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jayce996

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Hi everyone, 

I've tried recently some old Klipsch Chorus 2 speakers, they sound really great but are a little too big for the room and are not in the right wood for my wife, so she didn't wanted it, she love the Klipsch Heresy look.

So I have had the crazy idea to build my own speakers based on the design and look of the Klipsch Forte speakers which are a little bit smaller than the Klipsch Chorus and would fit perfectly in my room.
Because buying the Klipsch FORTE is more than 5000€ in France which is way too expensive for me.

If we imagine building this speaker based on the dimensions of the Klipsch Forte, what would be your ideas/proposal for building them? At the end this could be an enhanced version "home made" of the FORTE.
- the speaker can be an active one as i have a Beringher 2496 DSP waiting to be used and dedicated power amps associated with my EMOTIVA XMC1 Pre-amp.
- budget max including wood and speakers is 2000€
- no constrain on technology used, speaker horn, push pull, ...

I've good skills in woodworking, electronics & quite handy, so i'm good to go.
What would be your ideas?

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One does not simply build Fortes and call them better, tweaks inside the cabinet and even the exact positioning of the passive radiator is very important, and I don't think you can reproduce both.  The midrange horn is magical and the crossover is very good.  You're not going to improve on them with a homemade design.  

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I know you said there to big for the room but what if you had someone re-veneer them in a wood your wife would love and look good in the room , it might make a better fit in the room ?..... just an idea the wouldn't change the sound

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