jwcullison
Active Member
I am a Klipsch forum member and I have to admit that I’m a little tired of the jubilee system being a topic used to provoke one another. I just don’t get it.
To address the initial question……..there is a difference in sound between the “old and new” Klipsch.
The Heritage speakers sound much different than their newer Reference line. I am a Heritage fan really. When buying older heritage models…there may be some tweaking involved to get them to really shine. This concept is what brought me to the Klipsch forum to start with. I had a pair of 88 la scalas that sounded very harsh. I could only stand to listen to them at very low levels.
I then got on the Klipsch forum and found out ways to perk them up. This is a big value really. I now have La Scala II’s. The bass on these are better than the originals.
As much tweaking and dorkin around I’ve done with the Heritage stuff….I can’t find a way to enjoy Heavy metal/Hard Rock on them. This is a waist of time. I play that kinda stuff in my car and find it more enjoying there.
I recently sold some Kg 5.2’s. I regret selling them but I just had way too much stuff. They had great bass and could tolerate decent volume w/o that horn killing your ears. These were unmodded. They didn’t have the soundstage that the La Scalas have. They would however, be more forgiving on bad recordings or hard rock.
I recently demoed the RF 83’s. I was very disappointed. The midrange sounded very recessed and “muffled” for lack of better words. I really wanted to like them.
I bought some RF-52’s for my exercise room w/o a demo. They were just the right size. These are like the Kg5.2’s in that they are forgiving of bad recordings, can play metal or rap or whatever you through at them. They in no way have the magic or soundstage that my La Scala II’s have. They will stay in the exercise room.
I think the above will shed a little light on the initial question. The jubilee somehow got thrown in the mix. If you don’t want to hear more about that speaker….please ignore the following.
Well, I have heard that speaker now at 4 different locations. The bass bin was a winner to me the first time I heard it up to the last time I heard it. I like it better than the la scala bass bin and the Khorn bass bin. I really do love la scalas and the La scala II hasn’t gotten much attention as it deserves IMO. Great midbass and can point it in any direction to get the bass you want. It isn’t a low kicker by any means. Still like its sound. The jubilee reminds me of this except it goes lower. This last statement has caused some heat before but I still feel that way about it. The Jubilee bass bin is remarkable in that it can manage the low frequencies of more recent recording much better than the heritage horn loaded bass bins. The Khorn really never made it on my desire list……I don’t own a pair so I will leave that alone and I don’t want to start a war.
The K402. Honestly…the first few times I heard it….I didn’t accept it easily. It is definitely different than the Heritage sound. I think it took me getting used too. After hearing it for the third time…..I have grown to like it much more than the top end of the Heritage series. It is big and it has a “bigger” sound. I plan on buying a pair if I can ever get out of this existing house I’m in.
I’m on hold on the Jubilee bass bins right now. I built a pair and sold them. In Limbo on whether I should buy them or not. I have a recent love for the massive Klipsch MWM’s. My space won’t be an issue if I can ever get into another house. Right now I don’t have the space for much more anyway.
I hope this helps.
jc
To address the initial question……..there is a difference in sound between the “old and new” Klipsch.
The Heritage speakers sound much different than their newer Reference line. I am a Heritage fan really. When buying older heritage models…there may be some tweaking involved to get them to really shine. This concept is what brought me to the Klipsch forum to start with. I had a pair of 88 la scalas that sounded very harsh. I could only stand to listen to them at very low levels.
I then got on the Klipsch forum and found out ways to perk them up. This is a big value really. I now have La Scala II’s. The bass on these are better than the originals.
As much tweaking and dorkin around I’ve done with the Heritage stuff….I can’t find a way to enjoy Heavy metal/Hard Rock on them. This is a waist of time. I play that kinda stuff in my car and find it more enjoying there.
I recently sold some Kg 5.2’s. I regret selling them but I just had way too much stuff. They had great bass and could tolerate decent volume w/o that horn killing your ears. These were unmodded. They didn’t have the soundstage that the La Scalas have. They would however, be more forgiving on bad recordings or hard rock.
I recently demoed the RF 83’s. I was very disappointed. The midrange sounded very recessed and “muffled” for lack of better words. I really wanted to like them.
I bought some RF-52’s for my exercise room w/o a demo. They were just the right size. These are like the Kg5.2’s in that they are forgiving of bad recordings, can play metal or rap or whatever you through at them. They in no way have the magic or soundstage that my La Scala II’s have. They will stay in the exercise room.
I think the above will shed a little light on the initial question. The jubilee somehow got thrown in the mix. If you don’t want to hear more about that speaker….please ignore the following.
Well, I have heard that speaker now at 4 different locations. The bass bin was a winner to me the first time I heard it up to the last time I heard it. I like it better than the la scala bass bin and the Khorn bass bin. I really do love la scalas and the La scala II hasn’t gotten much attention as it deserves IMO. Great midbass and can point it in any direction to get the bass you want. It isn’t a low kicker by any means. Still like its sound. The jubilee reminds me of this except it goes lower. This last statement has caused some heat before but I still feel that way about it. The Jubilee bass bin is remarkable in that it can manage the low frequencies of more recent recording much better than the heritage horn loaded bass bins. The Khorn really never made it on my desire list……I don’t own a pair so I will leave that alone and I don’t want to start a war.
The K402. Honestly…the first few times I heard it….I didn’t accept it easily. It is definitely different than the Heritage sound. I think it took me getting used too. After hearing it for the third time…..I have grown to like it much more than the top end of the Heritage series. It is big and it has a “bigger” sound. I plan on buying a pair if I can ever get out of this existing house I’m in.
I’m on hold on the Jubilee bass bins right now. I built a pair and sold them. In Limbo on whether I should buy them or not. I have a recent love for the massive Klipsch MWM’s. My space won’t be an issue if I can ever get into another house. Right now I don’t have the space for much more anyway.
I hope this helps.
jc
