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dtel; I will consider your advice if I can find another cheap forte. My wife already complain I paid too much for 20-year-old speakers.[]. It is also more difficult to find someboday sell center locally on craiglist.

Thanks, Vondy! I will look around in craiglist for academy.[^o)]

Dennie; I compared the sound from forte with my other speakers (KG2.5 and polk speakers)>. I like the sound of forte. It produces much more details and more dynamic range. Because I don't have any experience about forte, I just want to know if it in its good condition. I am not an expert at music. I am electric engineer so I perfer to use some instrument to measure the status of the speakers. I loev to replace the circuit component of the speaker if neccesary. Now, I plan to fish all wires in drywall and find the best places for all my speakers. BTW, which center speaker is best fit for forte? Now I used C5 and also use one of KG2.5 as center. Tommy

Dennie; You mentioned update the crossover and I went to the Bob and Michael Crites site. It is really helpfulr to know you can get all replacement from there. How do you decide you need to replace your crossover? using your ear or using some instruments to measure the frequency response? I see a repair kit and you can DIY the crossover yourself. Do yo DIY yours or ask Bob to do it? When I check the speaker, I found the screws for K-23 and KD-13 woofers are all rusted but screws on midrange and tweeter look good. Do I need to repalce those rust screws? Do you know how to open the cabinet because I am curious to look inside the speaker and nake sure it is still healthy. Thanks Tao

Got it. After the tests using different CDs, I can only play it at volumen -10db ~0 db (max is +20db) otherwise everybody at house complained. I feel a lot of bass and still need to get used to it. from reviews, the position of the speakers is crtical for the sound effect. How to decide which position is best for your setting? (only move the speakers around and listen?) Thanks

Thank your for all your inputs! I bought that pair of Forte as $550 drive about 100 miles from my home. The speaker looks good and I tested it with the method Dennie told and all high & mid frequency horn working well. There are a scracth on the surfcae of the bottom of the enclosure and it not effect the performance. The speakers comes with origanal package and manual. After I got them home. I set up the speakers with my pioneer receiver and other speakers. I did full auto MCACC to calibrate the system. There are a message from receiver said that right front speaker has reverse which ask me the check if the positive & negative of the cable connections were wrong. I double checked it and the connection is good so I wonder if the direction of the speaker not pointed to microphone. I go through the MCACC and play the muisc, it sounds good. When I was back home and check the speakers, I found the labels at the back of the speakers which has inspector information ( as shown in picture below) is gone. There are two staples left but I can't get the series number and other information from that label. I don't know how improtant of this label. I will continue test the speaker and will post new results here. Any suggestion and advices are wellcome! Thank you all for helps!! Tommy

Guys; I am hunting for Forte ii but one pair of forte appears. I will go for it today. the pictures below is posted by seller and looks good. It is asked for $550. I am a little bit worry about it because it is maybe too old (stop produce at 1989) and how long it can still work.

Dennie, thank you very much for your advice. I will post all information I get and picture if possible. Thanks again Tommy

I plan to buy a used forte II and want to get some suggestions on how to test if the speaker is OK before I make decision. Thanks Tommy