losrobos Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi,i'm looking for advice on buying an amp/receiver setup for my heresy's(circa 1980).I'm currently running them on a Jvc RX-662VBK surround receiver and am not happy with the clarity at high volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 yup get rid of the jvc, and go shopping, rather auditioning, those heresies are great, and they deserve better than they are getting, but be aware, they are very revealing speakers, so they do demand good amplification or they will let you know they arent happy.... sony sounds like a boom box, yammy sounds like it is scratching at your ears, denon is good, hk good, alot depends on how much is in your budget, and how you will use them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 We need more info from you, including your budget and whether you want/have room for separate components or you want a minimum of clutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losrobos Posted September 4, 2004 Author Share Posted September 4, 2004 I will be using this setup for high volume rock playback,separates are not an issue and budget is flexible due to replacing tweeters,woofers already.i already have a sizeable amount invested in these speakers so i'd like to see them perform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 If you are blowing up Hereseys you are a party animal. You definitely need a new amp. But maybe bigger horns too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losrobos Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 Yes i do like it loud ,but I picked these up at a hockshop in '97 so I don't know how they were treated prior to that time.They,ve been run on some Audio Research separates and an older Denon integrated amp,but ran into too many problems with second hand stuff.The sound was infinitely better on either of these,but what I,m looking for is advice on separates to start with.It may take me awhile to finish ,but the music is all that matters.I,d even consider refurbished goods as long as they come from a reputable dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyoldsarge Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 ---------------- On 9/7/2004 8:37:53 AM losrobos wrote: Yes i do like it loud ,but I picked these up at a hockshop in '97 so I don't know how they were treated prior to that time.They,ve been run on some Audio Research separates and an older Denon integrated amp,but ran into too many problems with second hand stuff.The sound was infinitely better on either of these,but what I,m looking for is advice on separates to start with.It may take me awhile to finish ,but the music is all that matters.I,d even consider refurbished goods as long as they come from a reputable dealer ---------------- If you're mainly rocking at high volume, and can find one in good shape, I'd suggest 70's vintage Marantz SS receiver, maybe 2270 or above. Should be loads of bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losrobos Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 The story just keeps getting better.I just performed the tweeter mod from the upgrade section of the forum and they definitely have a more relaxed,but pleasing sound.But in the process of doing this I found that the only speakers that were true "Heresey" were the k55 squawker and the k77 tweets.The other mid is a k53 and the woofers are k24(Heresy 2).So I guess these could be called hybrids.So should I swap out one of the squawkers so they match,and if so,which one should I replace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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