Chorus II vs. Forte II (a small review)

[gotoma8]

On 11/17/2022 at 6:53 PM, geoff. said:

 

As it stands I would NEVER have sold my Chorus 2s had I not found a pair of KP-301s.

 

What's the difference between the two?

[OO1]

1 hour ago, gotoma8 said:

One can make the box appear "bigger" to the driver by adding some stuffing 

klipsch dont use stuffing 

[gotoma8]

14 hours ago, OO1 said:

klipsch dont use stuffing 

That is correct, but that doesn't mean you can't do it yourself if you think the Chorus 2's cabinets are too small.

[OO1]

2 hours ago, gotoma8 said:

That is correct, but that doesn't mean you can't do it yourself if you think the Chorus 2's cabinets are too small.

the cabs arent too small , as a matter of fact , they are perfect    , no foam or stuffing needed  whatsoever or klipsch would have used it without any hesitation  ,  klipsch do use foam and padding in various  speakers   but not the Chorus or it's derivatives  ,  now for the good stuff  , Chorus 1-2 are rated at 100  wpc   , well ,  the reality ......200 wpc  . 

[gotoma8]

28 minutes ago, OO1 said:

the cabs arent too small , as a matter of fact , they are perfect    , no foam or stuffing needed  whatsoever or klipsch would have used it without any hesitation  ,  klipsch do use foam and padding in various  speakers   but not the Chorus or it's derivatives  ,  now for the good stuff  , Chorus 1-2 are rated at 100  wpc   , well ,  the reality ......200 wpc  . 

Well, I was just commenting on a post that said the Chorus 2's cabinets were too small, so, it was just my suggestion to make it bigger by adding stuffing.  Also, the Chorus and Fortes (both gen II) use two pieces of light sponge like foam pieces inside each cabinet, stapled to the internal sides and top/bottom.  Not enough to cover the whole top, bottom and sides though.

[billybob]

At least it gives some conversation.

In the Doldrums... dog day's of summer.

[OO1]

1 hour ago, gotoma8 said:

 two pieces of light sponge like foam pieces inside each cabinet, stapled to the internal sides and top/bottom.  

right , klipsch  add a thin  layer of acoustic foam  to dampen the wood cabinet  , some speakers   only have 1..... U  shaped piece of foam  ,   klipsch 's minimal use of acoustic foam  is by  design  

[gotoma8]

27 minutes ago, OO1 said:

right , klipsch  add a thin  layer of acoustic foam  to dampen the wood cabinet  , some speakers   only have 1..... U  shaped piece of foam  ,   klipsch 's minimal use of acoustic foam  is by  design  

Yep, agreed.  I did, on my Chorus 2s, dampened the horns, driver's frame, the cabinets and added acoustic foam as well, but no stuffing.  To me, the results were a bit for focus, tighter bass and cymbals, etc., but lets of that "hall" sound, less open I guess.  But deeper bass.  At least that's what my brain says.

[the real Duke Spinner]

On 8/10/2023 at 10:49 AM, gotoma8 said:

That is correct, but that doesn't mean you can't do it yourself if you think the Chorus 2's cabinets are too small.

Presumably PWK had some modicum of knowledge when he designed this Product