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

Showing 8 responses by mr_m

Hey, If you like 'em, that's all that counts. Just don't insult other audiophiles because they don't share your enthusiasm.
Tomtab. Mish is a Raidho man. He's trolling right now. BEWARE!  You're lucky you're not a B&W fan. He'd have you "on the ropes" by now. Lol
C'mon Mish, you're taking yourself way too seriously. Could it be this fellow found something in this hobby that really got him going? Something really exciting that made him exclaim? Who are you, me, or whoever be the ones to tell him he's wrong in what he heard. This hobby of audio is extremely complex but also is a lot of fun. My equipment is far from SOTA, but I still get one hell of a lot of enjoyment from my system. This is because I'm a music lover first. I don't know you all that well Mish. Can you say that about yourself. Being a music lover first. I'm not sure you can. The OP got a bit excited and maybe went a little over the top, but maybe he got a bit irritated by people saying Klipsch isn't any good. How do you feel when someone disses your equipment? I'm sure you've had it happen. By the way, I own Vandersteen, not B&W.
Tomtab.  Had I forseen what my comment was about to unearth, I probably would have kept my mouth shut. I apologize....
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.
Yeah. You're a little late. This thread went down the toilet awhile ago....