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On 10/20/2024 at 4:50 PM, Tom05 said:

Patty Duke had an Identical cousin , they were matching bookends , but they were different in every way . Kathy for example enjoyed a minuet , whereas Patty enjoyed a crepe suzette ,(or something like that )and so forth  and so on . I would be inclined to compare two speakers by their sound quality and not by their looks . 🤓

 

Tom, I must admit, you're looking at this from an angle that, in my wildest imagination, is so bizarre to me it's actually enlightening. 

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On 10/20/2024 at 1:50 PM, Tom05 said:

 I would be inclined to compare two speakers by their sound quality and not by their looks . 🤓

 

 I tend to agree and have no doubt these new speakers sound "alright" with the Chiefs hands in it but the fact that the speaker appears to be a copy kind of takes away from Devon's input on the whole thing, at least to me- I wonder if he's aware of the Jensen speaker? 

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2 hours ago, jjptkd said:

 

 I tend to agree and have no doubt these new speakers sound "alright" with the Chiefs hands 

 

I didn't say anything about the sound, they were referred to as "new and exciting" and my opinion is that they are neither. In all the threads/posts I have seen (at several forums) I don't recall one Klipsch owner (or others) saying they are going buy a pair to replace their current speakers.

Yes I get that the average Klipsch owner is probably not their target.

 

2 points to consider when reading this post:

There are things I get excited about that the vast majority of those in our hobby yawn at.

I'm an idiot, so I felt the need to explain my post above; don't want the hole to get any deeper, I will stop digging now.

 

FWIW, YMMV, IMO, etc.  

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Also being this video is three years old, he pretty much had this design back then as an offering with the only difference a more modern horn then, so it’s not a new concept from him. The speaker is toward the beginning and ending in the video and I saw it in another video too from back then. Not a big deal, but he states it’s a new design, but it looks to be mostly just the small Altec horn now instead of the modern horn of the one in this video from three years ago.

 

 

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On 10/13/2024 at 8:56 AM, John Warren said:

OJAS also has a line of incense cones.  They seem to be sold-out, however.

 

Can't make this stuff up.

 

Also, why is the package shown being shown outside on the ground?  

 

 

 

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You need to purchase these with the speakers so you that you can get the real effect. 

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On 10/19/2024 at 9:44 PM, Vivi said:

 

Look, as an example, he's built sound systems that have been displayed in MoMA as an art exhibition. Last night he did a collaboration with Mercedes Benz and Moncler. I believe this weekend also saw his collaboration with NNNN being showcased at ADE. Two days, mate, and he's got countless things happening worldwide. Cool things. Things of artistic and engineering worth. It's impressive.

 

He builds his own tube amps, just like you, John. Only difference is that his ones are in Louis Vuitton stores.

 

Park the vitriol. 

 

It's been interesting reading this discussion. I live in the SF Bay Area and was lucky enough to visit the sound exhibit at SF MOMA. I had never heard an OJAS system before and spent a bit of time there. It looks quite impressive and sounded pretty good. Better than most I have heard. People seemed to be engrossed in the experience; perhaps because most had never heard horn-loaded systems and tube amp combos before.

 

My impression was that it sounded a bit sharp. I kept thinking to myself that all the expensive equipment in the world and all those hours spent building it, constructing it and each experience is so very subjective. Maybe my ears are off, but I had to leave after a while. I am really glad to have experienced it. 

 

I am not taking something away from Devon and OJAS. I have arrived at similar lessons reading the posts here from all the old school guys talking about horns, low-powered amps, second-order harmonic distortion, etc. So much knowledge being offered up and shared. 

 

Maybe it's fair to say that Devon has mastered the approach to capturing the imagination of sound hipsters and the companies that want to sell products to them. If that brings more eyeballs and interest to Klipsch, then all the better. I want this company to thrive and survive. 

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What about this speaker, is this also a copy ? We could go on and on with examples , but it’s a horn mounted to a bass reflex cabinet for crying out loud . A speaker’s ability to accurately reproduce sound is dependent on its engineering , not the shape of its ports / vents , or the color of the paint 🤓IMG_3533.thumb.jpeg.001b215e2d7659f7c7a4c11815f33744.jpeg

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2 hours ago, Tom05 said:

What about this speaker, is this also a copy ? We could go on and on with examples , but it’s a horn mounted to a bass reflex cabinet for crying out loud 🤓IMG_3533.thumb.jpeg.001b215e2d7659f7c7a4c11815f33744.jpeg

 

 This is not some artistic expression being fashioned as something new and exciting also it is not nearly an exact copy- you gotta do better man! 

 

 On that note I really couldn't care less- looks like the Chief had some fun and maybe it will turn some people onto Klipsch who may have never considered them before.

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“New”, because most people have never seen or heard a horn speaker before 

, as they are typically hidden within a cabinet and are of significant rarity. As for “Exciting”, it’s because of what a horn can offer over the common direct radiator, the superior dynamics, life like sound stage, efficiency etc . You do realize that you insult the company that provides you with this forum , the company that helped  pioneer the  development of horn speakers, the man that has continued Paul Klipsch’s fine work , the company of which is a survivor in the vintage audio world. Do you think that Jensen was the first to bolt a horn onto a bass cabinet ? Not a chance .

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15 minutes ago, Tom05 said:

You do realize that you insult the company 

 

 This new speaker appears to be almost an exact copy of the Jensen model- this is not meant as an insult but a statement of fact as can be clearly seen in the pictures posted here. If that is offensive or insulting to you that's on you 

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But it isn’t a copy, that’s the point. Remember the story about the Identical cousins?You might want to read that again. BTW there are limited ways to screw a horn on a box , how would you do it differently? Not insulted or offended , just amused 🤓

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