Klipsch owner thread - Page 635

In that case, Klipsch does manufacture it: KPT-535-T

Maybe only 12", but horn-loaded they squeak out one dB more in sensitivity than the direct radiator dual 15" bass bin. Plus, once you have tasted horn-loaded bass, there's no going back (at least for me there isn't; I built a horn-loaded sub to match!)

Not sure if we can talk price here, but if anyone knows the price of the Klipsch built Jubilee can you PM me or post it up?

I read somewhere it was $3,500 per speaker. Is that accurate? Blink once for yes, twice for no...

I know AVS sells Klipsch now, do you guys carry the Jubilee or any other of the Cinema line?

Here's a thread on the Klipsch forum with most locations.

http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/p/1...4.aspx#1474234

If you want to contact one of them, let me know.

As the person who came up with the idea of a JubeScala, it came from the realization that the LaScala bottom end went higher than the Khorn bass bin. Therefore, the LaScala bottom end could be mated with the K402 (or K510) and be used as a center channel.

As an early adopter of the Jubilee, I was specificially interested in a center channel and asked Roy about it. A year later, he had it all ironed out.

Others might have altered the idea but that was the original idea.

It is not a Klipsch SKU item but it is otherwise 100% Klipsch engineered.

How much does the k-402 horn go for, straight from Klipsch? I wonder how much it would cost in parts to build a JubScala?

PM sent (with undisclosed number of blinks)

Coytee ; what your crossover look like ? any specs to one ? I'd like to build a JubeScala with a Cornwall type bass bin ..

Official answer: I don't know and anyone interested in actually ordering a pair should contact Roy Delgado at Klipsch (there are a number of people that can direct you to that goal, me included)

That said, I would expect them to be at/under $1,200 per unit. This would be the horn lens itself with the tweeter driver K69 attached. The entire assembly is then attached to a stand. The horn is literally plug & play ready. Open box, pull entire thing out, set where you want it & hook it up and play.

In my fairly ignorant opinion, the K402 is probably the part that makes the home run. The K402 sounds stupendous when sitting on top of the Jubilee bass bin. The K402 also sounds stupendous when sitting on top of a LaScala bass bin, MWM bass bin, double 15" bass bin or the quad 15" bass bin.

Heck, it would probably sound great sitting on top of (crushing) a bose bass module....

Interesting point... I was once passing through Hope and a couple of us stopped in and had a visit with Roy.

One thing he did for us was a brief audition. I don't know the bass bin part number but we compared the Jubilee/K402 to the quad 15" bass bin with the K402 on top.

It was a pretty even comparison.

The point that he was trying to teach was he can take two 12" drivers & horn load them and absolutely go toe to toe with a larger box with four 15" drivers.

It was a very interesting experience.

My crossover is the active crossover. The passive belongs to Rigma. I don't remember if the two pictures of his are of the same unit or of the version for the K69 driver followed with the revised version for the TAD driver.

Either way, he built them to be showpieces and cost no object. He's got about $3,000 in parts alone in them.

My Dx38 cost me about $1,200 new (they don't make them anymore) and when I got my TAD's, all I had to do was reprogram it. Rigma built another pair of passives just about as expensive as the first.

Awsome networks. And the other pic with quad woofers.... WOW. I never did get to listen to the 402 horns, the member near me in Arlington had water damage a few monhs ago and we never heard back from him. From what I have read it might be a good thing I did not listen to these horns. I have such a small den my Cornwalls sound awsome after them being in a huge room for so many years.

Okay, well I just wanted to let everyone know I was extremely pleased buying my Klipsch speakers (and M40 headphones) from Sound Distributors. Eric was quick and straightforward in answering all my questions and gave me a good deal on the entire order. It was more than an unexpected pleasure. I wish it could be like this more often.

I purchased the RB-61 II home theater speakers and an SW-310 subwoofer.

Great News That Your Happy !
thanx for getting back to Us ...

