Bonzo

Good to hear I'm not the only one wanting to make things simple and just enjoy the music and the gear that makes it happen. Now, about that busted turntable I have to replace, UGGGH!

This is not my first Rodeo with either of these speakers but first time I will have them at the same time. I sometimes feel I'm going in circles with gear. My goal is to stop that running and have one rig that will satisfy my music needs and wants and quit the chase. I want to be in a place where the first think I do in the morning is hunt eBay, CL and other forums looking for that right piece, the last one................... I really hope I get there soon.

Thanks Rick, I appreciate your input. I am trying to get the planets aligned to meet my friend and relieve him of the speakers and receiver. Busy time of year for both of us. The 345 is the last tube receiver made by Scott. It has some solid state technology, rectification for one, and uses three compactrons. Fortunately I have a source for those if needed. It will need 7591 power tubes. It has the originals that are a bit long in the tooth. Tube receivers are not my first choice but it is what it is. Oh, I have a friend who is a great tube tech and is not afraid of receivers. I’m looking forward to pitting the RF-7’s against the Chorus II’s. I’m confident the C II’s will have a bigger sound. I’m looking forward to the shootout.

I may be jumping the gun a bit but I would like to start a conversation on a pending conundrum. In an effort to be more fiscally responsible, I have decided to put together one two channel, music only, system. I have been through more gear than I care to count and I'm getting I'm tired of the chase. I'm no kid anymore. The speakers will be Klipsch full range towers that I have narrowed down to two. I have a pair of first generation RF-7's and I'm pending a pair of Chorus II's along with a HH Scott 345 tube receiver that has had an older restoration. I just got to put together a trip to Grants Pass OR that fits into our respective schedules. I thought a McIntosh MA 6100 was going to be the ticket but, being fiscally responsible, having nearly $1G in a nearly 50 year old amp that has potentially serious failure issues was not making sense to me. I ended up selling it to the guy I bought it from, same price, who was happy to have it back. A very good tech I know just restored a beautiful Sansui AU-5900, 45 watt integrated amp. I was able to work out a partial trade for some gear I wasn't currently using plus a little cash. I have roughly $240 into the Sansui. I was going to sell the RF-7's figuring the Chorus II will be the keeper even though I don't have them yet. But, in the words of Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend!" The RF-7's sound fantastic with the Sansui, better overall than with the Mac. That, and being fiscally responsible with $760 in my pocket! Now, I plan to wait until I get the Chorus II's and Scott in place before I make any rash decisions. I can only keep one rig so I will be certainly open to any advice and suggestions along the way.

I am putting the sale of the RF-7's on hold for now whilst I work out a conundrum. I will post more on "2 Channel" later.

Knowing this part of the Country has some of the most tight, errrr thrifty people there is, I am willing to entertain reasonable offers. Thanks

I would consider a partial trade for a working, no issues, turntable. My trusty old JVC finally died so I'm on the hunt. I don't need anything fancy just a good working and sounding table. Thanks...........

My doctor did say moving to the Sonoran Desert would likely help my allergies. Hmmmmmmmm

Thank you for the kind words wvu80, I appreciate it! They are great speakers and in excellent condition.

Taco’s? Oh yeah, it’s Taco Tuesday!😁

If you must know, I was very recently given an opportunity to get some higher end and, to me, more desirable gear for a killer price. I really don’t want to sell the RF-7’s but, I have to keep mama happy as the toy fund is a bit low.

Here are some additional pictures of the tops and the woofers.

I have a beautiful pair of RF-7's in Maple finish. This is the original version of the RF-7. The woofers and horns are in perfect condition physically and sonically. The cabinets are virtually mint with a couple very minor issues. The footers are in excellent condition and come with the original rubber tip inserts. I do not have the spikes. The grills are flawless with no broken pegs. They are a matched pair with consecutive serial numbers. Of course they sound as awesome as they look. They are for local pickup in Redding, California. I am willing to meet or even deliver within a reasonable distance for the right deal. I'm asking $750. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions, thanks!

The “Laser Badges” are a plus as well.

