@ditusa @phusis @mrdecibel @johnk : ...Loving this discussion and hope to hear the new jubes at some point soon. Do you have plans to hear the new Jubilee's? Would love to hear your thoughts on them.
@phusis - can expand upon your criticism of the new Jubilees' ported bass horns ... do any other manufacturers' or DIYers bass horn place the woofer is in a ported enclosure (vs the typical sealed)? I think Roy said this was his invention and he patented it. I understand the intent is for lower extension, what is the tradeoff in your opinion? Is the bass horn just being asked to perform too far out if its range and start impact the sound negatively? I have seen some folks on the klipsch forum with the older underground jubilee's who have done what you recommended, ie, tapped horn for the lowest octaves, Jube horn up to say 400-500hz, then let the K402 take over. I'm not sure Klipsch would dip into tapped horns, as that tech belongs to Danley sound labs, no?
At Axpona last year, what space were they playing in, and what was their placement within that room? I have seen videos where the new Jubilees are out in the middle of the room playing, as opposed to being placed in the corners like the klipschorns and underground jubilees. Perhaps the bass horns are sufficient in size along with their onboard DSP as to not require the corner bass reinforcement, but maybe that comes as a tradeoff in sound quality? Maybe they would still benefit from corner placement for more natural playback...
Have any other companies/DIYer's utilized the Celestion Axi2050 in their horns? I've read they are similar in sound quality to a TAD 4002 with out the high frequency extension, and extend down to ~250hz. really, i want to know what Celestion envisions as the perfect horn for the Axi2050.