more that you can use

to heavy, but way you want to be moving themcan hear any distortion

First I has to say that I am Klipsch co International Dealer in El Salvador Central America if somebody from my country is reading this review and want to listen to something pretty close to perfect, can get in touch with me at orlandocastaneda@telemovil.net or www.fibrascastaneda.com I fill that I am really lucky to have the opportunity to own some speakers of this High End, level I have this beauties connected to a two Aragon Palladiums II Balance in amplifiers, with the 28K Aragon Preamp and this to an old Carver 375x2 amp and this to a two Heresy for center channel and to a Klipsch RSW-15 subwoofer, to me the sound is really good quality clear highs deep lows can hear any distortion at all So you can understand, the cane of music lover that I am, I have my music in a computer HP with more than 6000 files in different play lists of 200 to 400 files of different type of music so if I turn on my system I can stay hours with out changing discs all the time, to make this conection, I use the Sound Blaster from Creative co I am not one of those type of technical audiophiles that talk and talk about all the connections and stuff and all they want to show to every body is how much they know. I have made this review and it has noting to do of me being a Klipsch dealer, you probably now about the Klipsch reputation that is very high in quality on there products and not to expencive compare to others

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not at this price

Clarity, sensitivity, full range.

Large size, placement: need gasket to seal the horn to the wall. Oh, they are very sensitivr to poor cables, cheap sources or amplification. ALso, if you are using a SET (the way to go) make sure it has low hum. Use the ZEN!!

Mine are 1978. Bought from a single owner who took meticulous care of them. I drive these with a Decware Zen SET SE84C amplifier, and upto now, midFI CD players (like a sony Xa20ES or a 2003 NAD C541i). Cables are transparent Wave PLUS for the interconnects and the speakers. The sound is insanely good. I have never heard better. It will probably get better once i upgrade my source with a good DAC. But, even now, it is AWESOME. A testomony to how good CD players have become for under $500.

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homemade horns, home brewed bass reflex single driver boxes.

Everything

Nothing

What can I say about this speaker. The BEST SPEAKER EVER EVER MADE, thats what. I bought these in 1982 and re-wired them with silver wire and i power them with various SET AMPS, ranging from the 45's, 2A3's 300B's 211's and 6C33C's and depending on my mood i listen to that particular pair of amps that night. I have auditioned almost every speaker at every price range made and i can tell you if you feed these speakers the right stuff they will present you with the most accurate and most involving sound on earth or any other planet that exists. PERIOD. They are the finest speakers ever ever made no matter what the price. But please do not use Solid State!!!!!

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The horn design gives the best dynamic presentation of any design type. Will play extremely loud with a modest 10 watt amplifier.

Must have a very quiet preamplifier and amplifier. A pair of clear corners is a must for proper bass balance. Very large.

Bought this pair of used Walnut beauties in 1980 while they were manufactured in 1977. Most of you readers know they are large and each speaker requires a clear corner. Loved them when I bought them and love them even more today. About one year ago, I upgraded the capacitors. The change was spectacular giving a seamless balance between bass, mid-range and tweeter units. About six months ago, I rewired with silver and magnet wire spun together creating a hybrid wire. The new wire improved the sound stage giving a deeper and wider 3D image. I have a modest collection of amplifiers and preamps. The best pairing is a solid state Marantz 7T Preamp and tube based Conrad Johnson MV-75A1 both updated with modern high performance resistors and capacitors. The Klipschorns are not kind to noisy tubes or transistor circuits and the updates to these pieces make for an extremely quiet background. The solid state plus tube pairing also provides a warm, highly dynamic presentation. My listening room is 22 feet wide and 24 feet deep with speakers placed on the narrow end and my favorite chair 10 feet back. I recently discovered a phono cartridge that will resolve the dynamics this system can reproduce, an Ortofon OM-30 moving magnet design. The cartridge is installed in a Harmon Kardon T65C turntable of vintage year 1987. The Khorns make Live Recordings come alive in a way to rival surround sound systems. Everything can be heard from the tinkle of a glass to the left while someone does a rim shot on a drum 10 feet in back of the speaker plane. Uncanny to say the least. Nothing is too soft or too loud to be presented in exactly the way it was recorded.

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+ fantastic dynamics + superior bass + current version has wonderful treble + much improved detail + unbelievable with tube amps, particulary SETs

- very large and heavy - must be placed in corner

There are two things I'd like to state: a) There have been many strides in tweeter design in the last five years, which make dynamic tweeters sound more natural. The 'new' Khorns incorporate this technology with significant and dramatic effects. They are now a totally involving, musical experience. b) There are people like myself, who can't afford the Khorns, and ,who have tasted the forbidden fruit of the SET tube amps, and, therefore, feel obliged to sell their SET amps on network sites for reasonable prices before succumbing to this passion . What I did was sacrifice an amp to rid myself of this addiction. In conclusion, you can now have audio nirvana without totally mortgaging your home and future.

