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  1. 3 hours ago, DrWho said:

    When it comes to the Klipsch speakers....the ones with the bigger horns sound better. The whole story of Klipsch is based on the idea of using horns to lower distortion and control polar response. Because physics is physics and the wavelengths of sound are fixed, bigger horns will load over a wider frequency range. The bigger it is, the lower it will go.

     

    The Forte III midrange is a lot larger than the P37F. The P37F needs to use all those small drivers to try and cover the bandwidth that the horn isn't covering. The Forte III design doesn't need the 12" driver to go as high.

     

    I think one thing a lot of people forget is that heavier cones are required to do better at lower frequencies. So if you don't need to go as high, then the low frequency improves - and the mids are improving because a horn is doing it instead of a direct radiator.

     

    Looking at the specs, the 37f is crossed over at 550hz and the Forte at 650hz.  So the 12 inch Forte III woofer is covering a wider range compared to the 37f. I may be reading the specs wrong, but I think that's what it means.  I know specs isn't everything, but it's what's available online. 

     

  2. 2 hours ago, dtel's wife said:

    Forte IIIs...hands down. 

     

     

     

    What particular areas will the Forte III excel over the Palladium 37f? The Palladium has three 7" woofers vs one 12" for the Forte, would this mean lower distortion over the Forte in Freq below 500 hz? I would also think the three 7" woofers will be lighter and faster and translates to better transparency vs a possibly heavier single 12" woofer?

  3. How will these speakers compare to a used Palladium 37f?  Been wanting to upgrade my bookshelf speakers and the Forte iii and used 37f are about the same price. You guys think the Forte iii being designed 10 years later by  engineers with 10 years more experience will sound better? Maybe better resolution, better bass control, treble, better materials and upgraded driver design, etc...

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