jdm56 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 or maybe not! i'll try again later when im awake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 ok, how about this one? (right k-horn and equip. cabinet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 closer-up of cabinet and sony baloney (sorry for the low res - slow connection, ya know.)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 belle. ain't she purty? i apologize for being to stupid to send more than one pic per post. hey, it is 3 in the morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edster00 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 James, That is a great looking room as well as a beautiful Belle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 She's a lovely addition, looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregorius Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Looks fantastic! I wish I had a large room like that and a Belle to go with my Khorns. Oh well maybe someday. Regards, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 JDM, that is a beautiful setup indeed. The georgeous Belle in the center nook (was that specifically built for her?), flanked by Klipsch's best! I can imagine it sounds as wonderful as it looks...like in '80 when a friend of our family showed us his 4 Khorns (one in each corner of his music room), each pair powered by 2 Carver M-500t power amps! I will never forget how that arrangement sounded, and i'll bet your system sounds just about the same! Congrats on a having a wonderful panoramic room full of Klipsch sound! You must be proud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOZ Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 JDM, Looks wonderful, especially the belle in its own nook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 15, 2003 Author Share Posted February 15, 2003 ---------------- On 2/14/2003 1:56:35 PM jt1stcav wrote: ...Belle in the center nook (was that specifically built for her...---------------- jt, yes, the nook was meant just for the belle. We finished the house in the fall of '99, so it's been over a three year wait to finally get her. I tried for over a year to find a used OOBK for sale, but nothing ever panned out. Then after finally knuckling under and deciding to buy a new one, production was halted, which began another year-plus of waiting for manufacturing of heritage speakers to start again. Then when production did start, it was a little over nine more months before she was finally delivered to the dealer. On the positive side, Kief's A/V of Lawrence, KS did stick with the old, pre price increse sale price, so I basically got it for 1/2 of what one new belle klipsch lists for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 Jim Nice Room Nice Speaker. Overall - VERY VERY Nice. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 18, 2003 Author Share Posted February 18, 2003 Thanks to all for the nice comments. I'll post some higher-res. pictures later. -Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJT Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 JD, beautiful setup and room, looks like the Belle was worth the wait. Were you ever tempted to use a third Klipschorn for a center, with false corners? Joe T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 congrats jim! how does it sound? warm regards, tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vavoline Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 JDM, What a wonderful set-up! I suppose all good things (in Oiled Oak) do in fact come to those who wait. And lord knows you did some serious waiting for Belle. Congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 Joe, When I got the cornerhorns, I wasn't really thinking ahead that far. And then when we decided to build the house and I planned the music room, I did consider a third k-horn, but I figured it would be really hard to find a single that would be even close to a match, and with those, you need a good match on the grain, because there is so much wood on the front.; Not so with the belle. As it turned out, I could never even find a single belle in o/o, so I can't think I'd have found a klipschorn, either. Another negative to the third k-horn is that I would have had to make a much deeper nook in the front wall of the music room, which is only 16x18.5 now. I did not really consider false corners at that point, though If I were doing it again, I would definitely give that option some serious thought. I just wasn't far enopugh along in "klipschology" to consider it five years ago. Sunnysal, Hi again! The sound of the belle in my rig is still a work in progress. My passive decoder does not allow me to bring the level quite up to that of the cornerhorns, but it still does add some desirable center fill. I won't be able to really let her shine until I upgrade to a dplII receiver and SACD/DVD-A. fwiw, I have run my Stereophile test CD's through her and the bass response in my room was deeper than I expected. Also, the response through the midrange was +/- 1.5db from 250hz to 2500hz! Not too shabby, eh? Actually a bit better than the cornerhorns, too. They come in +/- 2db over the same span of frequencies. Again, not too bad for "antiques" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Hey James - Looks nice...very nice indeed! Having been on this forum for as long as I have, I remember all your "anguish" posts and a vent or two. Couple of questions if you don't mind. Is your room just for music or do you plan for it to serve HT duty? Also, what are the dimensions of your room? TIA Tom Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 27, 2003 Author Share Posted February 27, 2003 Hi Tom, Thank you, and yes, the room is being used for music only, although I did try to allow for the possibility of video at some point. Right now, my humble video rig is in the family room. Having the belle set back in that little niche would permit a perforated screen in front, or else I could put the belle on the floor and do a "tabletop" rear projector above it. Either way, the niche keeps everything in the middle from sticking out so much that there might be a strong reflection off of it from the cornerhorns output. The rooms dimensions are 18.5 x 16.0 x 8.67. A little on the small side for all that hornage, but I was kinda limited by the basement ceiling height (at least, if I wanted to keep the room modes fairly evenly distributed) and by other things we wanted to include in the basement (family room, playroom, guest bedr., bath, office and lots of closets). Ideally, I would rather have the music or HT room on the main level, so I could have a 10 or 12' ceiling, but that just didn't fit our budget. Ya do get a lot of bang for the buck with a full basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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