Bill H. Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Any one know if these are worth bidding On? Thinking about it........... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14993&item=3050118699 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Bill, My brother-in-law has a pair of these and you will be dissapointed if you expect them to sound as good as heresys or any similiar size klipsch for that matter. They're not bad but just not what we're accustomed to. I know someone on this forum has a pair but I can't remember who. Others have inquired in the past only to be persuaded to pass on them. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I believe Jim Cornell has a pair that he says sound good. Edit: I was mistaken Jim has a pair of Corals. FWIW a friend bought a pair some years ago and he thought they were wonderful but I recall that I was grossly underwhelmed by them. I wouldn't give you a dead carp for a truckload of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I own a pair of Pioneer HPM-100's which sound great. Completely different speakers from these, though. fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted October 5, 2003 Author Share Posted October 5, 2003 Lynnm, Gary, Fini - Thanks for the Honest, clear reviews.........I do beleive I'll pass. I reread the listing and noticed this time, they need work..... Thanks Again. Bill H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundthought Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Lynnm, you wouldn't give a dead carp for a truckload of them???? Wow. I might just for the drivers. Ha Ha Ha. Seriously though, I'm interested in hearing more comments about these speakers. As many here know, i'm a seventies mid-fi junkie. Big time. I have yet to experience any of the larger vintage Pioneer CS line. Being that I love my old Pioneer SS collection, i'm inevitably going to aquire a pair. You know...for the synergistic experience. It's just a matter of finding them at a justifiacle price. . .. Sigh... Listen to me. How sad... Like I need another set of speakers. Ha ha. Of course, without hesitation, that little audio bug screams into my ear, "You fool...you must have MORE!" It's tragic at best. What can I say? The dude abides. Regards, Terminally afflicted audioholic John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I am not really anti-Pioneer. I owned a pair of HPM-200's for over 20 years and enjoyed them immensely. They are not in the same league as my Klipschorns however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundthought Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Without a doubt, my friend. I have an old pair of CS-44s. They are nothing to write home about. Granted, they do have an attractive veneer. I wasn't able to really appreciate them until I modifed the box and changed out the drivers. Of course, then it ceased to be a CS-44 at that point. But, it's all good, none-the-less. Regards, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I'll bet if you re-do the crossovers they will sound pretty good. I've heard a later model with similar parts, the CS700R. You're SOL if you need a diaphragm though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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