Klh Speakers

I was on Amazon and I had seen some of this brand speakers and on the forums there it says these are great speakers but cheaper as they do not spend money on advertising

Anyone know how this brand does as far as performance or durability?
They were only like $50 I think for a 5 speaker set up
I was also looking at Energy Take speakers

Plus if anyone has found a good set of speakers (5 speakers) for a decent price let me know

They sound like 50 dollar speakers. They use to sale them at best buy, not sure if they still do or not, but they were the low end speakers. I tryed them out and they sound flat. Are they worth 50 bucks, yes.

2009-09-14 01:05:56 by Jonbob

klh tower speakers

I have a pair of KLH Model 1590 box speakers rarely used like new that I am selling. They are black in excellent condition. They have a powerful sound.

I am looking for the retail price when I purchase them back in the 1990's. and what they sell for today.

Any info will be appreciated.

Thanks

If you click on the page below it will let you in the back door of Ebay as a "shopper and you won't have to register. Type the name of your speakers in the upper left box, hit search, and it will show you what other people are selling them for.

Hope this helps, Magyver.

Click here: http://shop.ebay.com/items/ebay%20shop?_ dmd=1&_sop=12

2009-02-15 10:36:15 by five5starpb

Price: $44.99 $24.70

4-inch woofer, 25mm poly cone midrange, and 20mm Piezo dome tweeter
Wall-mountable, UV-treated ABS enclosure; mounting brackets included
Pair of multipurpose indoor/outdoor speakers in black for permanent or temporary outdoor use
50 watts of RMS power, with 100 watts of peak power
Each speaker measures 8.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 inches (HxWxD); 1-year warranty

I boght a set of KLH speakers. The size of the speakers are about 12 in hight by 6 in lenght. The specifications on the back of the speaker read:
Frequency response: 80Hz - 20kHz
Use with 5 to 100 watt amplifiers
Average impedance: 8 ohms
Magnetically shielded for video
Both speakers have the black ( - ) negative and the red ( + ) positive inputs on the back to connect stripped speaker cables.
I want to know if it is possible to connect these type of speakers to my ipod nano, and if so, what do I need and how do I do this. Somebody please save my day!

goto circuit city they give you converter cables.

2007-08-24 17:18:51 by Blue77

Price: $59.99 $24.49

Power handling: 50 watts RMS, 100 watts peak
4-inch woofer, 25mm poly cone midrange, and 20mm Piezo dome tweeter
4-Inch polyelite subwoofer with rubber surround sound
40mm polycone midrange and 20mm piezo tweeter
Wall-mountable, UV-treated ABS enclosure; mounting brackets included

I bought a set of KLH speakers. They are about 12 in height by 6 in lenght. The specifications on the back read:
Frequency response : 80Hz - 20kHz
Use with 5 to 100 watt amplifiers
Average impedance : 8 ohms
Magnetically shielded for video
I would like to know if it is possible to connect these type of speakers to my ipod nano, and if so what do i need and how do I do this. Somebody please save my day!

Just go to RadioShack, and ask if they have a wire/adapter (or combination) for what you want to do. I guarantee they have it. Try to find the smartest looking salesperson though, just in case.

You could look for yourself too. You want something that will go from a 3.5mm jack, to a speaker wire. And if you want the wire to stretch a long way, determine that too. That's basically all you need to know.

2007-08-24 17:28:06 by Blue77

I've started to build up my audio system and i currently have 2 large sony and 2 bookshelf speakers that i bought from best buy 2 years ago. They shound great but i don't use them much and i want too. I also have a KLH center speaker i bought at a audio store that went out of business. Will having the klh with the sony's look bad? I also need a receiver... any recomendations?

Don't worry about looks, it's sound that matters.

The Sony, KLH and the other brand will work. No, they won't sound as good as speakers from the same family (it's called timbre matching). But you don't need to worry since it's one of those secondary factors ... i.e. less important than frequency response, balancing output, speaker placement, etc.

That said, you can compensate for certain differences (e.g. speaker sensitivity) by calibrating the speakers for differences in loudness, etc. When you get a receiver it's important to setup (wiring, placement) and calibrate (adjust volumes, delay, etc) the system. See the first link.

Use whichever pair of speaker you judge to be the better ones for the right and left front, and the other pair for the surrounds. Note the larger ones are not necessarily the better speakers.

The centre is important since more than 50% of dialog in movies comes from the centre. So place it correctly. See the second link for some guidance on speaker placement.

Now you have some decisions to make. Since you are "building up your audio system" develop a plan for where to put emphasis (i.e. your money). What components will give you the maximum improvement -- functionality first, performance second?

You could buy a basic receiver and maybe have money for some other component (e.g. subwoofer, DVD player) or buy a good receiver now and wait on other things. You decide, but consider that receivers, while important, don't need to be great to give you good sound. On the other hand a DVD player plus low - mid level receiver gives you more capability than a high mid level receiver alone. See the idea?

It might be useful to consider that anything less than 50% difference in power isn't worth worrying about in choosing between two amplifiers from the same family. It takes twice the power to give a 3 dB difference in volume .. noticeable, but not much more. You can save a lot of money buying a lower model than the one up from it in a lineup.

Onkyo, Pioneer, Yamaha, NAD, Harmon Kardon are all good name brands.

If you decide to go with an interim receiver (trade in a year or so) I'd suggest you look for a used 5.1 receiver from a good manufacturer. Don't worry too much about HDMI switching (unless you have an HDTV you don't need it).

If you decide to go for a "keeper" receiver, have a look for a 7.1 model with HDMI switching and about 70 watts/channel minimum power. Make sure it has a subwoofer output, and built in calibration capability.

Well .. that's it. Have fun.

2008-01-11 12:18:12 by Big B