Klipsch IMO are essentially just an enclosure maker... All drivers are made by other companies AFAIK (Eminence,Atlas,EV,etc)... Klipsch makes their own cabinets and crossovers,that's it.. The K-horn and the LaScala's I didn't like too much..Too much high end... The only Klipsch I ever liked were the Cornwalls and IMHO are the best sounding out of the bunch.. But they aren't no Altec's !!!
I still own a pair of Cornwall II's. Haven't gotten around to selling them yet...
It's sooooooooooo critical that the K-horn is properly placed/fitted in the corner, it makes them or breaks them where the bass is concerned.The K-horn and the LaScala's I didn't like too much..Too much high end...
There's a fella a few mountains away who runs 288's on Edgarhorns(i think) on top of K-horn bass bins, it's the best sounding stand alone 2 way system i've ever heard. His K-horn bins are gasketed to the wall with foam weatherstripping and bolted in place, he says it was necessary for consistent performance.
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As my friend, the late Dr. John K. Hilliard like to say, with an impish grin when referring to the the Klipschorn, "If you listen closely, you'll find it not only (frequency) doubles - IT TRIPLES!"
They're nasty sounding things, in my opinion....
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I thought Klipsch was how people with a speech impediment (like Sean Connery) pronounce the word "clips" (as in "This crummy speaker clips when I listen to music through it!").
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Hahahah! Letsch lishten to shome shound klipsch on thish shilly shpeaker from Arskanshaw...
Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent --Wittgenstein
If my stock A7-500s were any indication of how most of them sound, they Klipsch guys are not far off. They sounded dreadful to me.
Once the box was reinforced, the port size reduced, the crossover redesigned, then they started to sing. Stock, no way.
That said, I don't think the Klipsch have as much room for improvement. The Altecs certainly do now run rings around other speakers. A lot of old sound guys shake their heads when you mention the A7. Maybe with good reason. P.A. it was, Hi-Fi it was not.
As said, Klipsch is an enclosure maker. He made his living making cheap speakers sound good. I don't think Atlas OEM's any more, the mid production was transferred to EV for a bit, not sure now except a lot look Chinese. Wasn't always that way, early on there were WE loaded Klipschorns. The La Scala is very "shouty". So are stock A-7's. But a finely tuned A-7 wil humble a La Scala no matter what you do to it. What's the old proverb "Can't polish a ----".
If Klipsch are so great BTW, why so many threads on the net about changing out the crappy mid?
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Last edited by Old Guy; October 14th, 2012 at 08:14 AM.
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