Jbruno Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Greetings all! New to the forum, been lurking for a little while. Definitely not new to Klipsch though. My first Klipsch moment was when I was 14 years old, late 70's early 80's. My neighbor and I were as into stereo gear as much as one could be at that age. He was 16 and could drive so we would occasionally visit the local stereo shop. One day we were in there just BSing with the guys, and the one salesman takes us into the 'high end' room and tells us to have a seat. He put on the master disc of Styx, Come Sail Away on and played it for us over a set of Khorns. I've been hooked on the Klipsch sound ever since! On a limited budget through HS & College, made things work with buying trade ins to upgrade. Had a pretty decent system, solid Yamaha receiver, Nakamichi Cassette deck, and a B&O Turntable running some Boston Acoustic speakers. Finally got my first set of Klipsch years ago, a basic set of KG 2.5s, space constraints! Added some rear surrounds and a center and was off and running. Just pulled the trigger on a set of RP-280f during this last sale. Great upgrade and not to big for the wife. Still want to get those heritage speakers though..... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Welcome to the forum! Most start off their Heritage venture by buying used. Most times you can find used Heritage at prices comparable to some of the other series new prices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Great to have you here! Just jump into the fire with both feet and get the Khorns that hooked you in the first place because if you don't, they're always going to be on the radar and you will purchase a lot of things until you get there. Ok, maybe that's just me but I'm quite certain that my quest won't end until I have a set of horn loaded bass bins and I could have purchased or built a couple by now and had change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbruno Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Would love to grab some horns, just don't have the corners to use them in properly. Think the goal will be to find some Lascalas when I do my basement. I plan on making it a HT and dedicated listening room. I always look on CL for them, just a matter of making the right find when I'm ready. Pretty sure I can learn what to look for here; good and bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedcrankcammer Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Would love to grab some horns, just don't have the corners to use them in properly. Think the goal will be to find some Lascalas when I do my basement. I plan on making it a HT and dedicated listening room. I always look on CL for them, just a matter of making the right find when I'm ready. Pretty sure I can learn what to look for here; good and bad welcome! Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Greetings all! New to the forum, been lurking for a little while. Definitely not new to Klipsch though. My first Klipsch moment was when I was 14 years old, late 70's early 80's. My neighbor and I were as into stereo gear as much as one could be at that age. He was 16 and could drive so we would occasionally visit the local stereo shop. One day we were in there just BSing with the guys, and the one salesman takes us into the 'high end' room and tells us to have a seat. He put on the master disc of Styx, Come Sail Away on and played it for us over a set of Khorns. I've been hooked on the Klipsch sound ever since! On a limited budget through HS & College, made things work with buying trade ins to upgrade. Had a pretty decent system, solid Yamaha receiver, Nakamichi Cassette deck, and a B&O Turntable running some Boston Acoustic speakers. Finally got my first set of Klipsch years ago, a basic set of KG 2.5s, space constraints! Added some rear surrounds and a center and was off and running. Just pulled the trigger on a set of RP-280f during this last sale. Great upgrade and not to big for the wife. Still want to get those heritage speakers though..... Welcome Jbruno….great first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Welcome to the forum! Most start off their Heritage venture by buying used. Most times you can find used Heritage at prices comparable to some of the other series new prices. Yep, purchased my first set of Klipsch Heresies off of CL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 And welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007nco Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Welcome, great story too. Been a ton of good advice on here while I try and catch up from a 20 year hiatus from Hi Fi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajgale1975 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy Kirk Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Welcome aboard! I dig your enthusiasm. One bit of advice (in the form of a maxim or truism): When it comes to Klipsch, bigger is better than smaller and older is better than newer. Since old big things can cost a lot of money, make your move sooner rather than later. A pair of vintage Klipschorns, LaScalas, Cornwalls, Heresy's, etc that you can barely afford today will be totally out of your price range in 10 or 15 years. Klipsch - especially the Heritage series - appreciate in value like all works of fine art. Ask anybody here if they've ever bought a pair of Klipsch "too soon". I'd bet that 100% of us would say "too late, more like it!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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