Kman

Using Yamaha 801 with Forte III's. Utilized for CDs. SACD, Vinyl. I really like the combo.

I agree. Trust me, I'm very happy Klipsch is still around and coming out with new stuff or trying to improve what they have. Everything in my house is Klipsch, always was and probably always will be. Maybe I just got rubbed a bit the wrong way I guess when they glowed about the III's speaker in the not too distant past and now it comes off a bit like saying "well its just ok now" but this new one is a revelation!" Again, no biggie and I am looking forward to users reviews in the future. While I really enjoy my III's, I'm not so sure the Forte's are a $4500 speaker. Again will have to wait and see how they are received by real owners.

well they are trying to sell a product- so they have to hype the newer version to another level and make the previous version that they not so long ago praised mightily to be just an "ok" speaker now. Don't get me wrong- I've been a Klipsch user for many years but this is marketing. Especially in the Audio world. out with old in with the new. I'll be keeping my Forte III's for a while. I'm not so sure that the newer models are worth $2300 more than what I paid for the Forte IIIs. Have to wait and see what/when the new reviews from regular owners start coming out.

I have my Forte III's in a smaller-to medium sized office along with a smaller surround setup and I think they sound great. I know the room isn't the perfect listening room- but with a bit of room treatments it works well.

outstanding rooms and pictures. everything looks great. Wish I lived closer to check it out. In the meantime still enjoying the heck out of the Forte III's I got from you. Keep on Klipsching!

have you tried cleaning the new vinyl? I usually spin clean all my new vinyl and then before playing give the lp a pass with a carbon fiber brush. After cleaning i also place the vinyl in new sleeves from MOFI. I know all seems a bit extreme-but vinyl is and can be alot of work sometimes.

congrats-you'll really enjoy them for sure. I know I have been enjoying mine for the last 6 moths or so. we love pics😷

interesting- so placing isolation pads on the bottom of speakers improves bass response & clarity according to the article. might have to try this on the cheap then. mine sit on hardwood flooring.

nice setup. be careful of all that sun hitting the left speaker day in and day out. the sun can reak havoc on a speaker finish. destroyed my brothers KG4's.

should sound the same. Its the same speaker. Although the piano black finish seems to encase the speakers nicer I think ( seams on outer top edge). I have a 250f setup in piano black and its a very nice look.

congrats on your new speakers. still enjoying mine and still playing around a bit on exact position. One thing with these speakers- If a recording is mastered well it shines. if not- watch out, very revealing. So far only sacd & cds. haven't taken the vinyl plunge....yet. I'm sure vinyl will sound great too if done right.

very nice room

thanks everyone for the kind words, glad to see this thread alive again- always like looking at setups, two channel and home theater. So many great ones here. Of course always enjoy your videos youthman. Hoping to get some better and a few more up to date pictures soon. keep them coming!

ok I'll bite.sorry for the lousy phone pics. room is set up for 9.2.6. currently using 7.2.4. screen is stewart Cima scope 133"

I agree it is frustrating. Of course as we all know a lot of factors also play into it, the mastering of the recording, room acoustics, speaker placement etc. I also find that many recordings I really like just don't sound great to my ears listening on my Forte III's. I just can't get past how it sounds. If thats the case I usually play them in my multichannel setup in 7-channel stereo. But when a recording is done right it can't be beat on the Forte's. I don't do vinyl so I am constantly looking in to the best version of cd mastering I can find or maybe the SACD version of it, which of course can much more expensive.

congrats on your new gear. Great sounding speakers. I got the Forte III's from Cory about a month ago- also in black ash and have been really enjoying them. I'm just using them in a two channel- no sub setup. Feeding them a well mastered recording is heaven. Like you I have been on a music buying spree lately listening to different artists that I usually haven't listened to in the past because of the new setup. Enjoy!

I agree with yamaha. pairing a A-S801 with Forte III's. I know not as big as the cornwalls but they Gel nicely together I think.

yes I have it set to HDMI output 1 & 2. I also have HDMI control (ARC) off since the projector doesn't need or use it. Not concerned about the resolution on the 2nd monitor since I only need or will use it for navigating through disc menus not for any movie watching or anything. Its puzzling for sure. Seems like I will hook up a second small monitor for navigating music menus but just unplug the projector from the receiver everytime I do this. pain in the butt, but so far I have not come up with a solution. i really shouldn't have to unplug anything- but not sure why the projector plugged in and turned off is preventing any audio.

Not sure what is going on. But basically my goal is to be able to listen to music with cds, sacds without having to turn on my projector. I know in blu-ray audio you need a monitor to navigate the menus. The issue is no music or audio comes out of my home theater speakers when projector is turned off. Gear: yamaha A3060 receiver and sony x800 4k player. player hooked into receiver with premium cert. HDMI. Projector hooked into output 1 with celerity 40ft cable. Testing: since receiver has dual HDMI output I can configure the second one to main and basically have two monitors at the same time thus So I hooked up a small TV to HDMI output 2. Tv plugged into HDMI 2 only - picture and music play TV plugged into HDMI 2 and projector into HDMI 1 - does not work, no picture or audio ( audio came on for a second and cut off) Tv plugged into HDMI 1 only - everything works TV plugged into HDMI and projector HDMI 2 - does not work so it seems whenever the projector is plugged in I get no audio. I have similar smaller setup with another yamaha receiver and I never have to turn the tv on to listen to music. Since the celerity is fiber optic that uses an HDMI adapter on the end of the cable to plug in- I wonder if that has anything to do with it. just guessing of course. I contacted yamaha but the person that got back to me didn't seem to grasp the situation. I may call back and try again with them. any ideas or suggestions?

good stuff. loving this thread already. I'm always checking out demos on youtube. Nice to see & hear other set ups

I've been looking into this as well. It is overwhelming. I have many flac files on my iMac but not quite sure the best way to play them through my Yamaha A-s801 integrated amp and forte III's. Thinking might be easier just to buy a laptop ( mac or pC?) and plug into the 801. still new to this and learning. Of course my hard drives with music are usb 2.0 and the new macs are thunderbolt. so would need some kind of converter cable. I had the choice of two rabbit holes-vinyl or HI-res digital. I chose the later.

let me think. ok I'll go with AAAAAAAAAA

I would still recommend using a subwoofer with your system. I'm using a RP250 set up mainly for 5.1 music only. RP250F x 4 piano black and Rp250C PB. I am using with a 10 inch HSU subwoofer. I've tried it without a sub, while musically still very good, adding in the sub really opened things up in the soundstage and bass of course. I have all set to small with sub at 80HZ. For the size of the speakers its impressive.

I agree too. just got a pair of black on ash from Cory. I was also looking to get the SE in ebony too, but am very happy with what I got. Probably not possible. but I would like to purchase just the grills of the SE. Is it even possible to buy the grills separately, not just the SE ones but any other type? no matter what color or style you get, the speakers themselves are fantastic sounding. I've really been enjoying them.