Thoriated_Tiger Posted February 13, 2002 Share Posted February 13, 2002 Last night I brought home a pair of SF2s. Getting 'em home in a Miata was an interesting excersie in and of itself..one in the shotgun seat, one on top of the top's folded stack, lashed with zip cord speaker wire Anyway, I grew up with cheap horns (Realistic Mach Ones, radioashack) and with an uncle's Belles. I had almost forgotten how detailed and dynamic horns are They're powered by a Dynaco Stereo 70, mostly stock but with a BIG power filter capacitor upgrade, a Sansui CA-2000 preamp, and fed mainly from a Thorens 145 with an audiotechnica 440ML MM cart. Hardly audiophile, but damn, the whole thing with the SF2s sound SO much better than Lowther The Infinity SM112 wallbangers these SF2s replaced will go back to HT duty. Begone, vamoose! Away from my tubes! Damn, but they're good. Budget constraints prevented getting the RF3's, but I don't feel I lost much in getting the SF2s vs the RF3's. ------------------ --- Klipsch SF2 Thorens TD145 / AT440ML turntable Dynaco Stereo 70 power Sansui CA-2000 pre Pioneer RT707 tapedeck Pioneer 4100 cd player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted February 13, 2002 Share Posted February 13, 2002 Welcome on board the Klipsch band-wagon. Thank god you didnt go for the KHorns - that would have destroyed your Miata for sure! Warning : Addiction can follow your first purchase. you already found the RF3's - wait till you hear the 5s and 7s, then there is the Heritage range.... Its a world of trouble - especialy for tube owners - nothing gets driven by tubes like a Horn! ------------------ 2 * Heresy 2 (mains) 2 * Homemade horn speakers (rears) 1 * REL Strata 3 sub Accuphase E211 amp. Tube monoblocks with separate pre-amp (solid state). Marantz CD6000 player Sony NS900 SACD/DVD player Stax Headphones Humax 5400 digital satellite receiver Sharp Video 32" Sony flat screen 16:9 TV Mogami interconnects Silver Synergistic speaker cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoriated_Tiger Posted February 13, 2002 Author Share Posted February 13, 2002 quote: Originally posted by maxg: Welcome on board the Klipsch band-wagon. Thank god you didnt go for the KHorns - that would have destroyed your Miata for sure! Warning : Addiction can follow your first purchase. you already found the RF3's - wait till you hear the 5s and 7s, then there is the Heritage range.... Its a world of trouble - especialy for tube owners - nothing gets driven by tubes like a Horn! Heheh. Yeah. Actually, had I the room *and* cash to fit K-Horns, I would. The few times I've heared 'em, they are utterly unforgettable. I *may* upgrade the SF2's to RF3 within this year. Time and budget will tell. The SF2 are doing a terrific job in my rather smallish listening room. I couldn't ask for more.. And yes, it is a slippery slope. I grew on tubes and horns -- to me, anything else is...well... uh... not 'right'. ------------------ --- Klipsch SF2 Thorens TD145 / AT440ML turntable Dynaco Stereo 70 power Sansui CA-2000 pre Pioneer RT707 tapedeck Pioneer 4100 cd player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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