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No, still available.

I went with a speaker that although different reminds me a lot of the forte'; Bowers and Wilkins 683 S2.

Thanks, guys. jimjimbo, yep this hobby/madness means quite a lot to us, that's for sure. The music is the most important part but I sure do love the gear. Cheers, Scott

Thank you, wvu80. Yeah, for some reason with my stereo stuff and my bicycles I tend to keep brochures, receipts and boxes. Although I don't remember what happen to the original boxes for the fortes'. I believe I left the boxes at the dealer and put one speaker in my car and since the sales guys lived near me he put one in his car and delivered it for me. Cheers, Scott

Hello, all. For your consideration; the forte' Cheers, Scott

The RP280 is an outstanding speaker. The new horn material that Klipsch is using has really refined highs. At full retail I believe they are a good value. At what Klipsch has them for right now ($419 as mentioned above) makes them a great buy. Even though I just bought speakers, if I had the cash I'd buy a pair for $838. Wow!

Hey, Fred, They are available. I can't accommodate an audition at my residence at this time. Send me a PM with your number and where you're located. If we can work things out I could bring them to your place and you can hear them before making a final decision. Hey, sonder, The forte's are still available. I can make the same offer I made to Fred (letting you hear them at your place). If you're interested send me a PM with your number and we can talk. I have family in Findlay. I noticed you're a Marillion fan. Misplaced Childhood has been in constant rotation for the past 30 years. Saw the boys three times in the '80s. Thanks for the kind wishes. Cheers, guys, Scott

Thanks. I appreciate it. Cheers, Scott

Hello, Klipsch Community, For your consideration is a pair of WO Klipsch forte. I am the original owner. I purchased them in '88. They are original, no mods. They are consecutive serial #s. They include an extra set of factory K-75-K tweeter horn assemblies (horn, diaphram, magnet) purchased new from Klipsch. Also a set of factory K-53-K Phenolic midrange drivers also purchased new from Klipsch. When I purchased the K-75 tweeter assemblies I installed one of the diaphrams into one of the forte's at the time because it had intermitent distortion. In hindsight it may have been a loose connection on the tweeter. Anyway, when I noticed the distortion I purchsed the tweeter and mid diaphrams in case any problems would occcur in the future. I have the original receipt of purchase and the original manuals. At this time I am only listing my forte's here. I hope a member in good standing in this community might want them or know of someone who would. These are for local pick-up or delivery within a reasonable distance of NE Ohio (Akron/Medina area). $650 OBO. Thanks for viewing my ad and for your time. Cheers, Scott

I am ashamed. I got so excited when I saw those beauties I lost all composure and concentration and didn't realize Alerts was a separate area. Doh!

Not affiliated. Just wanted to let people know. Wish I could get them. http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-klipsch-klipschorn-2014-02-05-speakers-60047-long-grove-il

Sorry, wrong area will move to alerts. Couldn't find delete for this. Sorry mods.

What wayward path did you take? You started with Fortes and ended with Fortes, what was in the middle? This will be a good lesson for the youngon's. Multi-driver dynamic floorstanders to to sealed box stand mounts. I enjoyed other set-ups I've had here and there but nothing ever came together easily or last very long or even had the sound I like. They were high maintenance and expensive (for me). It was my fault, I made it too hard. I had great sound from the forte's ten years ago and I should have just enjoyed the music. They were used with a tube pre into the amp section of an NAD 320BEE, source was an NAD 541i cdp and it was sooo good. But I just knew it should get even better (yeah, right). That's when the ugly journey began. What the forte' does so well for me is full range, dynamic, detailed, transparent music that just sounds right and you don't have to spend a fortune to get there, just choose equipment wisely. The set I have listed has just recently come together and I can now honestly say that I'm just about back to where I was a decade ago. I do still miss that octal tube pre I had. The music from it was outrageous. That's my story in a nutshell. I hope it makes sense.

