Looking At Buying A New House

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I've been looking at new houses and I found one that I like. I can't say exactly why. It probably needs more work than it would be worth to me. Regardless, the exposed wood and natural light with that massive window and cathedral ceilings just really excite me. I'm not that serious about buying it, but I have been considering how to make use of the space in the home.

The main living area with that massive wall of windows seems like it would be difficult to even figure out how to place a television. I was thinking about it and it made me wonder why not just use it for a 2 channel setup and forget trying to put a TV in there. The window reflections would seem to pose a major problem though. No way I want to put curtains up just for a 2 channel setup. The ceilings are exposed wood anyway. So, it's a lost cause to do any sort of room treatment I think.

It made me think of the Klipsch Heritage Series as a match for the exposed wood interior. I have heard a pair of Klipschhorns at a local listening lounge and I was dumbfounded by the sound it created. I had the guy play some jazz and it sounded like there was a 50ft tall upright bass in front of me. It was pretty wild. I would love to create that kind of soundscape in that room with those massive windows and 20ft plus ceilings.

I'm going to upload a few pictures of the room in question. I'm not super familiar with the Klipsch Heritage Series, but my vague grasp is that they aren't exactly known for extreme precision in terms of soundstage anyway? Would they possibly work in that room? What else might be a candidate? I would love to try some Magnapans, but I'm afraid having a glass wall behind those wouldn't work at all. They might love having that much space otherwise.

 

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Here are some measurements of Klipsch Heritage speakers:

https://stereophile.com/content/klipsch-forte-iii-loudspeaker-measurements
https://stereophile.com/content/klipsch-klipschorn-ak6-loudspeaker-measurements
https://stereophile.com/content/klipsch-la-scala-al5-loudspeaker-measurements

They're messy, all of them.
You can tell that no serious engineers were involved in the development.

If you want to match the aesthetics yet have faithful sound reproduction, perhaps look into Pitt & Giblin, or Wharfedale at a more reasonable cost.

Edit:
Some JBLs could fit the space as well, e.g:
4329p, 4349, 4367, 4369, L82 Classic, L100 Classic

 

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Here are some measurements of Klipsch Heritage speakers:

https://stereophile.com/content/klipsch-forte-iii-loudspeaker-measurements
https://stereophile.com/content/klipsch-klipschorn-ak6-loudspeaker-measurements
https://stereophile.com/content/klipsch-la-scala-al5-loudspeaker-measurements

They're messy, all of them.
You can tell that no serious engineers were involved in the development.

If you want to match the aesthetics yet have faithful sound reproduction, perhaps look into Pitt & Giblin, or Wharfedale at a more reasonable cost.

Edit:
Some JBLs could fit the space as well, e.g:
4329p, 4349, 4367, 4369, L82 Classic, L100 Classic

Thanks for the info on the Klipsch Heritage measurements. I'll look that over.

I guess my question is why would I put a pair of KEF Blades (I don't keep up much but last I heard these were supposed to measure pretty astonishingly well)..... Why would I put a pair of speakers that measure incredibly well in a room that they don't stand a chance of performing to the best of their ability?

Why not just get something that will create a stunning sound regardless of the room acoustics? Perhaps there are better options though. I will concede that. My guess would be some Klipsch Heritage speakers might fill that entire home with sound and not require a massive amount of power to do it. Even the loft might be filled with sound from the La Scala or Klipshorns. The home basically has open ceilings from the front to the back of the house. That's a massive space. You're not going to get much bass from most speakers in that volume of space would be my guess.

I know I'm in the wrong forum to ask a question like this. This was the first room acoustics forum that came up in a search that I knew I had a membership in already.

 

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Why would I put a pair of speakers that measure incredibly well in a room that they don't stand a chance of performing to the best of their ability?

Why not just get something that will create a stunning sound regardless of the room acoustics?

Big misunderstanding there:

Speakers that create a stunning sound regardless of the listening environment do not exist.

Room acoustics will always be a significant contributor to the sound that reaches your ears, speakers cannot just eliminate that factor.

But poorly designed speakers with uneven radiation will need extensive room treatment to perform at their best.

Well designed speakers in contrast play well even if the environment isn't optimal.

 

[PristineSound]

Thanks for the info on the Klipsch Heritage measurements. I'll look that over.

I guess my question is why would I put a pair of KEF Blades (I don't keep up much but last I heard these were supposed to measure pretty astonishingly well)..... Why would I put a pair of speakers that measure incredibly well in a room that they don't stand a chance of performing to the best of their ability?

Why not just get something that will create a stunning sound regardless of the room acoustics? Perhaps there are better options though. I will concede that. My guess would be some Klipsch Heritage speakers might fill that entire home with sound and not require a massive amount of power to do it. Even the loft might be filled with sound from the La Scala or Klipshorns. The home basically has open ceilings from the front to the back of the house. That's a massive space. You're not going to get much bass from most speakers in that volume of space would be my guess.

I know I'm in the wrong forum to ask a question like this. This was the first room acoustics forum that came up in a search that I knew I had a membership in already.

Those Klipsch that you mentioned are very expensive. In return, you are getting very little outside from the aesthetic looks if that is your style and sensitivity.

Sometimes in our mind, we have a certain image and impression on how good a product is, especially if that product has been something we admired (perhaps through good marketing and brand perception) in our earlier years. So when you get older, you subliminally have a goal to one day own them. Perhaps that is the case with you and these Klipsch Heritage speakers. Go for it if you been dreaming about them since your earlier years, but your owe it to yourself to do a bit more research given the costs.

 

[middlemarch]

As a former corner horn owner for almost 20 years (SpeakerLab Model Ks), I can tell you to forget about Klipsch horns in that space. Those things need solid 90 degree corners at the right locations with good clean runs in both directions. Without that you won’t be happy. In 20 years I never found the right house so finally turned them into firewood, good riddance. The only time they ever sounded right was in a large fireman’s hall for a wedding.

 

[Keith_W]

That pointy balcony would tempt me to do this:

 

[Sokel]

Since that a lot of woodworking would be needed to get that place at decent shape, I would jump to the opportunity to make it so I could flush-mount the biggest, worst bois mains monitors I could pay.

Along with the chance to treat the place almost invisibly, there's no speaker-room combination that could beat that.