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Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

Last post 08-13-2008 10:50 PM by dtel. 79 replies.
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  • 08-10-2008 1:31 AM In reply to

    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    Must be a good time given the silence

    Pyrokinetic since 1998
  • 08-10-2008 9:59 AM In reply to

    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

     Maybe they are still sleepingBeer? Must have been a long night!Coffee

    Ron Carlton
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    Upstairs: McIntosh C2200, MC275MKIV, oiled walnut Cornwall I, Oppo DV-981HD, Technics SL-1200 M3D, Audio Technica AT150MLX, Richard Gray Power Company 400 Pro

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  • 08-10-2008 2:30 PM In reply to

    • artto
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    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    jacksonbart:

    Must be a good time given the silence

    Or maybe all the Palladiums blew. Tongue Tied

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  • 08-10-2008 2:44 PM In reply to

    • SWL
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    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    Palladiums =  Top Notch......IMO Big Smile

     

    .........but I'd never dish out that much dough for them or any other speaker for that matter. Especially since knowing what Klipsch offers at a fraction of the cost. Just my opinion.

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  • 08-10-2008 4:39 PM In reply to

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     Had a great time. Thanks Damon for having us over. Good food, good music and good frinds = a winning combination.Smile

    My son and I got there about 4:30 PM. Dr Who, Boomac and SWL were  already there.

    The P's sound better at Damon's than they did in Indy. Probably the quieter room due to the lack of people.

    Highlight of the evening was Boomac's responce to watching a few Rammstein videos. I beleive he reply was "What was that?" " If that is what you find entertaining you have some serious issues" Smile

    The other was sitting around pointing out all the physics flaws in the movie Sunshine.

    We left just after midnight.

    We all enjoyed listening to Damon's P-39s.

    Thanks again Damon.

    JM 

    I feel that all Congressmen and Senators should be required to wear uniforms informing us who there corporate sponsors are..... Sort of like a NASCAR jumpsuit.
  • 08-10-2008 9:32 PM In reply to

    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    Damon,

    Thanks for the great time and the opportunity to listen to your World Class Palladium 39F's.

    A few thoughts!

    To describe their sound is tough! It is unlike anything that I have heard.

    Without a doubt these seem like the smoothest  Klipsch's I have heard from Klipsch ever.

    The top end is very sweet. Some credit of course is due to the Aragon 2005 amp which is remarkably smooth for SS IMO.

    Mids were very defined some would say very close to neutral perhaps the best Klipsch has come up with ever.

    The bass was very taut, with very good pitch resolution.

    When listening to rock I felt the Palladium's had a great sense of focus for its bass line resolve you certainly could make out many parts of a drum kit easier than many other types of speakers.

    Interestingly SWL was there briefly and commented very strongly that he felt they needed the subs. An amplifier, preamplifier with greater warmth might alleviate that sense of need like the Peach II that SWL owned and auditioned in my system it has a lot of warmth of course there are many other alternatives.

    But in the end its all about your satisfaction and no one elses.

    The cabinets are beautiful and there are no resonance issues that I could tell of. They virtually disappeared. 

    Overall the speaker shows a lot of promise.

    Certainly I think they are a world class speaker capable of serving music well with the finest of electronics Tube or SS.

    One needs to audition them with a variety of electronics I'd certainly would like to hear them with a variety of tube gear and better digital, Like the Rega CD player that had substantially more body and warmth which seemed to served the music better IMO.

    Finally in the end, My hats off to the Klipsch Engineering Staff!  Well done Yes 

    Thanks Again for the fine grilled brats you are a Grill Master!

    SET12


     

     

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  • 08-10-2008 11:23 PM In reply to

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    Thanks to everyone who came, those who didn't, your loss

    One of the most fun aspects of gatherings like this is hearing different music people bring.  I have several things I need to buy now.

    DrWho stayed on for quite a while today doing room measurements.  This will be my focus in the months to come. 

    I'd be willing to host another event given enough demand!

    "The individual is the smallest minority group"

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  • 08-11-2008 12:49 AM In reply to

    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    Was hoping for a bit more of a review from the attendees but I expect most folks are probably not in that mode yet.  Damon it was cool of you to host this to give folks an opportunity they'll likely not get otherwise, at least for some time.  I would genuinely love to hear these.  So guys when you get the time give us a good written interpretation this was a rare oportunity.

     

     


      

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  • 08-11-2008 9:04 AM In reply to

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    Ok so you ate brats, what were the sides?

    Pyrokinetic since 1998
  • 08-11-2008 11:12 AM In reply to

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     Looks like it was an awesome time.. I would be curious what "DocWho" thought of the room, and measurements as well?

    From a bigger than life HT experience, I wish I had that (22- 25 feet width?) distance you seem to have, Damon.

    I personally loved the Palladiums at Ovation better than at Klipsch in Indy myself, too.

    Are you getting the whole HT Palladium setup with surrounds and a sub too?  

    Roger 

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  • 08-11-2008 12:07 PM In reply to

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    IndyKlipschFan:

     Looks like it was an awesome time.. I would be curious what "DocWho" thought of the room, and measurements as well?

    From a bigger than life HT experience, I wish I had that (22- 25 feet width?) distance you seem to have, Damon.

    I personally loved the Palladiums at Ovation better than at Klipsch in Indy myself, too.

    Are you getting the whole HT Palladium setup with surrounds and a sub too?  

    Roger 

    1. DrWho thought the room was a little on the dead side, but there are surprisingly few acoustic issues.  I have a 6-month plan for room treatments
    2. Some day I'd like the surrounds, bookshelves for rear surrounds, some bryston monoblocks, etc.  Not this year.
    "The individual is the smallest minority group"

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    Palladium P-39f, P-27c, Integra 9.8-DTC, Aragon 2005, Denon 1930ci, Promedia Ultra 5.1, Panasonic PX-AX1000U, KS-525-THX, 106" Draper Clarion screen, Playstation 3 (BluRay)


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  • 08-11-2008 12:45 PM In reply to

    • boomac
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    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    Suffice to say I had a great time at Damon’s and I was very impressed with the P-39Fs.  Hopefully I’ll be able to provide more on the visit by sometime this evening.

    82 Curley Maple Cornwalls, 83 Walnut Oiled Cornwalls, an older Cornwall Vert, 92 Walnut Oiled Forte IIs and a couple pair of those Heresy things!
  • 08-11-2008 5:57 PM In reply to

    • DrWho
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    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    work is killer - I'll have a nice long review after I've crashed for a bit.
    -Mike Bentz
    ~It's all about compromise~

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  • 08-11-2008 10:04 PM In reply to

    • DrWho
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    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    Well how about this....

    The Pals sound nice. Geeked

    -Mike Bentz
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  • 08-11-2008 11:09 PM In reply to

    • Arky
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    Re: Official August 9th Palladium Listening Party Thread!

    DrWho:
    work is killer
    The real world.Indifferent

    JT

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