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Ok checking it out.

What amps do you like?

I don’t get into the specs. I read Kevin’s reviews at glow in the dark audio because he’s a real listener. I just set up the units and listen. Not interested in specs or urban myths. I’ll leave that to the fanboys.

Any particular models you like? Interested to hear.

I think this last paragraph summarizes the issue with a lot of the amps that are recommended. I hope others realize these 45's are not meant for rocking the house down nor would I care. I don't really see why others would be so concerned about using these amazing sounding tubes amps to listen for music like Michael Jackson to Nirvana, Pink Floyd to Beastie Boys in the first place. Just get a strong SS amp for that kind of music if that's what others like. The whole idea of using these 45's is in order to appreciate music exactly like jazz trios, piano, vocal, chamber etc which is precisely what the vast majority of my listening is. For rocking out, my VTA-ST70 or ST-120 SS here is great for rocking out.

It’s cool. I just think many of the comments regarding the newer models in the heritage series are too overwhelmingly in favor of every aspect of the speaker being better every time a a new model comes out. Oh man! You gotta get the newer model guys! To me, that’s a bunch of fanboy chatter that’s not even realistic or helpful to others looking for constructive feedback. So instead of getting the ups and downs, everything’s just good and great. There’s nothing wrong with being happy with a new purchase, but to get realistic impressions on new gear is far more often just too bias and un-open minded based on much of what I’ve seen. For example, I’ve pretty much determined that the Heresy II and Heresy IV have two distinct sound characteristics that separate them. One is that the Heresy IV clearly and audibly has more box resonance compared to the II and a number of individuals have complained about this regarding the IV. I too have heard this more as time has gone on. I personally think it’s fine but some listeners don’t like it. The other thing about the IV is the top end is a bit softer and smoother compared the II. I personally don’t like this because it just starts to sound more like solid state to me. By that I mean less spatial separation in the high’s and mid’s like a solid state amp is when compared to tubes. Most interpret the IV as being less shouty. I don’t subscribe to the shout camp of the earlier models. Paul Klipsch was a genius in my book. What the hell is so pleasant when someone blows a clarinet or a trumpet in front of you when it’s played live? You can soften a speaker with most solid state amps or add a thin piece of foam in front of it. Regardless many comments on the newer heritage lines are not put into proper context.

Congrats. You’ll like the 45’s better. Overall, better spatial separation in the music and better bass along with additional power and kick. Really musical in good ways and I like them more than my Decware Zen. Great setup with the 15’s I’m building a special pair myself right now.

Many of the reviews in these forums are fanboy reviews. By that I mean that whenever something new is produced, most people go in with the belief that it’s automatically better. That’s a bunch of BS in my book and I’ve seen countless amazing products get tossed aside as a result. I wish people would get off these silly bandwagons and get real for a change. Throw all the marketing crap aside and open their minds instead of acting like a herd of cattle falling off a mountain with the rest of them. For example, many of these YouTube hifi channels who rant about the latest hifi gear, candy coat their reviews so as not to offend the companies that sent it. I bet if I blind tested these guys most would fail miserably, in fact, I know they would. Most of these YouTube charades have reached an epoch absurdity in trying to increase their subscriber count as a means to a living rather than being openly honest and constructive about the ups and downs of newer gear. What is it “specifically” that’s improved or unimproved? Based on this forum I get none of that with regard to the Forte IV. Take SVS for example. Everybody thinks they gotta have an SVS, are you freaking kidding me? Like there’s no other good sub companies out there? Most of this nonsense comes from marketing and parroting rather than blind tested or open minded reviews. Some of these people need some George Carlin in their lives so they could learn some logic for a change.

It’s like hearing the difference between a flugelhorn to an actual trumpet. In a flugelhorn the sound is more spread out, less coherent compared to a trumpet. IMHO the Heresy reproduces the coherent sound of a trumpet more realistically or faithfully than the Forte IV for example.

I veered away from the Forte IV after hearing the manner in which voices and trumpets sounded compared to the Heresy. Sure they have the bass department but that’s about it. Voices do not sound as coherent in fact the Forte IV make some of the upper range particularly voices sound more like they are recessed in the background. Amazes me nobody mentions that. The Forte IV lack coherency.

