DWL Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Recently obtained my dad's Klipsch Heresys (sp?...Heresies?). He bought them c. 1982/3...remember the day he brought them home. Anyhow, they've been used very little over the last 6 years. Any precautions or prev maintenance I should engage in before firing them up? Okay, I fired them up the other day briefly...but anything I need to do before using them regularly? Also, recommendations on speaker wire. Because of configuration of house I may need to make some longer runs than I'm used to. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 just enjoy! you might someday down the road consider looking at the crossover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Recently obtained my dad's Klipsch Heresys (sp?...Heresies?). He bought them c. 1982/3...remember the day he brought them home. Anyhow, they've been used very little over the last 6 years. Any precautions or prev maintenance I should engage in before firing them up? Okay, I fired them up the other day briefly...but anything I need to do before using them regularly? Also, recommendations on speaker wire. Because of configuration of house I may need to make some longer runs than I'm used to. Thanks in advance. Speaker wire need not be anything special. Does your amplifier or receiver use tubes, or is it solid state (tube amps usually do better with a heavier gauge wire if the runs are long)? Generally, for runs up to 15-20 feet, you can use #16 lamp cord. If you have to go much longer than that, try some #12 (usually sold as "low voltage" wire for outdoor lighting, etc). There's no need to waste money on exotic speaker cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Top em off with fresh gas and change the oil every three thousand miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 There's no need to waste money on exotic speaker cables. For an audio web-site that's a surprising statement. I read it as: "No need to make your system sound better"........Is 2.95 a foot cable exotic, I'm out of step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 There's no need to waste money on exotic speaker cables. For an audio web-site that's a surprising statement. I read it as: "No need to make your system sound better"........Is 2.95 a foot cable exotic, I'm out of step? doesn't sound "exotic" to me russ, maybe towards the high end of reasonable though, there are many things where i avoid the very low end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 For the little extra it costs, I recommend 12 gauge cable in most cases, with 14 gauge as a minimum. This should avoid compromising the speakers' ability to reproduce musical transients properly, so you'll have more realistic dynamics. Some of the good-quality low-priced brands of speaker cables that are popular on the forum are KnuKonceptz, Monoprice and Blue Jeans Cable. Also, althought they're not that large, Heresys are floor speakers and will sound their best on the floor in corners. There are factory risers that tilt them back a little to angle them toward the listener, but keep them close to the floor. You can see the Heresy II version here: http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/heresy-ii-overview/ And the Heresy III version here: http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/heresy-iii-overview/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 The issue of whether spending more for speaker wire makes a difference has been beaten to death on here too many times to start it up again. I should have said, "in my experience there's been no need to spend more for exotic cables." If $2.95/foot speaker wire sounds better to a person's ears than 30 cent/foot zip cord, then great. As far as using 12 or 14 gauge wire vs. 16 gauge goes, for short runs, with speakers like Heresys, it will make no difference (in my opinion) unless we're talking about a tube amp with a very high output impedance. Anyway, use whatever makes you happy and just enjoy the music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 There's no need to waste money on exotic speaker cables. For an audio web-site that's a surprising statement. I read it as: "No need to make your system sound better"........Is 2.95 a foot cable exotic, I'm out of step? doesn't sound "exotic" to me russ, maybe towards the high end of reasonable though, there are many things where i avoid the very low end... I am out of touch. Spending $60 bucks on your stereo rig sounds like I got away cheap. Maybe not 30 cents a foot cheap but still pretty cheap. I bet some guys here spend that much on a oil change for their car, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWL Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Geez, on this forum all of 1-day and I've stirred up controversy. Thanks for the responses and advice. Once I figure out where the oil goes I'll be ready to enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Geez, on this forum all of 1-day and I've stirred up controversy. Thanks for the responses and advice. Once I figure out where the oil goes I'll be ready to enjoy. not controversy, just discussion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragusa3 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I ran 18 guage wire for 75' from my 2000watt amp to my pair of Danley DTS10 subwoofers. It was temporary (6 months ) because it's all I had on hand. I later changed it out to better 12 guage wire. There was absolutely no difference to my ears. The whole topic is moot in my mind. What I love more than the speaker wire conversation, is the guys that buy expensive power cords. Somehow having 3' of fancy powercord is going to provide better power, even though the entire house is wired with the cheap stuff you get at the hardware store. Anyway, congrats on your Heresies! You'll enjoy them. I'm using a pair for surround duty and will one day change out the capacitors. Not that I notice a problem, but it's kinda like an oil change and not very costly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtnfoley Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Geez, on this forum all of 1-day and I've stirred up controversy. Thanks for the responses and advice. Once I figure out where the oil goes I'll be ready to enjoy. No, not controversy... Controversy does not start unless and until someone claims to be able to hear the difference between several brands of multi-hundred-dollar-per-foot interconnect wire, or zero-oxygen-large-gage-ultrapure-drawn-between-the-thighs-of-a-virgin-on-midsummers-night-in-the-center-of-stonehenge speaker wire! [] (JTNF ducks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanO55 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I bought the cheaper set that they make when they are out of virgins. I couldn't tell the difference between the virgin and non-virgin wire and saved several bucks a foot to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Controversy does not start unless and until someone claims to be able to hear the difference between several brands of multi-hundred-dollar-per-foot interconnect wire ME! ME! ME! Thanx for playing................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Controversy does not start unless and until someone claims to be able to hear the difference between several brands of multi-hundred-dollar-per-foot interconnect wire ME! ME! ME! Thanx for playing................... Russ, have you ever tried swapping cables in a blind listening test? It would be interesting to note if you can tell differences by having a friend change cables without your having any idea which you were listening to. In the shop we used to have lots of fun doing that, particularly when customers insisted that they wanted/needed cables which, in our opinion, were ridiculously priced. Often, people actually preferred some crappy #20 twisted pair bell wire at less than 10 cents/foot to the latest megabuck craze. We even took pictures of their faces (with their permission) when they found out that their illusions were shattered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Often, people actually preferred some crappy #20 twisted pair bell wire at less than 10 cents/foot to the latest megabuck craze. If that sounds best in your system, that's what you should use. I don't let the price determine what I think a component sounds like. Sometimes the cheaper solution is the best choice, sometimes not. Thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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