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Virtually everything!!

They are EXTREMELY sensitive to noise in a system. Any tube noise will be magnified. My Conrad-johnson Premier 8xs amps and Premier 16ls preamp are virtually quiet on other speakers, but produce a noticeable hiss on the Khorns. It is not really distracting, but it does take some getting used to.

I just received my BRAND NEW 2002 Klipschorns. These are the redesigned version of the venerable classic. Before I describe their sound, let me discuss some of the other speaker systems I have used over the years. I have owned Martin Logans,Magnepans,Piegas,Thiels,Soundlabs,Von Shweikerts,Ohms,Infinitys, etc... up to the $90,000. Cabasse Atlantis. I also used to own a much older pair of the K-horns. I ordered the new K-horns for 2 reasons: 1)I was looking for a reliable speaker that would be as unobtrusive as possible in a child-friendly environment (Large as they are, they sit in the corners); and 2) I use tube amplification and wanted an efficient system that would work well with tubes. (At 104db the K-horns can be driven with tiny SET amps.) I have been chasing the "holy grail" for years and, frankly, am tiring of the chase. Well, my chase may well be over. I was overwhelmed by what I am hearing. These speakers are the most dynamic speakers I have yet owned. By "dynamic" I don't mean loud, I mean able to fire off a palpable cannon shot to the right of stage while reproducing a soft, shimmering bell to the left. I have been spoiled by the Magnepan ribon tweeter which reproduces the finest, most airy treble there is. The K-horns are not far behind. this was the area which my old K-horns seemed really lacking. This deficiency exists no more. Cymbals have a decay which, while not quite as airy as the Maggies, leave very little to be desired. The midrange reproduction is pure and uncolored. Voices have a believable presence in the room. I have never heard Patricia Barber sound more convincing. Any myths regarding edginess or "honking" from horns are quickly dispelled upon listening to these new K-horns. In fact, even at relatively high volumes, the sound never becomes bright or harsh. This surprised and delighted me. The bass is where these speakers really separate themselves from the pack. I have heard speakers that produce prodigios amounts of bass, but very few where said bass is harmonically "right" and not bloated or overblown. The Soundlabs probably have the purest bass of any speaker I have used. At least they did until now. Right out of the box, these K-horns produce some of the tightest, fastest and deepest bass I have ever heard. These beasts know how to do a kickdrum and energize a room without improperly exciting certain nodes. There you have it- These have the best attributes of some of the best speakers available. They are a STEAL at the price!!! If you are into large scale orchestral works, these MUST be heard!

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Bass, clarity, smoother midrange response, with the Altec 511s.

None. the corner designs arent that hard to place, with corners!

Excellent, I bought these in Boulder colo. These are the designer series, the seller thought they werent in one piece, great deal for me! There is nothing like the Klipschorn sound! Some recordings have no bass, but they sound the same on the 4 Chorus i have here! My listening position is only 10 feet away, so i did some modifiying, untill we move into a bigger place, i installed Altec 511b horns on the original Klipsch drivers, to sooth out the mids some. so i can turn these up a bit more! I still have all the original parts, and can put these back to original in about 30 min! Ive had 4 cornwalls, youll find my old review on them in the cornwall, i still miss them, since then i got 4 chorus, and these K-horns! I like all klipsch models, so i wont compare anything! All i know is the Klipschorn is king! The most bass, id say that! Well, i wasnt going to post because these arent original designs, but i at least wanted to get into this review! I like the Klipschorn modified or not! Regards Jim 1980 Klipschorns 1984 chorus 1984 chorus conrad johnson MV-52 2 Sony mullti CD players Pyramid home amp PA 1000 Pioneer turntable

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Musicality, reality, authority, effortlessness, no need for high powered amps. The feeling of "listening through" the equipment to the orchestra itself. They don't sound like "speakers."

Must be placed tightly in the room corners (see above). Best with a large room, and, I'm told, with a high ceiling...mine ranges from 9 to 14 feet high, and it's fine.

