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I still haven't had a chance to use my ST70's with the Heresy's yet. Had to finish up a couple of guitar amp repairs for clients to pick up today and got another one in for restoration, a 1974 Fender Deluxe Reverb. I've got five amps to do at the moment, three vintage restorations, a Mesa with a broken reverb circuit and a beastly SVT Bass Amp, which WILL be the last SVT I take in for repair, other than tube replacement. It weighs about 90 pounds and the PC boards are shoe horned in on top of each other. I'm doing it for a friend, which is the only reason I'm doing it. In the beginning, I was only gonna work on vintage Marshall's, then I started doing vintage Fenders, then modern Marshall's, then modern Fender's, then.... Well you get the idea. With any luck, I'll have the time to retube and bias the ST 70 tomorrow. I'll probably do the cap job while I'm at it, been putting it off for about six months now, and I'm sure it will be an improvement in sound and reliability.

I typically do everything in my DAW, but would much rather use a mixer/control surface, like the old days of tape. A control surface is on my short list, I don't have a problem doing it in the box, I just find that faders keep everything moving and the work flow is better for me. I've downloaded some great tracks that I used as reference for tracking, levels, mixing and mastering practice. It's a great way to improve your skills. What software do you have? I use Reaper and am very happy with it, I used to use Pro Tools and before that Cakewalk.

I'm gonna build an ST35 clone soon because I've heard that they sound incredible through efficient, balanced speakers. My EL84 guitar amps have a different character than my EL34 amps, Class A vs. AB, in addition to other design differences. Both sound great, but different. Haven't tried the ST70 yet, heading out for Easter dinner, but will check it out when I get home later today. I love tubes!

Thanks for the welcome. I'll post some pics as soon as I take some.

My brother in law just refinished his Heresy 2's using Zar black satin stain and they came out awesome, they look factory fresh. He's going to do my cabs next week.

I'm new to the forum and new to Klipsch. About two weeks ago my brother in law gave me a pair of 1979 Heresy's, HBR, in perfect working order, though the cab could use a refinish. He got two pair, these and a pair of Heresy 2, at a great price and figured he'd share the love. Lol. I have a home recording studio, have been playing guitar for almost 40 years and build, repair and service tube guitar amps. I also dabble with tube Hi Fi, so naturally, I strive for the best, accurate sound I can get, which leads me to Klipsch. My prior experience with Klipsch has been limited, we used the Heresy Insustral Ported speakers as stage monitors in a band I was in during the 80's, they were good, but I don't remember them sounding this great. Earlier today I decided to try them on a mix of a new song that I've been working on. I've been having a tough time getting it to sound right on various systems, car, surround system, iPod, etc. Through the Heresy's it took me about 10 minutes total to fix and sounds excellent through everything that I played it through after. I sent it off to the client and they're very happy with the result, so much that they asked me to mix three other songs they just finished tracking. Normally, I mix through JBL and Behringer Studio monitors. The Heresy's provide so much more detail and are lifelike, I could hear everything instantly. I've been listening to these speakers every chance I get. So far I've tried them with my cheap Sony surround receiver and my 1986 Technics 100 watt per channel stereo, which I used for the mix. Not everything sounds great though, a poor recording, bad mix or weak gear is apparent, but that's what I enjoy most, accuracy. I'm surprised at how good the Technics sounds with them and can't wait to retube my Dynaco ST70 tomorrow and hear my favorite vinyl. I'm a Klipsch fan now and expect that I'll be getting more, maybe Cornwalls or KHorns eventually, maybe just another pair of Heresy's. Life is too short to not have the best sound that you can.