Hi Guys, sorry for the delay, I've been away. I'm angelaudio but listed under two user names because of a password nightmare which I explained in earlier posts FYI. Links are here. Alan only sells on ebay or a customer can text. Yea, I currently have the monos and they're absolutely sublime. My friend got the monos after hearing mine. I also still have several other amps and switch them out for a different sound signature sometimes. As I've listened more, I prefer the monos over my Decware Zen in fact my friend who also has the 45 single and monos just cancelled his Decware Zen order which was due in about two weeks. All the hype from these big youtubers has people sadly in a trance they don't need to be in. They can get an alan eaton amp in about a month which is far better than 9 months on Decware and the only reason is because of all the hype on youtube. What blows me away is how experienced these big youtubers are and they haven't even heard alan eaton amps or decare amps, it's incredible to me. To me it just means they're consumed by marketing for these companies and they're making bucks off their reviews. As far as Dacs I'm using the Schiit multibit and the Ares II. Either is fine and there's probably other good ones but I don't think DAC's make that huge a difference at least to my ears. As far as the volume on the monos I have them attached to an Erhard Aretha tube preamp with the volume settings set on each mono at about 65% otherwise you just use each volume control on either of Alan's amps to control each side which I actually prefer over a one volume. This is because of the reasons I mentioned in the video regarding some jazz recordings. Also, having balance control isn't my favorite because it cuts the volume down on the opposite side. As far as how loud the monos get, I think I measured something like 100db on the meter but I don't play music loud unless it's Albert King or Stevie Rey for example. In all, I love these tube amps but if others want true, honest reviews go to Kevin's glow in the dark audio site linked below. This guy totally knows what he's talking about and he's not consumed by the marketing. As you can see I'm not a fan of marketing. Regards, ---daniel http://glowinthedarkaudio.com/alan-eaton-se45.html https://www.ebay.com/usr/eclectic_electrics?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

Personally I thought the Pure Direct feature sounded unquestionably flat. It over-rides the ability to adjust the tone controls. No contest, even Mandy Harvey could tell the difference and the Heresy sounded absolutely incredible while not using this feature in my opinion. Nice pictures.

In my opinion, this new speaker from Klipsch fits into today's styling of speakers which is to be tall and narrow with small realistate. It's the current fad in today's market compared to the old school vintage traditional style which I think is much nicer because you get traditional larger size woofers instead of these narrow speakers using advanced technology. Personally I've listened to a few very high end B&W speakers and a few others in sound rooms at a recent audio show and modern speakers sound muffled to the brightness of the older school horn type designs. The more expensive modern speakers sound brighter compared to lower cost models but isn't that what the Heritage series speakers are about already? I'm not suggesting that's neccesarily the case for these new speakers from Klipsch but they have to produce modern stuff to keep up with today's current market. It's a business too right?.The Klipsch horn designs have a beautiful clear crudeness to their sound I just absolutely love. They just sound more organic in my opinion. I'd take a klipschorn any day.

MrBell, I have the Yamaha a-S501. What is it more specifically you're missing by comparison with the other amp you decided on instead? I've worked with the base and treble settings and it makes a notcable difference in sound performance with the Heresy. Also, did you try biwiring and non biwiring to specify any difference? From what I've read most comments suggest there isn't a noticeable difference worth bothering with it. You also mentioned the jumpers and it surprises me that could noticeably alter the base. I suppose I have a lot more to learn. Btw nice looking system you have.

