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I have determined that in my listening room with my system (I'm getting the clarifications out of the way first ;), the Forte's sound better at 8" off my carpet on concrete floor. I also figured the best way to support the Fortes is to support them at the four corners of the speaker. I figured what the heck! and decided to design and fabricate new stands made from solid steel square and round bar. The risers are 1" square and the cross members are 3/4" solid round bar. I've tapped the bottoms of each 1" square riser with a 1/4-20 tap so I can use spikes.
Has anyone else found better performance with their Klipsch higher off the floor than the OEM riser achieves? Comments and suggestions welcome.
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Mine sound great on the original risers, but I must admit I'm intrigued by your project. What differences have you experienced with the new risers, and have you lost any bass? Would love to see pics of the Forte's on their new home.
Which tweeter did you upgrade to in your Klipsch Fortes and how do they sound different from the originals?
Don't mind the blue masking tape (and crappy lighting) used for speaker spacing. FYI, my Forte's are 18" off the front wall and 88" apart, side to side, 104" center to center.
only they HONK more hhehehe.You guys could grow up and stop watching bonanza for Muhammad's sake;)
I first put the Forte's on some 12" stands that I had laying around and noticed that the highs and particularly the mids were much better defined and extended, showcasing the titanium tweeter diaphragms. When I had the speakers on the OEM risers it seemed to me that the mid-range horn sound had a haze to it or even a "plasticky" sound. Now at 12" up, while clearing up the highs and mids, the presentation was shooting over the top of me while sitting on my couch. For example, listening to Ryan Adams' "Gold" album, the acoustic and electric guitars sounded incredible but Ryan sounded like he was 10' above the guitars. At 6" up (using patio blocks), I lost some of the mid-range magic, so I settled on 8" to keep the high extension and the mid-range benefits realized with the higher risers while keeping the soundstage truer and keeping the rich bass. BTW, I ordered some 5/8" tall floor spikes to use with my stands. These should help the bass definition and depth even more.
Have you tried toeing them in? When I sold Klipsch, Fortes always sounded better toed in. Of course room accoustics can be strange, so you never know until you try.
Dave
Nice work, very nice. What'd you cut the bar with, a power bandsaw?
Did you heli-arc them? Heli-arced stands sound better than stick welded ones. Of course both sound better than Mig. ;)
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They were a carnival of American decay on parade, and they had no idea of the atrocity they had inflicted upon themselves–Henry Chinaski
you are better off doing a diffusion bond.
Jim N
That sounds like an oxymoron. ;)
weldin' tubes? %-)
Yeah, and no cushion either; root the goddam thing, put the heli rig down and start stickin'.
Thanks Tom.
Here's one painted with a Krylon flat black spray paint.
I had a friend of mine that own's a machine shop cut the solid bar and the solid square.
Heli-arc welded of course! ;)
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