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.... 🫰 2 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...
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