I remember going to the local audiofile store to audition speakers. I would not sit down with a 8 wat 300B amp, a glass of port in my hand and a nice oscar peterson trio to keep me company. I would then add a powerfull sub and blast away with a star wars movie. I would put them in a large room and drive them loud. Overall, i would choose a good and powerfull solid state amp to drive these speakers. Even with 95db/w/m efficiency, they need some watts to start playing and tubes don''t do it. I''ve heard a square tractrix in a JBL (forgot what they were) and they sounded better still.Īlthough I did not hear these speakers with a good solid state, I think they should preform better. This is what happens when you offload the range from 1600Hz to 20000Hz onto 1 single tractrix horn that doesn''t even have a circullar cross-section. They were not dull or anything, they were just too heavy. The absolute highs did not give a sense of air. The low mids were not noticable (I guess there was nothing wrong with them - they were just not balanced with the highs or the bass), but the mid-highs were screamy and metallic. The midbass was tight and especially in combination with 300B amp really fast and detailed.
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It might be that the bass driver is not an easy load when it gets to real deeps, but the sub-bass simply sead weak and boomy. Sebart (One Push pull E元4 and one SE 300B).Īlthough it seems that the efficiency of the speaker should satisfy an underpowered SE amplifier, I think that the speaker is not well matched to low power tube amps. I listened to them combined with a Marantz CD player and two ASV amps from Mr. A fool and his Klipsches are soon parted - so good luck finding some fool whose friends have all told him his speakers are too harsh, and snap up a pair.These speakers are not what Klipsch should be all about. I think there was a misprint in the product literature, though some people in this forum are claiming they are 8s - so maybe Klipsch upgraded at some point - though why they would change configuration and keep the same model number, I am not sure. BTW, I don't know where the 8 in driver spec is coming from - mine is quite obviously a 6.5. In one house that had a crawl space, for example - visitors routinely swore I had a sub hidden somewhere. Depending on room, it can be quite impressive. Finally, while the bass is obviously not that of larger drivers, the engineering is such that rather surprising bass still results. I have no idea whose idea it was to switch away from this, but I have listened to newer comparable Klipsch products and they are just nowhwere. So, you get the best of both - the smoothness of the dome and the dynamics of the horn. It should be noted that Klipsch briefly horn-loaded a fabric dome tweeter this is the system on these speakers. Anyone who says they are harsh has been brainwashed into disliking the "horn sound" by all the dupes of the Establishment etc. Like I say above, great clarity, dynamics, and detail at all volume levels, any style of music - this is exactly how a good speaker should be, of course. I give the 3.5's a 5 in their class, but a 4 because I overpaid. (Probably overkill, but it's gotten some great reviews and I'd like to keep the tonal clarity of the horns all around.) I have since ordered a magnetic shielding kit for the 3.5's and am considering a KSP-C6 for the center. I am very happy so far! Man, do the 3.5's sound great on such a clean amp! Due to the suggestions on this forum and some literature I picked up at the local Mom & Pop, I purchased a Sony STR-DB930 receiver ($399.99 J&R) and a pair of KSB2.1's ($87 ea. I recently went on a quest for a surround sound system. They've been wonderful, and in fact I have auditioned others since then, but haven't found the clarity and presence that these have. I bought mine in 1995 from HiFi Buys in Roswell, GA for $329.99 a piece. Yes, they could use a little more depth in the low end, but sit them a little closer to a corner and they fill the room with clear, natural sound. Some people don't agree with me, but I love my KG3.5's.