mandi Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Well, I was Klipsch poor two months ago and know I have a great setup that folks love. But, I want Khorns, but why do I want them? Because they make a statement, look good and sound good, but I want them. So why do you have or want yours?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackBurner Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I know why i bought mine , but i fear a lot of folks don't have a clue as to the nature of these beasts or how to properly set up a system. khorns can sound 10 out of 10 when setup properly and 2 out of 10 when not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBusa Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I got mine so I can answer all the "what the hell are those things?" questions from people who see them for the 1st time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Same reason I though I had to have my belles. I though I could not take another breath without having a set. I was like a fish out of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 They were the sound I wanted in the 60s, & still. SSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I want them because they are the ultimate furniture accesory, and one of the best sounding speakers on the planet to boot! Who wants speakers that are invisible, when you can have speakers that are conversation pieces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornEd Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 The classic Klipschorn was patented in 1948... and fifty-six years later its being essentially hand-built in Hope. That's the longest run of a loudspeaker in audio history... or so I've been told. Owning a bona fide Classic has a mystique of its own... but owning one that replicates the essential character of symphony with horn clarity makes a Klipschorn a joy beyond. When Mr. Paul became fascinated with the Bell Labs "three-channel stereo" concept, he put two Klipschorns in the corner and invented the LaScala to fill in the middle as a non-corner loaded horn. The first Mrs. B. Klipsch was not impressed with the visual effect... and, so, Mr. Paul whittled and fiddled until he came up with the spruced up Belle Klipsch... which just happened to be his wife's name. Listening to a symphonic concert with the same set-up as Mr. Paul had in his own home until his dying day gives extra dimension to the classic loudspeaker built in an Arkansas shed by a classic maverick with a yellow button for a wayward would-be audiophile. Good night Mr. Paul, somewhere in the world, there must always be a Klipschorn singing your praises in abstentia. =HornEd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartdude Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I might look into them (or one of the other big boys) but Im afraid, even with 2700 sq ft of house, I have no real good location for them. (though if I found some for a great price, I would be forced to get them and put them somewhere) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 You know, as big as Klipschorns are, I'm guessing they'd make less of a visual impact being in the corners than, say, my Cornwalls. It kind of gives the corners a purpose in life. I have two good corners, therefore I want Klipschorns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 ---------------- On 2/23/2004 11:40:49 PM fini wrote: You know, as big as Klipschorns are, I'm guessing they'd make less of a visual impact being in the corners than, say, my Cornwalls. It kind of gives the corners a purpose in life. I have two good corners, therefore I want Klipschorns! ---------------- Which is why I so badly want K-Horns for my basement HT - I'm going to have 4 good corners. The other three in my 7.1 will have to be Belles or LaScalas - but dammit I want K-Horns in my corners! If I wanted something unobtrusive, fer chrissakes I can buy Triad In-Wall speakers at dealer cost. My wife and I already have a fundamental understanding that, when I build the basement HT, it's my baby, I do what I want with it, as long as she still has her upstairs living room to be relatively equipment-free. We have a 20" TV up there with a DVD player and a VCR. That's it. Downstairs will be my domain, and I will fill it with whatever monstrosities I choose to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawk92 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Why do people want them? Because they are the best. I heard my first pair at 18, and never thought I'd be able to afford them. Then, after being reintroduced to them a couple years ago in Hope, I knew I needed to get a pair. About a year later, I did, and marvel at their sound every time I turn them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I want something that can suspend disbelief.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Mainly because they have heard them before and have never been able to get that impression out of their head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 First impressions will last a life time. A properly set up pair of Khorn`s driven by Mcintosh spinning BOSTON in the 77-78 era will put you on a path to try to get that special sound at home. Not there yet but getting close; Heresy`s and LaScala`s come close but still not the magic. I will have to keep my eyes open for a set of Belles and Khorns and of course Mcintosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBusa Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I think that a single person should not be able to lift one of their speakers alone. I got mine because I couldn't lift them by myself. They're not real speakers if you can lift them alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khorn58 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 BigBusa, Guess my old khorns arent real as I can lift them alone. I have moved my khorn sevrel times all by myself. but I use to have a horn loaded live sound sytem and learn how to lift big speaker alone. Hell the khorn are small compared to myn old horn loaded bass bins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale A B Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Well, me says you gotta have goals, and I think a natural progression would be to own the top o' the line. The thrill of the chase is also exciting, and until then, you always wonder "what would THOSE sound like"! I don't think I want to listen to a pair first 'cause then I'd get a bad itch and end up making some foolish decision (since I already have 2 sets of Klipsch gathering dust). Yeah, I'd want a pair of Korns but I'm a piker at heart and would have to fund them with a part-time job as long as I'm married!! NP - Rush in Rio (This sounds pretty darn nice on my Forte's tonite - very live recording !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBusa Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 khorn58 you must be a big boy! I could move my cornwalls around myself but not the bigger khorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Certain products leave lasting impressions. For me, hearing a great (really!) Jonathan Edwards LP over a pair of klipschorns at the "House of Sound" in Springfield, MO, in about 1976 was it. That experience became the "holy grail" that every other hi-fi encounter therafter was compared to. I bought that LP on the spot (Sailboat), and it has remained a life-long favorite to this day. (I just wish SOMEBODY would put it out on CD!) And of course, though I didn't really know it at the time, I started that day on a path that did finally lead to owning my own k-horns about twenty-two years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Because they are the only speakers I am aware of that you can place potted plants directly in front of them, and the plants will not interfere in any way with the imaging, soundstaging, tone, frequency response, phasing, articulation, air, inner light or harmonic accuracy. As long as the plants are not too tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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