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Kenwood: Rare and MASSIVE speaker score

I've been seeing quite a few of those popping up here recently...

Been tempted to pick up a pair, but will have to wait till a pair show up
a little closer to home...

Scott
 
wajobu said:
Always nice to have a vote of confidence.

Remind me NOT to show-up at your place with a splitting headache. :D

Yikes--thems be big speakas! :yikes:
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Well.. ya know how they say music can tame the savage beast.. ;) and yes, I was so afraid this was going to be the purchase that pushed everything over the edge.. but turns out the speaker gods were on my side :banana:
 
SPL db said:
I've been seeing quite a few of those popping up here recently...

Been tempted to pick up a pair, but will have to wait till a pair show up
a little closer to home...

Scott
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THis is the first pair I had ever seen. I was looking on the net for pictures, and could only find one picture, and can't find much information on them at all.. they seem to be pretty obscure..

There is a pair for sale on the bay right now, but they are lower in wattage, and they only have 2 of the twelve inchers in them. They just don't look as impressive with 2 drivers, but I bet they sound every bit as good. There was also a pair that just sold with 2 of the 12's that went for $295, plus shipping.. man.. I'd hate to pay that cost.. seeing that.. I did good I think, because I paid a lot less, and got 4 extra 12 speakers :)
 
alexkerhead said:
Similost, you haven't had to replace the drywall on the back wall yet?

Sweet looking stacks, though. :)
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Thanks.. I can't wait to get home toonight and flip them over and see how they look and sound.. I do need to replace the grill cloth, and I'm thinking about maybe calling Peavey and ordering the same cloth that is on the subs.. that way, you can still see the drivers, but it will subdue the look a little...

No drywall replacement needed .. yet... but I do have to keep watching the glasses and other break-a-brack my wife has sitting on some shelves in the dining room.. they tend to walk to the front of the shelves after a few hours of decent listening level :para:
 
do yourself a favor, and change that crossover point from 150 hz to..nothing..disconnect the subs, and let the kenwoods show you there muscles..at least for experimental purposes.

For me, anything above 90 hz as a crossover point from subs to other speakers sounds missmatched somehow, and i wonder if you'd like them even more ran fullrange?
 
Ah man, this sucks. A guy who runs a local pawnshop here in Ky has ONE of these.... and he wants like 250 bucks for the one. I told him when he got another to lemme know.

Just makes me sick. Orphan speaker needs a home!
 
onwardjames said:
Ah man, this sucks. A guy who runs a local pawnshop here in Ky has ONE of these.... and he wants like 250 bucks for the one. I told him when he got another to lemme know.

Just makes me sick. Orphan speaker needs a home!
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That does suck.. and I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing another loaner pop up.. there weren't many of these speakers made from best I can tell.. There was recently a pair on e-bay that didn't sell..(reserve not met) they were up to $152.. I gave $200 for mine, and would double that after hearing them.. I forked out over $700 for a pair of communities that sounded fantastic, but these blow them away...

I just saw on e-bay ( it was a while ago they sold) a pair of 7's (2 x 12") sold for $295 + shipping.. and saw a pair of 7's on some other obscure web site sold for $400 + shipping.. so I'm starting to think I got a lot better deal than I thought I did... I'm telling you, I would highly recommend these speakers.. I really like my communities, but I wouldn't be fast to tell people about them compaired to these..
 
BroonsBane said:
Refresh me on what your amplification is again.
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I'm running a Peavy VSX crossover into a bi-amp setup.. I'm dumping everything under 100hz into a Carvin HT1000 (1000watt). I'm pushing everything over 100hz into a Tapco J1400 (1400 watt) .. The carvin is starting to have some issues, so I will soon be replacing it with a Tapco J2500... However, I've got my Community speakers on the net somewhere... and said I would also consider trade for a high quality PA amp... so.. we'll see what happens and what I'll be driving my subs with...

I have to get my Carvin replaced now after reading the post about a speaker fire.. I would have never imagined..
 
mike hatt said:
do yourself a favor, and change that crossover point from 150 hz to..nothing..disconnect the subs, and let the kenwoods show you there muscles..at least for experimental purposes.

