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No worries, just thought I would check!

It's been a while, but is this still for sale? And if so, would you be willing to ship?

Thank you for the advice! I will definitely take some of those into consideration when building the room. I'll take a look at some of those posts as well. I definitely want to do as much research as possible before putting it all together to make sure I'm doing all I can to get the best sound out of them.

Yes, this is also part of the problem. On the right side of the room, it is sealed well. On the left side, you'll notice the trim coming down from the sliding doors to the deck. That piece of trim is just a little too close to the wall that the speaker is resting in so that it sticks out and causes a not air tight seal on that corner. I'm not real concerned about it for now. Hopefully i'll be able to finish the basement room in the next year or so.

I could, but not if I want to stay married . I am not in the least concerned about the bass. I know they have it, and I know why I don't get it right now. The basement room has always been planned as a library / listening room. And even before I bought the Khorns I had started designing the layout of the room for the day that I would own them. It's not going to be an all out listening room, because it has to be the library too, but a lot of thought will go into making sure I can get it as close as possible to what I'm looking for.

Yes, after reading so much about them over the years I knew that I was going to be missing a lot of bass. The first song I played was take five by Dave Brubeck Quartet. It's one that I know very well. And one that accentuates the mids very well. I was definitely not disappointed with the midrange in that song. I really do need to get them hooked up to some different amplification though, in order for me to compare them better against the other speakers that I have had that were Klipsch. I've always listen to my other ones through older vintage receivers so I would like to do the same with these. The longwall definitely does not work in this room. The room goes back about 25 feet into a separate room so I wouldn't have anywhere to sit to actually listen to them.

Posted a short (which turned out to be long) review and a couple of pictures in the 2 channel audio forum about these speakers, as requested.

So I said I'd start a thread, so here it is. Last weekend I purchased a pair of Klipschorns in the garage sale forum (from silversport), local here in Chicago. I thought I'd post a couple pictures (as requested) and give some thoughts (also as requested!). I currently own now the Klipschorns, Cornwalls, and the RF-3 surround set up (fronts, center, surrounds, and went with the 15 inch sub). I have also owned quartets for a couple of years in the past and spent a couple good weeks with my friend's forte's (I tried them out for a few weeks before giving them to him as a wedding present). So that gives you an idea of where I am coming from. First off, my room is less than less than ideal. I am building a room in my basement currently, but the Klipschorns put a big dent in the budget for that room, so not sure when it will be finished. So for now I have them in my family room. They are not hooked up to anything good, really either. I have them hooked up to a Denon AVR received that I bought a couple of years ago to start my SACD listening. I didn't have anything back then that had the separate hookups for each channel, so I needed one. I hope to get my Marantz 1060 back over here to hook up to them, but a friend is currently borrowing it. Have to find something for him to purchase first before I can do that. So anyways, my initial thoughts. They are everything I had ever heard they would be in the high end and midrange. Certainly exceptionally sweet. Definitely the best of all of the Klipsch or any other speakers that I have ever owned in this regard. The main thing that really jumped out at me was the imaging, or whatever people call it. The separation from instruments is amazing. The singer sounds like they are standing 10 feet in front of me. I can tell exactly where people were playing their instruments, and can pick them out with ease. I know this is a finicky thing with Klipschorns, but the way my room is set up must be ideal for the placement. I believe I'm about half as far away (where I'm stitting) as the length of the wall that they are on, and I have heard that is pretty close to what you want from Klipschorns. The place where I have issues is the bass. Which is no surprise whatsoever. They are not in ideal corners, as you can see from the pictures. I knew that this would be an issue coming in, and I'm not fazed by it. When I turn up the bass on the EQ it helps. Usually I'm keeping it pretty flat on recently recorded music, but on the classical music (which I listen to alot), I have to turn it up a bit, as the recordings were recorded that way, and the lack of bass from the speaker makes it worse. I will say that the bass is also unlike bass I have ever heard from a speaker, which is what I was also told to expect. I actually like it quite a bit. The bass is not punchy like a kick drum, but when you listen for it, it's totally there. I listen to it and think, "hmm, I'm not hearing much bass", and then I listen closer and say to myself "actually, I really do hear it." And it's really cool, to be honest. It seems that I like this type of bass quite a bit more than like a normal woofer, at least for certain types of music. Most of the music I listen to is either classical, jazz, or folky type stuff, and it really fits with that music well. Considering hooking up my KSW-15 to complement these, as it is not in use at the moment. Any suggestions on that? Or not a good idea? So anyway, I love them! Wouldn't give them back if I was offered double what I paid. They were a speaker I have been dreaming of owning for years, and I'm not disappointed, even with the room hurting them. When I first set them up I thought my wife would make me move them out of this room. She's like, "they're gigantic!" I told her to let them sit for a few days and see after she adjusts. And she told me the other night that she kind of actually likes them in there. Now I just have to find a way to move the T.V. and equipment rack to a more ideal location. So, that's the story I guess. I'll post a few pictures here so you can see the room and the pictures. Oh and Bill, we're definitely taking those sliders off the bottom. The white is just too visible, definitely contrasts too much. Anyone have suggestions for what to put on the bottom so that they can slide a little, but not be obtrusive? Just some felt stickies or something? So, see the pictures. Any suggestions or questions are definitely requested. Edit: Oh ya, sorry about the mess. Dang kids always getting their toys in the way!

