fit!! Sitting on dollies now-I do want to raise them up a bit though. I had posted earlier(smallish room for Klipschorn) and stated about not using wood as risers. Reevaluated that and perhaps thick about 2-3 inches thick slab or maybe an Ikea butcher block tabletop cut to fit underneath might work. There is a used Barn Wood seller nearby so will stop to take a look. I am assuming the top cap on the speaker would be the foot print underneath-you just cannot tip these speakers over for a quick peek without a crane!! Considering also to polyurethane the wood slab to repel water if it gets into the room-would the polyurethane change any sonic signature? Part of purchase agreement was getting my Scot 399 Receiver updated with new caps and whatever else it needs. Unfortunately he does not have a Tube Tester so I am trying to locate or purchase one nearby. This is exciting!!!! Thanks for the past suggestions Regards, Duane in Clearwatrer 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Look like real beauties, congrats!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Nice looking Khorns. Why do you feel that you need risers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincymat Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Congrats on the new Khorns! Just put them directly on the floor and listen for a while. Then decide if raising them makes sense. Have fun! Cincy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 It was a possible water ingress to the building concern, thus to prevent cabinet damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincymat Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, glens said: It was a possible water ingress to the building concern, thus to prevent cabinet damage. Sump pump, install one. Too much cash invested to have water intrusion issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Congrats, you will love 'em......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 17 minutes ago, glens said: It was a possible water ingress to the building concern, thus to prevent cabinet damage. Oh, that makes sense. Is that floor prone to flooding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hi Folks, Thanks for the replies so far!! I live in a condo first floor so no sump pump allowed-I almost need permission from the Association to change my welcome mat!! I am right off Old Tampa Bay hence the reason to pick them up a bit and in a flood zone in the hurricane state-Florida!! I am also lucky that the two units abutting mine are owned Michiganders so they are not here very during much of the year to my delight for listening pleasure. I imagine it will get pretty noisy when these are all set up!!!!! Regards, Duane in Clearwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincymat Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Well that's a different kind of issue. Just how high are you projecting the water to get? I hope you have flood insurance in addition to your named storm coverage. As long as whatever you are using for risers is solid and connected to the floor That will be fine. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 18 hours ago, cincymat said: As long as whatever you are using for risers is solid and connected to the floor That will be fine. Yes, solid and rigid, like a butcher block or the like (stained like the Khorns). You could cut it to perfectly conform to the shape of the Khorn (?). The main point would be to not have a cavity. Or you could try pontoons. 🤓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Looks awesome make sure you seal bass bin to corner horizontally and vertically. What year are those ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Invert them into the ceiling corners! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, glens said: Invert them into the ceiling corners! Entirely doable and possibly worthwhile for where you live. Flooding in the Tampa area has, in the past, been problematic. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Hi Folks, Good ideas are being sent my way-thank you very much!! cupla comments. cinycmat-if I could rub my crystal ball how high water would rise, I'd be a bizallionaire and living in Tahiti or Paris!! I do have flood insurance and we have not had flooding right in this area but, we are in a flood zone Seadog, Marvel-no indication yet of flooding-just being overly cautious garyrc-yes, a solid mass under as you suggested cut to shape-perhaps plywood?. Pontoons would enable the music to just float in the room!!!!!! ricktate, glens-yes right into the corner they will go. they appear to be late 1982 with AK2 crossover. shakeydeal-just sitting in the middle of the room they sound pretty good! Regards, Duane in Clearwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 That Scott amp and those Khorns are a match made in heaven!!! Good luck! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Duane said: garyrc-yes, a solid mass under as you suggested cut to shape-perhaps plywood?. Pontoons would enable the music to just float in the room!!!!!! Plywood doesn't like to get wet. I'd think you would want something with less weird end grain than plywood, so you could stain it, although plywood end grain would not show much if you just painted it theater black. My sister-in-law lives in Florida, and found an alligator sunning itself on her front lawn. When the police car came, the alligator was unimpressed. A hospital (or independent lab?) flooded down there and a lab tech backed up and found her heel pushing into an alligator. It just plodded on in the water, and found its way out of the lab. It is actually within the realm of possibility to mount them in a corner, upside down, pressing into the ceiling. If you do that, mount the bass bin first, with its own strong bracket, giant angle irons, or reinforced shelf pushing up against the bottom (originally the top) of the bin. As you know, they weigh a ton. Then mount the top hat right under it. I wouldn't trust the top hat to be strong enough to hold the weight of the bass bin. No sump pump allowed? It sounds like the association is full of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Keep them on the floor unless you continue the horn making something the same as the tophat for the bottom. A K-horn should be locked into all boundaries as much as possible. As soon as you raise it, unless that area is blocked off the same as the rest of the horn, that area (the raised component) is no longer a horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Duane said: shakeydeal-just sitting in the middle of the room they sound pretty good! You've found a little secret which is Khorns sound pretty good even when NOT put in the ideal perfect place. I had a pair which sat in the middle of the room beside each other and they sounded fantastic. I think more important than corner placement is so position them with nothing in between. This is a personal opinion, others know better than I, but that's what I think. If you want to let someone know you have commented on their post type the @ sign and you will see a pop-up menu with names. You have to click on the name, you can't just type it and the name will be highlighted in blue. The person will receive a Notification in the Bell icon at the top right of the forum, @Shakeydeal and @Duane. I know you are thinking to put the Khorns on solid risers but you also might try putting them on some rubber mats as well. I am thinking of those ones that hook together like a jigsaw puzzle that are a half-inch thick. You can get them cheap at Harbor Freight and you can cut them with a pair of scissors. https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=floor+mats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Those are beautiful cabinets. I am sure you will enjoy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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