Painful Reality

F7, F8 and SIT-3 are my favorites…

I’m running my CW IV with either a Line Magnetic LM845ia SET amp (tube) or a First Watt F7 (solid state). Both are awesome amps but in my setup, the F7 does better at low volume (up to 85dB).

Close… Not mining geologist but mining engineer.

Make sure you leave with the accoustic panels,!

Thanks! I much appreciate the info! I’ll check that out.

I had Forte III in my listening room that have the exact same width. Soundstage and imaging were very good.

What are the cylinders on the room walls? Some kind of absorbers/diffusers? Can you give more details? It looks like someting I could integrate in my living room.

Nice room! I totally agree with your assessment of speaker placement being the first in line for room acoustic. Sadly it’s also the one we have the less flexibility. For a typical room size that is. You have zero constraints on that front in your room!

I can deal with discent…

Looking at this, that would still put the logo in front of the horn itself but probably not very consequential. Mines were located much lower. It very possible the logos fell down during transportation and were poorly repositionned by the dealer. It’s a long way to Australia…

I love the Electa Amator III. They are not a neutral speaker though so I’d say it’s probably not every one’s cup of tea. I ended up preferring these over the Guarneri Tradition.

These are Foilflex cables. Relatively unknown outside Australia. I simply fell in love with these. These cables are extrmely dynamic and “psychedelic” in the sense that these are really good at doing the 3D thing. Not overly cheap but not into crazy price range territory either. Their intervonnects are also excellent. They also manufacture the Curious Cable range of USB and ethernet cables. Foilflex web site Curious Cable web site

The beauty of an encyclopedia is you just need to display it in order to look clever!

The Forte are actually excellent in near field. The imaging will drop a bit but the soundstage will be as big as a whale.

I would not saw flawless. I was using the Forte in a way these were not really designed to be used. The main issue was the proximity to the side walls. Despite this the was an awesome setup that did put a huge smile on my face for two years. I recently had a change over and got a Pass Labs INT60 and a pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amator III. And this setup is mindblowing. The smaller size of the Sonus Faber integrates better in the room. This is my holographic setup for studio albums while my Cornwall IV are for my live, kick in the guts setup.

My Forte were 1.8m from the back wall (about 6 feets). Depth was incredible. I did mount these on Isotek Gaia II isolation feet. It did help a lot with reducing the cabinet resonance.

They did replace my Forte III, which did replace my Heresy IV which did replace my PMC Twenty5.22. Cornwalls always have been my favorite Heritage speakers as it’s relatively room independent compared to the La Scala, Belle or Khorns. The khorns or La Scala are awesome if you have the right room but these frankly sucks if you don’t (been there, done that). The Forte are also excellent. Didn’t care much for the Heresy IV. The soundstage was weird (too low).

That is a very pragmatic approach that I should normally abide too. The CW are still in their break-in period so I prefer the sound with the grills on. Plus the grills really tied the room together…

I keep reading reviews about Klipsch Heritage not doing depth. Well true if you have these in a conventional setup close to the wall. I’ve ran a pair of Klipsch Forte III in my listening room in a fairly unconventional setup where there were 1.8m from the wall and the imaging and depth were simply incredible. Obviously, there is no free lunch and such a setup does require a pair of REL T9i subs to complement the bass.

The painful reality that despite all my effort to stay away of audio forums, I’m actually addicted to these massive time wasters. As far as my detection of painful realities, I’m an engineer so I dismantle stuff, measure and put everything back together hoping I won’t be left with spare parts in the end…

Thanks, yeah, still digging holes for a living. Pays quite a lot more than building amps I must say… It’s good to feed the audio addiction. yeah, Tony still uses the PP2A3 I made for him. Still trouble free after 22-23 years. The wood of the chassis was one of the most gorgeous piece of wood I ever saw.

Definitely was on mine. The bottom of the logo was about 45mm from the top of the grill. The center of the tweeter is at 50mm. Might be only on mines for all I care. Maybe the logos fell at some point and were poorly replaced by the dealer or maybe these are confused to live upside down in Oz… Not a big deal as far as I’m concerned. These are out of the way now. Took less than 5 minutes to sort.

Thanks Dean, It’s actually pretty much in front and very audible. Made me wonder why the heck going to the trouble of designing a new phase plug only to block the tweeter with a plastic plug in front!

For some bizarre reasons, the Cornwall logo on the grill is rigth in front of the tweeter. One of those things that makes you go “mmmh”. it’s easy to relocate it on the sides. Just it the logo gently with a hair dryer to soften the glue, remove it carefully and relocate it out of the way of the tweeter.

I pretty much always named my amps in relation with the egyptian mythology. Seth was An egyptian god. It was a bit of a pun on SET since that was the only PP in the Pantheon Audio range.