ka7niq Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I lived in Seattle back in the 80's. My best friend Mark owns Definitive Audio, and they were Levinson Dealers. Mark Levinson came to town, and I was invited by my friend Mark to join him and Mark Levinson at the Space Needle for dinner. I sat right next to Mark Levinson, and I asked him "Mark, what are the ultimate speakers one can buy" He thought for a minute, and to my great surprise he said "Klipschorns" ! He told me you need to use equalization with them, and also told me you need to get the tweeters out of them, and turn them vertical, for best imaging. His answer surprised me, but I have never forgot what he told me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I love my Klipschorns just as they came from the factory, sounding jut amazing. I wonder why he said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, pallpoul said: was he drinking at the time? 😀 Must have been the altitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka7niq Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 3 hours ago, pallpoul said: I love my Klipschorns just as they came from the factory, sounding jut amazing. I wonder why he said that. I don't know but maybe because he makes that balls to the walls equalizer called The Audio Pallet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I need to meet this guy.Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 4 hours ago, ka7niq said: I lived in Seattle back in the 80's. My best friend Mark owns Definitive Audio, and they were Levinson Dealers. Mark Levinson came to town, and I was invited by my friend Mark to join him and Mark Levinson at the Space Needle for dinner. I sat right next to Mark Levinson, and I asked him "Mark, what are the ultimate speakers one can buy" He thought for a minute, and to my great surprise he said "Klipschorns" ! He told me you need to use equalization with them, and also told me you need to get the tweeters out of them, and turn them vertical, for best imaging. His answer surprised me, but I have never forgot what he told me. klipsch had the Cornwall Vertical series which mounted the tweeter vertically , and older Klipschorn speakers also mounted the EV T35 tweeter vertically , so Mark Levinson seems to have preferred to position the tweeter alike the older klipsch designs- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka7niq Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, RandyH said: klipsch had the Cornwall Vertical series which mounted the tweeter vertically , and older Klipschorn speakers also mounted the EV T35 tweeter vertically , so Mark Levinson seems to have preferred to position the tweeter alike the older klipsch designs- The Vertical Tweeter makes them image better. I have heard Vertical Cornwalls, and they image better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka7niq Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 19 hours ago, pallpoul said: I love my Klipschorns just as they came from the factory, sounding jut amazing. I wonder why he said that. I don't know, but I was surprised he said that. My friends store sold Mark Levinson stuff, but they were not a Klipsch dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Levinson was married to Kim Cattrall. Obviously a man of culture and good taste. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka7niq Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, richieb said: Levinson was married to Kim Cattrall. Obviously a man of culture and good taste. Yes, but realize he no longer owns Levinson. Many years ago Sandy Berlin took it over, then sold it to Harman International. I do not hold Mark Levinson in the same regard as Saul Marantz, or even David Hafler. Both Marantz and Hafler designed their own stuff. Levinson hired designers, first John Curl, then Tom Colangelo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickD Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 7:05 PM, ka7niq said: The Vertical Tweeter makes them image better. I have heard Vertical Cornwalls, and they image better. I am in the process of modding my '87 Khorns, I installed Greg's V-Trac mid-range horns, DaveA's SMAHL v2 tweeter lenses w/ DE-120 drivers. Waiting on BMS 4592s and ALK ES crossovers. I ordered the V-TracII with the motorboard cut for Beyma CP25s. I added a 1/4" piece of plywood to the motorboard cut to fit the SMAHLs. All I need to do is rotate the adapters 45 degrees to mount the tweeters vertically. I'll have to give it a try and see what the result is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I think ALK did tests with Dave Harris' eliptrac tweeters and determined horizontal was the way to go. But then again that was with Dave's not Dave's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka7niq Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 hours ago, babadono said: I think ALK did tests with Dave Harris' eliptrac tweeters and determined horizontal was the way to go. But then again that was with Dave's not Dave's Every tweeter is different. I have owned both Vertical and Regular Cornwalls, and there was absolutely no comparison as far as imaging goes. The Vertical Cornwalls imaged much better. However, this comes at the expense of a smaller sweet spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 EV said to mount them verticle... Less cabinet space/ material being horizontal, so it would save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 11:35 AM, richieb said: Levinson was married to Kim Cattrall. Obviously a man of culture and good taste. Award for best joke of the day!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 6:43 PM, ka7niq said: Every tweeter is different. Roger. But Dave Harris' eliptrac and DaveA's SMAHL are similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtr20 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Has anyone here heard Mark Levinson gear with Klipsch speakers? I know some gear just doesn't pair well with Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llem Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 David Mancuso was using Ml and Klipschorns at the famous Loft parties in Nyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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