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That's not a original master recording!!! This is...

😂💪 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPP1xkgjnA8

As the title says I made my first foray into Klipsch with a pair of Forte III. I am stunned at how nice they sound paired with my Jolida tube amplifier running 6550s and a Conrad Johnson preamp. I'm hearing recorded music in a whole new light. The clarity is stunning! Horn instruments, stringed instruments, woodwinds, pianos and voices sound so incredibly realistic. Not like anything I've heard. The midrange is incredible for overdriven guitar. Bass can get get deep and thump. I'm noticing little things I've never heard before like picks hitting strings, Lee Morgan taking a breath during a solo, different layers in recordings, etc. I've always had "East Coast" speakers in the past, which can be a little laid back, and these are so uniquely different it took a little getting used to and dialing them in. I was kind of disappointed at first. Once I got placement correct the bass improved dramatically and the soundstage improved 10 fold. Now they are incredible! Thanks to everyone on this forum for sharing tips etc. Your posts were immensely helpful when I first received the speakers! Looking forward to experimenting with different speaker upgrades and equipment in future!

Never heard a cover of that song that I ever truly appreciated. I get that groups want to "make it their own". It was part of the Himalayan ride at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion when it came out until they demolished the place decades later. RamJam just can't be covered properly or hasn't benn by the right band that I've heard yet.

On to the second lp. Grateful Dead - American Beauty

Enjoying a long time favorite. Cheers! Grateful Dead - American Beauty.

I'd agree with that @JohnJ but ya gotta admit Larkin Poe's shot is pretty darn good. For a couple of sisters they're pretty much slayin things on tour. It's that younger generation yanno. lol They're great live from what I've been told.

So, Tuesday evening the wife and I stopped by the pharmacy to pick up her prescriptions. The pharmacist asked if I was ready for my second shingles vaccine shot. Plus I asked about the new covid shot. He said I could have both at the same time. Kicked my butt! Only a little bit of a sore arm from the shingles shot, same as the first, but I stayed in bed and slept ALL day and all night. I still feel like I could sleep some more, but I'm back to work.

It's probably made from an original. Question is, when they put that out in the 70s was it analog from start to finish. Contrary to what I've heard from others here my few from back then do sound better than the regular copies and vice-versa with friends copies!

I agree with 1MoreFord, you’ll see a dramatic difference if you upgrade your center speaker first.

Wonderful classic by the Steeles! Maynard

Was gonna ask if she had a dog.

I just got my first pair Klipsch at 59 years old the Forte III SE delivered about 45 minutes ago. They are in perfect condition using a PrimaLuna Evo 300i with EL 34’s. My sources are SME10 TT and a streamer with a Schiit Bifrost 2 dac and a Nakamichi RX- 505 cassette deck. Also solid state Ayre V-3 newly restored and a Classe Cp-60 newly restored. I can’t wait to hear high powered solid state on these guys. I’m blown away by the huge soundstage the speakers make and they completely disappeared and I just plopped them down! And I was always told stay away from Klipsch because they are to bright and fatiguing and honky sounding. They are not anything like that whatsoever smooth open punchy and incredibly realistic. I still love my Hales Design Group speakers and my Sonus Faber Extremas. These two speakers I mentioned are a lot more money than the Forte III’s but the Forte’s are 90% or more of said speakers. It’s a totally different listening experience. I’m just thrilled to death over the build quality and the sound of these speakers. Klipsch has a new fan. These guys are incredible for the money, as far as value better than my more expensive speakers. Too bad it took 59 years to get some. And I was told the Forte IV’s are better than these, wow. Anyway nice to join the group, it’s going to be a long fun night. Already lining up records I want to hear on these beast. This is like having a band in your room. I feel like I’m 18 again when I bought my first stereo. Sorry for the high school reply, I’m just ecstatic over these guys. INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS!!!!🤘🏼🤘🤘🏾

Who is ready for an upgrade?! 😁 Of course these won't have that new speaker smell, and McIntosh sold separately. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335314758967?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=SmRy3-LkTUO&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=r2R6ukhLSuG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I just got paid today Got me a pocket full of change Said, I just got paid today Got me a pocket full of change If you believe like workin' hard all day Just step in my shoes and take my pay I was born my papa's son When I hit the ground I was on the run I had one glad hand and the other behind You can have yours, just give me mine When the hound dog barkin' in the black of the night Stick my hand in my pocket, everything's all right I just got paid today Got me a pocket full of change Said, black sheep, black, do you got some wool? Yes, I do, man, my bag is full It's the root of evil and you know the rest But it's way ahead of what's second best Rhino-Muddy Brown Vinyl

Waitin' For The Bus Jalapeño Green Vinyl

Nice system!

Only way I see that happening is angry spouse divorce proceedings.

That is really weird. I assumed it was vibration in the wall caused by different frequencies. You might want to take the mid horn out and check to see if the driver is tight to the horn.