To make a short story long, I recently picked up a restored Kenwood KA-7002 integrated amp, circa 1971, from a local tech. It was pretty much dead when he got it. After we made the deal and kind of in passing, he said this amp does not have a speaker protection relay. He said of the three schematics he found on line, all showed a speaker protection relay under the bottom plate. The only speaker protection is two 1A fast blow fuses prior to the output. Not thinking much about it, I took it home. After some further inspection, I noticed it did not have a serial number. There was a place for the serial number on the back panel tag but no number. I removed the top and bottom panels and took some photo's. One of the Kenwood guys over on AK who owns and restores 7002's, noticed the heat sinks were aluminum but not painted black as are all the examples he has seen. Kenwood advertises the speaker protection circuit in their literature for this amp so you would assume the units sold to the public had it. There were no holes in the chassis to indicate the circuit was removed and no numbers stamped on the chassis either. On the right side of the chassis under the heat sink, hand written in black ink is "No 1." It was his opinion that this is possibly a prototype and/or certainly not intended to be sold to the general public. How cool is that! It does sound great through the Heresy I's but has a couple of minor quirks. There is a little noise through the tweeters but can't be heard more than a foot away. Kind of like most vintage tube amps I have owned. Running more than one set of speakers at a time reduces the volume a bit on both. Both speakers are 8 ohms and I only plan to use one pair at a time. It does have a very good phono stage, better than my Marantz 2238b. That's my story for now. I am thrilled to own it. Here are some pics. On the lower left of the last picture, you can see the two fuses and two stickers which read, "1A (6 x 30) SCHURTER." Just thought I would share. Thanks for reading!

Her husband is a lucky man! I wonder if she would talk to my wife???

I did a bit of an A/B with the I’s and the III’s today using my trusty Marantz 2238b. I have to say, I was expecting a bit of a no comparison moment. But, in the words of Lee Corso, “Not so fast my friend!” The 41 year old veteran H I’s can hold their own against the punk a** kids! I mostly listened to jazz guitar, Earl Klugh, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour and George Benson. At times, I found myself liking the more laid back, worn in presentation of the absolutely stock H I’s. The H III’s seem more accurate with tighter bass and more detailed high end. I was expecting more from the III’s but just not that “ah ha” moment I wanted. I am going to give them more time to break in before I do a real critical listening session. It does beg the question, what if I throw a bunch of money and “upgrades” at the original Heresy’s???

It would help to know your location.

Getting them up off the floor really improved the depth and width of the soundstage and improved the overall clarity of the music. The upper frequencies are definitely more defined at ear level which is not surprising to me. So far, I am very pleased with the H III’s.

I agree, but let the new owner have the option to put them on or not. Or, maybe some nice inserts in the bottom of the cabinets with bolts to attach them, or not. Then you could have the option to bolt on the speakers and provide bolts bumpers on the bolts. Kind of like a lot of companies do with floor standers, carpet spikes or bolts with rubber. Or, just screw four wood screws into the cabinet!

OK, first rant, why are there holes drilled into the bottom of my new speakers??? So I knew going in the risers are screwed to the bottom of the cabinets from the factory. I guess it's because everyone one who buys these $2K speakers are going to leave them on so they don't mind holes, right! Why couldn't they leave that decision to the consumer instead of arbitrarily screwing them onto every speaker? Rant over

It would be cool but, sadly, I don’t have enough room in The Cave.

Well, my friend suggested I keep all four, find some Heresy II's and we could call my place, "Mark's House of Heresy!" Somehow I don't think my wife would approve. I really don't know if I will keep all four, at least in the long term. Today I'm going to remove the risers on the III's and place them on some sturdy 18" tall end tables. See how getting the horns more at ear level works out. I actually prefer the Heresy I's on the funky acrylic 8" stands than on the tables.

Thanks Schu, I appreciate that!

So, due to some snafu's along the way of this journey, I finally got my Heresy III's! They were ordered on Jan. 18th and I thought they were already built at that time but that was not the case. They were well worth the wait. Even though my system has changed drastically since they were ordered, including some 78 Heresy I's but that's another story, I am so far very pleased. Lots more listening to do in the coming days. Here's a couple pics.