jazzer Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Check out the review of a pair pf Forte 3's in the June issue of HI FI And Record Review.It is not exactly what i would call a rave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 1 hour ago, jazzer said: Check out the review of a pair pf Forte 3's in the June issue of HI FI And Record Review.It is not exactly what i would call a rave. Do you have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary p Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I'm listening to mine right now. They can eat shit. I think that's a British magazine. Pretentious assholes 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary p Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I'll gladly accept a demerit defending these speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary p Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 My wife is upstairs baking for a party tomorrow. I'm providing music. Dropping cds into a new rega apollo to a marantz PM8004 to forte 3s. Pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I agree with you gary, they are special. Shakey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary p Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Props to the chief. 👍✌️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 No link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twst Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 This might help: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xycqbzutjGtLW_iStpSCWZI6Vm6AZlBi/view?usp=drivesdk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzannucci Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Interesting, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wdecho Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 K-horns generally did not get fabulous reviews back in the day when there were many more rags reviewing products. Rags have a way of pushing their advertiser's products over others no matter what they say. With the proper amplifier one will be hard to get a better speaker than a K-horn. Forte owners enjoy your speakers for being one of the best out there for the money spent. Horns are more dynamic with more detail than most if not all conventional speakers. Music is dynamics and that is where Klipsch shines. I can remember when most all the rags were praising the AR-3's and I bought a pair following their advice. No dynamics with no live sound at all. I did not keep them very long. One should listen with their ears and not what others say with their words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Thanks for the link! Didn't seem like a bad review to me, he did recommend them with reservations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxlwson Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The whole review he seemed to dislike the speakers and the yestertech. Then at the end he's like "9/10". Going off that review, I wouldn't ever consider buying them. Hell, it would make me question Klipsch all together. It really does seem that the writer has an issue with "retro". He really calls that out in his introduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The review sounds typical of what the British think is good sound which is typically warmer with a laid back soundstage. While it did sound snobbish at times, I think the reviewer was honest in what he thought and commend him for liking it at the end. Klipsch speakers are for those that want realism and dynamics and that is what the takeaway is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS123 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Well, $4000 GB is $5300 US. As much as I loved the sound of the F3’s when I heard them, $5300 puts them in a whole other price category. As for the rest of the review, I think it underscores a point I made in another thread about the need for speakers to be initially auditioned from behind an opaque screen. Given his comments about horn’s and his prior knowledge of Klisch speakers it’s quite possible there was a fair amount of expectation bias at play. It would be fascinating to read audition notes when the reviewer doesn’t know if a speaker is a horn design, # of drivers, cabinet size, country of origin, cost, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, ODS123 said: Well, $4000 GB is $5300 US. As much as I loved the sound of the F3’s when I heard them, $5300 puts them in a whole other price category. As for the rest of the review, I think it underscores a point I made in another thread about the need for speakers to be initially auditioned from behind an opaque screen. Given his comments about horn’s and his prior knowledge of Klisch speakers it’s quite possible there was a fair amount of expectation bias at play. It would be fascinating to read audition notes when the reviewer doesn’t know if a speaker is a horn design, # of drivers, cabinet size, country of origin, cost, etc. I have a somewhat different opinion. If I didn't have a room that could support klipschorns, I can't think of another speaker up to 10K that I would take over the Forte III. And I have owned many that were at and above that price point. The FIII is that good to my ears. Shakey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebuy Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I thought the review was very bad. Very Negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twst Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The review gives the impression of a recessed midrange and missing details. Even if the reviewer likes the speaker in the end, claims like this will certainly kill some sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The review gives the impression of a recessed midrange and missing details. Even if the reviewer likes the speaker in the end, claims like this will certainly kill some sales.I think it also give the impression that the reviewer is biased. He is speaking out of both sides of his mouth.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twst Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 2 hours ago, baron167 said: I think it also give the impression that the reviewer is biased. He is speaking out of both sides of his mouth. This is very true. And besides, the review is just one mans subjective opinion. But some people base their purchases on these. I thought the lab-report was interesting tho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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