Euell

---------------- On 3/1/2004 3:12:19 PM om13934 wrote: I just finished watching the Italian Job. (DD) The detail of my systme was great. Nice clean sound throughout. ---------------- I agree - I had just watched it myself - the sound is crisp and clean. Euell

I'm making a list now of the ones you guys are pointing out that I have not seen. As far as "spacial" sounds - my favorite so far is "Seven" (Special Edition) - the scenes in the pouring rain are amazing - makes you feel like you should be wet. My son and I are toying with the idea of creating a demo disc with exerpts from these movies - what a great way to check out home theatre listening rooms and show off your HT setup. Keep 'em coming! Euell

I'd like to get opinions on the best scenes to show of your HT setup (sorry if this has been done before) Here's some to start it off : 1) Matrix - the lobby shootout 2) Gladiator - Unleash Hell (Opening battle scene) 3) LOTR - The Fellowship of the Rings - The Death of Sauron (Real sub showcaser) What are your top 3 - 5?

---------------- On 2/24/2004 3:05:20 PM soup nazi wrote: I vote for the PB2+ as well. Best bang for the buck. Just use it as a side table or put a table cloth on it. ---------------- Soup - I agree with your signature. I own a pair of BOSE - was sucked in like everyone else by their marketing campaign. They are now relegated to my garage - where I listen to ball games while working on cars and other stuff on the weekend. They even kind of suck for that purpose.

Looks like most folks are leaning towards the SVS, but I am currently trying to find a local outlet in the Richmond, VA area to demo one. Ebay lists one(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3080641329&category=3275) but it doesn't seem like much of a deal. What's the street price on PB2+? Is there a reliable internet outlet that would have a good price? Direct from SVS, it looks like $1,300 shipped. Euell

Thanks for all the suggestions - please keep them coming - I need to decide on one in the next few weeks. Euell

---------------- On 2/22/2004 3:20:18 AM formica wrote: What is your budget for your upgrade? Obviously is WAF is high on the list, so you'll need something in a small attractive cabinet? - RSW12 or RSW15 are subs that can fill your needs, wood veneer, but aren't inexpensive... - HSU VTF3 is another option which is less expensive and comes is a nice gloss black finish. - I believe SVS has announced that they will be offering wood veneers on some of the smaller models... but there is no mention of this on their site yet. The PB2 and B4's are huge... with a low WAF - Acoustic visions can build you a beautiful and powerful sub based on the Tumult driver... and should be priced competitively with the RSW15 Given you are using Heresys as mains... and the need for a good WAF, I'd look at the RSW12 and the HSU VTF3... unless moneys is no object. Rob ---------------- Rob - I don't really have a budget in mind - Although I have done pretty well buying new Reference Series stuff on EBay for a fraction of the cost. The WAF factor is changing a bit since I upgraded the sound with speakers that are complimentary to the Heresy's. She's really impressed with the DVD / DTS audio disks, so I'd like to grab a sub an SACD player while the iron is hot. I even talked her in to re-decorating after doing some speaker placement. I'll check out the other subs you suggested. Thanks! Euell

There are sold - hopefully a forum member got them.

I will call for you tomorrow and see what he / she says the condition is (if they are still around).

I am interested in getting opinions on which Klipsch Sub would match best with my system. I have a pair of '86 Heresy II's as mains, and recently upgraded to RC-3II Center and RS-3II surrounds. I currently use 2 Yamaha YST-SW105 subs - mainly because their small size had a high WAF (Wife Approval Factor) but I am ready to add something with more punch. What can you experts suggest? I would like to stay with Klipsch, but am not opposed to looking outside the line if there is a better sub for sound vs. price ratio.

