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XO Kansas City

The room

XO is an all-seated Kansas City bar and restaurant. Its official gallery shows the records, turntable and loudspeaker installation that shape the room.

Garrard 401 idler-drive turntable and possible Klipsch three-way horn cabinets (Heresy family unconfirmed) in a former garage. A 401 is a heavy, high-torque album deck; if the cabinets are Heritage-family Klipsch, the room would follow the usual high-efficiency garage-lounge pattern. Speaker ID stays tentative.

About the sound system

How the system serves the room

At XO Kansas City, the equipment record identifies Possibly Klipsch Three-way horn cabinets, possibly Heresy family; model unconfirmed. A horn-based approach can provide useful dynamic headroom, but aiming the speakers and balancing direct sound against room reflections remain central to shared listening.

Some identifications are provisional. The photographs or partial specifications do not support a firm claim about exact models, crossover settings or in-room performance.

Technical interpretation based on the documented equipment; selection motives and measured in-room performance are not confirmed.

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Product video / Audio Grail 301

Garrard 401 — an early example

People & equipment

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Visit XO Kansas City

709 W 17th Street, Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, United States