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6 hours ago, HDBRbuilder said:
Those are HBR Heresys. Klipsch dropped the "D" for decorator very soon after we changed the build on them. They have the drop-in motorboards which are painted black, and they came with grilles attached using Velcro. The old Decorator Heresy cabinets actually had a better survival rate using the corner drop test...due to the overlapping butt-joint construction which included the motorboard.
As for the connections on the rear of them, they are DESIGNED to use bare wire. You can attach connecters such as the spade type to the ends of your speaker wire, but keep in mind that each additional connection or splice in any electrical circuit (to include speaker wires) creates additional electrical resistance...which is compounded slightly by changes in the medium carrying the load. Your current speaker connectors were made for 8-guage lamp-cord-type wire, but if you use larger wire, there is MORE possibility of "stray" wire strands reaching the adjacent connection, so keep that in mind when you are attaching the speaker wires to them.
My personal favorite Heresys are HDBL, made a few years prior to yours. Yes, I still use 8-guage copper speaker wire...and the wire is a bare connection to the terminals on my Heresys. I also have a pair of Heresy II HWL, but I like the sound of my HDBLs better.
Looking at the rear of your speakers, follow the rear side edge on YOUR left up to near the top left corner. You should see some stamped-in letters. there. They may be hard to see. If you see the letter "A" by itself or BESIDE another letter, then I built them. If you see another letter above or below that, then that letter is who sanded your speakers. THe letters were used as a quality control measure, so that when the speakers were inspected, if there were any flaws due to build or sanding, they could take them back to the builder or sander and have them corrected. I never had any speaker I built returned to ME in my 7 years there.
Enjoy them, they are great speakers!
The letters are JO
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On 11/10/2016 at 4:06 PM, John Albright said:
You have Heresy Is, my favorites. The X means 1982. The studs are for the connections inside the cabinet. Use the screws for speaker wire. If you want, you can use crimp-on spade lugs from Home Depot (or elsewhere) to make the connections easier, but a bare wire is fine.
Your Fischer receiver is fine. Use it until you are ready to upgrade.
What city do you live in?
Knoxville
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On 11/8/2016 at 1:06 PM, Weber said:
It looks, to me, like the grills are recessed. It looks like there is a line of wood at the bottom of the grill.
The grills are recessed and held in place with what appears to be velcro???
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Sorry for the delay, the Marantz is a model 1200.... Knowing who I got it from it probably doesn't even work and it's missing its (I assume) wooden housing.
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10 minutes ago, jimjimbo said:
Yes, it means tube amps. Please, take no offense, but honestly, considering where you are now with your audio knowledge and the beginning of your journey, I would tread slowly and cautiously at this point. Take one thing at a time, decide on a total budget, and go from there. We are here to help. Most important, have fun with it.
I'm not offended. I don't know a thing about this stuff. LOL
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1 minute ago, jimjimbo said:
You are going to lose bass reponse if you elevate them, which you don't really want to do with a pair of Heresy's....my perspective anyway. Tilt them front to back, move them away from the wall 6 inches or so, or get them into a corner.
They already tilt back due to the bases on them. I heard them play at my buddy's house and they sounded wonderful for the music he was playing(he is an opera singer-so it was right up that alley), I'm hoping that translates into oldies and some early rock and roll. Again thanks for all the suggestions and advice.
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22 minutes ago, derrickdj1 said:
You have the Heresey I speakers. Get the tweeter height near ear level. It will make the details much better. Also if possibe, shoot for an equilateral triangle. The listening postion also at 12 ft. if it is not possibel to bring the speakers in a bit. Others will chime in with suggestion so, stay tuned.
I can't get the speakers any closer together, between the TV and the shelves (which hold the stereo and DVD) that's as close as it's going to get.
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Just now, jimjimbo said:
As Derrick said, get an equilateral triangle set up between the speakers and your listening position. Get a rug in front of the speakers, will make a difference in the warmth of the sound. You obviously came to right place....I think......
I have a 10X12(I think) rug in front them. It obviously doesn't cover the whole floor. Should I consider elevating these on some type of stand? Makes sense that I might want the tweeter at ear level when sitting on the couch?
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Also can someone explain about "tubes?" I'm googling and reading and some people say these sound best using "tubes". I assume that means a tube amp? Sorry but have never delved into this world before...
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5 minutes ago, IbizaFlame said:
Yes, as others have said, those are Heresy I's, purdy ones at that. I just use bare wire hookups, copper looped on the screw. I have toyed with the idea of replacing them with a cup terminal, but I haven't gotten there yet.
If you're looking at an amp, I have to shamelessly plug that I still have a Harman Kardon AVR 354 that I am trying to sell. It was powering my '81 H1's for a while and did a helluva job.
I have some Monster cable my friend threw in with the speakers, I assume it is adequate. I've never seen a speaker connection that has two possible ways to connect the wire before. I've never seen the inside of a speaker (before looking on here), so I wasn't sure if there was some specific type of speaker connection that had to be used.
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11 minutes ago, derrickdj1 said:
No such thing. We all started from somewhere less than our current setup. List your budget and others will help spend your money on an amp. You have got yourself some nice speakers. Share your setup, room size, distance from the speakers and these guys will help you get the most out of them. Welcome!
Room size is 25x30(used to be a garage), concrete block walls covered by 2x4 studs with sheetrock, full of furniture but the main couch is sitting about 8' directly across from the TV. The speakers are on the outside of a big TV hutch, speakers are roughly 12 feet apart from each other. The right side speaker is closest to the receiver, probably 1', while the left speaker is 11' or so away from the receiver. BTW, I have something called a Marantz down in the basement. It appears old: I think it's another receiver but it might be an amp, it's just missing it's outer wooden(I assume) shell, I wonder if that would work? I'm always looking for cheap so budget is low but I'm uncertain how that translates in audiophile world. Anyways Thanks for the help!
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6 minutes ago, Weber said:
Yes, welcome to the forum. The speaker looks nice. They do great if they're coupled with the right amp. Do you have other speakers?
Do you have suggestions for an amp?
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3 minutes ago, Weber said:
Yes, welcome to the forum. The speaker looks nice. They do great if they're coupled with the right amp. Do you have other speakers?
No other speakers. Just a 1980's fisher studio standard receiver. LOL I feel silly posting on here since I don't have serious equipment but I didn't know what these were or how to connect them.
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No other speakers. Just a 1980's fisher studio standard receiver. LOL I feel silly posting on here since I don't have serious equipment but I didn't know what these were or how to connect them.
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3 minutes ago, jimjimbo said:
Hi and welcome, those are Heresy I's, and the serial is stamped on the rear top edge. The speaker connections are on the plate that you pictured.
Thanks!! Concerning the speaker wire hookups. Is there some special connection or do I just wrap the wire around the bottom screw then tighten and just leave the top stud alone?
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Any help is appreciated on this, a friend gave me these speakers. I do not see a serial number or model number on them. I'm not an audiophile either and I don't understand the speaker wire hook-ups--it looks like you can either wrap the wire around the screw or around a threaded rod then screw down a wingnut on it? Is there some sort of special terminal or way to hook these up
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Help-Identifying my speakers
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Hey everyone, I hooked the speakers up and they sound great. After talking on here, I started to get curious about that old marantz in the basement and thought I would hook it up. But on the outside it has a red sticker that says "CAUTION" "This unit has been modified for 220 V.A.C operation". So I haven't plugged it into the wall yet. I'm not too familiar with electrical terms but it seems that I shouldn't plug this into a regular 120 outlet.... Am I correct in this?