[Why don't my Fortes match?]

22 hours ago, Skelt said:

I had a pair of forte 1s that different input cups too.  They sounded different from each other, not in a bad way but different. There are construction differences. I think one has full length firring strips along the corners inside the cabs. 

 

 

You're right, now that I've played around with the balance, I do think they sound different. One seems more "forward sounding" than the other. I have had to adjust the balance to push more power to one than the other, but I thought that was a receiver issue. Maybe it's both a receiver and a speaker issue??

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3 hours ago, Peter P. said:

Like the misprinted penny or the upside down plane on the stamp, those Forte's might be worth something!

That would be interesting! I'm hoping it is a case of them being "unique" rather than a case of them being two random Fortes that previous owners have stuck together. I can't really imagine a scenario where someone would buy one at at time or put together two from different places, but you never know! Would like to get to the bottom of the mystery, but until then I'll tell myself that I have a "unique" pair!

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1 hour ago, Skelt said:

It depends in what you are into. 

  I believe my mismatched pair was haunted. When listening to various music at low levels,  I would hear phones ringing but when I answered there would be no one on the line. And I would hear someone knocking on my door but no one there. I lived at 4 different places and had the same experience.  Shortly after the service my fortes  stayed with my sister and her husband for a while. They made similar comments on how they would answer the door and phone only to find no one there. Then years later my wife asked me if those fortes  were like really good speakers. I laughed and said "of course they're good speakers why?" She said she keeps answering the door but there ain't nobody there!

Hopefully these aren't the same pair! 🤣

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3 minutes ago, WMcD said:

sIf you go up to your original post, look for edit, then you can edit the title.  But on the original author can do this.

 

Using the Klipsch system here you can only put one photo in a post.

 

I encourage everyone to reduce the file size of photos by using MS Paint.  Reduce so the photo fills that screen.  Usually this can be by a factor of 4 depending on setting on your cell phone or camera.

 

WMcD

Thanks for the advice! 

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25 minutes ago, dwilawyer said:

Welcome to the Forum!

Cheers! Thanks! Nice to finally be here

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58 minutes ago, Skelt said:

Nothing to worry about the impedance is the same for both speakers. The drivers and crossovers are electrically the same.

Good to know! Thanks! 

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1 minute ago, billybob said:

Those look nice. walnut veneer.

How do they sound?

They sound great! I installed new Crites crossovers and titanium tweeter diaphragms already. Speaking of the walnut veneer, do they seem to be the lacquered finish? If it's lacquer it's pretty thin, but to me they look "shinier" than a simple oiled finish. 

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3 minutes ago, Peter P. said:

Well, the round terminal cup has a 1985 copyright, and the rectangular cup has a 1986 copyright.

 

It's a clue.

Yeah I saw that as well. But the cards inside...
Is it possible somebody used one cup from the 1985 pile and somebody else used one from the 1986 pile when assembling them? 😄

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2 minutes ago, DizRotus said:

You know it is possible to edit the title of the post?

Ah! Thanks! I figured it out!  

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7 minutes ago, twistedcrankcammer said:

 

 

Rectangle cups are usually 8 Ohm speakers where as round cups are 4 Ohm speakers. This is NOT a matched set of Forte'

Makes me wonder how this set came together then. And the fact that they were obviously assembled within days of each other is also interesting.
I know the round cup ones say 4 ohms, but I can't find any literature about Fortes ever being 4 ohms. Does anyone have any further info on this? Am I going to f up my receiver by using two speakers with potentially different impedances?

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6 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said:

No other stickers?

 

No, don't think so. 😕 Previous owner must have taken everything off. Just found those cards stapled to the inside. 

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Ok, for some reason i'm not able to upload more photos 🤔 Anyway, I think the other terminal is the standard rectangular one. Thanks for the welcome! Where can I find serial numbers if I don't have the cards that were once attached at the back?

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I just realized my title is ridiculous. Well, first post a fail! 😳 Let me see if I can post some more pics. It's not letting me post very many at a time.

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Hi, this is my first post here. Long time lurker who's gained a lot of knowledge from the site and wanted to finally post! 
I fairly recently picked up a pair of Forte 1s. They look like they've been treated fairly well over the years.. they may have been used as drink stands by the looks of some water stains, but overall not bad. But I do have a couple of questions. First, I didn't notice until I got home with them, but the input cups are different - one is round and one is rectangular. Is it possible they came this way, or have I picked up a pair that didn't originally come together? Unfortunately the back cards are missing, but inside they each have a card that indicates that they were assembled within days of each other. (Looks like the cabinet and trim departments were taking the day off for one of them!) What do you guys think happened here?