Thanks, Bill. Super excited here. I'll be placing them upstairs for now where I don't really have two good corners, as I am in the process of building a library / listening room in the basement. So when that is complete, downstairs they will go, where I will be building the rooms specifically to get the best sound out of these! I'll post some pictures when I get them up and running. After I decide which bad corners are the best for the current purposes, of course.

There's a couple people in line in front of me, so he's going to get back to me tomorrow. Crossing my fingers. Thought about holding my breath, but holding it that long might be detrimental to my health.

Thanks! Lurked for a long time before finally creating an account, and have purchased a few things off through the forum since I joined. These have been my dream speakers since I was a kid, so I'm super excited to own a pair. Been working on the wife for the past few weeks since these were originally offered, and finally came to an agreement for her to let me purchase these. The hoops you have to jump through to spend your own money, I swear!

Sending PM with intent to purchase!

Mark, Just a bit of advice due to some recent knowledge that I gained. I run klipsch quartets (very similar to forte's) and love them. My dad loves them too. So much that he wanted me to search for a pair. I finally found a set up in the suburbs of Chicago for 300 along with a center channel speaker. I went and bought them, and brought them over to my dads. Before we brought them over to my dad's we hooked them up in my house and did A and B testing between his and mine. They're identical except for I have the upgraded Crite's tweeters. They sounded the same, more or less. Both very good. However, after installing them in his house he gets very little bass out of them. I have a normal room which opens up into a larger room, but only the 8 foot ceilings. He has cathedral ceilings in his room. In addition to that though, he's using a newer Denon AVR. He was having issues with the lackluster bass he was getting out of them. So anyway I brought over an extra vintage Marantz and we hooked that up and it made a world of difference. I notice the same things with my RF3-II's that are hooked up to my Denon AVR for movies. The amp doesn't have the lower end extension that other amps do. I don't think it's the vintage, I just think maybe it's the way the amp was made. A more modern stereo amp may have the same better bass. I only say this as a word of caution. I live in Rockford too, so if you ever would like to try the quartets out in your room with your amp, I am not opposed to bringing them over someday, if that interests you. Rooms and amps play a big difference in the sound you'll get, so I'm just giving a word of advice when it comes to listening to a pair of speakers somewhere, it may not sound the same at your place. Thanks, Matt

Sending PM on the Thorens

I did agree to buy them. I'm driving in on Saturday morning to pick them up.