Moderators Travis In Austin Posted November 1, 2021 Moderators Share Posted November 1, 2021 A couple of weeks ago Roy invited about a dozen Underground* Jube owners to come to Hope and listen to the all new, soon to be released Heritage, The Jubilee as part of a very limited size** Chief Bonehead Education Class to benefit the Klipsch Museum of Audio History. This thread is for those attendees to post their thoughts, impressions, and photos and to answer any questions that may pop up from other Forum members about this new speaker system. The thread will automatically unlock on Nov. 1, 12:01 a.m. Central time. * "Underground Jube" is the official name dubbed by Roy to refer to the KHJ-LF/402 Combo that was available from 2006 until the Spring of 2021 where it was officially discontinued. ** A small, very limited size, was necessary due to Covid restrictions and concerns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted November 1, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted November 1, 2021 What a great time. Thank you @Chief bonehead for a wonderful time, letting us listen to a truly astonishing speaker. On top of that you helped raise another several thousand dollars for the Museum. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted November 1, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted November 1, 2021 Day 1 we were in two groups, this was the first session in lab on Friday. So this is: Front Row @Wardsweb @MMurg @Chief bonehead 2nd row@Ole Dollar @jwc Mark 13 Colter Hess, back row standing@guywithwine The next photo is Roy and Jessie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 The only change I would make would have made about the weekend was comments about the Jubilee would have been after the stereo demonstration. I believe opinions shaped up after the stereo demo. I would say this must be what they felt like when the Klipschorn first came out. The Jubilee is indeed state of the art in horn design. The range, cohesion, extension, and clarity was amazing. PWK is smiling. The tracks I played I knew by heart and I heard things new. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 grills are magnetic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 k693 is the official designation for the celestion? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 49 minutes ago, Schu said: grills are magnetic? Yes sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, Schu said: k693 is the official designation for the celestion? That appears to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 What a wonderful experience Linda and I had at the Chief Bonehead “Last Jubfest” class. miketn 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Grills are magnetically attached. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 LF HORN mouth bracing and the base of the Jubilee also supports the grill placement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Some pictures of Group Listening Sessions during the classes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Pictures just can’t begin to show how beautiful the “Jubilee” is in person. This pair was the first production pair made in Walnut and assembled by Roy for verification of all details before the 75th Jubilee production was to begin. The quality of the Fit and Finish of the cabinets were awesome. The K402 is painted inside and outside and is a beautiful grey. Roy said they painted approximately 20 horns before they got it to their satisfaction…!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 LF and HF connection panels. Access to the (2) 12” LF Drivers and the Ports is now through this back panel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 First jubilee video 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 The K693 HF Driver and Bracket. Also note the painted backside of the K402. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Did Chief explain the HF input? Input from amp to one pair of binding posts then shorting bars to another pair of binding posts then to driver. Couldn't that have all been done with one pair of binding posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Wish I could have made the trip but there are a limited number of trips I can afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebse2a3 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 This is Roy’s new phase plug extension for the K693 HF Driver that extends the control of the polars to approximately 19kHz when used with the K402 HF Horn. The improvement in imaging has to experienced to fully appreciate the advancement this offers. I believe their is also a patent application for the design. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Decent enough talking video goes through alot. The DSP looks nice and think both said they sound OK really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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