homatose Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Just a few more hours and we'll see if the wife repels them from the home.... 🫰 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 5 hours ago, homatose said: Just a few more hours and we'll see if the wife repels them from the home.... Looking forward to hearing your impressions- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homatose Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 My first impressions are great. I did not get a chance to run ARC or clear settings but will in the next few days. If only swmbo was similarly enthusiastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homatose Posted Wednesday at 10:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:47 PM ... a few moments later... I am super impressed with the KI-396, and overwhelmed by the encompassing live-like sound these can output. Even before running ARC, I had a smile on my face and after running ARC the smile is even larger. Coming from a pair of electrostats that gave me some trouble over the past almost 20 years of ownership, these are a real treat and check many of the boxes. It also helps that they are nowhere near as fragile. Here is one channel of result of running ARC (red is sweep, green is correction, black line is target curve). I can always tinker with this later. Only complaint and this may go away with time (not sure) is the skunk stripe down the foam backing on the grill. If it still bothers me with time I'll replace it with something less "shiny." Worse in person than it is in the photo, but a reminder these are pro-level cabinets. cheers all! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homatose Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Oh I should mention setup. PC connected to Anthem MRX720, power from a pair of VTV Hypex NC1200 monoblocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted Wednesday at 11:45 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:45 PM skunk stripe? what up wit dat? Never seen it on any other pair. It can't be cleaned/removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homatose Posted Thursday at 01:27 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:27 AM 1 hour ago, babadono said: skunk stripe? what up wit dat? Never seen it on any other pair. It can't be cleaned/removed? To be honest, I have no idea; they arrived like this. While it's strange to remove a grill to wash something that's brand new I'm not opposed to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted Thursday at 01:56 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:56 AM Sounds good... enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted Thursday at 05:00 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:00 PM @Chief bonehead , Roy is it Ok for @homatose to wash his 396 grills? Any idea what the white stripe is from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted Thursday at 05:05 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:05 PM BTW I heard a pair of these at a friends home. He had added a tweeter for a little more high frequency "sparkle". They were paired with a 684 sub. Sounded excellent, especially for a garage system. As Roy would say "they sound OK". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted Sunday at 01:55 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 01:55 AM On 5/1/2024 at 5:47 PM, homatose said: ... a few moments later... I am super impressed with the KI-396, and overwhelmed by the encompassing live-like sound these can output. Even before running ARC, I had a smile on my face and after running ARC the smile is even larger. Coming from a pair of electrostats that gave me some trouble over the past almost 20 years of ownership, these are a real treat and check many of the boxes. It also helps that they are nowhere near as fragile. Here is one channel of result of running ARC (red is sweep, green is correction, black line is target curve). I can always tinker with this later. Only complaint and this may go away with time (not sure) is the skunk stripe down the foam backing on the grill. If it still bothers me with time I'll replace it with something less "shiny." Worse in person than it is in the photo, but a reminder these are pro-level cabinets. cheers all! They came this way brand new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted Sunday at 01:58 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 01:58 AM On 5/1/2024 at 8:27 PM, homatose said: To be honest, I have no idea; they arrived like this. While it's strange to remove a grill to wash something that's brand new I'm not opposed to it. Is it just one of the speakers?…. I would return it personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Chief bonehead Posted Sunday at 05:04 AM Klipsch Employees Share Posted Sunday at 05:04 AM On 5/2/2024 at 12:00 PM, babadono said: @Chief bonehead , Roy is it Ok for @homatose to wash his 396 grills? Any idea what the white stripe is from? I have never seen that. It should be okay to wash the foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted Sunday at 11:45 AM Share Posted Sunday at 11:45 AM 9 hours ago, Heritage_Head said: Is it just one of the speakers?…. I would return it personally. I would pull the grill cover to make sure nothing bled through to the drivers if its just the foam that's an easy fix either wash it or a little paint if need be. Not sure it would be worth the hassle and expense of returning the whole speaker(s) for just the foam / grills, for me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago On 5/5/2024 at 6:45 AM, jjptkd said: I would pull the grill cover to make sure nothing bled through to the drivers if its just the foam that's an easy fix either wash it or a little paint if need be. Not sure it would be worth the hassle and expense of returning the whole speaker(s) for just the foam / grills, for me anyway. Return the grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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