Indy_Cornwall Posted September 26, 2001 Share Posted September 26, 2001 What smaller Klipsch speakers could I use in place of Cornwall's. I have a space limitation and need smaller speakers. I know that my new ones will be Klipsch but am looking for suggestions for replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted September 26, 2001 Share Posted September 26, 2001 How constrained is the space? And, are you looking for new speakers, or would you consiter something like a used Chorus or Forte? The Reference or Synergy series are going to sound more different from your Cornwalls that some of the older, discontinued models (like Forte or Chorus) will sound. ------------------ Music is art Audio is engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy_Cornwall Posted September 26, 2001 Author Share Posted September 26, 2001 Chorus and Forte are similar to the size of the Cornwall. I need to get down the a smaller bookshelf size speaker. I want to get as close to the sound of the larger Klipsch lines that I can in a smaller footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted September 26, 2001 Share Posted September 26, 2001 Would you have space for a pair of Heresy and a subwoofer, or are you looking for something smaller than that? ------------------ Music is art Audio is engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy_Cornwall Posted September 27, 2001 Author Share Posted September 27, 2001 I forgot that the Heresy's were still available. They would be a good fit and are about as big as I can go. Have you heard the RB5's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted September 27, 2001 Share Posted September 27, 2001 Nope. I have not heard ANY of the reference line. You might get more folks chiming in here, particularly the part about comparing Heresy to RB5, if you post this in the 2 channel audio forum and the general questions forum. I have La Scalas, which have the same mid and high end as the Cornwall, and I think the Heresy compares very favorably to my Scalas. It doesn't have anything close to the same fleshing out in the lower midrange, but the basic "character" of the speakers is very similar. Certainly Heresy is more similar to Scala / Belle / KHorn sound than any other speaker I've heard. ------------------ Music is art Audio is engineering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S Posted September 27, 2001 Share Posted September 27, 2001 Having owned Klipschorns, LaScalas, Cornwalls and Heresy's at one time or another, I agree with Ray that the Heresy's maintain similar overall characteristics to the others. The main difference among all of them is in the bass. Mids and highs are very similar. I believe that the lack of bass is why some people feel that Heresy's are "bright" sounding. So if they are used alone, I feel that corner placement is almost a necessity for the Heresy's to meet their published bass limit and to not sound "bright". Freestanding in my room, they have a serious drop in output under 80hz. IMO if you use a sub, like I do, that becomes a bit of a non-issue, and you end up with a large percentage of the Heritage sound in a smaller, less expensive and easier to place package. Hope this helps. ------------------ L/C/R: Klipsch Heresy II Surround: Klipsch RS-3 Subwoofers: 2 HSU-VTF-2 Pre/Pro/Tuner: McIntosh MX-132 AMP: McIntosh MC-7205 DVD: McIntosh MVP-831 CD Transport: Pioneer PD-F908 100 Disc Changer Turntable: Denon DP-72L Cassette: Nakamichi BX-1 T.V. : Mitsubishi 55905 SAT/HDTV: RCA DTC-100 Surge Protector: Monster Power HTS-5000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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