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Yes, and they actually sound great. I know most threads are pretty negative regarding Tangents, but that's kind of irrelevant when all I want is the drivers. The boxes are certainly made from lighter material - looks like particle board rather than mdf in the H2s. But frankly the mid and above sound very similar to my H2s - might even be a bit better since they are at ear height.

A pair of Tangent 400s http://boulder.craigslist.org/ele/5803412657.html I am going to DIY some Heresy cabinets out of birch ply, after ordering new motor boards, crossovers, diaphragms and grills from Bob Crites. The Tangents have the exact same drivers as the Heresy IIs.

I have that Kenwood integrated. Very nice little amp with great build quality.

I am very tempted by these, but already getting another pair of klipsch speakers this evening! https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/5798319258.html No affiliation

I'd say $1000 to $1200 from what I have seen listed on CL Denver. I think a forum member had a nice pair for $1200, and a really nice Brazilian CW went for similar. However, things have dried up lately for the heritage series. I used to see a couple of Heresys and one La Scala and/or Cornwall almost weekly, but of course, since I have been looking, nada. So maybe Matt's range is closer to mark.

Excellent - will add that to my watch list! Thanks.

Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before. I am still waiting for a nice pair of Heresy speakers to pop up on craigslist. In the meantime, I see a lot of the 'extended' range (forte, quartet, etc.) there too, and would go that route except I don't think they do well close against the wall because of the rear firing radiator. My question is, is there a model in the extended range that can happily sit flush or close to a wall? Essentially something mid-way between a Heresy and a Cornwall. I realize there's lots of options in the slimmer newer speakers but want that classic look. thanks, Dan

A tripod should make all the difference. Use aperture priority at f5.8 or greater to give a good depth of field. Also manually set the iso to 200 or 320, which will keep noise down. Both will lead to long exposures in poor lighting but that's where a tripod works well. I'd also try without the internal flash to avoid sharp shadows. You can avoid some camera shake from depressing the button by setting a 2 or more second delay. HTH.

I have the new DF black. Does a great job of driving my Fostex planar magnetic headphones, which are pretty inefficient.

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/5756033664.html On CL, asking $1400. Thought they were in Colorado Springs but it seems they are in OK from the title. Not affiliated with the seller.

Another pair of Cornwalls has shown up in the Denver area - pictures in the ad are pretty poor, so hard to tell condition. https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/5510522292.html (no affiliation with seller)

Yes, I'm in the Denver area. At this point I have no idea if I will get along with the Klipsch house sound, if there is such a thing. I have gravitated towards British components and speakers (e.g. Naim/Linn), but have always wanted to try some high efficiency speakers at the end of some tube amps. So really i'm looking at a way to sample Klipsch without breaking the bank, with the idea of moving them on and moving up the line if like what I hear. I can see myself ending with some Cornwalls, maybe, but hifi is so personal I have no idea . There was a sweet looking pair on CL not too long ago that were in Brazilian finish for ~$1300. But probably too much of a leap for me to dive into at the start, not to mention where they would fit in our living room. So if I can get some nice condition Heresy speakers, that seems like a good place to start. After all, they have been making that speaker for so long they must be doing something right with that design. I think the going rate for Heresy speakers is $400-$600.

Actually, it looks like they are $300 now. I'm tempted, as my first foray into Klipsch speakers, but think I want to start my journey with a nice pair of Heresy speakers. Just waiting for a nice pair to show up locally.

Check out the chromecast audio. Has analog or digital output. Does not do Amazon, but does do Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Pandora or pulls from your NAS. A real audio bargain, IMO.