i have windpw frames 21-22 inches from each corner. is this a problem if khorn is not perfectly flush against the wall
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Why not horns?
basically, the wall (for the k-horns) is part of the bass horn, so not having it flush ends the lenngth of the horn at the point where it is no longer effectively one piece. It is no differentin principle than the horn that loads the midrange, but the wavelengths of the respective frequencies produced are different hence the different lengths of the horns needed to load the respective low ends of the particular band - breaking the one solid piece that forms the bass horn is no different than if you sawed the midrange horn in half and set the two pieces next to each other - the horn loading the midrange driver would not consist of the two halves now but only the half that was continuous from the driver. |
I've had KHorns for a little over a year. I have them in a dedicated 12' x 13' room, and I think they do well in this size room. Bigger room would certainly be better for them, but smaller speakers have not done better in this room. Mapman - They extend 22.5" from the corners along the wall, and 27.5" into the room from the corner. 49.5" high. I have a door within 22.5" of a corner, so I put a 2' x 4' MDF board there so the speaker pushes flat against it. You may or may not be able to do this with your window, depends how far the sill or trim extends out (my door trim is .5"). Other things posted above about these speakers (need to be in corners, etc) I agree with except for the possible exception of what JohnK posted ("To me Klipschs are responsible for much of the negatives tossed about by non horn owners."). If this is true maybe it's because it's easier to make them sound bad (wrong amplifier, not properly set in corners, etc.). I've only heard a few decent horn systems, so I can't really say how well the KHorn represents horns in general. But I will say that for the price (assuming used @ $2K or so) they are very competitive with other speakers. I prefer them to the Logans and maggies I've had in this room, albeit with different electronics. I run my KHorns with a 2A3 SET amp. |
Well, my wife saw my wallpaper on my PC which is a photo of the room with the GOTO horns in them at Capital Audio Fest and says she likes the looks of the big conical plywood horn used CapitalAudioFestPics We live in a neighborhhod with Victorian style homes including ours and the Grammophone like look appealed to her. We think alike in this way in that I think that is part of the appeal of horns to me, is that tie to the past. So maybe there is a pair of big honkin yet retro styled horns somewhere in my future? Ya never know.... |