D0N Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 After 38 years I'm finally getting my own house. Very excited! The livingroom has some nice corners for the khorns. 14 feet apart. There's some quality flat speaker wire already run under the carpet to all four corners of the room too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 That ought to work! Congratulations. But Green paint?! Hmmmmm. Khorns are gonna argue with that! {edit} well, maybe not, the brown trim does look good against it. I guess it depends on the veneer. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Congrats on the new home!! However... You do realize it's gonna get nippy in there once you take out the baseboard heaters to let the horns seal up against the walls, right? Shouldn't be a problem though, I'd rather sit in a parka and listen to khorns than be comfy and cozy and listen to a lesser speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Very nice, DoN! What are you going to do about the baseboard heaters? Is this also going to be a HT room (TV?)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Cool !! Time to break out those bridged Dynaco 400's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0N Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Thanks guys... the baseboard heat has to stay. I'll get the khorns as close to the corners as possible. fini it is going to be the HT room also. I wish there was enough rooms to have a dedicated 2 channel room but there isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 ---------------- On 2/18/2005 7:25:10 PM D0N wrote: Thanks guys... the baseboard heat has to stay. I'll get the khorns as close to the corners as possible. ---------------- The first thing I said to myself as I read that was... no no no no no no... that just won't do. You could lose the ones on the walls on the corners and just replumb the ends of the pipes. You'd only be giving up a couple feet of heater per side, and the results would be well worth it. I don't have the almighty khorns, haven't heard a pair for many years, but one thing I've learned from being on this forum for a while is that it's imperative to have them sealed tightly into their corners. There HAS to be a way to do it. I doubt you'd miss the couple feet of heater anyway. *edit* Besides, who knows what havoc having that radiated heat going directly into the back of your speaks could do? It may not be a problem, but if it turns out to be, then what?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0N Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 I think I'd miss about 7' of baseboard heat since there's no other in the room. I'll make it work somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Nah, you won't miss it. Also, the Khorns would not take that much heat without curling right up. And what it will do to the finish! It's going to look like an old oil painting (all cracks). I have never seen so much baseboard heat in a single room before! That dude must have been getting paid by the foot. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 So that's it, D0N, you have no choice. Besides, the Khorns'll warm it up! Move one of them over to under the front window. Now, regarding the TV, I'd be inclined NOT to put it way back into that cute bay. Bring it out from the wall, with enough room to get around it. I would not put the components in the middle, either. Just the TV/monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Congrats Don! Fire up them amps and have a house warming party!! Don't listen to those guys about baseboard heat. I have it and my horns seal just fine thank you with a piece of foam cut out for the heat. They always needs something on the back board for a seal even without baseboard heat.. Well over half of their life has been spent with baseboard heat and thet haven't withered, THEIR HOT!!!!! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Of course Rick, you (and I) have the impervious 1977 model Khorns. Nothing can harm them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped and Shorn Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 You might want to consider installing a "sonic air" unit to improve your audio enjoyment. C&S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrop Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 That stealth amp will throw enough heat to even keep you warm upstairs! And you probably will have it back and working by next winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 hey would it create a problem to just build a base that would set the khorns above the baseboard heaterswould be fairly cheap and easy to build, looks like about 6" hi in the pics, dont know if this would hurt the sound, but you could definately get them tight in the corners, and use a solid sheet of 3/4 ply cut to shape of the horns, put a vent hole in the front of the verticle to let the heat escape. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodog Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Good going on the new crib! Congratulations! Forrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0N Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 great idea joe. bkrop... I'm waiting on an estimate. Evidently, there's a problem with one of the eproms on the main PCB. The tech is trying to track one down. Keeping my fingers crossed. fini I thought the tv would fit nicely into that cute little bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Congrat on the new digs. K-Horns deserve a great home of their own you have done well. But do us all a favor don't take the towel off in public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmikid Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Wow! Now that's another great thing about America besides Klipsch. The space! To own an unattached house like that in Holland you'd have to be loaded! This just looks like a piece of paradise. Interesting how you'll solve the problem. Good luck and congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 You would only have to remove about a foot of the basboard heater i think.The idea of raising the Ks up is good you could get 3/4 oak plywood or just use some of that oak flooring on a regular piece of plywood would look cool.That would also keep the heat off the speaker it could be made to look very nice and also have storage under the speaker to like a DVD,cd rack.Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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