Klipsch K Horns (the new AK6)


At $15k, eeek!!!!! and their hard to drive, forget your 2A3's on these
https://www.stereophile.com/content/klipsch-klipschorn-ak6-loudspeaker-measurements

Cheers George
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Actually I agree with you regarding dynamic drivers with horns or electrostats. One of the worst offenders  I have heard to date are the Sanders speakers. No doubt people should buy what they like but the Khorns to me have always been significant underachievers. 


Man, so much anger and bitterness over a piece of equipment built for a hobby we supposedly love.


I have never heard a Klipsch speaker in any environment, but am surprised and hopeful for this company and their continued production of the Heritage line. I realize the web and thus this forum, is a worldwide venture, but to see an American company building 50+ year old designs the size and weight of the Khorn or Cornwall in America is respectable when we're collectively b!tch!n@ about job losses to overseas production. While the price may be steep for some/most, the manufacturing location and lower number of units sold (compared to Best Buy inventory), seems reasonable in a hobby where people drop four figures on copper wire sprinkled with fairy dust.


I've read the Stereophile review and like some have posted, am surprised by the described bass deficiencies. For a cabinet of that size, with a 15" driver in a loaded cabinet, I'd expect bass to be the last item of concern. I wonder what would happen if Klipsch pushed the design a little further into the future by incorporating something like a Hypex amp with DSP to drive the lower cabinet. As a fan of larger drivers, I'd still love to hear a pair in their current configuration. Kudos to Klipsch for keeping these speakers alive and their builders/designers employed.






If you ever hear a pair of Khorns in an appropriate room being driven by good amplification and a good front end, you will realize that most people that poo poo them have an axe to grind. They are capable of world class sound if you have any sensibility at all about you.

Oz



I once heard a pair of K Horns in a very large room and was totally blown away by the sound. The bass drum was making my heart hurt with less than 10wpc.  It is a sound I never forgot.