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JHawk 92...those are beauties...are these a pair? Ifso, very nice. Great cabinets.

Doug, In 1982, I was working and living in Europe, so the price of the Cd invasion may have been a little steep over there. Prices didn't really come down much until about 1986. Mark.

edster00, Those are gorgeous, what kind of veneer is that...never was too crazy about the decorator versions until I saw these. Nice stuff. Mark

I think that just about covered it all, except you forgot...What kinda cable are you using. Mark

Graceland by Paul Simon...used it to show people that vinyl rules and CD's are for fools...(just kidding, please no flames)...CDs have come a long ways, as have CD players...In 1982, CDs were, if I remember correctly, about $40 a pop, players were about $1000 a pop and didn't sound all that great,IMO. Mark

Start with early Louis Armstrong (as well as "King" Oliver and Bix Biederbeck...Two influential players for LA, although they played the cornet)...Chet Baker, for that "cool" sound, Miles Davis (although his stuff takes some getting used to)...Clifford Brown (all good stuff)... and of course Dizzy Gillespie. For gypsy guitar, try Django Reinhardt and for newer stuff, Birelli Lagrene is hard to beat. Mark.

mdeneen, I agree that the "Into The Mystic" on "TooLate To Stop Now" is the best recording of this cut...but I have it on the original European pressing and it is awesome, much better than the U.S. version, also better than my CD of the same record. IMO, there are two major artists that seem to be, in general, very sorely served by the quality of the engineering in their records...The Rolling Stones and Charlie Parker. Back in the day when Stereo Review rated records on their artistic merit and their sound merit, The Stones always seemed to behind in the sound quality category....The Bird is totally the most poorly presented major artist of all time...I have numerous Bird albums featuring Red Rodney, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach, and Milt Jackson that sound like they were recorded in a barn. I have a few recording of the Bird that sound decent, but that is the exception to the rule. Mark.

cablacksmith, welcome to the forum. Personally, I think the Fortes and the Choruses tend to be overlooked as a very fine speaker...I friend had a pair of Fortes for a number of years and we would argue about the merits of my Heresys vs. his Fortes in a good natured way. I think I had the edge on him in regard to gear (he agreed) but the Fortes brought something to the party that the Heresys didnt and vice versa. The other factor to consider is size...for many years, anything more than heresys would have been way overkill for my listening/living environment. Now that my space is bigger, I love my Corns but for many years they just would not have been remotely an option. Mark.

Great thread Jmslaw and great response DMan...after 20 years of my Heresys being my main speaker, I took them down to the family vacation home in Scottsdale...tried numerous speakers thinking there had to be someting new/better in those years...not ...picked up my Corns and all of the sudden my whole system was whole again. Reminds me of an experience in 1984 when I had the opportunity to hear Khorns compared to IMF Super Application Monitors in Frankfurt,germany. The IMFs were something else again in the showroom. Bass so low, it pounded your chest, clean, clear, awesome. First speaker i had ever heard that had bested Khorns in a side by side (to my ears)...3 things kept me away from them...1). they were twice as expensive asthe Khorns...2). the effeciency was 80 db @ 1 meter...3) I had never heard of them. ...Thank God...IMF, long gone...Klipsch still here...don't have Khorns yet...but long live Heritage. Mark.

Thanks, Trey. No need for that kind of stuff. Had a heavy heart by Sunday eve. Mark.

I own a pair of 82 heresy's; better get them back from my sister before she reads this stuff. Bought them new when I was working in Europe in the early 80's. I really liked them for many years but why are the 82,s any different than any other Heresys of that era? Mark.

2003 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5 2003 Hyundai XG 350 After a number of years of putting our local BMW mechanic's children through their Ivy League college education, we went this route and we love 'em.

This is about the funniest thread I have read from top to bottom on this forum. This is why I'm here (among a number of other reasons). I'm thinking the value of my Mormon Tabernacle Choir records has just gone into the tank.

Sounds like snake oil to me. Mark.

I am wondering if there are any Klipsch that are especially coveted by collectors/afficiendos? In all areas of collectables, there seem to be certain models or designs that had very limited production that have a certain cache that make them worth a whole lot more than other models. P.S., I certainly can't afford anything like what I'm asking about nor am I trying to solicit someone trying to sell me something like this; just really curious if there are certain models, styles, finishes, etc. that fall into the category of what I'm asking about. Mark.

Here's a thanks to Shawn and Erik for their great explanations about SE OTL amps; although I've had or played with tube gear for the last 30 years, it has only been in the last 2 years that i've tried to educate myself about the electrical engineering principles behind the theory and design of tube gear. So, kudos to both for their patience in explaining a pretty complex subject to those of us with only a rudimentary knowledge of this mostly arcane subject. Thanks guys. Mark.

Gonna ask a dumb one here; what does OTL stand for and what would the implications be? Can't seem to find much info on this. Thanks for any input. Mark.

I agree with all of the posts above. Vinyl just brings something to the dance that CDs just cant seem to match. CDs did to vinyl what SS did to tubes, and just about as quickly. For the average consumer, price and simplicity are deciding factors; most people on this forum aren't average consumers, we listen to Klipsch. Mark.

I have a good bud , who brings over CDs of 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Shaggy, Eminem, Puffy, and Snoop cuz he says they sound better thru the Corns,than anything he has heard in a club.

I'm Kinda thinking, this is like asking if Bruce Lee can kick butt...I'm thinking, duh.

Ray, Great post....thanks for the the stuff fom Audio mag. BTW, nice letter to Stereophile. The more information that people have regarding hi-fi, the better off we all are. I was just trying to make the point that the more information a company gives us, the better we are equiped to make a judgement on the stuff that they are trying to sell us. Even then, there is no substitution for hearing stuff with your own ears. Mark

OK, here I go again....Ray, I agree with some of what you say but I don't think you quite went far enough. I agree that 2.83v @ 1 mmeter is the standard for effeciency but...you neglected to mention that the standard requires a DB standard such as 20-20,000hz +/- 3db. Or in the case of the Khorns (35-17,0000hz+/-5db). (This is a quote from a Klipsch brochure of the the early 80's). So the published response would be ....104db @ 35-17,000Hz+/-5db.Since it is a given that it takes more *** to drive low frequencies to a loud level than mids or highs, the FR with a given +/- db range is somewhat important.

Look at the unit Piranha bought for 20 bucks. That was State of The Art for at least a decade. From 55-65 a big *** console was the way to go. Very few people bought Klipsch until the Fair Trade Laws were lifted in the mid-70's.

Analogman, Good point.

Brad, I think you can lay low and try to snipe at a good price; it's a buyer's market. I was just trying to say that this was a great deck, serviced and warranted, which is important to me....these things are great values in the context of so much that has happened in the vintage audio world in the last 5 years. Best of wishes and good luck. Mark