Wishihadklipsch Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Which would you rather have a pair of Quartets-A and a pair of Hersey-B running with A&B channel together or just one pair of Forte 2’s? not sure which Hersey they are. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Forte 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Forte II... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Definitely , a pair of Quartets-A and a pair of Hersey-B running with A&B channel together - more is better . 4 cabinets , 4 woofers including 2 ...12 inchers and 2 .....10 inchers , instead of only 2 ......12's woofers for the Forte II 4 identical midrange k-53 drivers instead of only 2 on the Forte II , Same-k-61 horns on the Quartet vs the Forte II - 4 Horns in 2 ;pairs instead of only 2 for the Forte II 4 tweeters , instead of 2 , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I never understood the desire to run multiple speakers playing the same channel signals. Yes, you can achieve higher SPL, but you are introducing other issues. Correct stereo imaging depends on the amplitude, phase/timing, and directional information coming from each channel arriving at your ear without losing that information or adding anything to it. This will allow your ear/brain system to properly process it and turn it into a stereo image in your head. In turn, this allows you to locate sounds between the speakers that are a reasonable reproduction of what was captured by the microphone or created at the mixing console. Ideally, this means there should only be one early arrival of the sound of each channel at each ear. This is one reason why people treat their rooms to eliminate the early reflections. However, when you add more speakers reproducing the same channel you are now intentionally adding multiple early arrivals at each ear. This causes confusion for the ear/brain system and can muddy or destroy the imaging. Another downside to having multiple speakers per channel is that there will be interference between them depending on the distance between them and the frequencies being reproduced (a.k.a. comb filtering). Peaks and dips can be present at different locations. If you want higher SPL, just get a more capable pair of speakers. In case you haven't guessed by now, I'd recommend just one pair of Forte II. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Prefer 2 channel stereo. Use speaker a/b switch if 2 pair hooked to switch between, so can use to listen to different Klipsch models. Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Yes, Forte II. Play around with placement in your room, it will be worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I didn't elaborate. Same footprint on all three pairs. Forte II has better bass than the others and a better midrange horn. Pricing might come into play, is the forte the price of the Heresys and the Quartets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 ALL three together... 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishihadklipsch Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Ok Thanks for all input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 For purity, Forte II. If you want to experiment, you could try a Halfer type circuit. If the front speakers are the same type as one another and the rear are also the same type as each other, but can be different than the fronts you could use a Halfer type of circuit. I've heard that a few solid state amps don't like this arrangement. Google it. If the rear speakers are less sensitive ( less "efficient")move them closer to the listeners. If they are more sensitive, move them back, away from the listeners. Since the rears are coming at you from a different location, with a different acoustical surround, and hitting the back of your outer ears, even identical speakers would sound different. Works best with recordings with just a few, rather distant mics (e.g., with 2 mics 10 or more feet above a symphony orchestra, rather with a mic crammed down the throat of every horn. I had this set-up in the early '70s, and was the envy of my peers. Very immersive. **If it doesn't work, you could move the extra speakers to a different room, or sell them, or if you have PLII on your preamp or receiver, try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 ...I was so poor I had to do the Hafler circuit with only one speaker, a Minimus 7. To the OP, if the price is right try them all and sell off what you don’t like. As another member here put it, they are free rent at the right price. Forte 2 is a game changer if you have never heard them. Quartets are impressive for their size. But Heresys are unique too. You need to hear them all in your own space. And then buy something bigger when the opportunity presents itself, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Forte II for me. No question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I would pick any of them but only use one pair at a time unless I was using one pair as surround speakers independent from the other pair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Chorus I 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, methylenedioxymethamphetam said: Chorus I BTW, nice CZ-75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 20 minutes ago, Marvel said: BTW, nice CZ-75 Thanks. TS 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Let's just say what is really going to happen here. Buy the Forte IIs. Before you even hook them up buy new crossovers and tweeters. Then three of four amps. Fast forward a year or so and he will have the Quartets and Heresys in addition to the Fortes. Then a year or so later K Horns and Cornwalls. Eventually he will need a larger house, the wife and kids will leave and he will live with his 72 pairs of speakers. But he will fit right in around here. 😁 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: Let's just say what is really going to happen here. Buy the Forte IIs. Before you even hook them up buy new crossovers and tweeters. Then three of four amps. Fast forward a year or so and he will have the Quartets and Heresys in addition to the Fortes. Then a year or so later K Horns and Cornwalls. Eventually he will need a larger house, the wife and kids will leave and he will live with his 72 pairs of speakers. But he will fit right in around here. 😁 Unfortunately, that’s one of the side effects of Klipsch speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 43 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: Let's just say what is really going to happen here. Buy the Forte IIs. Before you even hook them up buy new crossovers and tweeters. Then three of four amps. Fast forward a year or so and he will have the Quartets and Heresys in addition to the Fortes. Then a year or so later K Horns and Cornwalls. Eventually he will need a larger house, the wife and kids will leave and he will live with his 72 pairs of speakers. But he will fit right in around here. 😁 Blissful thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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