I am another K-Horn fan, but the right room and amp are critical to their enjoyment. I've owned three different pairs starting in the early seventies. Only one pair was successful in providing great sound, and that was because I built a house/room around them. I also found, as Paul himself taught, you needed a Belle unit to get the balance right. Filling the center makes all the difference in the world. I also owned a single unit in the late fifties, yes the mono days. The mono unit was married to a Mac amp. It made me a life long audio fan. Today my speakers are ProAc, all amps tubes. Great sound, great value, especially in the used market. Would I ever buy another pair of K-horns? Of course. I have been looking for the last ten years for a pair in Brazilian Rosewood, few were made and now the wood is banned from the US. I still have the Belles, in rosewood. They sound close to the K's. Enjoy the music, that never changes.
klipschorns, they kick ass for sure
hello folks. for those out there that think the big klipschorn's are not good enough to be a high end quality speaker, guess what?? your wrong!! I have been in audio for over 40 years. I have heard many speaker systems over the years. I have very good speakers now in my home. I have good equipment running them. I picked up a pair of k-horns last week. 1986 model year. replaced the crossovers with crites xovers. one tweeter blown. replaced both with ct120 tweeters from crites. hooked them up to my parasound 3500 amp ( yes, way overkill ) but I wasent in the mood to move it. speakers placed where they are supposed to be in the corners of the room. well let me tell you all it took was 2 minutes to decide these things are the bomb. I dident hear any of the stuff I been reading about over the last 30 years how these speakers are harsh, no good bass and everything else everybody says about them. as far as im concerned they are clean, clear, crisp, and loud. did I say loud. volume starts a 7 o'clock, at 9 o'clock your ears start to bleed. I guess the 350 watts into a speaker that only needs 20 will do that. and all the stuff I hear about ss amps these speakers don't like. only 30 watt tube amps will do or you will hear all kinds of noise. well, all I can say is bull crap to that. what I here is a speaker sounding better then just about anything else I ever heard. I played rock,jazz,classical, all passed with flying color's. all I can say is you guys out there that think they suck. have your ears cleaned out and go listen again. yes, the 350 watt power house is going to go before I blow everything up.
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