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Hey any news about your chorus II project?

Klipsch wrote 39hz for the Chorus 2 but maybe it's really not so.. idk

Thanks for sharing buddy. Aside the low frequencies response, what differences do you remember in tonal balance when you made the comparsion? Which of the two sound somewhat brighter, harsher or less balanced than the other?

Don't worry, here in Italy there is economic crisis due to Covid, fortunately therefore I don't think someone will buy them soon, business has been slow. 🙂

Sure Jim your opinion can be helpful and can influnce for the better my choice. You said that, so did you find that the Chorus 2 goes deeper in low frequency even more than the Forte 1? If so this means that Klipsch was fairly rough in frequency response measurements.

That's interesting. What is your fine tuning about on the Chorus 1's?

Thanks for sharing. Did you ever made a direct comparsion beetwen your forte 1 and a Chorus model?

So do you think that Forte I sounds overall better at low volumes than Chorus II? What about their differences in low frequencies response? Thanks nick.

Do you remember about tonal balance differences beetwen your ex Chorus 2 and Forte 1? Which of the two sound somewhat brighter, harsher or less balanced than the other? What about their differences in bass response (depth, punch, resolution)? Thanks JMON

Do you remember about tonal balance differences beetwen your ex Chorus 2 and Forte 1? Which of the two sound somewhat brighter, harsher or less balanced than the other? What about their differences in bass response (depth, punch, resolution)? Thanks Jim

Yeah, I know that review well, it's the only one you can find online about the Forte 1, there is another review always by Stereo Review but about the Chorus 1. I can't find anyone online who has ever made a direct comparison between Forte 1 and Chorus 2. That's why I started this thread.

I recommend you to look at Fezz Audio, amazing value for price. Look about Mira Ceti 300B. Remember that in relation to speaker efficiency, the less the power, the more the accurate sound..

That's interesting when you say "the forte is also more balanced in the mids & highs meaning they dont have an overly pronounced mid range & everything sounds more even... at least to me in my room with my equipment. thats not to say the chorus are harsh in the mids or totally unbalanced, just that they have a stronger sounding mid range as others have mentioned" I'd like to know how many other people have found this same difference in tonal balance beetwen the two models, and on the contrary how many others maybe have found just the opposite.

Do you remember about tonal balance differences beetwen your ex Chorus 2 and Forte 1? Did Chorus 2 sound somewhat brighter, harsher or less balanced than Forte 1? What about their differences in bass response (depth, punch, resolution)? Thanks Dave.

I understand that Chorus II is a technically better speaker since is more efficient, but I'm also looking for a pleasant tonal balance, the sound should be organic, I don't want mid-highs emphasized along with shy mid-lows recessed. You know what I mean? What exactly do you mean by "small toe in or out adjustments will deal with top end level one way or the other so that is not an issue"? Are you talking about crossover, wiring or diaphragm upgrades? Anyway thanks for the tip about the tuning of the passive.

@Southern Yeah, whether I get Forte I or Chours II, I'm going to replace all their caps with Miflex KPCU-01 caps.

I don't know the RF7 series but there is an audio comparsion on yt beetwen RF7 II and Forte III. https://youtu.be/VCyZJAGSp14?t=58 Forte III sounds clearly better, deeper, fuller and less HT.

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@JMON Could you tell me the tonal differences you remember between the two? Did Chrous II sound brighter and less balanced than Forte I? Any differences in bass response? thx

I come from Dynaudio, I own both Contour 2's and the latest Evoke 50's, I used to drive them with Roksan amps, they sound pleasant but I am reselling them, I also have another amp, Musical Fidelity A120, it belonged to my grandfather, it has sentimental value to me. But I think high efficiency along with low power are on another level of listening in terms of details.

Thank you, instead do you have any idea about differences in tonal balance beetwen the two? For example, I can see in the Chrous 2's frequency response curve that it progressively rises in treble while in Forte 1 it stays flatter. What does this mean? That Chorus 2 will tend to sound more open and wider, but brighter and more unbalanced towards the mid-high frequencies than the Forte1? @moray james

I mistake, It's exactly 20sqm.

What differences did you find in tonal balance and bass response between your forte 1 and chorus 2? Now the the price is 700€ for forte 1 and 1200€ for chorus 2, very similar conditions.

My room is about 20sqm

What differences did you find in tonal balance and bass response between the two? Thanks Rick