Hello Horn Lovers,
Please don't tell me the pro's & con's of Klipschorns, we all have opinions on that issue. What I want to know is, if you owned them, what did you buy after you were no longer able to keep them for whatever reason. Everyone has features they look/listen for in a loudspeaker, for me it's "dynamic range", that's what's most important to me with the type of music I listen to. The Klipschorn and some Altecs I had were the most dynamic speakers I ever owned. Life goes on, and circumstances change. I had my Klipschorns for 17 years, then I retired, sold the house and bought a condo. So when I no longer had a room that the Klipschorns would work in, I looked for something to take their place. 90% of what I listen to is orchestral music, so I still wanted something with great dynamic range. I bought a pair of Athena S.5's for a second room system, but when I set them on top of the Klipschorns for a comparison, I was amazed at how similar they were voiced, of course they didn't have the bottom end of the Klipsch, but they sounded similar in every other aspect. I figured if these sounded that good, maybe I'll try the floorstanders. The Athena AS-F2's were overload for my room, but the AS-F1's sound almost as dynamic as my Klipsch did and are a better fit. I haven't looked at every single test result for every speaker, but I've only come across a couple with more dynamic range than these Athenas, but for a whole lot more money than these cost. So tell me.... what did you replace yours with?
Hello Horn Lovers,
Please don't tell me the pro's & con's of Klipschorns, we all have opinions on that issue. What I want to know is, if you owned them, what did you buy after you were no longer able to keep them for whatever reason. Everyone has features they look/listen for in a loudspeaker, for me it's "dynamic range", that's what's most important to me with the type of music I listen to. The Klipschorn and some Altecs I had were the most dynamic speakers I ever owned. Life goes on, and circumstances change. I had my Klipschorns for 17 years, then I retired, sold the house and bought a condo. So when I no longer had a room that the Klipschorns would work in, I looked for something to take their place. 90% of what I listen to is orchestral music, so I still wanted something with great dynamic range. I bought a pair of Athena S.5's for a second room system, but when I set them on top of the Klipschorns for a comparison, I was amazed at how similar they were voiced, of course they didn't have the bottom end of the Klipsch, but they sounded similar in every other aspect. I figured if these sounded that good, maybe I'll try the floorstanders. The Athena AS-F2's were overload for my room, but the AS-F1's sound almost as dynamic as my Klipsch did and are a better fit. I haven't looked at every single test result for every speaker, but I've only come across a couple with more dynamic range than these Athenas, but for a whole lot more money than these cost. So tell me.... what did you replace yours with?