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10 hours ago, Coytee said:
show her some pictures of Khorns and how they are nicely tucked into the corners and OUT of the room, thereby giving her more of her space back that those dastardly Heresy's are taking up.
I like your thinking
but she's too smart for that to fool her. Also, unfortunately, the room is configured so it's next to an open kitchen so space is at a premium.
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59 minutes ago, Tony Whitlow said:
So? Either they work or they don’t.Copper oxides don't conduct electricity, so it increases the electrical resistance of the wire to your speaker. Also, the oxidation can spread to your speaker terminals.
Lamp cord is meant to connect to...lamps.
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1 hour ago, Tony Whitlow said:
I‘ s been using the same 16ga lamp cord for forty years. No oxidation here. Bought on a spool and I’vs never knitted. All it has to do is pass current and it does it well, just can’t brag about the price.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkEvery lamp cord I've seen connected to speaker terminals get brown and nasty from oxidation.
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1 hour ago, JBCODD said:
She is a stubborn woman and insisted I feed the kids before spending on "giant, ugly speakers".
Sadly, it's not the spending. I just bought her an $8,000 diamond bracelet. I reminded her I can get 4 HIIs for that, but it doesn't matter. Those humongous, beautiful boxes will never cross my doorstep until I'm retired...probably 10 years...
With the way Klipsch is increasing prices on the Heritage series, who knows how much they'll cost in a decade...
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2 hours ago, wstrickland1 said:
Animals as does Wish YWH sounds splendid on my LaScalas. So does LZ 2, 3, 4, Presence (esp this one) and ITTOD. Most everything does. Maybe he needs LaScalas
I'd love a pair of LaScalas. Unfortunately, the wife doesn't love them. She says the Heresys are huge.
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3 hours ago, Cinema_head said:
Studio bands that live in the studio like a Pink Floyd type. Everything they do (Waters era 71-83 ) is just Epic!
Funny you mention that - I just listened to all of "The Final Cut" yesterday and it sounded really good on the HIIIs.
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After a few years with my HIIIs and swapping out the inexpensive Sony 100wpc receiver with an NAD 50wpc integrated amp, I'm actually wondering why they are supposed to be "rock speakers". I'm finding that well-recorded jazz and classical can be wonderfully detailed. Classical especially absolutely must be well-recorded or large orchestras sound terrible.
Actually some of the worst sounding music has been rock. For example, Journey sounds horrible; their music has so much hot midrange and highs it's unlistenable. I was excited for Led Zeppelin, but not only is their music not recorded all that great, I realized it doesn't have much depth or detail.
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4 hours ago, polizzio said:
before audiophiles felt the need to spend $500 plus on a single pair of "vastly better" pre-assembled cables/terminal ends.
Polizzio, you're behind the times - how about $42,000? On the plus side, it is a whole 15 feet.
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1 hour ago, glens said:
If you were halfway near I'd install it for you for a couple beers and a couple shots.
But only if the beers and shots happened AFTER the install, right?
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45 minutes ago, wvu80 said:
Welcome to the forums. Those Cornwall III's are a nice upgrade over the 280's!
I'm a more than a little concerned about that door opening right onto your Cornwalls, especially the door knob. I feel very sure you've considered the potential problem but if it were me I'd go to some extraordinary means to stop that door from opening too far.
Looks like the door might be wider than the Cornwall, so it would likely hit the TV stand?
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On 4/23/2019 at 11:31 AM, MenloBob said:
Chromecast audio does this well. You can still find them for a bit of a premium on FleaBay.
Keep in mind Chromecast sadly can't stream from Apple music sources...
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6 minutes ago, 314carpenter said:
Wow that is a beautiful picture. Very classy looking Fortes. I wish that was *my* living room. Yeah, and I want that Forte display banner too. 😀
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2 hours ago, jazzer said:
the volume on the Klipsch Fortes was turned down so low
Of course, for a Klipsch Heritage series "turned down so low" means 90dB SPL 😁
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There's always a debate on what folks can afford and what they choose to spend their money on. I see plenty of BMWs and Mercedes parked in low-end apartment complexes, and it's easy to judge and say "well, why don't they spend that money on nicer living"? Because a fancier apartment or owning a home may not be for everyone. It may not be everyone's source of joy in life.
Personally, I wouldn't feel guilty about buying Khorns when I drive a 2000 Accord. The reason is simple - I get no joy from owning cars or driving cars. When you compare the price of a new pair of Khorns compared to a BMW or a Porsche it's quite the bargain - and no insurance, registration fees, or ridiculous maintenance costs. And they don't get dings and scratches when you park them out in public.
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5 hours ago, Docreid said:
well the tweeter is better w new x-over and internal wiring.....as to WAF-mine was totally cool...and make no mistake these things are BIG.....but the veneer is beautiful which helps with WAF....
Yours look amazing, you should post a bigger photo, this one is tiny...
As far as WAF, I have Heresy IIIs in Cherry, and she says they're "huge and ugly", so La Scalas are def out
She says "Why can't you have those little white cube speakers on the wall like everyone else?"
It's sad when you have the cash but the wife is standing in the way...
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This is a Play-Fi product, right? Did you try:
https://play-fi.com/faq/entry/how-to-do-a-manual-speaker-update
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This is a Play-Fi product, right? Did you try:
https://play-fi.com/faq/entry/how-to-do-a-manual-speaker-update
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33 minutes ago, Panelhead said:
Not many here are potential buyers. With the numbers being produced and amount of hand labor this price is not out of line.
If there was a demand for a thousand a year the price might have stayed where it was for the AL-4.
Ok...I think I was not understanding this...so there is the La Scala II and the AL5. Somehow I thought there was only one modern La Scala, and they just took that model and raised the price by 2 grand...
Is the La Scala II remaining the same price? This is what I am considering, but I need to get the wife on board...there may need to be a diamond bracelet parallel purchase and a few glasses of wine...
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a TWO-THOUSAND DOLLAR price increase?!
Klipsch - SERIOUSLY?
You can get a pair of brand-new Heresy IIIs for the price increase alone.
And you guys here don't blink an eye?
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Why rotate the woofers? Something about evening out gravity effects?
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Those are great looking speakers. Immaculate.
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3 hours ago, Bonzo said:
try to get him to step away from the crack pipe.
😁
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What solved the upper midrange harshness of my Heresies was to upgrade from an inexpensive Best Buy 100W Sony A/V receiver to a 50W NAD 326BEE integrated amp. While I can't do a blind A/B, to me the harshness has greatly reduced, and I also get more bass even with Tone Defeat on the NAD than I did with the bass turned 3/4 up on the Sony.
but she's too smart for that to fool her. Also, unfortunately, the room is configured so it's next to an open kitchen so space is at a premium. 
Klipsch Heresy III Review
in 2-Channel Home Audio
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Wife logic and our logic are on two different planes.
I'm retiring in about a decade. And when we move, the house will be chosen with strong consideration for Khorn placement