Forte III upgrade?

[glennconti]

Please rate the various Forte iterations. I’m trying to decide whether or not to upgrade from my Forte 3s to Forte 4s via the $399 kit. (X 2).  Scale of 1 to 10. For example:

 

I  6

II  6.5

III 7

IV 8.2

[jcn3]

On 7/8/2024 at 8:10 AM, glennconti said:

Please rate the various Forte iterations. I’m trying to decide whether or not to upgrade from my Forte 3s to Forte 4s via the $399 kit. (X 2).  Scale of 1 to 10. For example:

 

I  6

II  6.5

III 7

IV 8.2

 

i don't own fortes but if you do a search on the upgrade, i think you'll find that people thought it was a bargain and a no-brainer (assuming you like your forte iii).  there's no cheaper way to get a forte iv.

[John Chi-town]

The most significant change to the forte IV over the III are the steep slope crossovers.  I owned forte II for almost 30 years, they now belong to a forum member.  I have found my forever speaker in the IV.  I have heard III's in the wild.  The IV is more refined, with deeper/tighter bass.  I think you would be happy with the upgrade.  

 

[Deang]

The III also had steep slope networks. 
 

The III and IV use different midrange drivers. The horn may be different too. 

[OO1]

the Midrange horn of the Forte III -IV are identical  , the Forte IV kit will reuse the Forte III horn with a new MF driver .

[jcn3]

according to the link below, the kit includes new crossover, new tweeter, new mid-driver, and two terminals (whatever that is).

 

https://support.klipsch.com/hc/en-us/articles/10919293829780-Forte-IV-upgrade-kit-instructions

[Schu]

On 7/8/2024 at 5:10 AM, glennconti said:

Please rate the various Forte iterations. I’m trying to decide whether or not to upgrade from my Forte 3s to Forte 4s via the $399 kit. (X 2).  Scale of 1 to 10. For example:

 

I    5

II   5

III  5

IV 5.5

agreed...

[jcn3]

okay -- so on a scale of 1-10, you guys say that a forte (v I-III) is a 5 and a forte iv is a 5.5?  so then, you guys are saying the upgrade isn't worth it?

[Tom05]

6 hours ago, jcn3 said:

okay -- so on a scale of 1-10, you guys say that a forte (v I-III) is a 5 and a forte iv is a 5.5?  so then, you guys are saying the upgrade isn't worth it?

I get your point. The  5 to 5.5 range doesn’t do Forte justice  . We’re not talking Bose cubes here. Most believe that the upgrade kit is “worth it” .

[Mike_S]

For the price of the kit, why would you not do it?  Think it's worth it just for the XO.