WOW, came here to add to the TOPIC, but I see it turned into some type of argumentative discussion that the moderator could not seem to 'reel in'. But I would like to add............
Being a Klipschorn owner for 14 years which I enjoyed, I decided to try one of their Reference Premier towers. So, bought the Klipsch flagship RP-280F models. Liked them at first, but after a few months, I realized that the titanium, horn loaded tweeter was a bit too 'forward' to my liking. I bought a quality pair of L-PADS and installed them using the bi-amp inputs to the tweeters.
Running the control to it's midpoint really helped. But, after a time, I decided that it was just a bandaid and decided to do a complete departure from horns, cones and domes. So, bought a completely new system. Martin Logan eStats (after a long audition at my local brick and mortar audio dealer), and an amp and preamp of John Curl design. If anything, the electrostats are a bit on the warm side, however, at 91 DB efficient, they have plenty of dynamic range, and in NO WAY do they fatigue the ears. Keep in mind, the cross over is at 380 Hz. so the panel covers a wide range before the bass module comes into play.
And the concerns about the blending of the two drivers an issue?, those days are over with the latest models. I DID just add the Dynamo 1600X to add the bottom octave below 35Hz.
So, there is my honest story.
Being a Klipschorn owner for 14 years which I enjoyed, I decided to try one of their Reference Premier towers. So, bought the Klipsch flagship RP-280F models. Liked them at first, but after a few months, I realized that the titanium, horn loaded tweeter was a bit too 'forward' to my liking. I bought a quality pair of L-PADS and installed them using the bi-amp inputs to the tweeters.
Running the control to it's midpoint really helped. But, after a time, I decided that it was just a bandaid and decided to do a complete departure from horns, cones and domes. So, bought a completely new system. Martin Logan eStats (after a long audition at my local brick and mortar audio dealer), and an amp and preamp of John Curl design. If anything, the electrostats are a bit on the warm side, however, at 91 DB efficient, they have plenty of dynamic range, and in NO WAY do they fatigue the ears. Keep in mind, the cross over is at 380 Hz. so the panel covers a wide range before the bass module comes into play.
And the concerns about the blending of the two drivers an issue?, those days are over with the latest models. I DID just add the Dynamo 1600X to add the bottom octave below 35Hz.
So, there is my honest story.