---------------- On 2/20/2004 1:34:44 PM skonopa wrote: ---------------- On 2/20/2004 12:47:44 PM Freak On A Leash wrote: Well, hopefully the link I posted and the 11 people that saw it had enough decency to not do such a thing as I wouldn't do it to them. I was just very happy with my purchase and thought I would share. After someone said something in the post I realized that I should have just kept my mouth shut on the subject because you never know what levels people will go to get something that they want. ---------------- Unfortunatly, you are correct. Like they say - "A bird in hand is better then two birds in the bush", or "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." I remember last spring, somebody posted up a pair of Cornwall IIs for sale on here. They were just down in Richmond, and the guy was asking $500. Practically right in my backyard! There where something like 3 people gunning for them (myself included). Somebody from out of the blue snatched them up from right under everybody else's noses! Ah well, no sweat off my back. I am certainly not mad at the guy that got them - this was definitly one of those "he who got there the fastest with the mostest" type scenarios, and I did not get there the fastest. Once you do have that speaker in hand, let us know how this all panned out. ---------------- SKonopa - I posted a message in "Older Speakers" and "Two Channel" about a pair of Cornwalls listed in the Tri_Cities Trading post for $500. I know nothing of them and I don't know the person - just passing this on in case you are interested. I'm in Chesterfield, VA.

I have no idea - I will be glad to send you the number if you are interested. Or - if you like - I can make a call to the person and maybe get more info. Can't imagine them staying around long at that price if they are in decent shape.

They are SOLD - DEAD THREAD

Looks like something that fell out of Maxwell Smart's Shoe phone!

1. What Heritage speakers have you owned, currently own, or want to own? '86 Heresy II's 2. What was your age when you first purchased a Heritage series loudspeaker? 26 3. What is your current age? 43 4. Why did you choose Heritage loudspeakers over another Klipsch model? I have never heard any speakers that sound as good as the heritage line 5. If you currently own some Heritage loudspeakers, and could purchase some more Klipsch speakers(new or used), which ones would you purchase? Why? KHorns are undoubtably the flagship - but I have never had the room for them 6. Do you think the upcoming Jubilee should become part of the "Heritage" line, since it was also designed by PWK? YES! Thanks for your responses!! Thank you! Euell

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They are SOLD - DEAD THREAD

Gary and Bob - Who makes these "input" switching selector boxes - can you send me a link so I could investigate one? I have always used ADCOM speaker selectors and recently bought a SIMA (ebayed it)- which is a real piece 'o sh_t. The differecne in quality between the ADCOMs and this SIMA is night and day. Does ADCOM make such a device? Also - where is a good place (or link) to learn about vintage amps? I really don't understand most of the lingo (like NOSValves?) and don't really know where to begin - there seems to be a lot of different types of tube amps out there - I'd be interested in looking for a middle of the road unit to start with - to convince myself whether the a vintage amp is really for me. Ironically - my first experience ever with stereo equipment was a tube amp my dad gave my brother and I - I remember hating it not because of it's sonic quality - but because I laid my favorite YES album on the edge of it (luckily on a sleeve) and it folded it to a perfect 90 degrees bend! I seem to remember it was a Sansui or something like that. Sorry to keep firing all the questions - but I'm trying to learn (you know - old dogs and new tricks!)

GaryMD - Your set up sounds extremely intriguing. Can you explain more about the switchbox? It sounds like it is not just a standard speaker switchbox since you would be switching between inputs? Also how do you like the RS3II surrounds? I am looking at those to replace my little B&Os.

DougDrake and loek, Thanks for the responses. DougDrake - I guess I should have asked my questions differently and in a different order - Since I was ignorant to the fact that a 5.1 system was possible using tube amps, I was trying to ask "Do you believe that using a "non" DTS /DD source with a vintage amp is closer to an original recording than a DTS/DD source with a traditional HT amp?". I think you absolutely answered it.

