Coytee Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 NOW can we recommend Jubilees? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Doesn't meagain live near Welshstar? Perhaps she could help him.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshstar Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 Hi Im not sure if i am acting to quickly. To be honest im not a patient kinda person. I just know that im not going to fall in love with the sound of the khorns, the biggest thing i missed on my auditioning of them was listening to good recordings, i should have paid more attention to bad material. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Could be. If that is the case, might I suggest Cornwalls? I still kept mine. They are a very, very good speaker for the money, plus they make that kind of music you mentioned sound great and not as "flawed." I really think the huge mid-range in the KHorn causes this. Anyone agree/disagree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 2005 Klipschorns in the Chicagoland area? What did I miss? Tell me they weren't on Craigs for $1500 or something?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I'll bet it's the material. I can't even listen to poorly recorded music on my La Scala's, and I'm sure it's no different on Khorns. Play some well recorded music and see if there's a difference. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I'm assuming you checked (with a test disk) to make sure that the 2 Khorns (as wholes) are in phase. Cymbal crashes and solo violins should send a great deal of energy through the tweeters. To Tigerwoods: What do you have as active EQ? Are you satisfied with it? Is it hum free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshstar Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Hi They were actually on craigslist for $25 Surprised nobody else spotted them !! Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshstar Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Hi After further listening, it is the music. The problem is that i appear to be like badly recorded music !!! I just cant imagine the rest of my life only listening to diana krall !!!! By the way these are for sale now at $2900 which i believe is s good price for a quick sale. Pick up only in South West Chicago burbs Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Did you figure it out or not? They should sound amazing to you. What have you been listening to before them. Surely something's wrong and it could be a small thing. Um - but if you do decide to sell... give me a holler, you never know... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi After further listening, it is the music. The problem is that i appear to be like badly recorded music !!! I just cant imagine the rest of my life only listening to diana krall !!!! By the way these are for sale now at $2900 which i believe is s good price for a quick sale. Pick up only in South West Chicago burbs Alan Good one! Hey, seriously Alan, I bet you'd like Cornwalls. I've had mine for well over 20 years. I think we listen to a lot of the same stuff. Good rock, but not the best recordings. Cornwalls, with the smaller mid-range, sound better with that kind of music. And still, the horns in Cornwalls are very efficient. You can get tons of dynamics out of them and great bass. Caveat: If you like Korn, Metallica, Megadeth and such, I don't know that Corns would be all that good. The efficiency just makes that kind of music harsh and very unforgiving to the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Cornwalls, with the smaller mid-range, sound better with that kind of music. I dissagree with this. Hi Jeff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Cornwalls, with the smaller mid-range, sound better with that kind of music. I dissagree with this. Hi Jeff! Hi, Meagain. How've you been? With the referenced music (Deep Purple and ELP's Pictures at an Exhibition), both of which I have, I find Khorns make the music sound more "shallow" than Cornwalls. (Don't you just love adjectives?) Sure, they'll get plenty loud, but that mid just seems so full of air. Don't you have Cornwalls, too? My recollection is you do, and I bet you've tried listening and comparing them separately. If so, it probably comes down to different preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I'm assuming you checked (with a test disk) to make sure that the 2 Khorns (as wholes) are in phase. Cymbal crashes and solo violins should send a great deal of energy through the tweeters. To Tigerwoods: What do you have as active EQ? Are you satisfied with it? Is it hum free? Gary, I sent you an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshstar Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi I know that Deep Purple and ELP are not the best recordings, what surprised me though was how lifeless a great recording of the real pictures by the CSO sounded, that really shocked me. I will check out Cornwalls, they might well suit my tastes better. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshstar Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Gary Thanks for checking, but yes i have checked the tweeters and everything is fine. It really is just certain recordings that are the problem, the trouble is its my favourite ones !! Thanks Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soeren Basboell Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It strikes me that the problem could be of a completely different nature. Have you tried to listen to the signal coming from the power amp through another pair of speakers or even headphones? In surprisingly many cases where I have helped people with trouble shooting bad connections or even a turntable without RIAA correction. If I am reading the previous posts correctly, you have not controlled that the output from the power amp is healthy. K-horns are extreme 'live' speakers but they have to be fed with a healthy signal. I too have had them sound lifeless, but the problem was long before the speakers and easily solved. Søren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hi I know that Deep Purple and ELP are not the best recordings, what surprised me though was how lifeless a great recording of the real pictures by the CSO sounded, that really shocked me. I will check out Cornwalls, they might well suit my tastes better. Alan Deep Purple and ELP should be well recorded. I was amazed last night at how good AC/DC's Back in Black in sounded on my system. Classic rock usually sounds very good, it was recorded before the compression wars. Try some Supertramp, Steely Dan, Pablo Cruise, Eagles, etc., it should all sound very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Chris, go back and compare the production quality of Steely Dan to Deep Purple. Deep Purple is not that bad, but it definitely does not rank up there with Steely Dan. As to AC/DC, I was never a great big fan. They're good, but I think you might have had a fine time with nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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