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Horn Speakers and Sub Woofers

How difficult is it to mate conventional subwoofers with horn speakers, in particular Klipschorns.  I'm moving my 1987 Khorns to the large living room for a 'home theater' setup.  (I have two good corners for the Khorns).  I am thinking of adding one or two medium sized Rel subs to the setup to use for movies.  Have you tried subs with Horns or corner horns?

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garyrc
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It's not hard.  I did it.  The only problem may be that the Klipschorns have cleaner, tighter bass than the subs.  Start with a crossover of about 40 Hz, then try 60 Hz and the THX recommendation, which is 80 Hz.  The Khorns should probably be set for "Small" in your AVR or Preamp/Prossesor (believe it or not).  You could always try "Large" if you want, but if you do that, set the AVR to LFE+Main, or the sub won't get the signal.

In my system, the AK4 Klipschorns are great, and the sub (Klipsch RSW15) is adequate.  A horn-loaded sub would probably be better, but very large. 

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