This will be long winded - so please bear with me. I have been lurking in this forum for some time now and have really appreciated listening to everyone's experiences. I am especially intrigued in the discussions around the vintage tube amps and how they compliment the heritage series. I have always thought the best sounding speakers that I've ever heard anywhere any time where my uncle's KHorns. He also had a huge McIntosh rack system. I will never forget that sound - even though I was only a teenager. When I was out on my own - as soon as I could afford them - I bought a unfinished pair of Heresy II's. I thought they sounded fantastic for their size, and since I had neither the room or budget for the KHorns, I thought these were a great choice. I have never regretted purchasing them, they still sound fantastic and the only way I will ever part with them is through my will. I have always owned high end Yamaha, NAD, Denon or Onkyo pre amps, power amps and recievers and have followed the move into the HT arena, starting with Yamaha DSP, then the Dolby revolution. I currently have an Onkyo 5.1 reciever - but when listening to music I have always gravitated back to the good old two channel stereo setting listening to my heresys only. That was - until the Dolby Digital music DVDs and DTS soundtracks came out. My HT system consisted of my Heresy II's as front mains, an Infinity Center channel, and a pair of B&O CX-50's in the rear. I also run two small yamaha subs (which I would love to replace with a KSW-10 or 12, or maybe even a reference sub) I have to crank up the center channel when watching video so that the heresys don't drown it out. Then - I started buying these DTS and Dolby digital recordings, and WOW! I am hearing the same songs I have grown up with for the first time again. It's not just the surround effects, but the fact that they have gone back to source recordings (either 8 or 16 track) and reproduced the music in such clarity and channel separation that I am absolutely amazed at the difference. I don't think this is a gimmick, I think that this is as close to the originial sound of the recording as you can get. It also seems to make a huge difference if you use the optical connection vs coax or analog. This has caused me to re-think my HT design - for Video, the design was fine (the infinity center and B&0 are 89 db sens/1W/1M) but now I want all the speakers in my HT to sound much better. I recently purchased a RC3 II center from Ebay to replace the Infinity and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival. Next, I will look for a good deal on some surrounds (probably RC series) to replace the B&O's. I will not part with these either, although I can't stand the new B&O line (too worried about design - not sound), I still think these sound great for a pair of two way speakers that are in a 8"x6"x6" enclosure. So - my questions to the vintage amp users are: 1) Do you believe that the two channel tube amps still reproduce sound closer to the original recordings that a DTS or DD recording? 2) Is there anyway to use a DSP like device in conjuction with vintage equipment to power a 5.1 system? What about optical inputs, etc? 3) What kind of music do most vintage amp owners listen to? Is it older recordings, or a mixture of old and new? 4) Do most vintage amp owners even have a way to listen to the DTS / DD recordings? It is not my intention to start a flame war about DTS/DD vs. Two Channel - as a matter of fact i'd love to hear my heresys powered by a high quality tube amp - but I am very interested in hearing the opinion of some who has experienced both setups. Again - I apologize for the length of the post.

Malcolm, Thanks for the reply. I feel better already! I was really scratching my head trying to determine how to get the rear panel off to ID the parts - I could only remove the disk with the binding posts and was surprised to see the crossover build on the back of this. I have seen so many orginal Heresys on ebay that always include a picture with it removed, I guess I was thinking there would be a set of screws holding it on. I decided (probably correctly) that going in any deeper without talking to someone with some expertise would do more harm than good. I'll leave well enough alone and be happy that I made an excellent choice back in '86!

I am the original owner of a pair of Heresy II's, which I believe I bought about 1985 or 1986. They were unfinished Birch, and I had them professionally finished at a cabinet shop. They are working perfectly and still sound great - but due to their age I am concerned that I should be looking for spare replacement parts. Here are the particulars : Model : HII - BR Serials : 8634853 & 8634854 With this limited info - can someone please tell me : 1) What year they where made? 2) What type of Cross-overs they have 3) The model numbers of the components that are likely in them (woofers, tweeters, squakers) and what parts (preferable original Klipsch) can replace them? 4) What is the best way to remove the back panels? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

I would love a pair - and I'd be glad to pay more that shipping! Joel Sowers wahoowadad at comcast.net (replace at with @)