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Here's the two day update. Still sound great, but I detected a difference in sound on the right speaker, the best way I can describe it is it just wasn't as "forward" as the other one in the upper mids- into the highs. Further investigation, a full frequency sweep and thorough visual inspection, led me to the tweeter diaphragm being of a different manufacturer, possibly JBL, the negative spade connector is narrow vs. Crites, which are both the same, wider size and it is marked with both a plus and minus. Crites look to be just a positive indication at that terminal. It looks to be titanium or a similar metal, though it doesn't sound quite as good as the other. So I ordered a new pair of Titanium diaphragm's from Mr. Crites just to ensure all is well. Still rocking them out in the mean time.

Giving them a good workout this morning. My wife and I listened to a variety of music for about two hours last night, we haven't done that in a long time, which tells me a lot about the sound. The mids are Crites' replacements, so I'll eventually replace them with Titaniums, but that won't be for a little while. Here's a pic of the Towers of Terror, Heresy's are hooked up to the Front B output. Lol.

Finally got to give them a brief listen, after I tightened every screw, verified the crossover connections, tightened the driver to horn screws and corrected the polarity on the mids and highs of the left speaker. My verdict so far is f$)(&@g AWESOME! Huge sound, full bass and all of the detail I love about the Heresy's plus some. I'll be able to give them a good work out tomorrow while the wife is at work and the kids are at school. I must say that I certainly got my money's worth, all $450 plus three hours of drive time round trip. I'm glad that I decided to tighten and check everything prior to firing them up, I do this with everything I get, whether used or new. Not everyone has the same level of workmanship, especially folks with little experience, though I certainly applaud their efforts to learn. I repair guitar amps, so I'm always leery of that the dangers that are inherent with the unknown, especially with voltages and current that can kill. I apply the same logic to passive gear because it's too easy to damage something that's wired incorrectly. I must THANK all of you, who contribute your time and knowledge to this forum. I wouldn't have known how incredible these speakers are without you. THANK YOU!!! Pics coming soon.

You get them home yet, Stump? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I just got them in the house, started wiping them down and tightening all screws. Gonna hook them to the rig in a few minutes and let 'em rip. I got to hear them briefly, at pretty low volume and everything seems to be working as they should. I'll be back!

Congrats on the new speakers. I'm picking up my pair of Chorus 2's in about 3 hours and can't wait. I'll post the price I got them for as soon as I get them home, and nothing can go wrong. Lol. I don't think $575 is too bad at all, considering the original price and what it costs for new or used Cornwall's, LaScala's or K Horn's. The most important thing is that they were within your budget and you enjoy them.

His action/inaction may seem rude, but a day or two isn't really a big deal. There are numerous reasons that he may not be able to get back to you, hopefully nothing horrible. I've had it happen to me, both selling and buying, sometimes life happens when you have other stuff to do. Hang in there, if it's meant to be, it will happen. Good luck.

I've been listening to my Heresy's, with a sub, for about 6 hours today and can't wait to get the Chorus 2's home tomorrow. I placed them in the front left and right positions of my HT, in place of my Polk's and listened to mostly music in stereo. What an incredible sound these boxes produce! Now it's kind of difficult to listen to my main HT rig with the Polk's back in place. It's like I lost a chunk of my hearing going back to them, not from the volume, but the lack of detail. I guess the Chorus 2's and Heresy's are going to the main HT position, which is where I spend the majority of my listening time these days. The Heresy's have been in my workshop, and I haven't been in there much lately, so today is the first time in quite a while that I've fired them up. It's amazing how quickly we adjust to one thing and forget another sound wise. It's not like the Polk rig sounds bad, just different. Hopefully I'll be able to swing a proper matching center channel and better sub sometime soon. I hate when that happens.

Moray, that was my mistake. In my original post I should have said that the titanium tweeter diaphragm's and crossovers were Crites, the titanium mid diaphragm's and woofer recones were Simply Speakers. Sorry for the confusion. I fixed that post to reflect the correct info.

Just a FYI Bob Crites does not have a Titanium mid diaphragms for your Chorus ll mid he only has a new phenolic diaphragms and while better than the stock phenolic IMO it is not near as good as the Titanium diaphragm by Klipsch which is available through Simply Speakers. You do want to brace and stiffen your cabinets. Best regards Moray James. He did say the mid diaphragm's and reconed woofers were from Simply Speakers. The tweeter diaphragm's and crossovers were Crites.

