Which is the nicest heritage speaker

[m00n]

Still kinda eyeing the heritage line and was just curious as to which was the nicest.

[nak]

lol moon , the k-horn =] the chorus II's are a good find along with the belle, forte II's are an excellent stand alone speaker also

[Colin]

the bigger, the better = Khorns ...

[fini]

The Klipschorn sounds the best, but it knows it, and as such is a bit stuffy and full of itself...not nice (if you mean, like, friendly). My Cornwalls are very courteous.

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[DeanG Crossovers]

Tough for most to find two perfect corners for the K-horns, especially now, with everyone putting windows adjacent to most corners.

If I ever make such an insane move, I would probably go for the Belles.

[HDBRbuilder]

The K-horns are the "big dog" of all the Klipsch home speakers...and if you don't have corners for them you can always build some false corners to put them into...no big deal!! Everything that Klipsch has ever produced for the home has been an attempt to provide a sound as close to the k-horn as possible but in a different package...that, in itself, makes the k-horn the "King of Klipsch"!!

[DeanG Crossovers]

HR -- have you ever heard the Jubilee, or have you ever talked to anyone that has?

Having lived around those squawkers for so long, I'm interested in what you think.

[HDBRbuilder]

I heard the Jubilee back in May down in Hope...Jim Hunter hooked up one for me at the lab to listen to when I was there visiting. It sounded great...BUT I was NOT able to do an A/B against a k-horn...AND I was only able to hear a monaural play of the Jubilee...so it is difficult to assign any real comparison of it to the venerable k-horn.

[m00n]

So is the khorn the same speaker as the klipschorn?

[skonopa]

m00n asked:

So is the khorn the same speaker as the klipschorn?

Yes, khorn is just simply a shorted form of the word klipschorn.

[Audio Flynn]

K Horns are cool I just would never have the corect room.

Belles I think sound great but are kind of wide bodies.

After 2 weeks I cannot see ever getting rid of my Chorus II.

None are poor choices just different experiences.

Rick

[Jim Cornell]

I have k-horns, as we know, they are the best sounding! BUT

My honest opinion is the belles look the best!

And placement in some cases are easier!

If i were to come across a set of belles for a good deal, and if i had the money id pick them up!

Regards Jim

Flynn

Those are nice arent they, enjoy them!

I still have no takers on the 4 chorus 1s here!

[Malcolm]

IMHO Klipschorn with K-77-M and K-55-M in an appropriate room are the best sounding. Some prefer the older ones with University squawker and tweeter. But for me Heresy is best for the room I have them in.

[IndyKlipschFan]

Well I have owned, or still have the K horns, La Scala's, Cornwalls, Heresy's but only heard in two applications the Belles. That said.....

Over all best speaker. By far a no brainer. K horns (Klipschorns). Placed in a medium to large room nothing like it IMO. You just experience the music through your soul at any volume level.

Belles, La Scales flip a coin and application. Maybe a slight edge to the larger mid horn because it is bigger on the La Scala's.

Best overall deal? The Cornwall I's. No comparison if your looking for "classic" Klipsch sound, full range, deep detail, and breathtaking dynamics. If your new to klipsch look into a Heresy although with today's music it might lack a little on the bottom end to be honest but has the same Mid / Hi End Klipsch feel.

Just my 2 cents.

[m00n]

So three more questions here.

1) What makes the KHorns so nice?

2) What is the ideal room size/dimensions for the KHorn?

3) How much are KHorns brand new?

[Istari]

1) Their design and of course the little bit of soul that Paul put into it.

2) Paul had an equation of 27'wide, 17' deep and 10' height for the perfect room. It was based on the "Golden Means Ratio". The diagonal of this room would be 32' which would allow the full propagation of a 32hz sound pressure wave. Kornerhorns would be placed along the long wall.

3) $7500.00 msrp.

[erikjohn]

Cool, my new HT rommwill be 30'x25'x9.25' so I'm ballpark with Paul's theroy. My diagonal is a mere 7' more.

They finished my block walls today, I'm pumped.

EJ

[Malcolm]

The main thing that makes Klipschorns so nice is the horn loaded woofer. A horn loaded design is capable of achieving lower distortion that other typical designs.

[Dale W]

without question the belle is the most universal of the heritage line up.The khorn needs a corner and is large , the lascala does'nt match any decor. But the belle is a very nice sounding piece of furniture.Just my "opinion" guys don't get all crazy on me. LOL

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[boa12]

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On 11/4/2002 4:38:34 PM The Hobbit wrote:

1) Their design and of course the little bit of soul that Paul put into it.

2) Paul had an equation of 27'wide, 17' deep and 10' height for the perfect room. It was based on the "Golden Means Ratio". The diagonal of this room would be 32' which would allow the full propagation of a 32hz sound pressure wave. Kornerhorns would be placed along the long wall.

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"Kornerhorns would be placed along the long wall."

i've seen this in my old cornwall/heritage manual. though it seems many, including myself because of the space constraints & room config, put their mains on the short wall in the more rectangular room.

wonder which is generally the best way to go for a 5.1+ speaker set-up. most likely some trade-offs there. may have to look into it further if I ever get any placement flexibility.