seti Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Does anyone that went to Hope, AR remember what Horn and driver this is(see image below)? I remember models numbers being mentioned but I was a tad bit overwhelmed and can't remember. The other Jubilee had a larger tractrix horn as well but what driver was on it? Any info appreciated. Thanks Seti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 KPT-335? trusting my memory is not necessarily a good thing. It was a driver that they manufactured there in the Hope facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 That's one UGLY speaker! Could be made to be pretty, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Thanks Dee were they the same on each with different tracttrix horns? Jeff I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder or you had to hear it but that is a beautiful speaker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 That's one UGLY speaker! Could be made to be pretty, though. NOOO ...! thassa Handsome speaker ... Back me up now, D-Man .....[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 They SCRATCHED IT UP! Was that the original that PWK posed for the picture with? Shameful. Also, it that a 1" throat horn and driver? If it is - then I have one question - WHY? DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 I am not sure but there was a prettier one in the Lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 The Jubilee in the other corner had a much larger horn but they both sounded incredible we listened to them seperately then together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 The big horn on the left speaker was a 402! I forgot what Roy said was on the right one. I have always been a two way fan since my Advent Larger days and as I said when I walked out of Roy's demo. When I build our new HT we will have the 402 Jubilee's as our mains period, end of discussion[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 The one shown in the second picture (w/just the bottom) is nice. It's that UGLY untrimmed horn. Box 'er up, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Well, in any case, it doesn't appear that they are "ready to go" by any means. There is alot of stuff that needs to be done in order to get these ready for production and sale. So don't hold yer breath, kids. Did any of you guys see the crossover(s) - that is, where were they located on the horn... Here is my take and comments on the bare-naked Jubilees shown so far - take it with a grain of salt! Basically, they are just the black-painted HT versions with a front piece of wood and some grills attached. BTW, the painted HT ones are not priced too high to make a nice domestic set from, if one has the inclination and ability. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Now look at this... which set looks finished? DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Dana, The ones we heard in Hope had electronic crossovers and two amps. Roy advocates that as being the way to do them. He said "Amps are cheap" By the way, after hearing the commercial one with the large format horn, I decided it was finished no matter what it looked like. Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Well those are prototypes and the word is that there will not be a Jubilee other than for pro theater. The Jubilee was passive no internal crossover and in PWKs lab listening room they were using a Behringer(may be misspelled) electronic crossover. The sound was suberb! Amazing! Stunning! I couldn't believe that much sound could acurately come out of a two-way design. That is why I was wondering what horn/driver was being used for the the mid to high frequencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Please allow me to remain sceptical, you guys. The fact that they haven't shown you the finished goods is indicative that the development of a "domestic" Jubilee is on the back burner, to say the least. Actually, the fact that they showed you an unfinished product is enough to deduce that it is not very high on the agenda at all. So I would not expect a domestic (furniture-quality) product anytime soon. Another issue is that there is no passive crossover for it. That will KILL the domestic version, for sure, as would the giant top horn as used in the HT version. So... I think the painted HT version bass bin is the way to go, and fix it up as needed. I also think that Klipsch has arrived at this idea, too. Maybe they have been there all along. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Now look at this... which set looks finished? DM Now THAT is a pretty speaker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Well, at least I drew some correct conclusions! Now if I could only hear a pair without having to build them! Did you guys hear them free-standing or in corners - and with mismatched high frequency horns? Any EQ's involved? DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 So I would not expect a domestic (furniture-quality) product anytime soon. That is a most reasonable assumption. A few years ago it was looking like a good bet there'd be a home version, but not anymore. When I asked Fred about it, he said something to the effect: "Where in the hell would anyone put it? Who has room for it?" He didn't seem to think it was worth the effort for what he anticipated the sales figures would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 I don't think that is a good argument for that matter where would you put a Klipschorn. The Jubilee doesn't even need corners. There are some big ugly speakers on the audiophile market. If you build it and market it they'll buy it. Oh well make your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Well, at least I drew some correct conclusions! Now if I could only hear a pair without having to build them! Did you guys hear them free-standing or in corners - and with mismatched high frequency horns? Any EQ's involved? DM They were in corners. The horns were mismatched and I am not sure if there was eq. We were just listening to one Jubilee and we were amazed it was just the one. Then before we left someone asked if we could hear both and they were kind enough to indulge us and let us all cram into the listening room. The Klipsch employees were great they answered our questions and were great hosts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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