Anyone Use More than 2 Klipsch Speakers at a time?

[plschles]

I have 4 Klipsch Forte II Speakers and wondering if anyone has played all 4 together and with what amplifier. Thanks.

 

[y2keglide]

Not yet but I have 2 Klipschorns and 2 KG4's,I'm waiting to get my new to me Marantz 510M monster amp back from a service (256wpc) and will hook all 4 up. Will have to run all 4 at least once.

 

[Eminence1963]

Yes Hersery 3's Prima luna Prolouge 5 amp, KG4's Shuguang I25 Both amps are tubed.

 

[Coytee]

I've had my Jubilee's & LaScalas going at the same time. I use Crown K2's

 

[Bugetnirvana]

Quartets and RP150's. I have a couple Sansui AU x17 amps. The AU 317 is hooked up right now while I am tweaking the 517 a bit. Either set sounds great alone, but together there is more depth and sound stage.

 

[Grenadeslio]

Two pair of Heresys stacked on top of a pair of 12" subs.

 

[robert_kc]

The availability of “true multi-channel” recordings varies by music genre. There are countless modern recordings of classical music that feature surround-sound. I play classical music recordings via Blu-ray, Pure Audio Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and SACD discs that feature hi-res audio (e.g., 24bit/192kHz or 24bit/96kHz PCM, or DSD) and 5.0 or 5.1 surround sound. I list a few examples in these posts:

How Common is Actual Multichannel (5.1, 7.1 etc) Media?

How Common is Actual Multichannel (5.1, 7.1 etc) Media?​

My Oppo UDP-205 player serves as a “universal disc player”, and has pre-amp functionality built-in, including audiophile grade DACs. I connect vintage tube amps directly to the Oppo. I combine the Oppo’s surround-left and surround-right analog line-level outputs into a single rear channel via an RCA Y-cable. (Oppo confirmed this is OK.) One stereo amp drives the front L&R speakers. A second stereo amp drives the center and single rear speaker. In this 4.2 system, L, C, and R speakers are Klipsch RF-7II. The single rear speaker is an RF-7. Subwoofers: SVS SB16-Ultra, Klipsch R-115SW.

In this 4.2 system, I can choose from the following tube amps: Scott 296, Scott 272, Fisher KX-200, McIntosh MX110Z tuner/preamp driving a Scott LK150, Inspire “Fire Bottle” SE Stereo Tube Amplifier HO, Scott 222C, Pilot SA-260.

This combination of state-of-the-art hi-res surround-sound digital recordings, vintage tube amps, and large Klipsch speakers sounds fabulous, IMO.

 

[314carpenter]

I have 5 Chorus II's all playing together in my Klipsch room. Mostly with multichannel content. With 2 channel content I usually switch the preamp to 2 channel. I use a Monolith7X 200Watt/channel amplifier. The higher damping factor helps greatly with the impedance swings these speakers have over the entire frequency response range.

 

[toxcrusadr]

I like my 4.2's so much, I don't think I would need to.

 

[usedto]

In my garage - KG4s, Cornwalls, and EV Dominators. Currently the Cornwalls and EVs are being used.

 

[RT Fan]

I have a pair of Heresy IIs stacked on top of my Cornwall IIs, I don't see any problem with it.

 

[Two Socks]

I switch things around but lately Ive been running Belles and Cornwalls with my Sansui AU999 sounds awesome.

 

[twiiii]

I installed a dozen or so 3 channel Klipsch using Khorns, belles and Cornwalls. A couple of HT systems using 5 Hersey's and klipsch SW 15 subs. But that isn't what you are asking. One time in our demo room we had two pair of Corner horns hooked up to a. Mac. MC 2205. Another time we had two horns in the front and two Cornwalls in the rear hooked up to a 2255 and then a 7300. But if I were doing it I would want to have separate power amps for each pair of speakers. Having to much power can be a very expensive proposition with Klipch speakers. Especially the heritage line with the older fragile tweeters... Yes the new speakers can handle more power, but are you sure this is really what you want!!!! Power is not always the panacea for best sound. But you live and you learn.

 

[biscuithead]

Cornwalls and Fortes. Three amps. 2 MC-60s with the Fortes, one Marantz 8b with the Cornwalls.
A C-29 pre. I tweak the MC-60s gain pots.

Lots of work, it gets loud and proud.

I quit it after a bit, no reason to go all crazy, my music sounds better with just one pair of speakers.

 

[hogwylde09]

A pair Klipsch Belle up front driven by vintage McIntosh Mc 75 monoblocks.
A pair of Klipsch CF-4 driven by a vintage Dynaco ST-70 rear. The preamp is my vintage McIntosh C-20.
Surprisingly enough the ST-70 holds up to the task. Volume levels seem pretty well balanced.

 

[njcanuck]

I’ve tried various combinations of Chorus I, Chorus II and Heresy II in a two channel system. It’s glorious if you are looking for a ‘wall-of-sound’ effect but I always found that imaging suffered from so many drivers. Since I prefer pinpoint imaging, I stick with just two speakers per system.

 

[zebra03]

I ran 2 pair of 5.5's for about 25 years with an Adcom GFA5500 . It was glorious .

 

[Spagelo]

I use one Klipsch speaker at a time. I don't think the 78 setting on my table has been moved in months.

 

[byson1]

I run a pair of KG 5.2 along with a pair of KG 1.2 using a 2 channel Denon DRA 425R 50 watt receiver. It's a remote control receiver and one morning the power button was left on. Apparently the electricity went off that same day and when it came back on, so did the receiver, very loud. When I got home in the evening it was playing, not sure how long. The receiver was very warm to hot but if any harm was done, I can't tell.

 

[dontmindme]

Klipschorns and Cornwall’s on a Kenwood KR-9600. Definitely a wall of sound. One set on “A”, the other on “B” so I can if I want to or not. Depends on my mood and music.....