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Looking at the drivers they appear to be original Cornwalls, but I'm no expert. Congrats on the find, sounds like a great deal either way!

I just finished my newest version of the "Mini" Chorus II. I combined 3 different Klipsch speakers; KP-2002c cabinets & mid horns, KP-250 II tweeter & k-42 woofers and Chorus II crossovers. I had the pair of woofers re-coned and converted to 4 ohm for the project to better match the crossover. These turned out very nice with a surprising amount of bass for a sealed cabinet.

Just found these and bought a couple for myself. I don't know the seller but at this price I figured I'd take a chance. http://www.ebay.com/itm/291469978789?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT These plates are rated at 1250 watts and have a built in EQ for room adjustment. The transformer normally bolts to the back of the woofer in the factory setup so you'd have to mount it somewhere in cabinet. My Sunfire repair tech Bill Flannery says these bench test at around 475 watts continuous so the 1250 must be peak. A friend of mine uses one for a Dayton Ultimax 18 in a ported cabinet and it slams harder than the I-nuke 3000. For $157.50 shipped that just seems to good to pass up.

I believe they have passive networks with a high frequency pass through. You can hook the amp to the subs and then run a cable from the subs to the monitors. I tried a few different amps with mine and they really needed good clean power, otherwise they sounded loose and floppy. Juiced up they actually produce pretty nice bass, "Chorus" like, chest thumping bass. I tried my Sunfire amp at first with 200 watts to each sub and honestly it sucked. Then I tried a pair of Carver A-400x amps bridged, one to each sub @ 500 watts each. They sounded OK with those amps but you could tell when you turned them up that they were still lacking. I picked up a Samson SX-2400 @ 550 watts per channel and WOW, they really came to life. I would suspect that anyone who has tried these and did not like them probably didn't have enough power going to them, at least that was my experience. Here's a spec sheet:

Parts should be worth $300 alone (that's what I'd offer if I was close to him) assuming everything works and is in good shape. Perfect garage speakers as is for that kind of price or build new cabinets out of higher quality materials as suggested.

I had a pair for awhile and thought they worked great matched up with my KP 250's. Two things: 1, they need a lot of power to sound good, 500 watts RMS Minimum from what I found. 2, they really aren't "subs" but more like lower frequency "woofers," perfect for filling in the lower mid bass for monitors from about 40hz- 100hz. They give weight to vocals and instruments and such but not like an actual subwoofer would. I sold mine pretty fast for $300 for the pair. Hope this helps. Jesse

Here ya go: Klipsch HIP's: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151763866777?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Dayton 18 kit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dayton-Audio-18-Reference-Series-HO-Subwoofer-and-Cabinet-P-300-7094-/221532177466?hash=item339458c43a Buy a pair of the 18" subs and place a HIP on each one in stereo, problem solved!

I like the HIP with subs suggestion, that's exactly what I'm looking for to replace my KP-250 II's. They are the best sounding, Heresy sized speaker that I have encountered and I've owned just about all of them. I prefer them because of they're relatively small size but you have lots of room to work with. My first choice for your space would be Chorus II's or Chorus I's with a nice sub or two. They really are great sounding speakers and will easily fill your space with loud, concert level sound if powered correctly.

You should be very proud! I'm willing to bet there's only a very small percentage of the whole U.S. that could make it that far, even if their life depended on it. I could probably do it-- if you gave me a week or two..

That is just crazy! I couldn't imagine doing any one of those things let alone all of them in the same day. My hat is off to your dad and all those in attendance, that is quite the feat!

If you're really looking to shake things up in the 120+ db range you can keep an eye out for a KP stack. There are a lot of different models out there, pictured are the KP 250 & KP 250 II's with the KP 4000 18" subs. I've kept the KP-250 II's but modded them with k-55v mid drivers and stacked them on the newer Ultra 2 subs.

Chorus II's are what you need with about 300+ solid state watts, you'll be happy!!

Damn! looks like a pair of k-48's per cabinet, I was about to hop in the car...

Recently picked up a pair and all I can say is wow! I had a pair previously in a different room / house and compared them to my RB-5 II's and my fully updated Chorus II's and was honestly less than impressed. This new pair in my new room are just fantastic! They easily run away from my RB-81 II's to the point that it is almost sad. Don't get me wrong, the RB-81 II's are great "bookshelf" speakers its just that the RB-75's are convinced they are towers, and if I didn't know any better I would be too. My question to the Klipsch staff is simple: Why in the world have you not made a new version of the RB-75? You have proved what is possible YEARS ago, why can't you offer something at least as good as the RB-75 today? I could even put up with cheap, vinyl wrap or whatever cost cutting measure it would take to get something new out to market.

Cool! Those faces look real, very talented sculptor.

Are you sure they're RF-3 II's and not RF-35's? I'm only asking because I thought the RF-3's had separate horns that weren't built into the front baffle.

That's a good one! I think I did pretty well, wife is somewhere in between the "fun zone" and "wife zone," nothing to complain about. Hey, she puts up with me and my rotating stereo habit with speakers in every room and closet so she can't be half bad..

Congrats to both! I'm patiently waiting for a pair to surface near me so I can snag them up.

I've personally switched to monitors and subs. If you like the Heresy but need bass add a quality sub or two. I have a pair of RB-75's with a Sunfire Signature 12 sub in my bedroom system and the combo is fantastic. My main system (tucked away in the closet for now) consists of a pair of KP-250 II's (commercial Heresy's) with k-55v mid drivers and a pair of Ultra 2 subs. I stack the 250's on the subs and run the subs in stereo to make a set of full range stereo speakers. That combo is just insane! If you're not planning on integrating a sub than the Forte II is probably your best choice because of the lower frequency response.

I always had the best luck with my Chorus II's 6-8 inches of the back wall and at least 18" from the side walls. If the passives leave you too far out into the room have you considered the original Chorus? They have front firing ports and sound great. Lots of great choices out there in the used market, usually its more a matter of what comes up locally more than anything and how long you can wait. Good luck and welcome back!

Looks great! I almost pulled the trigger on the parts to build the 2-way Heresy project awhile ago but backed out last minute. Bob Crites is a blessing to the Klipsch community for sure.

Nice! How do they compare to the old Chorus?

If only Bob Carver and Paul Klipsch could of had kids together...

Wish you were closer to me!! These are the best sounding Heresy speakers ever made in my opinion, someone is going to be very happy. Good luck with the sale!

There's a set of Mahogany KLF-30's on eBay right now in CA, only $1800 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matched-Pair-Klipsch-KLF-30-Mahogany-Main-Floor-Standing-Loudspeakers-Legends-/121713357787?hash=item1c56ae73db