My question is do ANY of them (or Pi speakers in particular) sound like the Klipsch Klipschorns? I'm not happy with how Klipsch won't be producing new Klipschorns until next year. So it would be great to find an alternative.

I see all those speakers on that website can take HUGE amount of power. The amp I want to use is at my website which is only 25w x 2.

• http://geocities.com/super_bq/HiFi.html

If you want a real treat, build yourself a pair of Professional Series seven Pi's. They have JBL pro drivers with advanced motor structures and shorting rings that reduce distortion to very low levels, some 50x lower than drivers without shorting rings.

The Klipschorn is an excellent design, but it just can't match the performance of Professional Series seven Pi's with JBL pro drivers.

Since I have 300B SET, this is what I would be interested in.

Not too sure I want to sell my Khorns to "audition" a seven Pi though...

Homer: "Mmmmmm Super BBQ ..."

I recall that all of Nelson Pass's DIY amps (Zen, Son of Zen) have a highish output impedance (just like us tube heads); that is, a low damping factor. Thus you'll need a speaker with a low Zmax.

So check out Wayne's speakers--especially the Theater Seven Pi as the big guy suggests. I think the JBL2226 has a fairly low Zmax so you could use them too. Maybe you could email Nelson and ask what he suggests and then post the response here.

Enjoy,
Jeff

The only audition my SoZ has ever had was with a pair of B&W 6P speakers. They're not really what I was looking for as the small woofers they used would distort out or wash out at higher SPL. Also they don't have that fruity tooty horn sound that I like.

Havn't e-mailed Nelson Pass as I think he's quite a busy guy - he probably has enough e-mails every day. But if I get desperate, I may bug him 1 more time.

I'm also getting parts to build his Balance Line Stage pre-amp

>> The Klipschorn is an excellent design, but it just can't match the performance of Professional Series seven Pi's with JBL pro drivers.

Thermionic Six and Seven Pi(s) are horn loaded.

Both Pi cornerhorns and Klipschorns use Eminence woofers.

Wayne's method of horn loading gives him a much smoother frequency response than the Klipschorn (because the path to the driver more direct, less path length difference, etc). It is also much less expensive, uses less material and easier to construct. Have you ever seen Klipsnhorn plans?

My point is not that Pi speakers must be better than Klipsch. It is that your arguments are not sufficient to dismiss Pi Speakers. Your arguments boil down to Klipsch is more expensive so it must be better. There are numerous real world contradictions to this. If you doubt me, I'll be happy to provide some (I sold audio for 7 years, including Klipsch).

You're going to have to let your ears decide this one.

Dave

If I am not mistaken, a seven is a corner horn loaded speaker.

Don't know if $900 is per pair or apiece, though.