Ratty

I also have the original Promedia computer speakers back when it was offered by Compaq for free. 4 speakers. Back then the Promedia was offered as 4 speakers THX certified. I recently replaced the rubbers around the subwoofer. Amazingly, Klipsch had the parts! These speakers sound amazing and are perfectly sized for computer operations and music and gaming. I see NO reason to replace them other than with parts if they are still available when they wear out.

No picture. But they did cheapen the looks of a lot of the Heritage series. From the Klipschorn down to the Fortes.

JH of Stereophile gave it one of the highest reviews I have ever seen of a speaker of the original Fortes. They interviewed one of the original Klipsch engineers and he said it met all design parameters or something like that and that it came across to me as saying, nuth'n need improvement on and I don't understand why they did it?

SR only reviewed quality equipment and why the reviews seem sugar-coated. Most mags will, of course, only review quality stuff and not JUNK (why waste your time and their time) and that's why they all seem "sugar-coated".

I think he was intimidate by the size and that is why he has that gushing review like a girl next to the Rock or something. He kept putting his hands to his lips and probably like he just got kissed by Raquel Welch or something. That said, the other thing I got was that I might consider the Klipsch Chorus as my next speaker. He clearly is intimidated by the size and overwhelmed like he was on a first date with someone out of his league.