MEH Synergy

"the signal is AUDIBLY (!) degraded is not rooted in fact". Depends on what you want to call degraded. It is a FACT that noise is added each time something new is introduced into the signal chain. There is no argument there. When you are mixing and using a 70+ channel board and you are often introducing multiple processing elements on each channel, you can do the math there. If we added one item to each of the 70 channels, you are at 70 items. You can see how noise can get to be an issue. Digital has a glass ceiling that once broken enters very obvious distortion. Thai is why subtractive instrqd of additive is done where possible.

There is a HUGE difference in quality between what you use, what a recording/mixing engineer uses and what a mastering engineer uses. The quality ramps up tremendously and I have high levels of respect for mastering engineers. You guys think you are tweakers? Not in the slightest by comparison. Point is subtractive is better than additive. Noise floor is very low in most modern or even close to modern recordings as they are almost all done in the digital domain and the ceiling is higher. If someone is truly bothered by something that is too hot, use a FREE digital parametric eq and see if you can bring the sound to your liking before buying more equipment that may or may not fix your problem.

Ashley makes decent stuff that is cheap and sounds pretty good to my ears. Their Crossovers are pretty good too. Again, this comes down to price point. Of course there is always better.

Let them break in. Turn them up and leave the house while doing so if you can get away with it. I thought they were quite harsh upon until listen and thought I had made a mistake. I quickly changed my mind after break in.

I have worked in studios and this is the fastest and easiest way to tame something you don't like and is done in seconds by professionals that are responsible for the end product t thay you hear.

You guys really think the heresy III is too hot anywhere? To each his or her own but these speakers are SMOOTH. I stand by what I say that klipsch should be marketing the heresy III very hard and be giving proper demos of these speakers to get people hooked into the Heritage sound. They are an easy gateway drug. These speakers are INCREDIBLE for their price point.

For those that think EQ is the devil, as has already been mentioned somewhere, TONS of EQ is using during mixing and mastering. So guess what? You love it and in addition add in compressors, gates and so on. That said, eq does not have to be additive. If I do use eq, once in awhile, I use it as subtractive. Less noise is added. Boost frequencies and sweep with Q until you find what is obnoxious to you and then try to cut that frequency 1-3 db with the most narrow Q to get the job done. That should be to your liking and minimize negative effects of something added into the chain. Eqs come in many varieties and if you are listening digitally, often soft versions of good plug-ins are virtually inaudible added into the chain or bypassed before any processing is done. Just my 2 cent. No L pad required 😃

"Millenial vegan son "...... Yeah those damn millennials..... Oh wait....

They are and the difference isn't subtle

Yeah exactly. I am limited on funds for audio myself and don't spend more than makes sense to me. There is always a point of diminishing returns, which I why I continue to come back to klipsch

The Forte IIIs will be keepers in my main system im fairly certain. Looking for a heresy III on steroids and I think that is what I will get.

I already have several people INTERESTED, these should go fast. I will not sell my other pair of heresy III, I love these speakers. They do so much right for the price. Used they are a bargain IMO.

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OK no comparison between the models, just that they all sound good and don't need to be messed with to do so. Ambiguity at its finest.

Think I've taken enough lashes already

I have both HI and HIII and they certainly do not IMO. HIII TRUMP the H1.

If I took a road trip... I would need a larger vehicle and more cash I'm certain

This is true. They would become my garage speakers that get used maybe a handful of times a year.... I'm thinking about it. Thanks for insight.

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It's all good. I'm not a flipper like I said. I'm an audio lover. You win some, you lose some. I bought these on an impulse buy to be honest. I just can't stick them in a corner and leave them there.

Santa's got nothing on those cornscalas

Damn I wish you were my neighbor.... Do you refinish all of these yourself? Great work.

I'll second that

Perfectly fine by me, believe me

Wow what else will you be selling. I'm impressed