lorcoll Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Ciao to all. Finally I have tried the '76 Khorn in the same place (and the same room) where I normally listen to '84 Khorn. The '76 Khorn have K55-V (spring terminal), K77 (alnico) and the AA type (I have the old original and the beautiful A/AA from BEC). The '84 Khorn have K55-M, K77-M and AK-2 type network. Well!! The best sound is definitely the '84 Khorn: more articulated bass, more body in the mid and a magic atmosphere. But with one change: the K77 (alnico) in place of K77-M (a bit bright), the '84 Khorns are the best Speaker System I have ever heard. Now I have bought the AK-3 from BEC to see if it is the best Klipsch Crossover. Has anyone compared these or other Khorn combinations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I've always heard that the 70's were the "preferred" models. But it might be true that the crossover upgrade could help - 30+year-old caps tend to get a bit sloppy IMO. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorcoll Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 D-Man, I have tried the new BEC's A/AA crossovers (with fresh caps) that sounds better than the old one but the general result don't change. I have tried others K55-V and K77 but without substantial differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 How about the build-quality between the two pairs? The 70's is supposed to be all plywood, that is NO MDF, and the 80's may have some MDF in them... Aside from the internal components being older and/or different, the actual quality of the bass horns may differ slightly. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 People need to get off the plywood kick -- I think the MDF on the front and top really help to solidify the sound. People talk about the 'boomy' Klipschorn bass but I have no earthly idea what they're talking about. The AK-3 is a great sounding filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 not "boomy" it's "tubby" [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deang Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 People need to get off the plywood kick -- I think the MDF on the front and top really help to solidify the sound. People talk about the 'tubby' Klipschorn bass but I have no earthly idea what they're talking about.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Yeah, well - I got your plywood "kick" right here, Dean. Come and get it![] DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorcoll Posted January 6, 2006 Author Share Posted January 6, 2006 I have today tried the K55-M in place of the K55-V (in the '76 Khorn with the AA crossover) and the mids are better. I have ever thought that the 55V goes with the A or AA type and the 55M has to use with the AK series, now I know that it isn't true. It seems that the 55M is simply better than the 55V (with the spring terminals). The K77 alnico sounds better in both speakers. In the bass region I'll see, with the AK-3, if the differences are in the wood or in the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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