I went with Volti upgrades package and I've never looked back.
This is the link: http://www.klipschupgrades.com/khornupgrades3.shtmlI don't see anything offered at the Volti web site. Can you point me in a direction if there is one still?
Why not follow the footsteps of PWK himself and upgrade the Khorn?
Build the Jubilee bass bin. Easier build, plays higher (so you can cross it higher if you wish and that will open up many choices to use on the mids/highs.
Toss your balls to the wall and put the Klipsch K402 on it and.... how do I put this delicately ..... put yourself in another league above the Khorn.
Side note, passives are available but biamping w/electronic crossover would yield you the nigher 'nth' degree sound that PWK was after.
If you go your own tops, I'd at least go 2" throat....I think (other than the horn design itself) that is part of the magic (and HUGE scale of sound) of the K402 horn.
Yes, I've previously owned Khorns. Back when I first got the Jubilee's, a couple phrases I used (12 years ago) were "the Khorns can't mop the floor the Jubilee is sitting on" (or something like that) and the Jubilee crushes the Khorn...
Yeah, seems I offended some Khorn owners. Now that there are 50 owners instead of TWO (I was one of the first two buyers of the Jubilee in the 2-way format for the home)... the word seems to be getting out, especially about the (huge) K402 horn.
Yes, I've heard the Khorn side by side with the Jubilee. Same room, same electronics and the room was treated (this was actually at the Klipsch factory)...
Bottom line, the Khorn is a great speaker and built a great company..... but I'm not giving up my Khorn replacements!!!
Rumor I heard is when this design was completed and PWK heard if for the first time, he either sat back & smiled.... (evidently a nod of approval) or, he said "we did it" I'm not sure which or if both happened.
Please pardon the possibly ignorant question -
What part of Khorn are you trying to emulate? If you change the size / shape / configuration of the cabinet itself, it's not a Khorn. If you change the drivers, crossovers, horns, etc., it's not a Khorn. I guess I'm asking just exactly what do you hope to end up with?
If you are willing to go active crossover, I think you can use the Klipsch K510 inside the tophat and make the Khorn a 2-way speaker.
The larger K402 horn would probably look goofy on the Khorn bass bin but some have modified the brackets to at least make it 'interesting' (maybe only to horn lovers)
There are some other 2" horns out there, I'm not too familiar with them as my only experience is having the K402 (and a 510 on the side)
The main thing to know is the larger throat will dramatically lower distortion. You will be able to "crank it" (relative to your ears, the horn/driver will still be loafing) and since they're still loafing along and your ears are bleeding.... you will not really ascertain any distortion.
Remember, (and I do not mean to talk down to you or anyone else) it's not about volume.... yes, the 2" horns will stomp the 1" horns in volume. It's about the scale of the sound, even at lower volumes.
Too bad you aren't closer. Top of my head, I don't know of any Jubilee's in Idaho... wait.... is there a Hayden Idaho?? Might be a pair there. Once you hear the big horns, there's simply no going back.
I don't mean to put words in his mouth but I was with a group of people once, Mr. Bob Crites (yes, that Bob Crites) was part of the group. I think it was he who said (paraphrased) "Wow....once you hear these larger format horns, all the others (Khorns, LaScalas, Cornwalls) start to sound like toy speakers"
Nobody disagreed with him.