DTLongo Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Enlargement of the room housing my 2003 Klipschorns has just been completed. A four-foot extension ran the room from 12 x 16 feet to 16' x 16', and two windows were taken out to build the right corner. Although 4' sounds small, the difference both spatially and sonically in that cathedral-ceilinged room is remarkable. This first pic is a general view. Two more pics follow. This setup is temporary pending arrival of a new Belle Klipsch center on order and expected around July 8. The TV will sit atop the Belle. (Someday I'll get a large thin-screen plasma.) Surrounds on the back wall will probably be Klipsch RS-35's since I think the RS-7's may be too big for the space available. The three track lights visible in the pic shine on the two Khorns and the wall behind the TV. With the lights dimmed at night by a rheostat, the medium-oak Khorns glow softly and subtly as a movie is playing, a very nice visual effect. Other spots illuminate the sofa for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 pc 2 of 3 Just visible in the far right corner is a Velodyne S1500R subwoofer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 pic 3 of 3 Closeup of the left Khorn. The Klipsch plaque on top was a freebie from the company at their June 12 "pilgrimage" open house for forum members. Just above the Klipsch nameplate on the speaker is one of the company's new "jubilee" logo badges that we saw on the 2004 Klipschorns in the Heritage room at Indianapolis. I ordered a pair ($12 each + $5 shipping) and they adorn my '03's nicely. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantfmly Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 boy that is one weak center you have right now though, until you get your belle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 DT, Very nice job on the Addition!..........Beautiful setup. As you stated though- the next move up is a Larger TV.............seems to never end! Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 AHHHHH, klipsch!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Looks great Tom! Can't wait to hear your new setup. By the time I get there this summer, the Belle should be in place. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Very nice tom. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Looks great, Tom. How high up is your ceiling on the left side? Being non-parallel to the floor should help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leok Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Very nice work. I like what you described as the lighting also. Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 The ceiling above the left speaker is 12' tapering down to 7 1/2 feet near the right speaker where the new addition begins along the line of the track lights visible in the photos. There is a large doorway opening on the left wall and another on the back wall. Ergo, the room is very good for standing waves not to develop. I will have a better sense of the acoustics after the Belle and the surrounds are set up, but so far so good. Even now, the improvements with Khorns' clarity and with Khorn + Velodyne bass in the sound of movies I am familar with (like Top Gun, Independence Day, Armageddon, Little Shop of Horrors) is impressive. I believe this ne plus ultra system built around Khorns and the Belle will outstrip even the $11,000 new Klipsch THX Ultra 2 home theater system that wowed our group at Indianapolis. The Klipschorns surely do excel at handling LOUD with uncanny ease and nil distortion. and the big Velodyne, needing its volume control set at only at around 9:30 to match the efficient Khorns, itself loafs along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 That's a very nice looking room DT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiob Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 BE CAREFULL!!!! (you might vibrate the pottery off the top) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 Actually, we were told at the Klipschfest in Indy June 12 that even at maximum low-bass volumes the Khorns' woofers excurse barely half an inch. Hard to believe but that's what we were told. My own experience seems to bear that out. Even at full rock concert low bass volumes the cabinets are so solidly built that they barely vibrate at all. The cabinet solidity and the efficient folded horn design give one the impression that these speakers are just "loafing" under virtually all home conditions, even Telarc "1812" cannon shots. Of course, the fact that the Khorns do naturally roll off below around 35 hz. also has something to do in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Oh yeah! Nice! clean. love the Ottoman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 oops, better measure and pad the side or rear walls there... true though, the idea of a horn loaded woofer of large dimensions is that it does not have to move a lot to presurize and move the air! very sweet set-up thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Looks good! The girlfriend was admiring your couch and is wondering what brand it is. Our apartment is upstairs and the landing is small so you need a fairly small couch to fit through the doorway. That one looks good because it has 2 pieces. Any info about it would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Only one thing to say: I'M J E A L O U S!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 ---------------- On 6/26/2004 6:03:56 PM DTLongo wrote: ... even at maximum low-bass volumes the Khorns' woofers excurse barely half an inch. Hard to believe but that's what we were told. ---------------- This is true not only for the Khorn woofers, but for all horn-loaded speakers (Mids and tweets too). This is the reason for the following horn benefits: high efficiency, low distortion, big dynamic range. The high efficiency is a result of the driver's diaphragm not having to move as far to produce the same volume as a direct radiator, thus requiring less power. The further a diaphragm has to move, the higher distortion it will have. Thus, since a horn-loaded diaphragm doesn't have to move as far as a direct radiator to produce the same volume, it will have less distortion. When a diaphram doesn't have to move as far to get to a certain volume level, it can get there "faster" (i.e., it can get loud faster -- better transient response). All three of these are distinct physical advantages that horns have over direct radiators. Why does a horn-loaded driver not have to move as far to produce equivalent volume levels as a direct radiator? This is because the horn couples the air to the diaphragm better resulting in more air movement. In terms of how horns do this kind of "magic", I am reminded of a cartoon video a long time ago that explained how internal combustion engines worked. It showed that when a gas expands, if you placed a piston over this gas, the expansion would push the piston up. It then showed that if you placed this gas in a cylinder which contained the gas when it expanded, the piston would be pushed much more. The analogy is that direct radiators are like internal combustion engines with just a piston but no cylinder, wheras horn-loaded speakers have the piston and cylinder. It's really pretty simple. I think the main reason you don't see horn-loaded speakers in every home is because of the sheer size they take. Believe it or not, the Khorn actually is a very compact horn speaker, thanks to the genius of PWK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 I am not a furniture expert, I bought the couch in 2002 because I liked its curvilinear design for use in a home theater. Various tags and docs show it to have been manufactured by LaCrosse Furniture Co. It is a LaCrosse Royale series couch, described as Left Arm Sofa 1460-03/TP 4460-38 and Right Arm Sofa 1460-03/TP 4460-38. The two pieces cost $1299 in 2002 in Delaware. The two pieces are held together by a sturdy metal U-bolt that drops under the cushions into a corresponding slot on each side. Taken apart they are easy to move up and down stairs and around landings and such. Hope this info helps. Any number of manufacturers now make "home theater" seating and seat ensembles. You can get them with recliners if desired and they include cup holders, which this sofa does not have. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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