klipschorns, they kick ass for sure


hello folks.   for those out there that think the big klipschorn's are not good enough to be a high end quality speaker, guess what??   your wrong!!   I have been in audio for over 40 years. I have heard many speaker systems over the years. I have very good speakers now in my home. I have good equipment running them.  I picked up a pair of k-horns last week.  1986 model year.  replaced the crossovers with crites xovers.  one tweeter blown.  replaced both with ct120 tweeters from crites. hooked them up to my parasound  3500 amp ( yes, way overkill  )  but I wasent in the mood to move it.  speakers placed where they are supposed to be in the corners of the room.  well let me tell you all it took was 2 minutes to decide these things are the bomb.  I dident hear any of the stuff I been reading about over the last 30 years how these speakers are harsh, no good bass and everything else everybody says about them.  as far as im concerned they are clean, clear, crisp, and loud. did I say loud.  volume starts a 7 o'clock,  at 9 o'clock  your ears start to bleed.  I guess the 350 watts into a speaker that only needs 20 will do that.  and all the stuff I hear about  ss amps these speakers don't like.  only 30 watt tube amps will do or you will hear all kinds of noise.  well, all I can say is bull crap to that.  what I here is a speaker sounding better then just about anything else I ever heard.  I played rock,jazz,classical,  all passed with flying color's. all I can say is you guys out there that think they suck. have your ears cleaned out and go listen again.  yes, the 350 watt power house is going to go before I blow everything up. 
tomtab

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 Curb your enthusiasm,..yes khorns sounded good back in the day...having said that last time I checked they are worth $3500-4500 basically on the used market assuming original and in nice shape and there are tons of speakers on the used market that smoke them in all areas IMO
"what I here is a speaker sounding better then just about anything else I ever heard",,,or maybe you haven't heard enough speakers,to be clued in..and BTW its hear not here,lol

"all I can say is you guys out there that think they suck. have your ears cleaned out and go listen again."

"what I here is a speaker sounding better then just about anything else I ever heard"


Did you actually read what you wrote?..and im not "trolling" as ms mmm states. Im just pointing out that in the $3500-$4500 price range on the used market there are many many speakers that surpass the khorns in every aspect (but maybe not size)..speed,pace,transparence,imaging.If you have found nirvana in them more power to you..but your writing is just foolish at best,IMO

 A few things.IMO Klipsch has been around and still going because they are not on the cutting edge. It's because they make a lot of low end junk guessing for the bottom line and  there are buyers who still think  Bose  is high end along with B&W.Name recognition alone...now as far as bashing this original poster his comments came off like he's the know it all on speakers telling us who think or actually know they suck to go clean our ears out...and these are the best he's ever heard..rubbish..Such comments should be addressed. Like I said if this is the best he's heard or owned good for him.....but there are some who know his posting is...well you fill in the blank 

This has been a classic "my dad is tougher than your dad" thread.

  I disagree...its about someone posting a thread stating if we disagree "go clean our ears out".It has nothing to do with my speakers are better than yours because I never went there at all..What the initial poster did IMO  was tell the audio community that if we don't agree then we are wrong.It was what he said and how he said it that was offensive to me and I called him out on it...and for the record I said more than once in , the $3500-$4500 price range on the used market.No idea where this guy got I was comparing 100K speakers to his Khorns,must be a way to justify im wrong and hes right,who knows?.What I said was in the $3500-4500 price bracket which is what im thinking a nice pair of original un-moddified Khorns are worth on the used market there are lots of modern speakers at the same used market price that will surpass what he is "hereing".Im not thinned skinned, I just don't like guys spouting off stuff that really isn't true in the way he did it.

Good one Henry.  Did you come up with that on your own or did you call oppo for help with that lol
ooo Henry you got me good...let me call Modwright and see if they can help me with a reply,lol..Please add something to this thread outside a personal attack.

Mish. Don't ride on the coat-tails of another poster you think agrees with you. You buried yourself (as you usually do) in this thread a long time ago by telling the OP Klipsch sucks, and that his writing is foolish. You really didn't have anything constructive to give the OP. Don't believe me, just re-read your posts to this OP


  He didn't agree with me, tool..I agree with him!


 And you added anything meaningful?,lol...You and your cohorts are defending the original poster who admitted he replaced tweeters and crossovers,Why ?Well I assume to try to make them sound good. So telling us this and then saying that the Khorn rule is actually mute at best as he doesn't even have original Khorns anymore..The EV t35/k77 tweeter is about the crappiest sound tweeter ever made,period.They can be bought for peanuts and if comparing them in vintage circles to say the Jensen 302 or even the JBL 075,well I rest my case..The 55 driver is not much better..and having heard the 15" that goes into khorns,what is it another by product from Electro voice...come on now..Anybody that disagrees on this site to foolish postings gets piled on,hence no one actually speaks up and says BS

Henry. You got me good..Do you have anything to contribute to this post outside of your personal attack...I thought not...just because I disagreed with you on buying an oppo player over an esoteric...come on lol....i doubt you even know what components going in an original khorn let alone ever owned them or heard them...Wait why don't you post asking ,see if you can find it in a magazine review or call someone lol