Thanks for the input, it's exactly what I'm looking for! Smaller footprint is a big plus. At this point I'm just going to buy them, the guy has upgraded the mid diaphragm's with titanium units from Simply Speakers, treble diaphragm's with Crites titanium units and Crites crossovers as well as reconed the original bass speakers at Simply Speakers, due to an accidental puncture in one of them. The upgrades alone are probably equal to his asking price, which I'm not even gonna try to lower. Cabs and grills look to be in very good condition, based on the pictures. The finish is black, which means I'll be refinishing my Heresy's the same. He's including a pair of Eminence Kappa 15 C's, that he used while the originals were being reconed. I can't wait to get them home and wind them up.

I'm checking out a pair of Chorus 2's on Wednesday and want to be well prepared before I go to test before purchase. I'll be bringing some of my favorite music and ultimately my ears will be the deciding factor. I guess my biggest question is, are the Chorus 2's equal to the Cornwall, what are the pros or cons, strength or weakness, etc? I may end up using them with my Heresy 1's in my HT someday, but initially, they will be paired with my Dynaco ST70 stereo and just might end up there permanently. Thanks.

The only Pioneer I've heard through Heresy's is an SX-828, it sounded great. Other than that, a Dynaco ST-70, Dynaco Mk-3 and Mcintosh MC-60 tube amps are flat out incredible with the Heresy's IMO. My mid 1980's Technics system sounds really nice through these speakers as well, but lacks the WOW factor of the tube amps.

I still have the Harmony and have come to appreciate it much more than I did as a kid. It's my first electric guitar, my parents bought it for me for Christmas 1978. My cousin is the original owner, he got it for Christmas 1971, but never really got into playing, so my Dad ended up getting it for me. It means the world to me just because my parents gave it to me.

The journey is fun, but it's time to take a rest. Lol. There's been plenty of adventure, trying to get all pieces to function well as a unit, getting the AVR tuned, dealing with the room itself and learning the strengths and weaknesses of each piece. It's been well worth the work.

I love seeing marriages like this. I've been happily married for 18 years. I've learned over the years that if my wife and I are not in agreement over a purchase, we don't do it. It's just not worth it. My 8yr old knows how to turn on and off the theater room equipment. The Harmony One helps a lot. Sounds like you have a very healthy family. A healthy marriage and family come from good communication. Twenty one years coming up, not all easy, but a lot easier when you have someone to lean on. I picked up a Harmony 350 remote last week, gotta fix a few buttons that aren't controlling some AVR functions, but other than that, it works well.

You are correct, there are plenty of ridiculous deals out there but 3 things must be in place to take advantage of them.....1) Cash, 2) Patience, 3) Continually Looking....ok I'll add a 4th one...4) Pre-approval from the significant other. Notice I said "pre-approval". It is wise to have their blessing before you even discover "the deal" because if it is "the deal", you better jump on it quick or someone that already has those 4 items in place will beat you to it. LOL My wife is awesome about my guitar and music hobby because I never spend money we don't have, always discuss things with her, even though she doesn't have any real interest in it, and include the whole family in the equation, which means asking her and our children for their opinions/ input. I also take the time to make sure they all know how to use it correctly, so they can enjoy it as much as I do, with no worries of them blowing anything up or things sounding like crap. I know guys that do the opposite and no one else can touch "their" system. To me, that defeats the purpose of having it in the first place, for the whole family to enjoy.

I haven't tried a sub with the Heresy's on my 2 channel yet, I'm getting more than enough tight, solid bass without it, in the room it's in right now, but may need to use one if I set it up in another room and there's not enough bass.

Still debating whether to keep or remove. Been using them in my 2 channel rig and they sound great, I hate the current finish, but they sound great and the looks are secondary at the moment, so it will be a little while before I refinish them. I've got too many customer guitar amps to fix at the moment and no time or space to work on them. Many thanks to everyone for their input.

