Klipschorn placement and power question


I have a large farm machine shop that I would like to place a pair of Klipschorns in. I know they need to be in the corners, but can they be mounted up off of the floor. Or do the horns need to be on the floor to sound right? The shop is 48Wx72Lx17H. I'd like to hear stuff like ZZ Top at live listening levels. Any amplifier suggestions?
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Showing 1 response by elevick

I agree with Johnnyb, you aren't really going to be utilizing the Klipchorns properly with that set-up. They will pump out tons of sound from 50-100 very clean watts. However, they may get fatiguing if you don't have a very nice clean amp (ie mac or similar solid state). Tube amps won't hold up to abuse as well.
I have seen Lascala's hung from very large rafters in a club and it worked very well and was very loud. But, to an audiophile, there was no imaging or soundstage at all.
Just think, 1 watt=105db, 2 watts=108db, 4 watts=111db, 8watt=114, 16watts=117db & 32meager watts will get you 120db of rock concert sound.