UH1dg337, I'm about an hour southwest of Cleveland so I may take you up on that. Thanks.

billybob. That thought has occured to me. Dayton is my hometown. If DeanG was open to it I may take them down there when I visit sometime. I'll have to reach out to him and see if he's interested.

Sacho, The anxiety over if they would get damaged in shipping would kill me. Someday though I may load them up and take them there myself and visit Arkansas.

Thanks for the replies, guys. Might have to get the crossover rebuild kit from Critesspeakers at some point. Would just have to find someone I could completely trust to do the work. Never soldered and I don't want to practice on my forte's. As klipschfancf4 said, if they sound good, enjoy. They do sound fantastic! So that's wha I'm going to do. bracurrie, absolutely, good placement is crucial. Thanks. I'll say though if you don't care about soundstage and imaging you just need to put them in good corners at 45 degrees and enjoy. That's why I love them!

Thank you, Sancho. It's good to be back.

I've had them since '88. Bought them new from a local dealer. I had them sitting idle for the most part of the last 10 years while I played audiophile. Sad really and I hope you all can forgive me. I had them in service for a few years as background music and now they are back where they belong as the star of the system. I've always loved them and I'm really glad I didn't sell them when I was chasing some audiophile fantasy. I just knew something was suppose to be so much better. I mean everyone was telling me they were mid-fi at best and I needed some "good" speakers if I wanted to be taken seriously. Ok, enough fun. I've come to my senses and am enjoying music again with them and that's all good. I've got a question or two. The forte's are original and stock. I had to replace a tweeter diaphram on one of them and I sourced that from Klipsch. I am not interested in updating or modding them but they do have 26 year old crossovers and I would like to know if there is anywhere recommedable that woud be able to check them. I believe Klipsch actually use to do this. Man, i wish they still did because I'd load them up and take them there. So, any suggestions. Also, since I'm enjoying them so much and I'm not interested in modding/updating maybe I just shouldn't worrying if the crossovers are within spec? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Scott

That's just what I'm looking for. Great information. Thanks for taking the time.

Thanks for the reply, Mike. How was the tonality on the KHorns with the Zen with the volume levels I'm talking about? I actually probably wont play them above 80db. So I know with my forte' or KG4s volume wont be concern. Just don't want them to sound like all mid and high horn. Thanks, Scott.

Gentleman, I hope all is well. I would like to get your thoughts on pairing the Decware Zen SE84C+ with my forte's and KG4s. They will not need to play over 85db peaks. They will be used primarily for passive background listening in our family room (approx. 17'x20'x8'h). I'm looking for full rich tonality with weight to the music, especially at lower dbs (60-70db background music). For point of reference, my NAD 320BEE (50 watt ss) is doing a respectable job. But even tonality is not that good until around 75db. Even so the mids and highs are always to prominent, especially with the forte's. If the Zen doesn't seem to be a good choice, what are your thoughts for amplification under $1K (way under would be best)? Thanks for any thoughts. Let the fun begin. Cheers, Scott

Bruce, Thank you, sir! I had not thought of the rumble being track specific. But man, it sure could be. I'll check that out. Thanks again! Cheers, Scott

I just finnished reading a review of the Magico Ultimate by Robert Harley for Absolute Sound and he refered to the big black thing as a midbass horn. Cheers

Thanks for the post. I've wondered what my forte's would sound like with the crossovers overhualed or replaced. But since I've never used a soldering iron that's probably never going to happen. I may drop Ti dia. in some day since I have replaced the tweet dia. before. But I wonder if that's a case of something being more different than better. The CW III has Ti dia. so I'm sure they are good but the LS II and the K-horn both use the phenloic dia. like my forte'. I wonder why Klipsch hasn't changed those over to Ti? Anybody in SW Ohio or east central Indiana that has tricked out forte's that I could hear? Anybody have anymore thoughts on the woofer rattle I've heard from my forte's?