I talked to him about this a short while back (month or so) and he's still planning on having a get together again. So don't lose hope, there is still time to be corrupted.

When does Klipsch release their new products. What time of year

Cool, glad none of his equipment was damaged in the mess all the water made. My wife was looking at the pic of the 402 and asked just where would I place that huge thing?? I said on top of the Cornwalls. This is another reason I moved all my Klipsch HT equipment in the smaller den. I can close the door and she can't see my R2R tapes everywhere etc.

Surly you Jest... and I am calling you Shirley.

I have the Klipsch Icon VB-15(Yeah cheap but I like em). KLIPSCH KSF-C5 vs Klipsch Icon VC-25 VS Klipsch Synergy C2 Center. Which one sounds clearer? or is there a better one I can buy used for $100 US or less? Thanks.

If anyone is in the market, I just purchased five speakers (Reference Line) from the AV Science Store and have been more than pleased so far. I am waiting on the speakers to be delivered, but I do not anticipate any problems.

Make sure to give Mike G. a call to get their best price!

It's the Cinema line:
http://www.klipsch.com/cinema-speakers

How do the Jub's compare to the Khorns? If someone were to build a pair of JubScala's, I would guess the parts needed would be, 1)La Sala bass bins, 2) K-402 horns, and also some sort of crossover. Are there any other bass bins that would work? Is there a DIY bass bin that anyone knows of that would work good for the K-402's? What would be the best rought for a crossover, assuming I decide to take on this project? I was thinking of using a DCX-2496 and running them active. This really has peaked my curiousity as I have wanted a pair of Jub's or Jub Scala's or some sort of speaker with the K-402 horn. The reason I haven't looked into this further is because I was under the impression that the K-402's were over $3,000 per horn. Since I just found out they are actually much less than that, I may end up persuing this!

I would think that a JubScala has better midrange and highs than a KHorn, but weaker bass. Coupled with a THT, it would be great. I don't know of any DIY bass bin other than the Jubilee bass bin clone. I wonder if anything from Bill F. would work? As for crossover, active is the way to go. They were designed with the Electrovoice Ex38 and so programming can be obtained from Klipsch for that when using the standard Jubilee bass bin. The cheap XO configuration is a Crown XTi amp with integrated DSP (if I recall correctly).

I'm wanting to buy a pair of forte ii if anyone knows of a pair for sale within 4 hours driving distance of 75501.

Please Anyone?

I'm in Jacksonville Fl right now with mine. I've posted a link to the Klipsch forum with other Jubilee/K402 owners. Virtually every one of them would entertain an audition. Where are you geographically?

The K402's are not cheap (at least in my opinion but, what do I know). They do however, include the horn, driver and mounting stand. They are literally, plug/play out of the box. Another perhaps more cost effective idea would be the K510. In my opinion, when you are ON axis, the K510 is a wonderful little horn. Literally, the little horn that could. In my opinion, while being on/near axis, the two sound very very similar (some differ but to my ears, they're about the same). When OFF axis, the K402 begins to stretch its muscles and you can tell a difference. My opinion.... if someone really wants to do it "right" and has the finances, just slap down your CC number and buy some Jubilee's and call it over for the rest of your life. As I recall the story, when PWK heard the finished Jubilee, I understand that he leaned back with a smile on his face and said something similar to "we did it". Seems he was pleased with the result however, I might not have the quote exactly correct.

You pretty much nailed all of it.

The JubeScala is to me, the closest someone can come to the Jubilee without the cost. Toss in a subwoofer and it might be better....for less!

One major difference to me is the coherence of the system. I've said this many times.... with my Khorns, I had to stand literally, 30' away before they sounded like "one voice". With the Jubilee's/Scala it's within 10' before the sound gells together into a single wave front.

I thought that was because of the signal delay....when in fact, it's because of losing a crossover and going 2-way instead of 3-way. I ended up proving this to myself by messing with the delay and really stretching it out to hear the difference.