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How about a chamfer bit? A little blue tape to keep 'em from chipping.....I'd be willing to try that.

I agree with Marvel.If I could only keep one pair,choosing between the Chorus and Forte's, It would be the Chorus.IMHO they still cannot hold a candle to my La Scalas.

Oh......the low level bass response goes to the Chorus.......hands down winner in that respect.

Well,here's what I can tell you so far.I had a good hour long listening session this morning.I used my VTL ST-150 power amp,VTL 2.5 pre amp(both of these pieces are all tube),and ran the source from my computers media player.Monster Cable I-1000 interconnects and speaker wire.One of my "reference" tracks has always been Fleatwood Macs "The Chain".(good mix of strings,vocals and some nice bass).The Forte's sounded fantastic.The strings actually make the hair on your arms stand up! The bass guitar was well defined and super clean.The overall bass response was excellant.I cannot at this time compare the two fairly.What I have found is.........they are different.The Chorus are louder,more efficient,and have a more "IN YOUR FACE" sound.My listening room is about 20 by 17.The speakers are about 10 feet apart,and I sit about 8-9 away.I ran the the full output of the amp and they sounded beautiful.I would rate both speakers at a high 8.I save the 10 for my La Scala's.I will try to get some pics up of the system soon.

I do find the Chorus to be more prominent in the bass.I haven't had a real significant listening session yet,but so far I find myself going back to the Chorus.This could also be because I haven't had a chance for proper placement tweaking.I am very happy with Forte-it seems to shine on some tracks more so than the Chorus.It has a different mid/high balance that I find pleasing....especially with acoustic tracks.I will keep posting as the listening gets more involved(and louder!).

Just picked up the Forte's for $299.00, I figured I couldn't pass them up.I hooked up the Forte's to my VTL ST-150 and started listening.First impression- they sounded a little thin on bass- maybe a little bright.As I listened longer I warmed up to them.I love them on stringed instruments.I fired up the Chorus II's,running them through a Yamaha M-85 running in class A. I was able to turn down the output on the Yamaha to make up for difference in efficiency and ran both speakers at the same time(through the same Pre amp and source of course).The Chorus have a nice full upper bass- lower mid range,but the Fortes filled the highs nicely.Great combo. I find myself switching speakers almost track to track depending on what I'm listening to.Any thoughts on this comparisom??

Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anybody out there had heard of a VTL class A upgrade.I noticed a set of Manley monoblocks with a class A triode upgrade for sale and it reminded me that I may have heard that the same upgrade was available for VTL products as well.Any info would be helpfull.Thanks!!!

Here is something real simple to check.Try checking your speaker wires. If one of the speaker wires are hooked with polarity reversed,you will not hear a lot of bass in the listening area.

I haven't had a chance to do the mids yet.I picked up the speakers last weekend from Gregg357 and he had the tweeter diaphrams.I would like to do the mids as well,and I am seriously considering crossovers.From what I have read, everything from Crites is excellant.I am looking forward to future upgrades.

I installed my new diaphrams in my Chorus II's last weekend.Slightly smoother top end now.I am still working on speaker placement........I am not "seeing" as wide a soundstage as I was with my KG-4's!I guess it could be crossovers,or a placement issue.

Just picked up a used VTL 150,could probably use some tubes.I am hoping for some advice on tube brands and power tube options.Also,would an input/driver tube upgrade/change be a good idea?

I will make an effort to get the pics.I have to re-arrange the rack first.......I put the amp on the very top shelf where the turntable goes!! Couldn't wait to power up.I think I will run a post specifically on the tubes for this amp.

Picked up the VTL ST-150 last night.It has 6550 A's in it right now.It is listed to run 6550 C's.It sounds incredible,but do you think if I swap out to 6550 C's it will sound a lot better? I guess these tubes have quite a few hours on them,but I don;t think they are at the end of their service life.Any thoughts on tube brands/types?

Looks like it will be VTL.I will be grabbing an ST-150 on Wednesday.Picked it up on A-Gon for a real good price.Can't wait to plug it in!!

I did replace the diaphrams,quick easy job.They sound smoother to me.I have not done any real wattage through them yet though I can hardly wait!If all goes as planned I would like to do the crossovers as well,then perhaps the mid diaphrams.