Hola! Just sittin here nosin a bit on youtube and wondered what my old buddy Justin Johnson was up to. Yup, he's on it and still usin that key to the front door of Cash Cabin to play and record in. He and his wife livin the dream in Nashville so yea he's together. One of the nicest guys you'll ever meet but can he play? Yes Sir, anything from his shovel guitar, cigar boxes, bicycle wheel guitars and anything else ya throw at him. 45 minutes of him comin your way. Sit back enjoy and watch him go! Just for you @JohnJ. lol

Klipsch HP-3. Sadly, out of production now. I love mine!

I see you snuck in a can of Guinness. I have some Extra Stout

Was really looking at this one. I might go with the Rogue Sphinx V3 instead. I'm going to take one for a test drive on Saturday.

Since pics uploaded from iPhones always seem to be done in HEIC.... IMG_6309.HEIC

I don't measure I listen. And it's quiet.

Well, the forecast called for rain over this entire region up until after I saw it in the afternoon. Left early and did 90 something miles in two hours. It's five degrees cooler now that I've traveled west. So I get a 2-hour wait and then hopefully no more stones for a while.

What’s wrong with it?

No. Keep what you have. Unless you're driving your Denon to clipping and need more power, you're fine.

Will do in the morning.

I have the bathys and love them. The noise canceling works amazing I flew to Nashville and back to Cali last week and rocked out on the bathys both ways and only heard the plane when we landed. Those Focal cans sound wonderful.

Boston, AR, etc

397 and 398 shipped 23 Aug 1962. The logbook does not indicate destination. It appears that the drivers are original, or at least "as shipped". The logbook reflects a change in nomenclature from SP12B to K-22 in October of 1960. Likely the same driver with the addition of a Klipsch label. The component price lists also begin to refer to "K-22" in 1960. When the Heresy came out in late 1957, the K-ortho-12 compliment of drivers was in place for some Shorthorns. These were likely brought into Heresy service initially.

Yes we did. Sad what's happened.

Interesting article but it is dated- Klipsch has moved on from this style tweeter a few years ago now and have switched to Celestion drivers.

@Abomb Bobby Jarzombek School Quite technical. clean notes and soft touch. Not my kind of drummer. He is probably one of the best. He seems young in this video. he has certainly grown and developed since. for that I have no doubt. Issue if any. Moves in a straight line. Start and stops are generally same. Notes are not 4/4 or subsets of that throughout music. timing alterations of soundscape and backwards and forwards skills are underutilized here. biggest issue if any. He isn't jamming. He is pausing waiting for a note to start hitting things. Traveling in sound is getting off to it. Flowing. His is brickish. again technical and cold. IMHO. Mark Zonder - side by side (Fates Warning) Opeth - Master's Apprentice or even Pearl Jam - 10 That album has what no other PJ album has. IMHO I mean to feel it and get there, drum playing. Listen to the first 10 seconds of King Diamond - Abigail. You know the journey you are about to go on.🤐

Model H Speakers H-WO -12 serial numbers 397 -398, Signed by Lloyd McClellan , PWK's 1st employee and J.D Powell , these speakers were Made sometime in 1962 .

They appear to be the model H with the k-1000 mid horn very early Heresy

Call Cory at Paducah Home Theater. Something of a drive from CAT country, but doable.

You might check with Hawkeye Audio in Iowa City, IA. As far as I know, they are the only Klipsch Heritage dealer in Iowa.

They do have a really good sound. Congratulations and welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the club! I am also a Forte III owner (also my first ever Klipsch), and share your enthusiasm.

Thanks! Can't wait to get off work and throw a few more albums on!

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There were three or four women where I work who did gastric Band surgery. Only one looks halfway normal, the others look like walking death. A lady in our accounting office was way overweight, couldn't walk very far or bend over to pick up things. She started the Golo plan early in the year. She doesn't buy their food, although is is actually reasonably priced. She's lost about 75 lbs and is look very healthy. Plus she can now do long walks, pick up things, etc. She can vary what she eats, splurge on a weekend and get ice-cream if she wants.

I recently noticed that there is a low popping sound coming through the rear firing driver of my RSW-15. It can only be heard when standing very close to the sub & the popping goes away after the 5-10 minutes of operation & doesnt appear to have any effect on the subs performance. I have checked the cable, driver & the power cord & everything appears to be fine. There are no local Klipsch dealers in my area so I dont have the option of taking the sub in for testing. My guess is that it must be related to the internal amp, has anyone else encountered this problem. Thanks.

No, the sound of the popping doesnt fluctuate with the change in volume via my power amp. The popping is hit & miss & very low in volume, it also appears to go away within 5-10 minutes after the sub has been playing.

I disconnected the inputs & their was no popping however since there is no power to drive the sub, by doing this it still doesn't discount the fact that the problem is within the sub. The popping only occurs within the first few minutes when it recieves a signal.

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