Over the past six months I've been slowly upgrading my home home theatre. Initially, it was a Sony HT in a box, it worked and sounded pretty good, for what it is. I've been dying to go all Klipsch with an Onkyo or Denon AVR. Thanks to friends and an awesome brother in law, I have a Denon AVR-890, Polk RT-1000P fronts, Polk PSW-10 Sub, JBL J-2060 Surrounds and a Polk CS-10 Center. The only thing paid for is the center, brand new for $96. Not bad for under a hundred bucks, damn near free for the most part. I really, really want all Klipsch, but every time I have some money, something more pressing comes up. This leads me to a very important lesson I learned very early in life, when I was about nine years old. Use what you have to the best of its capabilities and just enjoy it. It is certainly better than nothing. As a young guitar player, I had a "crappy" Harmony Rocket Electric guitar, Ross Distortion pedal and Sears Silvertone 1484 tube amplifier. All of my friends had good gear, but I always had great tone, was a fast learner and just flat out rocked. Most of them, well, not so much. The secret was to just use what I had, dial it in based on the strengths of each piece and stop chasing what I just simply could not afford. I applied this lesson to my current HT gear and have finally come to the point where I'm not chasing the last 5% of great sound. I've spent a bunch of time learning about each piece of gear, trying numerous settings, but mostly listening and dialing things in to sound as good as possible, in my room, to my ears. I feel that I have succeeded and love the sound. In my seating position I am completely immersed in the sound, whether concert, movie or audio. I'd be surprised, if not for that lesson I learned so early on in my life, but to me, it is pure truth. Too many times, we get wrapped up in specs, looks, wants and chasing our own tail, rather than using what we have, and most importantly, listening and enjoying. There is so much gear available today, at reasonable prices, that it's hard NOT to put together a good sounding rig, for not so much money, especially if you go to the used market and avoid impulse buying. I've listened to systems at friends homes, that cost a small fortune, and most of them don't sound nearly as good as my lowly, damn near free system. A few of the guys have come over and heard my system and couldn't believe their ears. I told them "the secret" and they asked me to go over and tune their systems. I said sure, but it would be tuned to my ears, not theirs, and that they really need to put the time into learning their gear in order to get the best sound for them, but would be happy to help them with it. An audiophile friend gave me the greatest compliment that I could ever hope for, "It doesn't suck." Lol. Eventually, I will have all Klipsch for my main HT. I truly feel that it is the best gear for reproducing sound, that I could possibly afford someday. I have Heresy's for my 2 channel rig, so I am not Klipschless, but for now, I'm just enjoying what I have and listening. Sorry for the long post, but I hope that my situation might help someone else in a similar position.

Not everyone "gets" Jeff Beck. He's one of the original rock guitar hero's, along with Clapton, Page and Hendrix. He has his own definitive style and great command of the instrument. That being said, it took me many years to come to really appreciate his playing, and I've been playing guitar for almost forty years. I recommend these albums, Wired, Blow by Blow and Truth. As well, Flash, from the late 80's, has some good stuff on it too. When all is said and done, you just might not dig him, and that's o.k.

THIELE-SMALL PARAMETERS Resonant Frequency (Fs)23.2 Hz Mechanical Q (Qms)4.92 Electromagnetic Q (Qes)0.84 Total Q (Qts)0.72 Compliance Equivalent Volume (Vas)4.91 ft.³

I was given this subwoofer and want to know if a car speaker can work well for Home Theater? It's a 12" Pyle Dual Voice Coil 1200 watt, used to replace the original speaker by the previous owner. The whole thing is some kind of custom job by Acoustic Electronic Company, model Bass Circuit RP-1, the only other info is a handwritten date of 1977 inside. I'm considering installing a plate amp if the speaker will work well, otherwise I don't want to waste any money. Thanks.

It's added moulding, not routed edges.

The plant has been shut down for a year. Nice tubes, though, that's what I have for my ST-70. Actually the best EL34's to come out of that factory were in the late 80's and early 90's! I have a set plus one extra of original Svetlana from the early 90's that you would have to pry out of my cold dead hands! I think they easily give Mullard XF1 & 2's and Amperex Bugle boys a run for the money! Another real sweety is the EI fat bottle 6CA7 if you can find a good stable set... I have 8 of those stashed away also!! I have a matched quad and three matched pairs, early 2000's vintage, and use them in my Marshall guitar amps. I think they were Soviet clones of XF2's, if I recall correctly. Beautiful tubes in their own right. EI's were sweet sounding, 12ax7's included, but they all seemed to suffer in reliability. I used to buy ten at a time, 12ax7, just to get 2-5 that weren't micro phonic right out of the box, I gave up on the EL34's pretty quick though. Now I use my stray singles in my THD Univalve guitar amp, single ended class A, single power tube, when I can't match a pair close enough.

The plant has been shut down for a year. Nice tubes, though, that's what I have for my ST-70. I didn't realize that, they're still available at one of my vendors I believe. Gonna have to check now.