Robert Gervais Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 6:33 PM, Heritage_Head said: I have experience in klipsch pro audio (I had 3KPT904s behind a screen for some time)…. as much work as I have done on the la scala (i’ve upgraded every driver and the crossover) …they are still not 510s… I still have your 3 KPT904s! Blow me away every day! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 26 minutes ago, Robert Gervais said: I still have your 3 KPT904s! Blow me away every day! Great to hear from you man! Glad you hear you’re still loving them. 904s are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Heritage_Head said: i’m not positive but I think it’s plywood on the pro stuff, there are 2 versions of the Ki-396 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 1 hour ago, OO1 said: there are 2 versions of the Ki-396 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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geoff. Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 These puppies have 16 fly points, you unscrew a bolt and screw in an eye hook. No WAY MDF is prudent for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 1 hour ago, OO1 said: there are 2 versions of the Ki-396 What are the other ones? Do you have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 @Heritage_Head, what finish did you order?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, geoff. said: @Heritage_Head, what finish did you order?! The normal black… I asked about the plain raw birch. he said it’s pretty bad. It’s nothing like what the picture looks like and highly recommended not going that route. That’s probably what I would’ve gotten had he not talked me out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Heritage_Head said: What are the other ones? .call Paducah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Whew… glad to hear raw birch is not all they’re cracked up to be. I would always have wondered. Had I been in the unlikely position to order “new”, I would have been leaning hard in that direction too! The big black grill and 16 black bolts (and one big screw right in the middle on the top) probably make for an odd spectacle. Did Cory add any suggestions about a stand, whether it be screw in bolts or something more elaborate? As they come, they don’t sit flush on the floor and you won’t want to scuff up the new cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, OO1 said: . Paducah special ... " we offer a custom version for home use. We delete the flypoints mentioned above, build it out of MDF instead of plywood, use large rubber feet on the bottom, and finish it with the matte black finish that was found on the Forte III special editions. These are not stocked, must be custom built. " Oh yea I saw that on there website . I didn’t notice the MDF part 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, OO1 said: .call Paducah Thats who I bought them from 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, geoff. said: Whew… glad to hear raw birch is not all they’re cracked up to be. I would always have wondered. Had I been in the unlikely position to order “new”, I would have been leaning hard in that direction too! The big black grill and 16 black bolts (and one big screw right in the middle on the top) probably make for an odd spectacle. Did Cory add any suggestions about a stand, whether it be screw in bolts or something more elaborate? As they come, they don’t sit flush on the floor and you won’t want to scuff up the new cabinets. No I didn’t ask him about that. I have carpet….but I still will probably get some rubber feet for them (from Amazon or something). What do the bottoms look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Heritage_Head said: Thats who I bought them from 👍 they offer a custom MDF version of the Ki-396 , same internals as the Pro version , but without fly points , big rubber feet , same finish as the Special Edition Forte III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, OO1 said: they offer a custom MDF version of the Ki-396 , same internals as the Pro version , but without fly points , big rubber feet , same finish as the Special Edition Forte III Me personally I don’t want to lose much bang for buck (paying a lot more for a more expensive finish). So I didn’t really consider that when I read it. The raw birch was only a few dollars more so I considered that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 It’s too bad they didn’t have pictures though. I would like to see what those would look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 raw birch is absolutely stunning . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, OO1 said: raw birch is absolutely stunning Have you seen them in person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 The guy made it sound, and I’m not quoting word for word here but I think he said something like “ if you were to go to Menards and buy some random plywood” it would look like that. 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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