tim3 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I finally stopped trying to upgrade my Cornscalas & got a pr. of 1996 KHorns.They have the AK3 crossovers which Bob C. said were of good quality.I implemented the CT-125 tweeters into the K's.I also put Bob's CW1526C woofers.I know A lot of you got on me for over powering my spkrs. w/ 2 bridged Bryston 4 B's(600-800 WPC)I know have the 2 Bryston 4B's for sale & am now powering my system w/ a Parasound HCA 3500.My problem know is,I was using a Luxman TP-117 preamp.It was put out in 1987 & retailed for $1250.I decided to upgrade,& purchased a B&K AVP 3090 which was put out in 1997 & retailed for $2500.My problem is that the B&K is incredibly complicated.I actually don't notice an improvement between the Luxman & the B&K.My question is are any of you educated on these 2 pieces & is just because the B&K more expensive mean it's $1000 better than the Luxman.Just FYI,I only want the B&K & Luxman for 2 channel stereo & not for home theatre.Any help & advice is greatly appreciated.Thanks,Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Do the Luxman or the B&K sound better than the Brystons? Have you tried using a single unbridged Bryston? High power in itself is not a bad thing, as long as you're careful with the volume control. Brystons have been described as being among the small group of high-power amps that still manage to sound transparent, plus they're very well-built and reliable. In my setup, I'm driving a pair of JubScalas with a pair of Yamaha MX-D1 power amps, each with 500Wpc, so that's 500 watts available to each tweeter and 500 watts available to each woofer. Sounds great even though it's usually running at one watt or less. Bottom line is, let your ears be your guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Tim, Congrats on the Khorns. They sound great, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim3 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 The KHorns are above & beyond anything I expected from a speaker.The bass is incredible.When I first got them,I ran them w/ my 2 Bryston 4B's bridged.I blew the fuses on the bass bins a couple of times,so I decided to run a Parasound HCA 3500 single amp(350 WPC,120 amps)I also switched the woofers to Bob Crites CW1526C's.Bob says they're an upgrade from the original woofers.Does anyone know if Bob's woofers will handle more power than the original woofers I switched them for.Thanks,Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Max power for Heritage speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 "Too Damn Loud" level.... Great one!!! []I printed that out for my "collection" of strange things written by/ for/ about Klipsch speakers.[Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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