Later model Klipschorn Setup for Newbies

[Schu]

Actually, I think the Japanese ones I've seen are worse.

[OO1]

1 hour ago, jimjimbo said:

No, they're not.

 no comparison with digital ,  way better sound -

[Travis In Austin]

KLIPSCHORN ("KHORN") SPEAKER CONNECTION HELP AND ADVICE (Simplified)

 

If you are the owner of a newer set of Klipschorn speakers (AK-5, or AK-6) and are having difficulty connecting your new speakers the following information may be helpful to you.

1. Did you purchase your speakers from an authorized Klipsch dealer? If yes, call your dealer for help, that's what they are there for. If you called your dealer and they didn't have an answer . . . well we can save that for another day. If no, go to No. 2.
2. Have you read the instruction manual? If No, that's your problem, you are one of those people who think you know just enough to skip the directions. Go back, read the directions, study the diagrams, then get back to us in two or three days to tell us how they sound. If yes, you read the directions, do you have them hooked up exactly like the diagrams on page _____ of the manual (including the jumpers between the "LF" and "_____" posts? If yes, then send us a photo of the connections and we will let you know if that's your issue or something else
3. You don't have a manual? Why didn't you just say so? Go to Klipsch.com, then Heritage Speakers, go to your model of speaker, find "Downloads" get your manual and read it, look at diagrams and if you have any questions, start at No. 1 above.

[Schu]

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[MicroMara]

 

Connecting the cables of the Klipsch AK 6  Single Wire Cable   (left as well as right speaker)

1. Place the top cabinet of the AK 6 congruently on the bass cabinet.
2. Now remove the side panel, underneath you will find the connection terminals.
3. Now connect the tweeter horn with the plus and minus cable to the tweeter output terminal in phase. (Red to Red & Black to Black)
4. Then connect the midrange horn to the midrange output terminal using the plus and minus (Red to Red & Black to Black) to the midrange output terminal.
5. Now connect the enclosed cable jumpers L - to H - , then L + to H + .
6. Now connect the speaker cable with the positive phase to H + pole.. Then connect the negative phase of the speaker cable to H - pole.
7. Finally, now connect the speaker cable to the power section of your amplifier. Red to the + phase & black to the - phase.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection of the cables for the Klipsch AK 6   Single > Bi-wire cable  ( left and right speaker )

 

1. Place the top cabinet of the AK 6 congruently on the bass cabinet.
2. Now remove the side panel, underneath are the connection terminals.
3. Now connect the tweeter horn with the plus and minus cable to the tweeter output terminal in phase. (Red to Red & Black to Black)
4. Then connect the midrange horn to the midrange output terminal with the plus and minus cable. (Red to Red & Black to Black) to the midrange output terminal.
5. Do not connect or use the enclosed or already connected cable jumpers.
6. Now connect the BI Wire + phase cable ends to the terminal at H + pole & L+pole.
7. Now connect the BI Wire - Phase cable ends at the terminal to H + pole & H + pole.
8. Now connect the Single Wire + Phase cable ends to the + pole of the power amplifier of your amplifier, finally connect the Single Wire - Phase to the power section of your amplifier.   

 

Connecting the cables of the Klipsch AK 6 > Bi Amping   ( left and right speaker )

 

1. Place the top cabinet of the AK 6 congruently on the bass cabinet.
2. Now remove the side panel, underneath are the connection terminals.
3. Now connect the tweeter horn with the plus and minus cable to the tweeter output terminal in phase. (Red to Red & Black to Black)
4. Then connect the midrange horn to the midrange output terminal with the plus and minus cable. (Red to Red & Black to Black) to the midrange output terminal.
5. Do not connect or use the included or already connected cable jumpers.
6. Connect the first amplifier output stage with the single wire + phase to the H + terminal and the single wire - phase to the H - terminal of the terminal.
7. Now connect the second amplifier output stage with the single wire + phase to the L+ pole and the single wire - phase to the L- pole of the terminal.   

 

Hope that´s right . Any corrections might be welcome ........Even Germans can´t know everything ...LOL ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Marvel]

Those diagrams make it rather fool proof.  Perhaps we should have some made for the older style crossovers.

 

(I have to write up documentation for the IT department where I work. I include screenshots of the setup process as well as text directions. It's tedious and time consuming, but it pays off. Even when I have to install/setup something I haven't done in a while.)

 

[ClaudeJ1]

On 11/30/2020 at 4:36 PM, ClaudeJ1 said:

Bi amping is only good if you don't go through passive components or you need Stupid Loud watts to burn up your voice coils.

Otherwise, if you are an amplifier guy, who wants to get the best of both worlds: You can have Tubes on the top end and class D on the bottom end, as recommended to me by Saul Marantz himself back in 1976. That would be the only Technical reason to do bi-amping. Sweet top end and powerful bottom end. 

[YK Thom]

It does look a bit confusing when you first look at it. Most people are going to be looking for a standard set of binding posts. There really aren't too many two piece speakers on the market.

[MicroMara]

Back to the Topic . How to connect Klipsch La Scala AL 5

 

 

 

 

Connecting the cables of the Klipsch La Scala AL 5  > Single Wire Cable

 

(left as well as right speaker)

 

Connect the bass driver speaker cable to the terminal located on the bottom of the top cabinet . Red to red and black to black.
Now place the top of the AL 5 congruently on the bass cabinet.
Now connect the plus and minus phases of the terminal located on the rear side of the top cabinet with the enclosed cable jumpers. L - to H - , then L + to H + .
Now connect the speaker cable to the terminal with the positive phase to L - . Then connect the negative phase of the speaker cable to L + .
Finally, now connect the speaker cable to the power amplifier of your amplifier. Red to the + phase & black to the - phase.

 

 

 

 

 

Connection of the cables for the Klipsch LaScala AL 5  Single > Bi-wire cable

 

( left as well as right speaker )

 

Connect the bass driver speaker cable to the terminal located on the bottom of the top cabinet. Red to red and black to black.
Now place the top of the AL 5 congruently on the bass cabinet.
Now remove the cable jumpers attached to the terminal on the rear side from the top cabinet
Now connect the BI Wire + Phase cable ends of your speaker cable to the terminal at L + & H+.
Now connect the BI Wire - Phase cable ends of your speaker cable to L - & H - on the terminal.
Now connect the speaker cable Single Wire + Phase cable ends to the + pole of the power amplifier of your amplifier.

Finally connect now the Single Wire - Phase to the power amplifier of your amplifier.   

 

 

 

Connection of the cables for the Klipsch LaScala AL 5 > Bi Amping

 

( left and right speaker )

 

Connect the speaker cable of the bass driver to the terminal located on the bottom of the top cabinet . Red to red and black to black.
Now place the top cabinet of the AL 5 congruently on the bass cabinet.
Now remove the cable jumpers attached to the terminal on the rear side of the top cabinet
Connect the first power amplifier with the Single Wire + phase to the L + pole and the Single Wire - phase to the L - pole of the terminal.
Now connect the second power amplifier with the Single Wire + phase to the H+ pole and the Single Wire - phase to the H- pole of the terminal.  

 

Any corrections might be welcome. I´m not perfect ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MicroMara]

I´wondering right now whether I made a mistake or whether the drawing for Bi Amping has a failure . The drawing shows that Amplifer 1 should be connected with the dark wire from Amp + to Terminal H -  and bright Wire from Amp - to H + . Amplifer 2 is connected like it should be + to L + and - to L -