And so it came to pass, on 01-18-97 10:45,
   that Bonnie Goodwin spake unto Adam Preble:
 BG> Actually, because most of the Klipsch line is based upon horns, one
 BG> of the most efficient acoustical coupling devices known to man,
 BG> they only required about 30 watts to get full volume. 
They also tend to be quite large compared to direct-radiating enclosures...
 BG> The secret to the tremendous bass was that it used the corners of
 BG> the room they were placed in  as the final flare of a large folded
 BG> horn, and that's the reason way they seemed to go down nearly to DC
 BG> in frequency response. 
... although this method does help keep the overall size down :)
 BG> They don't of course, but until recently in some concert arrays,
 BG> I've never heard anything that could match this clean punchy bass.
To digress a bit, this is also the reason those old (Smokey and the 
Bandit-type) Trans Ams always got such kick-ass bass out of a measly pair of 
6x9 speakers mounted in the rear deck: the shape of that car's curved rear 
window formed a very effective bass horn; most common 6x9 designs coupled to 
it quite well.
 BG> Now as far as other speakers they make, they have a considerable
 BG> line of products, from home stereo/theatre to pro sound equipment.
 BG> I use a pair of their 250 pro audio sound reinforcement speakers
 BG> right now in my studio, tried them to see how they would sound and
 BG> they've been there for about 4 years now.
And have you gone back to the store to pay for them yet? :-)
A friend of mine picked up a set of Klipsch Heresy models (for CDN$500, not 
bad) - they make a nice complement to his Alesis Monitor Ones in his living 
room studio setup.
 BG> Living in an apartment, I also have a night mode, where the subs go
 BG> off, and I slip in a low pass filter into  each channel to boost
 BG> the bottom response some, but not those frequencies so low as to
 BG> disturb my neighbors.
I wonder how they'd react if you got some Intersonic Servodrive subs?  
Muahahahah!
 BG> You were originally asking about speakers for computers... my
 BG> recommendation is to use some good bookshelf speakers and leave
 BG> those that are "computer speakers" for those that have no ears and
 BG> unlimited pocketbooks.
A small bookshelf amp and a pair of Minimus 7s would be lovely!
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Love, luck, and lollipops...
Matt


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