[Vintage-Audio] KLH modular systems

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hey Wolfman Bob,

First, why do you like acoustic loaded speaker systems?

Second, There are a lot of woofers and low frequency midrange here, and a 
couple of standard midrange and tweeters mixed in. Maybe I am missing 
something Bob, but isn't this low end heavy?

Third, Where are you crossing over and how with all these different 
cabinets/systems?

Now people, after Bob has described "some", but not all, of what he has in 
this small room, one wonders exactly where he fits into this sound chamber? 
Suspended by his heels from the rafters? Vertically standing on the floor 
with speaker columns preventing him from breaking wind or taking a deep 
breath to scream for help? Some fascinating visual image possibilities 
Wolfman Bob!

Now Bob has been to my QTH and let me assure you that he is both a very 
intelligent person as well as a brilliant engineer. He knows his stuff! As 
small as this room he partly describes is, he has cleverly managed to build 
things into walls in such a way as to provide much more open area then it 
sounds like. I just wish I had the opportunity to hear this system of his! 
It has to be awesome!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wolfbob" <wolfbob at csnsys.com>
To: <W9RAN at oneradio.net>; "Vintage home and professional audio equipment 
from 1975 back" <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] KLH modular systems


>I like acoustic loaded speakers. I have two 12 in Advents for the center 
>front and rear, two 8 in KLHs for the side and two 12 inch Wharfedales for 
>the rear left and right. Along with the main JBLs (ported) in front left 
>and right these are driven by 100W/ch 7.1 system.  I haven't used the sub 
>for a couple years. I also have two Cambridge systems (also designed by 
>Kloss) one is a 5.1 driven by a Platinum Creative Audigy II sound card out 
>of my main computer and the other 2.1 on the HD TV. This makes for some 15 
>speakers in a 12x12 ft room (not counting the radio equipment of three 
>transceivers and four scanners and another Cambridge 2.1 for the second 
>computer. The lap top is on its own). Bring on the sound...The Cambridges 
>have a 4 inch woofer in a ported box and satellite little acoustic speakers 
>all over the place.
>
> WBob, WB6JPI
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Nickels" <ranickel at comcast.net>
> To: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> Cc: <W9RAN at oneradio.net>; "Vintage home and professional audio equipment 
> from 1975 back" <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] KLH modular systems
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>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>>>
>>> The Advent are power hungry and need 20 watts continuous RMS, or more, 
>>> to produce acceptable audio. If you only have ten watts, it will not 
>>> demonstrate the new amp or the response of the Advent speakers.
>>>
>> Thanks for your comments, Duane.  I agree, although I'm just guessing at 
>> the power output from this amp since I haven't found any specs on it.  In 
>> fact it would be just like Henry Kloss not to publish output power specs, 
>> but rather to say "it's loud enough".   Some of his advertising material 
>> was pretty refreshing, given the lies and stupid claims many hi-fi 
>> manufacturers made in those days, "IHF music power" and all that.   I 
>> know the smaller Advents would take everything my old Kenwood 20 watt per 
>> channel amp would give them, and then some.
>>
>> I tend to believe the blurb I found that referred to 4" woofers and a 
>> ported design.  That would be more efficient and in line with the power 
>> level I think this unit delivered.
>>
>> 73, Bob W9RAN
>>
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