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I decided to just take my chance and simply replace the K76 titanium with a phenolic designed for K76 and see how the result is. If it sounds bad, I’m able to return the for a full refund. Should be installed sometime around next week. Thanks again guys for sharing all your thoughts.
Happy listening, —-daniel
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On 6/11/2022 at 7:11 PM, Klipsch104db said:
I finished refurbishing a pair of 1996 Forte ii I picked up from Craigslist for $480. Rebuilt crites crossovers and added Dynamat sound dampening material to the midrange horns, tweeters, and on the insides. They were painted black and I stripped off the black paint. Sanded and oiled them. I'm driving them with a Decware Zen 2watt amplifier. Using a Bluesound Node 2i for streaming. I am blown away by the rich full bass. They almost sound better than my 1990 La Scalas!
Glad you’re enjoying it. It’s a great match. I recently sold my Zen after three years.
Happy listening. —- daniel
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On 6/12/2022 at 10:23 AM, billybob said:
Had forte and 2s briefly in my place. Chorus, LS, etc.
Now, H1s, CF-1, and a pair of Kpt-100.
Hope to replace LS and Chorus again. And even larger...
billybob, do you mean replace the Chorus and LaScala? With what?
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On 6/12/2022 at 10:11 AM, billybob said:
Well good job on the fortes.
See now they are pulled out just a little. 6 to 12+ inches typically... Cool!
billybob, is there any particular sound characteristics you can describe with the Forte pulled from the wall vs closer as in the case of the original post OP? Thanks —-daniel
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On 6/13/2022 at 5:27 AM, Klipsch104db said:
I used both on my La Scalas. I like the Quicksilver better. 25watt vs 2watt. And I can roll in tubes like kt88 and 6l6. It comes with el34. Last time I checked the horn monos were $1495. Same as I paid a few years ago. And I read decwares wait list is extremely long.
Just curious. Were there any particular sound characteristics that stood out that lead to that conclusion other than power?
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On 6/9/2022 at 8:54 AM, JimMeader said:
Looking at the Alan Eaton and Decware SET amps
anyone using them with La Scala's
my room is 17X20 with rounded ceilings reaching 14 feet at the top , so high cubic volume
Listening position is 12 feet from speakers
Your comments would be greatly appreciated
Hi Jim,
5 watts with a tube amp will produce a good amount of volume for efficient speakers like yours but not for rocking out though. I don't know what music you play, but I have pretty much used the amps in question. I just recently posted this today if you are interested in amps of that power range including SET's.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/first-watt-sit3-vs-dynakit-st35#2405837
I was once on the wait list for a Torri but went another direction instead. Decware's main mission is to make all their amps sound as close to the 2.3 watt Zen as possible, but obviously they had to go to a push pull design to bring up the power over single ended. Hope it all works out for you.
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Thanks very much!
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Thank you guys. 😷
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18x34 but 18x32 would be plenty because I had a bit extra. The frames I made myself from poplar wood which kept the weight down significantly.
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On 6/10/2022 at 9:23 AM, Southern said:
I like the wood finish on your Forte's, it makes the grills pop.
What did you do to the wood finish? It doesn't look like a factory finish.
Yes, thank you, these are from Klipsch Restorations in Texas. These are African padauk. He has a pair of II’s in the same finish on Ebay I think.
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On 6/10/2022 at 2:15 AM, aperfectcircle said:
They look stunning; what an incredible job! The coffee staining is genius, where did you get the idea?
I just always remember when I dripped it on my t shirts it was a B...... to get the stain out. Turned out perfectly!
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16 hours ago, HotGlass said:
What is the turntable I see in the picture above? Looks like a Thorens. Is that a Vinyl Nirvana Thorens? Looks cool whatever it is!
Thats a fully restored TD165 which I made a new plinth for. My friend Luigi upgraded all the wiring. It uses a Nagaoka MP200.
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On 6/10/2022 at 12:26 AM, Flevoman said:
Just curious, have you ever heard the Dynaco ST70?
And if so, how do the amplifiers sound compared to each other?
Yes I’ve worked with several Dynaco amps including the MKIII monos as well as a couple of different ST70’s which you can see on my channel. There isn’t even a remote similarity between those and the 35. The differences are dramatic and I’m not exaggerating. This ST35 is the most beautiful tube amplifier I’ve ever heard. I have sold all my other amps because this 35 has the sweetest, warm sound signature. It sounds like “silk”. It’ is so soothing to the ears through my Forte1’s that I was listening to jazz from 3pm till 6am the following day. I just couldn’t turn it off. It also sounds very holographic.
This weekend has been a nightmare, which you can see in my video here where I explain why I decided to sell my other amps which starts at about 2 minutes of the video. This afternoon I will also be doing a detailed review on the ST35. I’m ordering a second one from Kenny Russell for my other Heritage speakers.
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1 hour ago, Mirko said:
This is laughable.
Mirko, you must be annihilated. 😂 Now come pick up this 400 before I put it in the closet. I’m too busy listening to the ST35. 😊
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I told you Mirko would be chiming in roasting. 😂
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It absolutely astonishes me how people don’t even know about this amp. And all these knuckle heads on YouTube haven’t even heard it. jeeez, what a shame! They have no idea what they’re missing. Even yesterday after comparing it to the First Watt SIT3, not even that could compare!
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I don’t know if yours will have the same capacitors and parts as mine but mine is so amazing I posted all my gear for sale today and I’m getting another ST35. This amp is so unique it’s unlike anything I’ve ever compared. Even today I spent time comparing it to the Primaluna EVO400 and just kept going back to the ST35. It just sounds so relaxed, warm and silky with jazz, yet it’s so holographic at the same time.
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Sure, no problem. You’ll notice it’s white, but if you want to darken the wool just stain it in a tray off hot coffee. It didn’t shrink as far as I could tell.
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They came more white in color but I felt it looked a bit too loud in appearance so I stained them in brewed coffee for a day an hung them out to dry naturally in the sun. I wanted to match them as close to my Dynaco A10’s as much as possible. I’ll get the Klipsch badges next. Pic 1
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Thanks for all the feedback guys. I’ll follow up again with the results and share what I decide on once I know.
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https://www.dynakitparts.com/shop/st-35-kit-120-vac/
Kenny Russell of Funtastic Vintronics builds them to perfection with your choice of matched quad set tubes.
Custom Heresy Stands
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Hi Joe, is there a reason you went this route with the Heresy IV? I can better understand doing so with other Heresy models but that’s a fairly new speaker you have there designed for improved bass. Did you ever just consider doing a Forte instead? They take equally little real-estate and it’s all in one cabinet. Regards, —-daniel