Aspenmarie

Basically, they are trying to meet a price point. $300 in 1985 was worth a lot more than $300 in 1995. They have also added a bunch a bells and whistles which takes away from the amount spent on the signal path. I have a HK 930, HK 330C and HK 670. The 930 is OK, but the 330C is exceptional (only 25 watts). The jury is still out on the 670 as it has some noise and distortion on one channel. These receivers were all had for under $90 a piece. vr, Jeff

Have you considered moving your listening position around? Your speakers have to be in the corners (more or less) so that is pretty well given. However, you haven't mentioned moving around where you listen. This can have a significant effect on the bass. Try moving your listening position to the rear wall. I think you'll notice a significant change. If that doesn't work, try putting the speakers on the long wall instead of the short one. Again, you may have to experiment with your listening position. Good Luck! Jeff Englert

Hey All, Just got a pair of Heresy IIs and I'm already looking for ways to tweak 'em. Currently driving them with Quicksilver 8417 mono amps, Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 preamp, and HK 8550 cd changer. The setup works pretty nicely, but a touch too bright and sibilant. I'd like to wring some of the bugs out. First off, what is the recommended positioning for these speakers. I've started with them about 8 feet apart, against the back wall and toed in. Any hints? For example, I looked at the crossover and it looks like four blue film (?) capacitors, an electrolytic, a ferrite bobbin coil and an air-core coil. The coils both look pretty anemic. An upgraded crossover seems mandatory, but does anyone have a schematic? How about damping the horns? Saw something about damping with modeling clay, but not sure what the specific sonic results are. Also, in mine, there is a single piece of acoustic foam in an upside-down u-shape behind the woofer. Would lining the inside of the cabinet with deflex or fiberglass help? I have some long-term ideas bouncing around in my head too. For example, why not make a separate cabinet for the woofer and mount the horns on an open baffle on top? Thanks in advance, Jeff Englert

I don't think this is a good subwoofer for the "typical room". It would need an a great deal of frequency manipulation to avoid creating standing waves. I don't see any mention of this on Krell's www site. I once auditioned a Velodyne ULD-18 which actually made me queasy when it excited a standing wave. I would definitely buy the Vandersteen 5 (which has built-in subs and bass equalization) first. That would levae me with about $15K to buy decent electronics. :-) Jeff