When comparing very high quality speakers, one usually gains something and loses something when moving from speaker to speaker. Given that, Klipschorns sound more like reality to me than any of the many, many others I have heard. I base this on my experience playing in an orchestra for 8 years, and eating lunch in front of one in rehersal for many more years. I have listened to very expensive, VERY GOOD SOUNDING speakers by B&W, Bozak, Bose, KEF, AR, Polk, Magnapan, JBL (home and professional), as well as professional cinema speakers by various manufacturers (of the kinds used in top 70mm theatres and film studios with the best soundtracks)and none seem as effortlessly natural as Klipshorns. It is true that if one wants speakers that gild the lilly in some way, one could look elswhere. Some speakers may sound sweeter, or brighter, or more "zingy," but not really clearer, or more natural, or more "there." Several top of the line speakers (including some of Klipsch's own designs) are probably objectivelly flatter in certain parts of the range, but I have become convinced that flattness is overrated compared to other qualities, some of which we have neither named, nor developed a way to measure, except by ear. Relatively flat frequency response was a much higher priority quality back in the days when full range speaker systems were "flat" (from about 30 to 15k)within + or - 12 to 15 dB (never admitted) rather than today's + or - 3 to 5 dB (still rarely admitted). I own some of those elite speakers of the 1960s and 1970s, and have measured them in the same room as the Klipschorns of the 1990s, and compared to them, the K-horns are flat as a board! Now, Klipsch Heresy IIs are flatter still above about 70 hz, but don't sound nearly as good or as real! Several reviewers seem to have bought into the manufacturer's conservative and humble claim that the Klipschorns roll off below 35 hz. Well, mine don't, and I think I know why! I followed instructions (unlike many dealers) and used a neoprene gasket to seal the back of the K-horns to the walls of the corners, and pushed them well back into the corner so that there is no gap and no wiggle. Because bass is lost in many rooms due to flexing walls, I built very solid walls in those corners (3/4 ply, then very closely spaced studs, then 3/4 ply and a hardwood skin). With the electronics set "flat" there is no bass attenua

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Several: In the same room: Klipsch Heresy IIs, various big JBLs, top B&Ws, ADCs. In other rooms, the others listed in the earlier section, above.

Super Impact especially in the BASS even with the sharp 35 hertz rolloff.

Must have a Room with two corners appropriately place and the Units are impractical unless you have plenty of space.

Klipschorn are a unique experience and from my first speakers Altec 604 Duplex the only speakers to have such realistic performance. Prior to their purchase in 1982 I thought nothing could equal the Altecs but they amazed and surprised me. The side by side ABX test confirmed that they were vastly superior with equal loudness. The speakers did have a flaw on arrival. The fuse holder on one unit had never been soldered but that was easier to correct than to return the unit. The veneer finsh has held up well over the twenty years even with children.

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A few watts give a big picture. When called on for bottom notes, they deliver. No subwoofer needed with these beauties.

Big! Need corners free of clutter.

I've owned this pair of Klipschorns for over 20 years and like fine wine, they get better with age. The best pre-amp and amp combinations sound excellent. Today I am running a highly modified Dynaco PAS3 tube pre-amp and a Dynaco ST-70 tube amp wired in triode mode. Vinyl with this combination takes your breath away. Close your eyes and the music is live in the room. No bull! Amps I have tried with my rating of 0-10/0-10 for sound stage width and depth include: Dynaco ST-70 Triode Mode 10/9.2 (Sweet favorite) Dynaco ST-70 Pentode Mode 10/8 Dynaco Mark III Triode Mode 9/9 Dynaco Mark III Pentode Mode 9/8.5 Conrad-Johnson MV75 Triode Mode 9.5/9.5 Conrad-Johnson MV75 Pentode Mode 9.5/9.0 Citation 12 9.5/10 (Detail favorite) Hafler DH-500 9.5/9.5 Dynaco ST-80 8/8.5 Carver M-500 9.5/9.0 Marantz 1070 9.8/9.8 (A solid state sleeper) A good tube amp presents an image in back of the speaker plane when driven by a good tube preamp and the sound is sweet and relaxed. A good tube amp with a good solid state preamp presents an image at the speaker plane and a better solid state preamp will place a singer between you and the speaker plane … uncanny. I prefer tube to solid state for a single reason … easy modifications and updates. A change in tubes easily changes the character of the presentation. The same is true of capacitors and wire. The K-Horns have also been updated with new wire and capacitors. My listening room is a 20 X 24 with carpet and suspended ceiling. Room treatment is furniture, bookcases with records/CDs, and blinds over the windows. Not a dead treatment but certainly not live. The speakers are on the 20 foot side with my key listening chair located so my ears are 9.5 feet back. Exact seating position may vary in a 3 foot circle without the image moving or changing. Nice. By the way, I still own all the amplifiers listed except for the Citation 12. I lost it in one of my moves and it has not been replaced. It was a perfect match with the PAS3 before it was modified. The best of all worlds.

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