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In Reply to: KLH model 17 info needed. posted by Fishstink on August 4, 2006 at 12:40:33:
Of course I haven't done much of a study. But there's a moment in the Firebird Suite (Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky, Columbia double LP) when all the instruments come in together in one big bolt of sound -- begins the section called Kachti's Fire Dance. On the Seventeens I found it literally startling. Until you become familiar with the recording it takes you by surprise and I used to get antsy and edgy waiting for it to come up! This was with a Sherwood Receiver and Garrard table, shure cartridge - nothing fancy. My upgraded system featured Large Advents by the same designer, Henry Kloss, with SAE separates and a Phillips/Ortophon player, but the same moment was not nearly as together sounding on the larger, newer, more expensive model. In fact, I have never heard it come out so together, like a hammer-blow. So I will always respect the Seventeens for that. Or course if you listen to a recording other than the Stravinsky/Columbia version, the orchestra may not sound as together simply because it isn't as together. And Stavinsky's scoring varied from one edition of the piece to the next. The complete ballet has a crescendo in place of the staccato blast in the Suite. Anyway it's a nice test if anyone has that LP around. But the Seventeens wouldn't have the high-frequency transients of a contemporary model since their highs aren't as extended, as Bruce pointed out. I think they're quite nice speakers for the price. The Sixes have deeper bass and are sometimes accused of sounding a bit husky on vocals, but they too are fine speakers. Both models are available frequently on ebay.
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