Mighty Favog Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 This costs more than my house!! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1260069250 ------------------ Tom KLF-20 Mahogany McIntosh C33 Rotel RB-1080 Yamaha PF-800 Turntable/ Sure V15 Type V Cartridge Ortofon VMS-30 mkII Cartridge Stanton 999SS Cartridge Carver TL-3100 CD (but seeking a McIntosh MVP831!) Yamaha K-1020 Cassette dbx 1231 EQ H.H. Scott 830z Analyzer Monster Interlink 400mk II Monster Interlink 300 mk II Studio Tech U-48RW Cabinet Monster Power HTS-5000 Original 12ga. Monster Cable Enough empty boxes for a fire hazard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 they're bigger than my storage shed too what are those speakers in the pic? ------------------ Klipsch KLF 30 (front), KLF C7, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub woofer Monsterbass 400 sub interconnect & Monster CX-2 biwire & Z1 cable Marantz SR-8000 receiver Sony DVP-C650D 5-disk cd/dvd player Sony Trinitron 27" stereo tv Toshiba hi-fi stereo vcr Technics dual cassette deck Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box Boa's Listenin Lounge: Klipsch RF-3 (front), RC-3 Monster MCX Biwires Sony STR-DE935 a/v receiver Kenwood KR-9600 AM/FM stereo receiver (vintage 1975) Russound AB-2 receiver switch to RF-3 Teac PD-D1200 5-disk cd changer Technics SL-1950 turntable/AT LS500 cartridge rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai2000 Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 boa as far as I know the speakers are B&W Nautilus 801. I listened to them once in an all Krell chain and was not impressed. Supposedly those speakers are used for many recordings of classical music and at Abbey Road studios in London. Be that as it may, I was not at all impressed and definitely prefer my Khorns:biggrin Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKlipsch Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 I'm wondering if these put out enough power to run my K-Horns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Warren Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 how the HELL can you play pool in that tiny room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 Geez, what a waste of good equipment! I can't imagine having gear like that and then using it for background music to play pool by. ------------------ JDMcCall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edster00 Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 FWIW, I have my K-horns in my basement(why is a long story, something to do with "she who must be obeyed"), and they do make great background music for me to play pool by! 'course that background music is usually in the ~85-95dB range ------------------ Ed W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 Now those are some ultimate amps - loved the review. B&W are some of the best selling speakers in the retail audio salon world. They are good sounding and quite sharp looking with tweeter bullets and colored speaker cones. Check out thier horn model at: http://www.bwspeakers.com/ The top of the line models are often coupled with concrete blocks of Krell amps that can muscle the wild impedance curves of the B&W. Yet, the solid-as-marble B&W 802s give low bass notes a substantially full ttwwaanngg. Although slower on the attack, the curvaceous speakers empathize the three-dimensional shape of bass notes so well that they make audiophiles drool. The solid slate pool table is a crucial component in this stereo set-up. It divides the images into a top and bottom halfs - like placing a sound divider between the right and left channels so that the ear can reconstruct the sounds into a three-dimensional whole. NOT! ------------------ big old Cornwalls, 2A3 tube amps, Dynaco tube pre-amp, Rotel CD player, KSW200 & LF10 subs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenten Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 I listened to some classical guitar with those same speakers fed by a Krell setup. Very nice speakers, closed my eyes and the guy was playing right in front of me ! And talk about cabnet work these babies look good. Bang for the buck however, they are not Klipsch. Interesting note: my dealor has these set up by themselves so you cant A-B compare them. Also removed the KLF-30's from the RF-7's, really want to hear that comparison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Bey Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 "THESE AMPS BLOW AWAY EVERYTHING IN THERE CLASS!!! " What a maroon. Clearly between his choice of putting a pool table smack in the middle of his stereo soundfield and his limited grasp of the English language, he has more money than brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Randy Bey: What a maroon. is that a moron w/ a redish hue? just kiddin w/ ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschguy Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 If I recall correctly, the "What a Maroon." insult is one of those classic lines frequently uttered by that Oscar winning rabbit - Bugs Bunny. Funny realization: now if someone does a "Bugs Bunny" search on this BB, they'll get a match. KG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc1091 Posted August 4, 2001 Share Posted August 4, 2001 I've never really liked McIntosh Amps. They always had a 1968ish electronics nerd aura abou them. Perhaps it is the fact that they like to use