wvu80 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 On 11/12/2017 at 6:13 PM, Dave A said: I wish I could find prices as low as you are always talking about. For the past year and a half I have never seen Fortes or Chorus I's or II's or La Scalas for sale even close to your "average" prices in the middle Tennessee area. How do you generate your averages? Hi Dave. I like engaging in talks on valuating speakers and pricing, but everybody seemed to have their own opinion which meant everybody had a different idea. I started noting prices on a spreadsheet just for fun because my memory is so bad. I don't keep track of every Heritage out there, just the ones that come across my computer screen, usually from Klipsch forumites posting FS ads or deals they've found. To that end I have Craigslist, Ebay, Audiogon and a couple of on-line auction listings. I am happy to share my info with anybody who asks but I don't post it on-line so I don't interfere with forum members making a sale. -Dave PM with research tool sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkevind Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 I seem to have become addicted to looking for heritage Klipsch. Still have an itch to scratch with Heresy. They go quick on my local CL, but I noticed a pair of HIP-2 for sale. Will be taking a look at them tomorrow. I will probably put them in the garage assuming all goes well. Perhaps a fitting place for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkevind Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 I did the deed. I picked up a pair of HIP-2, from 1985. A little rough on the outside, but nothing paint wouldn't fix. Frankly my dear, I don't care and do not plan to paint them. They have "patina". They are in the garage now and IMO the look suits the space just fine Even just sitting on the floor in the garage they sound much better to me than the Polk Audio T50. I have them crossed over at 80hz, and they work really well that way, with my old Outlaw LFM-1 taking care of the low stuff. Honestly they sound better than expected since I assumed they are basically intended for cheap-ish PA use. The lively sound is so much better in the garage now, and blends well with the little r-14m's I have on the wall in the back. I took the gamble on them for the fun of the hobby, love to experience new-to-me/different speakers. These will be staying around in the garage for sure. I will be finding something to place the HIP-2 on or using an on wall shelf / mount to lift them off the floor and out of the way. The T50 is the cheapest Polk tower - great for the money (when they're on sale like they are now, I bought them last year during the 50% sales), easy to listen to but a bit too sedate if you have a taste/ear for Klipsch sound. Might be good for chill bedroom tunes, and they have a small footprint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted November 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 30, 2017 Congratulations!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkevind Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 6 minutes ago, dtel's wife said: Congratulations!!!! Hah thank you! Originally I was looking for Heresy for the office, which thankfully turned into Forte II's. The Forte II's are now my favorite speakers in the house. But that didn't stop me from monitoring craigslist. I don't need anymore speakers. But I do. Happy to expand my collection with the HIP-2. Never thought I'd have so many Klipsch speakers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswhotakesphotos Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Nicely done! I've also made my way into heritage with industrial Heresies, mine are KP-201. I probably created a similar story for someone else when I got them, I happened to see the listing within an hour or two of when it went up and contacted right away. The guy had them for $200, I didn't even bother trying to get him to go lower. When I got there the next day (wasn't letting that one sit) he told me he'd heard from a few other people by then, including a guy visiting from Texas (I live in NJ) who wanted to take them back with him. I wondered on the drive back if I really needed to spend $200 on more speakers, I had already gone from F20 to RP-280F. They're my favorite speakers now though, I don't think I'll ever get rid of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rah Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 10:02 AM, bkevind said: I did the deed. I picked up a pair of HIP-2, from 1985. A little rough on the outside, but nothing paint wouldn't fix. Frankly my dear, I don't care and do not plan to paint them. They have "patina". Oh, so that's what it is, "patina". I'll remember that if I should ever sell my Chorus II's. (All I know is they had a rough life before I came to their rescue) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 12/5/2017 at 5:09 PM, rah said: Oh, so that's what it is, "patina". I'll remember that if I should ever sell my Chorus II's. (All I know is they had a rough life before I came to their rescue) That's a real shame. Do you have "after" pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rah Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Haven't done anything to the cabinets, will let the "patina" remain for now, these are my office speakers. I only paid $350 for them, but did buy new grills from Klipsch that you see in the pics because the originals were trash. That helped a bit. Did maybe overpay for a pair of Quartets for the house, but those are in mint condition. (Funny that spellcheck here wants to replace "Klipsch" with "Lipstick") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 15 minutes ago, rah said: but did buy new grills from Klipsch that you see in the pics Klipsch sells new Chorus II grills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rah Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Don't know about now, they did when I bought them from Klipsch about 4 years ago, cost about $116 shipped for the pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I was still able to buy Heresy II grills about 6 years ago but they said they might be the last pair. It doesn't hurt to ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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