For me, anything above 90 hz as a crossover point from subs to other speakers sounds missmatched somehow, and i wonder if you'd like them even more ran fullrange?
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I was actually planning on doing that tonight.. I just have to do a lot of fumbling to get cables moved around.. and I had just gotten back from a 230 mile ride and had spent 4 hours on the interstate on a motorcycle.. so I wasn't in a hurry to do much.. oh.. plus I had to drive about 100 miles or so round trip to pick up the speakers.. the whole ride I went to go see these, I was thinking THIS SUCKS to STILL be driving... LOL.. now it doesn't :)

I also changed the crossover from 150 to 100 hz.. and man was that a nice subtle (nothing subtle about the sound in my living room LOL) difference.. I know when I had listened to these when I went to pick them up, they did have great bass to them.. but I know not the best, it was in the door of the guys garage, on a cement floor, and we were standing outside.. so I am interested in seeing what they can do indoors full range..
 
Did the experimenting.. and the verdict is....

The way I have things set up now is by far the best...

I too had thought when I was setting them up, they would sound best sitting on the subs upside down... but they don't... I lost a lot of the highs.. the only way I can explain that to myself is.. the wave from the sub, and the wave from the 12" drivers are covering up the highs, or canceling them out.. I flipped them both, and couldn't believe how different the sound was.. so.. I flipped one back normal, and left one side upside down.. and for sure you could hear a big difference between the two stacks..

SO.. then I decided to remove the crossover, and just run them full range.. and nope.. or my style either.. just not near enough bass for my liking... Don't get me wrong.. they sounded really good.. but just very in your face highs, and the mids were really strong too.. They did shake the house, but not like I am used too I guess.. Just no ass end.. or at least not the ass end I've been used to...

SO.. put the Peavys back in the mix, and the wife concured.. Gotta get a new amp for the subs and leave them in.. Believe me.. she would much rather sell some stuff off for a little cash rather than spend another chunk of change on another amp.. but she doesn't want to give up the sound.. :banana:

On the last observation.... they Kenwoods look a LOT better right side up.. the stack just didn't look near as good with the horn and ports in the middle of everything... and once again, ,the wife agreed completely... It's so cool.. once I got these speakers, she has taken more of an interest in how things sound than she had before.. so life IS grand :yes: :thmbsp: :D
 
just a question sir, were those behemoths designed for clubs or theatres? Not for the home surely...


btw did any body else say that your avatar is very very nice? i used to watch him in black and white. I love it when his eyeballs periscopes out. Gumby rulz!!!
 
lordfoo said:
just a question sir, were those behemoths designed for clubs or theatres? Not for the home surely...


btw did any body else say that your avatar is very very nice? i used to watch him in black and white. I love it when his eyeballs periscopes out. Gumby rulz!!!
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I have no idea what the real idea was when they designed them.. Being as these were manufactured strictly for sale to GI's I'm gonna say they were meant for dorm or barracks use... I knew many a GI when I was a dependant in Germany, that has serious speakers in their rooms.. Altec A4's and A7's .. A few pair of giant Klipsch, and even one guy that had a big stack of Marshalls.. It was always dualing tunes.. I will say after listening to them along with the subs, they would easily be right at home being used for a serious DJ gig.. They blow away my other gig speakers... But to me, they are the perfect size for home listening :yes:

Thanks about the Avatar.. I used to be a big Gumby fan too.. never saw the black and white ones though.. I just picked it up when everyone else was going with the kid-tars.. and I liked it too much to change it back.. I do happen to also have one that is of Pokey with his eyes all bugged out, but I liked this one better since it had a music theme :thmbsp:
 
I have a chance to pick up a pair of these locally. They are described as being in excellent condition. Any idea whether these would be a good match for a tube amp? Sounds like they might be very efficient.

I'm sure they are quite different from anything I currently have (Vandersteen 2C, Bozak 302a, Wharfedale W-70, Rectilinear III High Boy), but I've been thinking about getting a good rock-n-roll speaker lately. Any thoughts?
 
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