to clarify my changing out parts. the khorns i picked up are 1986 units. one tweeter was blown so i replaced both of them with upgraded tweeters from crites. these were over $200 for the pair so im assuming they are decient tweeters. the crossovers that came with the speakers are the ak2 type which are considered not as good as other crossovers used in this speaker. plus they are 30 years old. so i went with new ak3 crossovers from crites. the midranges i changed out with a pair of atlas pd-5vh which are replacements for the k55's. also the old wire was changed out because of the factory wire being corroded. i did this not because i heard the speaker before i changed stuff out, i did it because of the age of the speaker and i had a blown tweeter to start with. also, reading up on the speaker i knew it would benefit from such changes. so what i hear now is a nice sounding speaker. its not the best sounding speaker i have but its a nice sounding speaker. i did not listen to the speaker with the old crossover and one good tweeter in it so i cannot tell you of any differences. all i can say is my khorns are upgraded to sound as best they can with what i have done to them and im liking the sound. i took out the parasound 350 watt amp and put in the b&k 202+ i have and the speaker sounds GREAT!! well, thats about it. what more can i say.
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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