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Got a good deal on some Heresy IIIs. I've owned 7 or 8 pairs of Klipsch over the years inlcluding a pair of Heresy Is. Recently sold my mint Fortes for what I paid for them in 1987. Eventually I got away from Klipsch. Couldn't take solid state and horns. Also the build quality went way down after the 80s. Currently, I have a Mcintosh main system with Aerial 7B speakers. Ran across the Heresy IIIs and decided to build a second system. Right now I have them hooked up to a Marantz receiver and using a Slim Device Sqeezebox as a source. I have to admit I'm liking the sound a lot. It's way different from my McIntosh system which is smooth and very listenable. OTOH the Heresy's give me some bite and definition that I like from time to time but in small doses. Today I purchased a Cary CAD 120s tube amp to try on them. I'm going to run the Squeezebox directly into the amp. Anyway I'm suprised at how much better the Heresy IIIs are sounding than the Klipsch I've owned in the past. I'm not sure if Klispch made a big improvement on them or if it's because they're in my bedroom. I think maybe the carpet and bed linen etc. absorb some of the harshness. In any case they setup sounds pretty good. The bass is not bad at all. Lack of bass was why I sold the first pair and bought the Fortes. regards, David

Hi, where can I go to look up the various incarnations of Heresys? I know of course the I,II, and IIIs but I remember other model designations HBR, H700 etc. I found this website for the serial numbers http://home.earthlink.net/~ivol/klipsch_cornwall/klipsch_date_codes.htm Is it a complete listing or is there a better one? I'm thinking about buying another pair of Heresys (used to some own a pair in the 80s). I figure they might meet the WAF in the second system. regards, David

I'm selling my LF-10 on Audiogon.com. Hard to find and usually expensive. http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?homesubw&1212613134 regards, David

Hi, just wondering if anyone here is planning on buying the Heresy IIIs. My dilimma is this: I've owned a number of Klipsch speakers over the years. Started out with some Heresy's in the mid 80s. Quickly moved to some Forte's. Roommate had La Scalas. Decided to go the sourround route in the 90s with the KLF 20 line. Decided that system was too large (also unshielded) and moved to the RF-25 line. Also have an LF-10. I still own the Fortes. None of the later Klispsch speakers ever matched them in quality or sound. Not even close. I recently sold my RF-25 surround system and I'm going back to a stereo setup. I just don't need a surround system at this time (kids, WAF, etc). I've set up the Fortes and they sound good but they aren't quite up to the WAF (wife acceptance factor). I'm had decided to buy a pair of Aerial 7bs which are the only speakers that I ever heard that sounded better than my Fortes. Aerial 7bs run about $2k used. Now I see the Heresy IIIs and I'm wonderin' if they might do the trick. Is there any concensus on whether these are going to be any good or not? In my opinion Klipsch lost their touch after the 80s and as you can see above I gave them a chance. I'm just wondering if the new Heresy is going to be old again - in a good way. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. -Dave

The bookshelf on the stand to right in the fourth picture down on http://www.klipsch-direct.de/Messeberichte.html David

None of the Heritage speakers are shielded are they? Anyone know if the new Heresys will be? -David

Any chance any of the Heritage line will have shielding? I've had six sets of Klipsch speakers and my RF system is not working for my wife in the new family room. I want to go back to a stereo set up with some nice looking Heritage speakers but the shielding is a concern. I'm not going to do any of the magnet stuff either. -David

I considered using bucking magnets. I ultimately decided against it. Do you really want to glue or attach a magnet to the back of your driver magnet and, as I remember, you put it on there so that it's opposite the force of the driver magnet. Think putting two north poles together.

Dude you will surely be disappointed going from the Forte to the RF-5. The Fortes were near the end of an era of the last of the the golden Klipsch speaker lines the tied back to the Klipsch classic line. Just prepare yourself. I've still got my Fortes but have had KLFs, and various RFs since then and have RFs now. The latter can't touch the former. But since you're bringing yourself into the modern age with shielding 5.1 and all that you might as well bite the bullet. Just don't expect too too much and you'll probably be able to handle it. Allow a transition period. regards, -David

---------------- On 6/26/2004 7:16:42 PM boomer9911 wrote: I will say Denon, is a great product also, alot of people here own Denon, but then again, they are both owned by the same Company ---------------- I don't believe they are owned by the same company (Philips). At least Denon was not owned by Philips (which owns Marantz) several years ago. Also I would say check out both Denon and Marantz before you buy. Denon is popular but the only reasons I can figure out why is because they have good marketing, good literature, and a good website. I first bought a high-end Denon and found it not only didn't sound that great but the ergonomics of using it were plain bad. I shipped it back and bought the Marantz. The intelligence with which Marantz is designed will show itself the more you use it. Stuff you don't even think of will show up that makes you say "that's really designed well." For example the Denon I owned for a couple of months didn't come on automatically when the TV was turned on. The Marantz does. Maybe Denon does now but it didn't then.

I would no. I trial both Denon and Marantz and the Marantz was superior in every way.

My friend just loaned me his Tjoeb4000 with upsampler. It sounds really good. I've got a high end studio quality Technics to compare it with. It's funny because though I can hear some difference in the sound and smoothness between the two, it's more of the difference in the physical reaction that strikes me. I feel very relaxed listening to the Tjoeb like I can just here for hours listening to it. There's no urge to rise from the chair and adjust anything or find another song to listen to. It's hard to describe - the Tjoeb is just plain listenable. I'm listening to it on Forte's. You know how Klipsch horns can accentuate the highs and impart a sense of harshness? Well the Tjoeb cools them down noticeably. There's a sense of: this is how music is supposed to sound. I was going back and forth between the Tjoeb and the Rega. I'm sure they're both close in terms of sound quality. Since the Rega is top opening and I need to put mine between shelves, I'll go with the Tjoeb. I don't feel I can really go wrong with it after hearing it in my own home. -David

My interpretation of resolution may be different then yours. <...> A cymbal for instance on the Tjoeb sounds closer to live do to the weight & texture of the sound over the other players I'm A/B ing it to. It sounds less digitized & stealy, making for a more musical presentation. Tom ---------------- I agree. The Tjoeb sounds great. I guess my interpretation of "ceiling" was different from yours.

---------------- On 10/22/2003 11:10:09 AM Are Friends Electric wrote: btw, A/B comparisons between 777ES SACD versus Tjoeb CD on similar titles have been very interesting, ultimately there seems to be a ceiling to high resolution capability in the Tjoeb, but it's still very enjoyable and involving. ---------------- Isn't the ceiling on high-resolution capability on the Tjoeb more a function of it using tubes? Tubes roll off the highs giving tube equipment the coveted "warmth" that is always mentioned and in this case the ceiling on highs.

Oh yeah, definitely get the Klipsch. No contest. Really.