Klipsch Jubilee & Klipschorn Experience

@johnk wrote:

You do not need a large space for most horn speakers to integrate and horns are considered by many to be superior sounding at low SPL levels. Many who don’t have experience with horn systems repeat the same bull passed about as facts. All horns don’t honk, all horns are not colored, all horns are not glorified PA devices and you don’t always need large spaces to house a horn speaker.

I agree 110%, Also, horns do scale of image well!

Mike

My speakers are hybrid (CD) horns with two 15'' woofers and a horn above said woofers. That said, the speakers are very coherent and offer a high degree of placement flexibility, and the listening positing can be quite close with no loss of stereo imaging. I.e. You can sit three feet or twenty three feet, from the speakers both standing and seated listeners, with no loss of stereo image. In my opinion a high powered amplifier will never be a proxy for a speakers lack of true efficiency. See below time domain response: 😎

Mike

http://proaudioencyclopedia.com/time-domain-response-in-monitor-loudspeakers/

@souljasmooth Wrote:

The problem I am having is I cant find a tube amp quiet enough. I listen mostly at lower/medium volumes.

I also listen mostly at lower/medium volumes. Look at the Quicksilver horn mono tube amps. My speakers are JBL 4435’s actively bi-amp their efficiency is 2.7% and sensitivity is 96 dB SPL @ 1 watt @ 8 Ohms. I also have a Crown Studio Reference 1 solid state amp class AB that is dead quiet on said speakers. I have been using horns for the last 45yrs.

Mike