IndyKlipschFan Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 As the only speaker in the world to be in continuous production for 60 years, the Klipschorn has remained relatively unchanged since its inception. In 2005, the company made some minor cosmetic and functional revisions to this legendary speaker, including the elimination of the inset collar, or spacer, between the upper and lower cabinets for a cleaner aesthetic appearance. A horizontal wall seal was added to improve the low frequency horn's response accuracy.) OK, I figured out the Spacer.. But Horizontal seal??? Means?? I will vouch for the AK-4 Network/Driver Upgrades... OMG, fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IndyKlipschFan Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 OK, looks like the whole back is "sealed in" and even the top part too. I also see the crossover is up top again?? WOW, looks cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyMo Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Thats just the 60th anniversary model. The normal production models arent sealed up like that and have the traditional styling except for the collar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 60? I figured she was 23 or 24. Cute. Anyone have a picture of the new Khorn? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 OK, so what is the COLLAR??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyMo Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 The collar has been removed on the current standard models. So there is no spacer between the bass bin and the HF section. Theyve made it look like the old "C Style". Personally I like the look with the spacer (collar). The horizontal seal is just weather stripping applied to the back board which is a mod people have been doing for years to get a better seal against the corners walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorjen Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 What Khorn? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 bet she's mean[6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 The tailboard is vertical the horizontal seal is the the board that almost touches the wall horizontaly on the side of bass bin i put some 1/2 pipe foam on mine to seal it to the wall.I also like them with the spacer i changed mine to that style after i re-veneered them.Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 The drivers included with the AK-4 package are not really an upgrade, the K-55X (Altas PDV-5H) is actually a downgrade from the K-55M, and certainly a downgrade from the solder terminal K-55V midrange. The K-77F is essentially the same as the K-77M so you are paying for that mountain of caps in the network. Better performance can be had for much less than the $1800 upgrade price. You could buy the CT-125's ($160) from Bob C., a pair of solder terminal mids from DeanG ($300), K401K horns from Klipsch parts ($100), and ALK's Universal Networks ($550) and get better performance for $1110, you could spend the additional $690 you saved on other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I was talking to Trey and he mentioned that the new K-Horns already have the real tailboard sealed (so that you don't need to do the pipe insulation trick). You still need to keep it in the corner, but due to the wavelengths involved you can get away with toe-ing in the speaker. But I'm not sure if that's what you're talking about in these pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 That's very interesting news, Mike. I wonder if Trey would care to comment further about this tailboard mod? If this is the case, then the Klipschorn has been made significantly less demanding to position in less than ideal rooms. Also a pic of the rear of the new standard Klipschorn would be beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I tried to get Amy to pull the new Khorn away from the corner and take a pic. It was too heavy for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 I'm pretty sure they're going to demo it at the pilgrimage this summer...the new khorn supposedly has quite a few beneficial mods happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostinozz Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 IndyKlipschFan wrote the following post at 04-29-2006 11:15 PM: OK, so what is the COLLAR??? She doesn't appear to be wearing a collar.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 So I guess no master slave thing going on?? LOL Seriously, I am curious about the new mods as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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