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Malcolm, Thank you. Wow. That is very informative. Now I know! fantail

Kriton, Thank you for your suggestion and offer. (You know I only registered this morning). I hadn't imagined that my request for advice could also be a de facto want ad on this Forum. So many forums have so many rules about what can and can not be discussed, and not wanting to step on any toes, and being too impatient to look up the rules, and assuming that the official Klipsch portal may wish to discourage commerce in their wares in the secondary market of used stuff, well... Enough said. I am in downtown New York City, and I can drive a car. And as you know, I would like to buy a pair of heresys, more or less in keeping with the criteria outlined at the start of this thread. Thank you so much for your consideration. Regards, fantail

travisc, Decorator. So that's what they're called. I like the look too. I keep the grilles off my speakers always. I have never heard a truly acoustically transparent fabric. But the again, I also remove the insect screens from my windows. fantail

travisc, I saw those on Ebay. I may look into them further. And thanks for the offer of woofers. My guess is, given the discoloration of the cone, and the brittle appearance of the tears, these speakers may have been exposed to excessive moisture and suffered paper degradation (Item location, Virginia Beach, Hmm). And this hypothesis makes me think the other woofer, and perhaps other drivers may be compromised as well. It's probably useless to indulge the seller with such a question given the nature of his other offerings (99-cent novelties and stuff). Should I approach my purchase of Heresys with repair and replacement of components in mind, I'll remember your kind offer. And thank you for the information on the evolution of the woofer models. Regards, fantail

Daddy Dee, Thanks for your help and information. I have since learned that the Forum is full of super-expert advice accessible through a good bool search routine. Just one more thing. Since you mentioned Forum members sometimes list speakers for sale, where do they do that? Or, is there a place where I can place a want ad?

Dear Forum Your opinions will guide my search and purchase decision. I love the sound of the older Klipsch speakers. I can fit only the Heresys space-wise. What should I look for? Aesthetics are less important to me. How much should I pay? Ebay lets them go for between $300 and $600. Where should I look? I'm looking in Ebay and Audiogon. What's with the square or round magnet on the woofer? I have no data in this. What's with the different crossover designs? I care mostly about sound quality. Thanks for your input. fantail