Zorro0921 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I just inhiereted a pair of H-WR-12 Heresey speakers and they appear to be in near mint condition. Can anyone tell me anything about these and how much they are worth? I still have the boxes they came in too! One owner, my stepdad. Serial numbers 8L246 + 8L247. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Very nice. I believe the L in your serial number means 1973. WR might mean Walnut Raw for the original finish. I believe value might be $4-600.00 but I haven’t kept up in selling prices (not asking prices cuz those are crazier) if recent times good luck Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro0921 Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 just curious why you say 1973. Everywhere i read about these they are saying 1960+- and some show sold for up to 2800.00 for a matched pair. Why does L mean 1973, is there somewher i can look them up to be sure?. I am a newbie to all this so i can officially say i accept all info as learning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/161759-klipsch-heritage-codes/ That link will give you all the info you want as far as manufacture date, etc. silversport is spot on as far as value range. There’s tons of vintage Heresys for sale out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Yes, @silversport...said not keeping up with prices. He likely used a link to find year... @Zorro0921... Ask the Historian another place here. More pics of speakers will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro0921 Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 What do you mean by "ask the Historian another place here"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, wuzzzer said: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/161759-klipsch-heritage-codes/ That link will give you all the info you want as far as manufacture date, etc. silversport is spot on as far as value range. There’s tons of vintage Heresys for sale out there. Disagree. Put those up for "market price determination" (read: auction) showing the condition AND the OG boxes and that 400-600 figure will get lapped several times over, especially during Holiday or tax refund seasons, IF this is all in near mint condition. These aren't "normal used Heresys" at least from what we can see, and prices are much much higher than they were years ago. It's probably true that with more "rash" and no boxes (IOW, just an old pair of Heresys) then that sub 1K number would be correct, but these aren't just normal used Heresys they are in too good of shape (at least with what info has been given here). I'd be curious what the boxes and rest of the cabs look like too.... If all those are worth on the open market is $600 I would never let them out of the stable. Too good for that money..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Zorro0921 said: What do you mean by "ask the Historian another place here"? Here: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/forum/115-ask-the-historian/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbeefheart Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1962-1983 Letter format A=62 F=67 K=72 R=77 X=82 B=63 G=68 L=73 S=78 Y=83 C=64 H=69 M=74 T=79 D=65 I=70 N=75 U=80 E=66 J=71 P=76 W=81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Yes, regarding the Historian. Can help with certain information. Not all info. Pics will be necessary of course, whether you use an auction site or not. If you want an opinion on condition, it will help. Anyway, good luck with sale. Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro0921 Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Audible Nectar said: Disagree. Put those up for "market price determination" (read: auction) showing the condition AND the OG boxes and that 400-600 figure will get lapped several times over, especially during Holiday or tax refund seasons, IF this is all in near mint condition. These aren't "normal used Heresys" at least from what we can see, and prices are much much higher than they were years ago. It's probably true that with more "rash" and no boxes (IOW, just an old pair of Heresys) then that sub 1K number would be correct, but these aren't just normal used Heresys they are in too good of shape (at least with what info has been given here). I'd be curious what the boxes and rest of the cabs look like too.... If all those are worth on the open market is $600 I would never let them out of the stable. Too good for that money..... I have some picture if this will help figure things out. The pictures file names include the serial numbers so you can tell which are of which speaker. So 5 that are 8L246... are one speaker and *8L247 are the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 37 minutes ago, Zorro0921 said: So 5 that are 8L246... are one speaker and *8L247 are the other ok , so the speakers are in great shape - -the badges are positioned incorrectly -the Drivers woofer-midrange-tweeter all have Alnico magnets , they should sound ok , -bass can be improved with a newer woofer for the Heresy speakers and the older capacitors can be upgraded with new klipsch capacitors , -grilles look to be stapled so non-removable - -overall a beautiful pair of Heresy speakers , and yes value is 5-6-700$ , Ebay seems to fetch the highest selling prices , but you have fees to pay . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn3 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 @Zorro0921 -- i'll reply with basically the same info i posted in your other thread. those are heresy I speakers. as noted above, "L" means 1973. the "WR" means walnut raw. those look quite nice -- based on the market in my area, i would pay up to about $700 for them without thinking twice. you can certainly find people asking more than that for them (don't know if they actually get it). the only "issue" is that the badge is missing off the back of the mid-range driver -- probably insignificant. i have '75 heresys -- they sound fabulous with the alnico drivers. to sound their best, they do need to be very close to the wall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Post up a location please. If you're close enough we should talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn3 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 FYI - they're on Facebook marketplace for $1200: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/439740334908700/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 4 hours ago, jcn3 said: FYI - they're on Facebook marketplace for $1200: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/439740334908700/ Cool... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Nothing special other than condition and cartons. The woofers are chincy in these old models and not capable of todays power output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn3 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Frzninvt said: Nothing special other than condition and cartons. The woofers are chincy in these old models and not capable of todays power output. Are you assuming they're K-22 alnico woofers? If so, I really like mine. Of course, I'm only using a 10 watt amp and don't blow the roof off volume-wise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 12 hours ago, jcn3 said: FYI - they're on Facebook marketplace for $1200: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/439740334908700/ They were at $2500. 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwjones Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 If you don't ask for it, you can't get it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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