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Is there any current production grills that will fit my SB-3 book shelf speakers and my SB-1 book shelf speakers (not to be confused with the sound bars with the same model numbers). If so how can I get a pair for each set of my speakers?

One thing that has always confused me is on the Klipsch brochures the Forte II is down 3dB at 32hz and the Chorus II is down 3dB and 39hz. One would think the Chorus would spec out lower than the Forte.

The La Scalas and Belles I heard REALLY needed a subwoofer!! Just as much as Heresys do.

After seeing this picture, I tried putting my Fortes up on stands. HOLY COW. I am really loving it.

In my Prologue 6 mono blocks (basically two Prologue 5s turned to mono amps) I like SOVTEK 6L6WXT.

Lianne La Havas has her truss rod cover on upside down.

I would not even consider running my Forte or even Cornwalls without a subwoofer (actually I run 3 subwoofers). And as far as how far to place them from the back wall, a couple of inches can make a difference. It is a matter of getting the wave of the reflection off the back wall to be in phase with the direct wave of the front driver. That is where the fine tuning can make a difference. Of course there would be multiples of that distance that would work. I have my Forte II facing straight forward (no toe-in) and 10 1/4" from the back wall.

Wives, wives, wives. Everything in the living room is too large, everything in the bedroom is too small.

Any decent speaker will "let you know" that you are listening to a bad recording. ALL top tier audiophile speakers will do this.

Yes. I have various 12AU7s and 12AX7s around. THanks.

Okay I have mostly been using SS amps of varying quality from the lowly NAD, up through vintage Marantz, and to the upper (for me) Electron Kinetics and Threshold. My OCD (I'm on the spectrum) has had me changing out amps and speakers like crazy these last few years. Well. Now I have PrimaLuna Prologue 6 mono blocks and a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium preamp. Now my OCD can concentrate on tube rolling. Not any cheaper, but at least a lot less WORK than changing out amps sometimes even on a weekly basis. (having had a few on hand at most times). Let me say, this is truly the way to go. Decent tube gear really improves the sound of my Klipsch in almost all aspects. Now let the tube collecting begin!! (I have already rolled a few and yes they can make a difference). Try it, you may like it.

Having been a spray painter in industrial plants and aircraft plants and also having restored cars body off frame as a hobby for decades. Take the parts down to a media blasting company. Some of the methods you propose can damage the metal. Do not forget to use a tack rag before spraying and spray in a near sterile environment (paint booth) to avoid little specs of dirt landing in the paint. With a little care you should be able to shave your face in the resulting shine of the paint.

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What I find about the story that is more unusual than anyone looking for a room to suit their stereo, is that it is a woman doing so. Audiophiles are a rather exclusive bunch. And so few of them are women. I wish more women were into sound, not only music, but the accurate reproductions of sound. Many people, including women are into music. Few care how good it can sound.

I will never understand the reluctance of some people to admit they are an audiophile. I am, I admit it, so what?

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I will seek out a set of Chorus II. Actually I have been but they are not easy to find in the condition I want and/or they will not be shipped. There are a LOT of horn speakers I would like to audition. But I am through buying speakers without having the chance to listen to them any more. I have been gravely disappointed at least twice (Belle and less so, Cornwall III).

I had a front row seat once, and I moved back about 10 rows to an unoccupied seat. MUCH BETTER!!

I have heard OF Beverage speakers, but neither have I seen or heard them. Klipsch could go a LONG way to improving the imaging and soundstage by doing at least two things: 1. Time and phase align all electronics and drivers. 2. Eliminate the cabinet resonances, or at least strive to. (And some here have strived to modify their Klipsch speakers to achieve exactly that, but WHY should one have to do this? Klipsch should be the ones that achieve this as a finished product). I have not heard Volti speakers, like the Vittora nor Amp & Sound. And there are a LOT of very high end horn speakers from Europe that I wish I could afford or at least hear to find out if I want to afford them! These things would not sacrifice the other things Klipsch does so well. No, I have not heard nor owned Chorus I or II. I imagine they are similar to Forte in many respects. Oh and what I meant by walking around the performers, I did not mean that in a literal sense. I meant the 3D is so realistic it would SEEM you could walk around all the performers. The 3D effect would still require that one sits in the sweet spot. Yes, in their price range Klipsch is probably one of the best choices, such is the reason why I own them.

Also my comments are limited to Klipsch Heritage speakers, not professional models or reference models. I would LOVE to hear some Jubes. And I am not talking about horns in general. I understand the Western Electric models are quite impressive when it comes to imaging and soundstage (have not heard them myself). And I am not talking about the various modifications, home builds or clones etc. My comments are limited to stock Klipsch Heritage speakers I have owned or simply just heard. They include K-horn, Belle, La Scala, Cornwall I and III, Forte I II and III, Heresy I, II and III.

I am not arguing that Klipsch does not have its advantages both in practical terms and sonics. I am arguing they are not the best at imaging or soundstage. As far as I can determine is either that most have not ever experienced what WestCoastDrums has with the Dali megaline speakers. So they do not have a reference point of what real 3-D holographic imaging sounds like. That is height, width and depth AND each instrument and singer has its own space, and individually has a 3-D quality. You can "see" the size and shape of the instrument, and the head, chest and throat of the singer. It is as if you can walk around each performer in space. The instruments do not change size or position as the frequency changes or the instruments go up and down the musical scale. You can actually envision the size of the room they are performing in and detect the individual size of the separate rooms, spaces or booths they are divided into. The room you are in totally disappears, as do the speakers. Close your eyes and "you are there". Whereas Klipsch is more like a "they are here" experience. Most speakers are one or, at best two dimensional. They do well with left, center, right imaging. But they sound as if they are two dimensional paper cut outs occupying the same plane. Some can get height fairly well. Now there are others here who HAVE experienced such imaging and soundstage with other speakers, but no matter, the emotional dynamics of Klipsch is preferred by them. That is great. But please do not think that the imaging and soundstage you experience with Klipsch is the ultimate. It just is not so. You just have not experience it yet, and probably do not even care to. Yes, Klipsch can do a great job sounding just like the bar band you heard last night. And if that is what is meant by "live music" then Klipsch does that in spades.

3D, holographic stereo imaging is NOT Klipsch's Forte' (pun intended). That is not to deny the other things they do well. But around here if you state ANY deficiency or objection to Klipsch speakers you are vilified, as if Klipsch speaker do everything better than any other speaker ever made. It is just childish and factually wrong and practically impossible. And when I listen to music I DO sit perfectly in the sweet spot and do not move my head much so as to get the full effect of imaging and sound stage. Conversely I also listen to music as background and none of any of it matters in that case. But, you see, I too prefer many of the things that Klipsch does well. I own Klipsch speakers and enjoy them. That does not mean I do not know that just about any other speaker I have ever owned does imaging and soundstage better. PERIOD.

Yes, I have discovered that those with a "nice curve" often do not sound so pleasing. I also value long term listening evaluation. I do not put much stock in "double blind testing".