CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 they are EXTREMELY beautiful... will wait for the secondary market. are they MDF or Baltic Birch? Looks like birch in the picture of the one in production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TasDom Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 they are EXTREMELY beautiful... will wait for the secondary market. are they MDF or Baltic Birch? Looks like birch in the picture of the one in production. Looks like MDF in the specs you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 they are EXTREMELY beautiful... will wait for the secondary market. are they MDF or Baltic Birch? Looks like birch in the picture of the one in production. Looks like MDF in the specs you posted You are correct. The spec says MDF yet the pictures shows what appears to be a knot on the inside of one of the cabinet walls. We need clarification! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaSHO Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) From the pictures I have seen, their (Klipsch) veneer'd MDF is veneer on both sides. Edited April 5, 2016 by yamahaSHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 they are EXTREMELY beautiful... will wait for the secondary market. are they MDF or Baltic Birch? Looks like birch in the picture of the one in production. Looks like MDF in the specs you posted You are correct. The spec says MDF yet the pictures shows what appears to be a knot on the inside of one of the cabinet walls. We need clarification! would that not be the veneer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 would that not be the veneer? I didn't';t realize they veneered the outside AND inside of the cabinet if that's what you're saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) I guess I missed the picture showing insides. edit: ah, scroll down. probably an old stock photo that they've modified for this product page, not expecting the Klipsch Nerd Association of America to nitpick. Edited April 5, 2016 by Thaddeus Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaSHO Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) From the pictures I have seen, their (Klipsch) veneer'd MDF is veneer on both sides. Edited April 5, 2016 by yamahaSHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 From the pictures I have seen, they're veneer'd MDF is veneer on both sides. those aren't Heresy speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaSHO Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 You don't say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 the pictures you posted are RF-7II's, which are still plywood..no mdf. I saw the whole process in person just last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaSHO Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I guess I have to be completely specific here: They are RF-7's. They are MDF (NOT plywood) with Veneer on both sides. Much like how you can buy veneer'd MDF from the store, which is generally veneer on both sides. The pictures are to show that Klipsch is using double sided-veneer'd MDF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 the pictures you posted are RF-7II's, which are still plywood..no mdf. I saw the whole process in person just last year. I don't see any end grain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex L Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 they are truly breathtakingIn sound quality, or just looks? What is the sonic difference, if so, and how was it done? Well, I have Heresy IIIs, so I believe they are breathtaking acoustically ...but these are "just" an aesthetic upgrade. I was told "most" of them have already pre sold. Great news!!! Thank you for sharing with us Alex! If they just went on sale today, how could "most" of them be "pre-sold"? Not that I'd ever pay $3200 for Heresy III's... But that statement makes it sound like "most" of them won't be available to the public? Dealers took a lot of the stock and they're pre-sold through those channels as well. We have stock online, though. I'm just warning everyone that it's going to go fast I was told "most" of them have already pre sold. Great news!!! Thank you for sharing with us Alex! If they just went on sale today, how could "most" of them be "pre-sold"? Not that I'd ever pay $3200 for Heresy III's... But that statement makes it sound like "most" of them won't be available to the public? authorized dealers? Yes. they are EXTREMELY beautiful... will wait for the secondary market. are they MDF or Baltic Birch? MDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Oh and here is the blog I wrote for these beauties: LINK Also, would y'all be interested in a bunch of production photos that I have? The production photo on the 70th Anniversary Heresy III page is a legitimate shot of these speakers. Not one from years past. If you guys are interested, I'll edit a bunch of them and post them here and probably on our flickr account as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 the pictures you posted are RF-7II's, which are still plywood..no mdf. I saw the whole process in person just last year. I don't see any end grain. I'm never wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 the pictures you posted are RF-7II's, which are still plywood..no mdf. I saw the whole process in person just last year. I don't see any end grain. I'm never wrong. I forgot that small detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 quality built cabs will almost always be veneered front and back so the panels dont warp. they sell cheaper backer veneer for this purpose then more exotic expensive stuff can be put on the outside. at least this is from limited reading on veneer. i am veneering cabs that are already veneered. so i aint worry about warp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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