the real Duke Spinner Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Yes highly subjective .. Are Jubes the best given the price point.. Or .. Do 3 ways kick butt in actuality I am on the side of 3 Way, myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 If you are referring to the "underground" Jubilees (Jubilee bass bin with two K-31s and the K-402 top & DSP crossover/EQ), the answer is: Yes, the Jubilee was easily the best at its price point (between $7-8.5k over the the last 15 years or so). This is compared to both other Klipsch products and also products from other manufacturers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 You Mention the Mid-Range... No contest... in mid range, the Jubilee with a TAD4002 or Celestion axi2050. I personally wasn't that happy with the k691 if you are searching for 'air', you're gonna need to go three way, maybe. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 With respect to Klipsch speakers in particular, it's not simply that a speaker is 2-way or 3-way. In my opinion what sets Heritage (including the 2-way Jubilee) and the other 3-way Klipsch (like the 3-way Legend series and the Palladium series) apart from the 2-way Klipsch consumer lines is that more of the frequency range is covered by horn-loaded drivers. In the Klipsch consumer lines of speakers, most of the 2-way speakers hand off from horns to cones in the range of 1200 Hz to as high as 2500 Hz. In contrast, the consumer line 3-way speakers (that are not fully horn-loaded) transition from horns to cones in a range of like 500 Hz to 850 Hz. This means that the consumer 3-way and fully horn-loaded speakers will have less distortion in the critical lower and middle region of the mid-range frequencies where the bulk of the musical and vocal action is. To my ears the 3-way Klipsch consumer speakers and the fully-horn-loaded ones (whether 3-way or 2-way like the Jubilee) sound more effortless, cleaner, less veiled, and more accurate in the mid-range. The Jubilee has the lowest distortion of all Klipsch home speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 yep 3 ways rock ......the Commercial pro Cinema KPT Jube was a 3 way , and even the TSCM 3 way speaker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 4 hours ago, the real Duke Spinner said: Yes highly subjective .. Are Jubes the best given the price point.. Or .. Do 3 ways kick butt in actuality I am on the side of 3 Way, myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 minute ago, 001 said: yep 3 ways rock ......the Commercial pro Cinema KPT Jube was a 3 way , and even the TSCM 3 way speaker Roy has said on numerous occasions that the 3-way Jubilee was only needed for getting higher SPL in cinemas that required it. It was the same with the larger number of "ways" in any of the cinema systems. It would not be needed in a home environment. He even mentioned that again in this recent interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIy4YzgPEQw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, MMurg said: Roy has said on numerous occasions that the 3-way Jubilee was only needed for getting higher SPL in cinemas that required it. It was the same with the larger number of "ways" in any of the cinema systems. It would not be needed in a home environment. He even mentioned that again in this recent interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIy4YzgPEQw. I agree with a 2 way design if you are using the Axi 2050 which a super combination + DSP , but with the Base Jube K-691 and a passive setup , I would go 3 way solely because of the lK-691 which needs that extra sparkle up on top . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, MMurg said: Roy has said on numerous occasions that the 3-way Jubilee was only needed for getting higher SPL in cinemas that required it. It was the same with the larger number of "ways" in any of the cinema systems. It would not be needed in a home environment. :rollseyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, MMurg said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIy4YzgPEQw. tx for the link , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 3 hours ago, 001 said: I agree with a 2 way design if you are using the Axi 2050 which a super combination + DSP , but with the Base Jube K-691 and a passive setup , I would go 3 way solely because of the lK-691 which needs that extra sparkle up on top . Isn't the tweeter driver on the 3-way KPT-JUBILEE/535-B the K-691? If so, you will not really get anymore top end extension from the 3-way cinema Jubilee than you will from the stock Underground Jubilee. I agree that the K-691 doesn't have the greatest top end but that wasn't the point. The point Roy was making was between the stock 2-way and 3-way old-style Jubilee that the main difference is more SPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, MMurg said: Isn't the tweeter driver on the 3-way KPT-JUBILEE/535-B the K-691? yeah ,I forget the k-1133 midrange combo with the k-691, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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