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The bass player for the Irish band U2 is Adam Clayton. I find no reference to any band nemed 2U. Bruce 2U are a U2 tribute band: http://www.notu2.com/Homepage.htm

If you really want the best, non bright version of SP you'll need either an original UK copy, a mono reissue from 82, or a Blue Box reissue. Those are are the best. Japanese mono from '82 or '86 are also very good, albeit a bit more on the bright side. Nothing else comes close. I haven't heard the latest vinyl reissues but long time collector friends have are uniformly not impressed. BTW, the latest mono cd from the box sounds very good on my system, and not bright at all.

You're right. Haven't tried it yet. Having too much fun first with the 14 watt UA-1's, and now with the 25 watt(feel that bass!) W-5M's. At some point will get my 55 watt W-7's in there. That should wake up the neighborhood.

Not the Cornscala. Still have to determine if I want to go that route. Tweets, mid, woofer and crossover.

I am the new owner of a speaker that I have lusted over for awhile. These are from 1971, Walnut Oil finish and they look absolutely stunning. They've had pretty much all the Crites upgrades done to them. Got them by trading upgraded Fortes and a Fisher 500C receiver but had them delivered by the previous owner so a great deal as far as I'm concerned. And I've still got 3 restored Heathkit amps(UA-1, W-5M, W-7) and a Fisher 400 so not going to miss the 500C. And because these go against the walls in my rather small living room, my wife is actually ok with them as we now have more floor space available. Score!

Does the pre's phono stage have adustable gain? If so, turn it lower. Or, you could always trade in your Dyna high for a low output version. As far as SET's, I've used amps from Decware that are very good(decware.com).

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When you guys use big power, how far on the volume knob do you go? And how big is you're listening room?

You're kidding, right?

I have a pair of Crites modified Fortes that up until about a month ago was running with a 6wpc SEP tube amp. I have a pretty small listening area, and I could get it pretty loud to my ears. But for various reasons I decided to try a vintage Pioneer SX 737 receiver(35 wpc) with them, and I have not looked back. The extra power has brought out bass in the Fortes that I never heard before. 9-10 o'clock on the volume control is plenty loud, anymore I'd be afraid of blowing out the windows. And the 737 is very tubey warm. So I'm interested in what type of power other folks use with their Fortes. Can't see how one could use much more than the 35 "vintage" watts that I am, but maybe you are. I'd like to hear about it.

17 wpc would be fine, and you should be able to get very loud, unless you're in a huge listening area. I use a 6wpc SEP tube amp with a high gain tube pre for my '87 Forte's, and they are plenty loud. And my ears aren't so good being a 51 guy who has been playing and listening to loud music for most of my adult years. And the Forte's really took off after upgrading my crossovers and tweeters. Really an amazing speaker. Beats me how a 45 watt amp would "barely" make it, because cranked those speakers should be blasting.

I have a pair of '87 Forte's like you, and I strongly advise you to replace the crossovers. I did with crossovers built by Bob Crites. Amazing improvement. I'm sure others will chime in, but if you like these speakers now, you won't believe the improvement. Good luck.

I have a pair of '87 Forte's and they're fantastic. That said, you should do a search here about replacing some of the original stuff inside. Crossovers would probably be a good start. There are a couple of folks here that can supply new ones that are regulars here. I had mine replaced by Bob Crites, and they're simply an amazing speaker at this point. Power sources is important to consider. In general, Klipsch speakers, especially the older ones, seem to better with tubes than solid stage. The Forte's are very sensitive, so you don't need a lot to power them, I do fine in a small room with a 6 watt tupe amp. But others use them wih 100+ watts. Again, I would suggest you do a search. As far as the grilles, they are just plugged. They shouldn't be hard to get off.

Couldn't have said it better. And an emphasis on the "pleasure to deal with" . I was a pain with all my newbie questions, and Bob was great about answering every one of them, and quickly. My '87 Forte's simply are not the same speaker that they were when I bought them in January. The first thing I noticed is that the imaging, and sensitivity got a hell of lot better. They play louder and more powerful, and man I am picking up new things from lp's that I've listened to for years. I had vintage Heresy's before the Forte's, and I wish I had replaced the crossovers in those.

Just had my '87 Forte's X-over's replaced with Bob's, and the improvement is stunning. Plus Bob is a great guy to work with.