Cadmobile500 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I currently have forte 2 for mains and a svs prime center. I was thinking about picking up a klipsch academy center. I had one before but it had a bad woofer so i got rid of it quickly. I found a functioning acadamy with the same mods as my forte 2.(crites tweeter and cap upgrade). Timber match is not super critical to me except when listening to 5.1 music concerts and the svs sounds ok for movies but not good at all for music. Is it worth the $400 to upgrade back to the academy? How does the dialog sound compared to the svs? I bought the svs thinking it would be a decent match because it's a 3 way and it has a wide dispersion. Dispersion is not a critical factor for me since me and my wife sit about 10 feet directly in front of the front lcr. I did not have my last academy long enough to listen critically since the buzz drove me nuts. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 The better matched center speaker would be another 3-way Klipsch speaker like a third Forte, a Quartet, or a Heresy II/III. I used a Heresy II as a center for years, first with original Forte and then with KLF-30. However, if you can't accommodate a vertical center like those, then my next choice would be a KLF-C7. It's about the closest match for a horizontal center to the 3-way Klipsch towers that I've heard. The larger horn sounds better. It's not a perfect match for 3-way Klipsch towers, but it works. I owned an Academy for a short while when I had original Forte mains. I didn't think it was a good match. It sounded more like kg series to me. I traded it in for the Heresy II. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Cadmobile500 said: I currently have forte 2 for mains and a svs prime center. I was thinking about picking up a klipsch academy center. I had one before but it had a bad woofer so i got rid of it quickly. I found a functioning acadamy with the same mods as my forte 2.(crites tweeter and cap upgrade). Timber match is not super critical to me except when listening to 5.1 music concerts and the svs sounds ok for movies but not good at all for music. Is it worth the $400 to upgrade back to the academy? How does the dialog sound compared to the svs? I bought the svs thinking it would be a decent match because it's a 3 way and it has a wide dispersion. Dispersion is not a critical factor for me since me and my wife sit about 10 feet directly in front of the front lcr. I did not have my last academy long enough to listen critically since the buzz drove me nuts. Thanks in advance. A third Forte speaker would be your best option, just as MMurg suggested. I tried two different Academy’s in two different systems and didn’t care for it at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmobile500 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 I found a single kg4.2 for $75. How would this be for a center channel for the forte 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelt Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 $75 ain't that much coin, id pick it up and still look for another forte or a heresy, I used a rc3 for a center between fortes untill I found a more appropriate speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Cadmobile500 said: I found a single kg4.2 for $75. How would this be for a center channel for the forte 2. As I mentioned above, the reason I didn't think the Academy was a good match is because it sounded more like kg series, which does most match well with the 3-way Klipsch. So, an actual kg series speaker won't be a great match either. At that price, it might be worth a try. Perhaps you aren't as sensitive to mismatches as I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 18 hours ago, Cadmobile500 said: I currently have forte 2 for mains and a svs prime center. I was thinking about picking up a klipsch academy center. I had one before but it had a bad woofer so i got rid of it quickly. I found a functioning acadamy with the same mods as my forte 2.(crites tweeter and cap upgrade). Timber match is not super critical to me except when listening to 5.1 music concerts and the svs sounds ok for movies but not good at all for music. Is it worth the $400 to upgrade back to the academy? How does the dialog sound compared to the svs? I bought the svs thinking it would be a decent match because it's a 3 way and it has a wide dispersion. Dispersion is not a critical factor for me since me and my wife sit about 10 feet directly in front of the front lcr. I did not have my last academy long enough to listen critically since the buzz drove me nuts. Thanks in advance. Couple items of note: It's spelled timbre and pronounced like tamber (rhymes with camber). I had an Academy with Heresy mains and hated it. Once I added another Heresy as a center, then everything was perfect. I'd never spend $400 on an Academy when you could buy a pair of forte I or Heresy and sell one of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmobile500 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 I think I'm just gonna diy a center with k75k tweeter and k53k mid and forte crossover. Seems like the are alot of klipsch parts on ebay. What would be a decent 6" woofer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 4 hours ago, Cadmobile500 said: I think I'm just gonna diy a center with k75k tweeter and k53k mid and forte crossover. Seems like the are alot of klipsch parts on ebay. What would be a decent 6" woofer? Why go through all that work when you could just get a Heresy and use that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmobile500 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, wuzzzer said: Why go through all that work when you could just get a Heresy and use that? Find me a single herressy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 13 minutes ago, Cadmobile500 said: Find me a single herressy. Singles do pop up from time to time. I found several single Belle Klipsch for sale when I was looking for one for a center speaker. Check HiFi Shark periodically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmobile500 Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Wife and I built our own subwoofer. Center could be a fun project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, Cadmobile500 said: Find me a single herressy. I bought a pair for $350 and sold one for $175. Sold it within a few days of listing it on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmobile500 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Found a single forte 1 for sale local for $200. Should I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMurg Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 minutes ago, Cadmobile500 said: Found a single forte 1 for sale local for $200. Should I? Why not? I think that will work well for a center for Forte II if you have the room for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmobile500 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Should fit fine if I move the av rack over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, Cadmobile500 said: Found a single forte 1 for sale local for $200. Should I? Absolutely!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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