moray james

tragusa3 thanks that was more or less where my thinking was going. I have heard that the Heresy was kind of magic butI don't know which version. Has anybody married the Forte ll mid horn with a Heresy? I do like the idea of smaller main speakers positioned to image and stage well while stereo subs do the grunt work. Are there any good threads or sites which detail the differences in the Klipsch speakers? Thanks.

Thanks James: I am in Calgary and will see if I can find some hard core Klipsch dudes here.

is the mid driver in the Forte ll the same as the Heresy? Is the difference just the flare profile of the mid horn?

After a lot of years with Klipsch in my head as a good loudspeaker I am thinking about picking up a used set of Heresy or Forte ll. Am thinking in two possible directions; Heresy with subs or Forte perhaps without subs. Without opening a can of worms is a Forte a Heresy with extra grunt or are they different beasts? Which of the Heresy versions are the ones to get? Perhaps a better question would be what are the basic sonic differences in the Heresy versions? Also I see a lot of posts on upgrading these speakers with metal dome diaphragms. Do all the stock Heresy and Forte ll have phenolic diaphragms? Metal diaphragms in comp drivers don't always sound as good as phenolic diaphragms. While the Klipsch drivers are not pro style comp drivers and have (I believe) lower compression compared to pro units I wonder if the phenolic diaphragms are the real problem. I don't have the first hand knowledge to know so I figure those here will.There is also the possible third way to go with mix and match drivers and crossovers to create a hybrid but that is more time work and money so I would want to have a look at possible versions done by some of the more adventurous inmates at this asylum. Thanks and looking forward to your comments.