redtop Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Well HornED fans, I got it done. Converted the KG3.5 Floorstanding to a center. Picture attached.... I am VERY pleased with the results and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in a "seamless" sound across the front of your HT. To my ear it really added a lot of detail and made the "sweet spot" much larger. It is well worth the effort! Kudos to HornED who encouraged this project and offered patient support to me, a newbie to speaker re-construction. And thanks to all who answered my questions as I approached this project with fear and trepidation.... How's that song go? "Heaven, I'm in Heaven......." Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Nice work. It's very encouraging to see the members working to get the most out of their systems, and not accepting the conventional solutions. This is my project for my HT - the Academy is really inadequate for my usage; I would love a Belle or modified Cornwall at center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Looks good Brad. Enjoy!!! JM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Very nice job indeed. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwatkins Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Nice - I know the feeling of getting the center working much better. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwatkins Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Nice - I know the feeling of getting the center working much better. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 When I went from a KV-4 to a La Scala the difference was astounding! The front sound is seamless and with tons of power reserves the dynamics are amazing. The DBX BX-1 while being a very powerful amplifier rated @ 400W per channel runs Class A up to about 30 watts or more and I can assure you that it never even reaches that level. What a difference when the speakers are timbre matched as closely as possible. The LWE-I's that I use use the same drivers as the Cornwall minus the horn midrange and there efficiency is around 96-98db @ 1W@1M so the front effects speakers blend in very nicely as well. Congrats on a job well done, it looks very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Groff Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 ---------------- On 2/6/2003 2:16:35 PM redtop wrote: Well HornED fans, I got it done. Converted the KG3.5 Floorstanding to a center. Picture attached.... I am VERY pleased with the results and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in a "seamless" sound across the front of your HT. To my ear it really added a lot of detail and made the "sweet spot" much larger. It is well worth the effort! Kudos to HornED who encouraged this project and offered patient support to me, a newbie to speaker re-construction. And thanks to all who answered my questions as I approached this project with fear and trepidation.... How's that song go? "Heaven, I'm in Heaven......." Brad ---------------- FanTasTic, Brad!!!!! After following the threads on this, my intentions are to HornEd an RF-7. The logic for this seems sound, and with a guy like HornEd advocating it, what could go wrong? Glad to see how nice your conversion looked and hear how great it sounds! Gordon HonrnEd center wannabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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