78Khorn Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Does a Belle speaker cabinet come apart in two pieces like a Klipschorn or is it a one piece cabinet like a LaScala? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 One piece...... And I sure wish I had a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim E Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 The upper half of the cabinet will come off but it is a little difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 The upper half of the cabinet will come off but it is a little difficult. Whats difficult about it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Khorn Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 The reason I'm asking is I'm looking for a center speaker for my system and I want to match my Khorns. I have a 65" TV so I was thinking if the Belle came in two pieces like the Khorn I could split a Belle and put the top section on top of the TV and the bass/bottom next to the TV? Any comments on this idea or what other match would work well as a center with my Khorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 The Belle is a perfect match for your K-Horns . As far as splitting it up , it can be done , but why don't just find an industrial split La Scala . Problem Solved . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Khorn Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 I'm not familiar with an industrial LaScala. They come in two sections from Klipsch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 vertical cornwall lying on it's side under the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 The reason I'm asking is I'm looking for a center speaker for my system and I want to match my Khorns. I have a 65" TV so I was thinking if the Belle came in two pieces like the Khorn I could split a Belle and put the top section on top of the TV and the bass/bottom next to the TV? Any comments on this idea or what other match would would well as a center with my Khorns. Ooohh 78Khorn, My Man!!!, 65"[] I've got 60", with 2 Vert. Cornwalls hooked in parallel and doing the horiz. mambo up on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Khorn Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 Gilbert, do you have Cornwalls or Cornwall II's? Is one a better match for my 78 Khorns than the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikjohn Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I use Lascala's for front and rear center with my Khorns and soundstage is seamless. You don't want to use just the top cab if that's what your implying, not that you could split belle anyway. There are some older Lascala's that were used for sound reinformcent applications that came in two pieces. EJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Gilbert, do you have Cornwalls or Cornwall II's? Is one a better match for my 78 Khorns than the other? You want Vertical Cornwalls, probably more available in the original CW type. You can lie the cabinet on its 'side' and the horns will broadcast 90 degrees (ie, with the cabinet upright, the horns are upright or vertical as well, giving very narrow dispersion. On it's side, they're only like 24" high and 15" deep, so don't take up much room. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Gilbert's are verticals. Two of those big mothers must make for some serious dialogue - powered by Krell no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Khorn Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 I use Lascala's for front and rear center with my Khorns and soundstage is seamless. You don't want to use just the top cab if that's what your implying, not that you could split belle anyway. There are some older Lascala's that were used for sound reinformcent applications that came in two pieces. EJ How is your front center La Scala placed in relationship to your TV? Since my 65" Hitachi TV is a full cabinet that sits on the floor, I am concerned that the sound wouldn't seem to come from the picture if the center speaker was off to one side of the TV. 78Khorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Is the TV large enough that you can put it on its side on the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Your biggest problem is that with any rear projection CRT based TV the tubes are in the front center of the cabinet. Unless your speaker is shielded it will cause distortion when placed on the floor in front of the TV. With a Heresy I had to move it about a foot in front of the TV before the distortion went away. On the other hand speakers may be placed on the top with out any issues (if the cabinet can support it). Laters, Jeff EDIT - Wow Frzinvt and I joined almost 1 year apart. He is from TX but living in VT and I from VT but living in TX. How weird is that? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Khorn Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 How do you wire up two speakers in parallel for a center channel? If I did that and placed them on either side of my TV then the sound should be centered. This would allow me to use Cornwalls, La Scallas, or Belles. I used to have an RC-7 on top of the TV and that weighed about 42 lbs. I could probably put a cornwall on top but that would look pretty big up there. I would really like to use a Belle for the match and looks if I could figure a way to make it sound centered. Maybe I will have to wait on that until I buy a TV that could be placed above a Belle. More comments are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78Khorn Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 This a my current set-up minus the RC-7 which has been sold so I can buy a center that is a better match for the Khorns. The corners are 21 feet apart on this wall. If I went to the adjacent wall to the right it would place them 24 feet 6 inched apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 My 42" widescreen HDTV sits on top of a LaS. SSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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