I'm a beginner but I have both the Sixes and the Three and compared them. The Three rests inside a large cubby-hole about 5 ft tall by 2 ft wide on a shelf 4 ft high. The Three is an absolutely amazing little speaker system and the base resonates beautifully through the room which is about 30x20 and wood floors. I shared it with friends who were perplexed at how something this small could sound so pure and produce so much base. When I took the Three out of the cubby-hole, it still sounded amazing and just had a bit less base by comparison. No matter where I place this speaker, it still never sounds like it's lacking anywhere. Then I got the Sixes and the first thing I noticed was that I had to turn them up louder to get the base to sound as good as the Three but even then, they just didn't seem to resonate with base as much as the Three. I'm not as experienced as you guys by any means, but I'm just explaining what it sounded like to me. I think the Three uses a 5" woofer and the Sixes use a 6" woofer times two. If so, I would have expected the base to sound more pronounced in the Sixes, but it was just the opposite. Maybe it's the cubby-hole. That little Three just staggers me and maybe it's the design of the enclosure. It just has a real deep, detailed and solid sound to it. I eventually decided to return the Sixes for the Heresy's. In the end, I LOVE the Three. It's an amazing little speaker I intend to keep. Those who haven't heard one will probably be surprised at how great it really sounds.

IKEA stands

I recently acquired the Heresy II's in rare mahogany with old-school grill covers in absolutely mint condition and a new Yamaha a-S501 integrated amplifier and AT LP120 turntable and AT120eb needle. When I played with the dials and first heard Tin Pan Alley on vinyl I absolutely dropped my jaw at the crystal clarity of the sound. Then I played Antonio Carlos Yobim and it was absolutely blown away at the 3D clarity and live-like sound. I can't imagine how the III could sound any better but I'm a beginner. I will say this though. I just came off from owning a pair of Klipsch The Sixes and this Heresy II setup absolutely smokes them in every regard. The sound is spine tingling while the Sixes sounded excellent, but more muffled or as if a towel is in front of them by comparison. It just shocks me to hear how beautiful sounding the Heresy II's are. I just attended an audio show and they had a headphone setup with tube amplifier that cost $55,000, yes 55K and I swear the Heresy II rig sounds unquestionably better and more 3 dimensional compared to those headsets. I tried others headsets that were $8,000 but still the clarity isn't like these Heresy II's. Perhaps it's the way my room is set up. I went to Ikea and acquired two laptop stands costing $4 each because my Heresy II's never came with stands. Although they are up at a pretty steep angle, they are very bottom heavy and can hardly be pushed over even when trying. I have soft cloth under them to help absorb any vibrating. The Heresy's have a very live-like soundstage to them but they don't sound harsh at all! Quite the contrary they sound extremely soothing and the base is tight. I'm not a numbers kind of guy, but I just listen and try to share what my ears tell me. I recently visited the Magnolia room to listen to B&W flagship speakers costing $10,000 and another B&W costing $1,800 and the 10k Model sounded much better because it had detail and brighter clarity but once again, these Heresy's at home just sounded better than all of those to me. My room is bizarre. It's about 10x30 and my ceiling tapers in like the inside of a pyramid because it's an A-frame. I'm nowhere near as experienced as you guys are, but the Heresy's are amazing speakers!

I'm only running the speakers about 10 ft apart so 5 ft of cable each side. 16 guage it is and I love the comments about lamp cord. Old school!

Hi, I'm running and NAD integrated amplifier that puts out 50 watts a channel. Not sure if that has any relevance or not. Can I use 16 gauge speaker cable or is there some sort of advantage to using 14 gauge or 12 gauge? Im a rank beginner guys, sorry. Thank you for any advice.

Once again thank you and one last question. Is there an Iphone plug to USB-B so I can plug the IPAD or Iphone directly into the DAC? I'm using Apple and I don't mind hardwiring or am I asking the wrong question?

Thank you for taking the time.

This looks like a very interesting product to run their speakers. I assume this would work nice with the Heresy III but won't be available till near the end of 2017 from what it sounds like.

Hello everyone this is my first post so please have mercy. I am getting a pair of Heresy III. My room is 10x20 and I'll be 8ft away from these speakers. I wanted to run a Bluetooth integrated amplifier so I could run Pandora or something similar and CD's. Can anyone suggest the best thing to power these speakers for $1000 or less? I have no idea if there's anything good in this price range? I don't even know what I don't know. Most of the integrated amps appear to be 50 watts a channel. Is that enough? Or am I asking the wrong question? I want to listen to music like Dire Straits, Antonio Carlos Jobim and classical like Korngold violin concerto. Thank you for any suggestions.