I am looking for plans to build either the Klipschorn or the jubilee. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Klipschorn Plans
Hi,
many years ago I built a very successful pair of K-Horns from the plans (and kit) from Eckhorn Int
The kit included Fostex drivers and the crossover components.
The instructions are well illustrated graphically, but the text is in German. I did translate the text for them years ago but it has vanished. Nowadays Google can do a pretty good job of translating anyway. Be aware that the build is a two-person job. The stress of moving these units single-handled could open up some of the internal air-tight joins and that would not be easy to repair. As the assembly progrsses you reach a point where accurate positioning of heavy components becomes essential and two pairs of hands realy simplifies matters.
The complex panel cutting was handled by their CNC machines so the task was actually an assembly job. The result was a very heavy and VERY dynamic speaker. Instead of wheels I used highly-polished hardwood slides / skids for the speakers. Wheels would have "cogged" into a carpet and torn out the screws from the wood.
I had the front panel professionally veneered and the result was a very nice piece of furniture (my wife disagreed, but that is par for the course).
These speakers are very efficient and dynamic. Imaging was not so great but they could reproduce real-world sound levels in any domestic environment. I can still remember all of my guests leaping involuntarily into the air when we played the opening tracks of Springsteen's War.
I hope the above helps. Best of luck with your build.. I am sure that you will enjoy the result
George
Hi,
many years ago I built a very successful pair of K-Horns from the plans (and kit) from Eckhorn Int
The kit included Fostex drivers and the crossover components.
The instructions are well illustrated graphically, but the text is in German. I did translate the text for them years ago but it has vanished. Nowadays Google can do a pretty good job of translating anyway. Be aware that the build is a two-person job. The stress of moving these units single-handled could open up some of the internal air-tight joins and that would not be easy to repair. As the assembly progrsses you reach a point where accurate positioning of heavy components becomes essential and two pairs of hands realy simplifies matters.
The complex panel cutting was handled by their CNC machines so the task was actually an assembly job. The result was a very heavy and VERY dynamic speaker. Instead of wheels I used highly-polished hardwood slides / skids for the speakers. Wheels would have "cogged" into a carpet and torn out the screws from the wood.
I had the front panel professionally veneered and the result was a very nice piece of furniture (my wife disagreed, but that is par for the course).
These speakers are very efficient and dynamic. Imaging was not so great but they could reproduce real-world sound levels in any domestic environment. I can still remember all of my guests leaping involuntarily into the air when we played the opening tracks of Springsteen's War.
I hope the above helps. Best of luck with your build.. I am sure that you will enjoy the result
George
The Jubilee bass bin is preferred (I have owned both). Have a look at the article in JAES (Delgado and Klipsch, 2000). There is a great deal of info over at the Klipsch forum (including plans which are decent approximations). It will take some digging to wade through it all.
Good luck
you might want to consider also the University "Classic" and its corner version the "Dean" they are very simple builds which deliver stunning results and they are capable of extended response if you want to go two way something you are not easily able to do with a Khorn and the very reason the Jubilee came into existence. You can go to the Klipsch forum and talk to Roy Delgado about the Jubilee, Roy is the Co designer of the Jubilee and goes by the on line name of "Chief bone head". There are a number of great threads at the Klipsch forum on the University designs. Best regards Moray James.
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There are plans for a dual-12" Jubliee bass horn, and also plans for a dual-15" bass horn called the Jamboree. Dana Moore designed the Jamboree. Your selection of mid-horn crossover frequency might affect your choice.
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/119439-15-jubilee-design/
Voltiaudio.com
"Jamborees are a terrific sounding bass bin. They have two 15" woofers per cabinet that face towards the rear of the cabinet, and they are designed with a single fold, that turns the wave only one time, back out to the mouth. Physically they are about the same size as a Klipsch Jubilee bass bin."
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/119439-15-jubilee-design/
Voltiaudio.com
"Jamborees are a terrific sounding bass bin. They have two 15" woofers per cabinet that face towards the rear of the cabinet, and they are designed with a single fold, that turns the wave only one time, back out to the mouth. Physically they are about the same size as a Klipsch Jubilee bass bin."
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a couple of Jubilee views
https://community.klipsch.com/index...ipsch-jubilee/?hl=+jubilee++plan#entry1682167
Edgar's University classic sims https://community.klipsch.com/uploads/monthly_04_2015/post-20593-0-64000000-1428587610.png
https://community.klipsch.com/index...ipsch-jubilee/?hl=+jubilee++plan#entry1682167
Edgar's University classic sims https://community.klipsch.com/uploads/monthly_04_2015/post-20593-0-64000000-1428587610.png
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