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Sounds right. It's similar to the live audio world. When these digital mixers hit the market, the word from the manufacturers was that they were 'better'. They actually degraded the sound, and many drummers have thrown their sticks at the sound man that tried to prove otherwise.

In guitar amp world, this means you have used the wrong fuse, which lets several things fry.

Play this at low volume while you sleep. I actually connect it to a rodin coil for vibrations only. It's more powerful than melatonin as far as sleep goes, but your dreams will amuse you.

I've only had relatively brief encounters with loudness. I played guitar in several bands over the years. Still do. At 60, and relatively new to horn speakers and tube amps, I recently started sleeping with ear plugs. Every little sound bugs me. Apparently I'm hearing more.

They're back at a lower price. I really wish I had space for these. They would be soooo mine. https://www.facebook.com/groups/904208026352351/permalink/5016424368464009/?sale_post_id=5016424368464009

Definitely a scam. The 'seller' has posted the ad several times.

The seller feedback is 2. Looks scammy.

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/d/alexandria-klipsch-heritage-heresy-iv/7518050515.html

My AA experiments revealed the same. Materials do make a sonic difference. I'm relatively new to the tube amp/horn speaker scenario, so I take every tweak I can get since I have no treble, mid, bass, presence, gain... or all those nice eq tricks I had in my solid state days.

Used prices are definitely coming down. I bought really nice Heresys in July 2021 for $450. These need a little work by most standards.

Not mine, but maybe a good deal for one of you. https://delaware.craigslist.org/ele/d/dover-klipsch-heresy-br/7515532022.html

No. Just one of many ads I run across.

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/d/washington-klipsch-heresy-speakers-1984/7512506120.html

I haven't plugged it in yet, but I just got the Quicksilver line stage preamp: http://quicksilveraudio.com/products/rc-line-stage-preamp/

Very nice mods. Of course, the ultimate mod would be a new pair of Forte IVs.

Nice neighbors are great. I play guitar, sometimes a little louder than I think. The only complaint was from the couple across from me. "You didn't tell us where your last gig was. That would have been our date night."

My vintage La Scalas are in my small carpeted living room. They have a number of mods, but they sound better with 2 inch planks in the front, plus big round rubber washing machine feet under the planks. It works for very low level listening with tube amps. Not doing much loud listening in my apartment.

KT 150 Integrated amp built by a local engineer.

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Chorus II is a good choice. I had a hot rodded Heresy pair and a Chorus II pair, also hot rodded. Bigger is definitely better in this instance.

Those Crites risers are really nice. They actually tighten up the bass, which is probably why modern Klipsch speakers have the same type of risers.

A solid state rectifier for your ST70 amp would be perfect for him.

Welcome to the forum! I purchased a Heresy and Chorus II pair before I got my La Scalas. So when I began modding my vintage La Scalas, I had a little more experience, and went straight to the high quality stuff. If you followed the same simple mods I made initially, your results would be more dramatic, as you have a substantially more advanced audio setup than I started with. You can follow my La Scala upgrades here:

I tried changing the midrange settings for the ALK-450, but I put the Volte crossovers back in. They're just right. I'm sure I'll experiment with the ALK-450s again and/or use them for another project. I also threw a new amp into the mix. A local engineer built this for about $700 in parts and labor. I already had the KT-150s and the rectifier tube from a guitar amp. He had already started when I realized I wanted mono blocks.... so this is how amp accumulation starts. My MP-301 is now used for headphones.

Well said! I just got the GR Research power cable; $287 for five feet. It sounds deep, robust and dynamic, which is exactly how it looks. Kinda funny. So far, the GR Research cable is just a cut above the $90 cables I bought from a local electrical engineer, which are really great as well. Per Gary's advice, I'll run his cable for about 100 hours to hear its full potential. If you could post a link to your Chinese high end cables, that would be very helpful.