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Hi, friends. Been on a DIY leave of absence for quite a while. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with a friend I of many years, who helped rekindle my interest in hi-fi, never knowing he was a serious audiophile. I had the privilege of being able to audition his Klipchorns and Klipsch Heresy speakers he got several years ago through a relative who worked in the factory in Hope, Arkansas, and was able to get him a step discount.
Now, as many here know, I am certainly no stranger to superb high-fidelity speakers, and have used, listened to, and even built some pretty exotic creations. But I must say, my friend's system utterly sounded like God! I mean literally. I was absolutely overwhelmed, and amazed at their incredible sound.
Since I was a kid in high school, and bought my first Marantz receiver, back in the 70s, I've been an audiophile, and heard many quality speakers. I will still never forget at about 17 or 18, hearing the Bose 901s for the first time, thinking they were the best around until I heard my friend's father's Dahlquist speakers, and another friend's Infinity SM150 Studio Monitors. Over a lifetime, I've heard several other exotic creations as well, such as JBLs, Martin Logans, Vandersteens, Altec Lansings, Allison's, etc, among several others, just to name a few, and always considered my own creations to be at least as good, and/or better. But these Klipchorns I heard for the first time recently sounded nothing like any of these others.
They seemed to reproduce sound tonally accurately, and effortlessly. Not to mention at rock concert level volume, as these were as loud as hell. Especially, in light of the fact he was using a modestly powered Pass Labs tube amplifier, I believe about 30 watts per channel. These speakers are very efficient, with a sensitivity somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 dB @ 1w/m or more.
It has piqued an interest in exploring the possibility of concocting such a DIY creation, although I dont have much info or specs for driver selection, cabinet size requirements, crossover components, etc. If for no other reason, due to their ridiculously high price point, as I have found many of the Klipsch Heritage model speakers cost several thousands of dollars. - Something I could never afford, but might be motivated to build.
I'd be interested to know if anyone here has any experience, knowledge, or information of anyone who has built anything similar. I'm primarily interested in building something comparable to any of the, "Heritage Series," Klipsch speakers, such as models including Klipschorns, Heresy, Cornwall, Forte, LaScala, and others, not to be confused with the consumer grade, "mid-fi" offerings made nowadays. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Now, as many here know, I am certainly no stranger to superb high-fidelity speakers, and have used, listened to, and even built some pretty exotic creations. But I must say, my friend's system utterly sounded like God! I mean literally. I was absolutely overwhelmed, and amazed at their incredible sound.
Since I was a kid in high school, and bought my first Marantz receiver, back in the 70s, I've been an audiophile, and heard many quality speakers. I will still never forget at about 17 or 18, hearing the Bose 901s for the first time, thinking they were the best around until I heard my friend's father's Dahlquist speakers, and another friend's Infinity SM150 Studio Monitors. Over a lifetime, I've heard several other exotic creations as well, such as JBLs, Martin Logans, Vandersteens, Altec Lansings, Allison's, etc, among several others, just to name a few, and always considered my own creations to be at least as good, and/or better. But these Klipchorns I heard for the first time recently sounded nothing like any of these others.
They seemed to reproduce sound tonally accurately, and effortlessly. Not to mention at rock concert level volume, as these were as loud as hell. Especially, in light of the fact he was using a modestly powered Pass Labs tube amplifier, I believe about 30 watts per channel. These speakers are very efficient, with a sensitivity somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 dB @ 1w/m or more.
It has piqued an interest in exploring the possibility of concocting such a DIY creation, although I dont have much info or specs for driver selection, cabinet size requirements, crossover components, etc. If for no other reason, due to their ridiculously high price point, as I have found many of the Klipsch Heritage model speakers cost several thousands of dollars. - Something I could never afford, but might be motivated to build.
I'd be interested to know if anyone here has any experience, knowledge, or information of anyone who has built anything similar. I'm primarily interested in building something comparable to any of the, "Heritage Series," Klipsch speakers, such as models including Klipschorns, Heresy, Cornwall, Forte, LaScala, and others, not to be confused with the consumer grade, "mid-fi" offerings made nowadays. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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