technology that is tried and true..placing them about twenty years behind the times. As for the B&W 801s speakers... Yeah, I'd love to get a hold of these babies. But they do have a few drawbacks (besides costing a lot of dough). They need oodles and oodles of clean, clear power (unlike the K-horn that can sound great with only a few watts). They also have this nasty tendency of pointing out exactly which recordings in your collection suck. Unless you're 100 percent certain that your favorite recordings were recorded by the best sound engineers in the buisness, and that those recordings were put onto media using the absolut best techniques available today, don't buy these speakers. These speakers will point out which voilinist in a group is not holding the bow correctly. They are great speakers. They can be incredibly musical. They can show you just how bad your favorite recordings actaully are. Finally. Yes B&W are the "other" horn loaded speakers, but in quite a different way. More & more of their drivers are using the Nautilus Tube design mounted behind the driver in what some say is a "horn". I don't understand the physics well enough to talk about it, so perhaps someone else will want to dive into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted August 4, 2001 Author Share Posted August 4, 2001 FWIW the "What a maroon!" quote is derived from a college football team that was absolutley terrible. Kinda like when Bill Cosby describes playing for Temple. The team was in the area of 0 and 60 and their jerseys were.......you guessed it..maroon. I'm not sure of which college or the time period but that's what it's from. ------------------ Tom KLF-20 Mahogany McIntosh C33 Rotel RB-1080 Yamaha PF-800 Turntable/ Sure V15 Type V Cartridge Ortofon VMS-30 mkII Cartridge Stanton 999SS Cartridge Carver TL-3100 CD (but seeking a McIntosh MVP831!) Yamaha K-1020 Cassette dbx 1231 EQ H.H. Scott 830z Analyzer Monster Interlink 400mk II Monster Interlink 300 mk II Studio Tech U-48RW Cabinet Monster Power HTS-5000 Original 12ga. Monster Cable Enough empty boxes for a fire hazard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted August 5, 2001 Share Posted August 5, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Klipschguy: If I recall correctly, the "What a Maroon." insult is one of those classic lines frequently uttered by that Oscar winning rabbit - Bugs Bunny. KG Your memory is correct, KG, or we're both hallucinating. I sometimes mutter that phrase today, then realize most of the people around me don't have a clue what I'm talking about DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted August 5, 2001 Share Posted August 5, 2001 yea didn't bugs get moroned on a desserted island w/ like lots of chocolate cake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted August 6, 2001 Share Posted August 6, 2001 You aint seen nothin yet!! If you want to get to the ultimates, go to http://www.madrigal.com/MLHP5.htm I've heard a fair amount of the Mark Levinson amps and oh my god!! The draw back is power requirements and size, read the specs on the #33 amps weight is over 400 pounds per channel! I know of one guy in western Olathe who has them and ended up getting local power company to wire a seperate leg from the pole to his house! The current produced and consumed at full power is goofy high. True reference quality,but at what cost? To me it's total overkill, but if ya got the bucks........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardre Posted August 6, 2001 Share Posted August 6, 2001 Ah, regrettably, wouldn't work for us in CA. We've got this power crisis thing going on. I guess in the name of public sacrifice and to do my part towards the energy conservation effort, I'll just have to keep my Klipsch's........such a pity. And I was really looking forward to shelling out bazillions for that 'true reference quality' experience. Hey, maybe if I get some granite spikes like dude has on his pool table for my K-Horns........ ------------------ Ed Fronts: 1960's era Klipschorns (slightly modified) Center: 1984 Klipsch Belle Sub: Klipsch KSW200 Surrounds: Tannoy PSM6.5's Receiver: Denon AVR1701 Video: InFocus LP350 DLP front projector Satellite: DishNetwork 4722 (DD5.1) DVD: Panasonic A320 S-VHS: Panasonic PV-S7670 LaserDisc: Pioneer CDL-406 CD: Kenwood CD-404 5-Disc Changer EQ (for CD player only): Furman E151X2 Protection: Furman AV1215 Power Condition/Voltage Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avman Posted August 7, 2001 Share Posted August 7, 2001 down here in south louisiana there's L.S.U. (Gooo TIGERS!! ) their colors are purple and gold. i installed a surr.sound sys in a game room that IS PURPLE!! the customers ph# has 1-lsu in it! one man's trash/anothers treasure! ------------------ 1-pair klf 30's c-7 center sony strda-777ES receiver dishnetwork model 7200 dishplayer satellite receiver/digital bitstream recorder pioneer dvd player sharp 35"tv panamax max dbs+5 surge protector/power conditioner monster cable interconnects/12 gua.speaker wire surrounds and a 'teens sub coming! KLIPSCH-So Good It Hz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted August 9, 2001 Author Share Posted August 9, 2001 quote: Originally posted by MacKlipsch: I'm wondering if these put out enough power to run my K-Horns? And then some.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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