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Message started by Kirk on 06/15/22 at 22:34:46

Title: Don't hate me...but I might be upgrading to this..
Post by Kirk on 06/15/22 at 22:34:46

I am seriously considering upgrading my Klipschorns to Klipsch Jubilees. Here is the chain I have in mind:

source (usually DAC) -> CSP3 -> Jubilee active crossover DSP ->UFO2 -> Jubilee (2 channels per speaker - H/L Freq.) so 2xUFO2s.

ICs from DSP to UFO2 are XLR.

Any issues with this setup?

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Post by tempest62 on 06/15/22 at 22:44:35

Great scott! That would be beyond real. What portal in the universe do you plan on entering? I admire your dream. Incredible.

Brad

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Post by Joey on 06/16/22 at 01:53:25

I'd love to get some Klipschorns.

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Post by hdrider on 06/16/22 at 01:57:11

Jeez Kirk, or should we start calling you Captain.... If you have a great room to support those, you will be rolling on another level. You must keep us posted on this plan and include pics at the great moment. Happy listening, Chris.

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Post by jec3504 on 06/16/22 at 02:30:26

Hell yeah, you only live once.

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Post by Tony on 06/16/22 at 04:39:28

source (usually DAC) -> CSP3 -> Jubilee active crossover DSP ->UFO2 -> Jubilee (2 channels per speaker - H/L Freq.) so 2xUFO2s.
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Kirk, For those of us having trouble following this set up, can you say more or refer me to article or website? After the CSP3, I got lost.

Thanks, Tony

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Post by Kamran on 06/16/22 at 04:52:59

Wow, would love to see pictures and perhaps even a video of the speakers in action! YOLO!

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Post by Kirk on 06/16/22 at 12:16:08

This is very much a YOLO moment for me. I also have a grumbling but tolerant wife who also has her indulgences so we grumble together.

Will try to clarify after the CSP3 which is indeed confusing. The jubilees have an external active crossover-DSP that acts on the low signal of a pre-amp. The output(s) of the DSP are in 2 channels one high frequency and one low which need to be amplified to drive the high freq horn and the lower bass bin respectively. So, I need one stereo (not mono) amp per speaker. There are three pairs of speaker bindings (only 2 pairs are needed for the high freq horn and lower bass bin). The third pair is jumpered to the high freq horn to make connections cleaner...or so Klipsch says.

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Post by Tony on 06/16/22 at 14:24:01

Hey Kirk, much appreciated. Some of your additional comments I could follow. The bottom line, I guess, is your excitement. That is very cool. Now I have to Google "YOLO." :)

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Post by Tommy Freefall on 06/16/22 at 15:09:48

Hey Kirk, maybe you should host the next Decfest, so we can all come to your place to see and hear these Jubilees in person!

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Post by 4krow on 06/16/22 at 15:54:35

Kirk,

I have never heard again, bass that a folded horn design puts out. Enormous, and accurate, it can be addicting. I would like to know why you are interested in this new speaker. i must admit, it is very appealing, given that it was designed by Paul Klipsch himself.

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Post by JBzen on 06/16/22 at 17:50:51

What! No tee-shirt included! I'll pass.

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Post by Edsonic on 06/16/22 at 17:54:54

YOLO!

Unless you're James Bond. Then it's YOLT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8uYxTJ530

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Post by Kirk on 06/16/22 at 18:09:52

To the question about what I am looking for...I've made a series of successive upgrades over the years and surprised myself with each and every one especially Decware's SET amp and Klipsch's horn design. It's the endless pursuit of what is possible. Ultimately, I am looking for spooky presence and kick drums that hit me in the chest.

p.s. I am also doing this now because a dealer made me an offer I couldn't refuse on the Klipschorn trade-in :)

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Post by Kirk on 08/04/22 at 19:23:21

So I did the thing I said I would do. Bi-amp requirement handled via an old solid state (high freq) + my UFO2 (low freq) until the matched UFO2s show up. Monsters for sure, but what a sound. Spooky at times.

IMG_2719 by Kirk Bankes, on Flickr

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Post by Doug on 08/04/22 at 19:30:37

Unbelievably Awesome!!!

That’s one of the coolest photos I’ve ever seen!!!

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Post by BicycleJoe Lo-Fi on 08/04/22 at 19:41:31

Right after Decfest straight to your place

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Post by Tommy Freefall on 08/04/22 at 20:00:57

Congrats Kirk!
You get to go straight to the head of the class with this setup!

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Post by Kirk on 08/04/22 at 20:25:35

I really hope Klipsch doesn't launch a bigger better speaker because my family is already threatening an intervention. #ohsoworthit

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Post by Tommy Freefall on 08/04/22 at 20:29:07

Kirk, soften them up by telling them you're going to be upsizing your Klipsh speakers in the near future.
Then when you decide to keep what you currently have, they'll be so relieved they'll never hassle you about your Jubilees anymore.