@mrdecibel , You are totally off Sir/Madame. I'm not "ready to move on". In fact, the Forte IIIs are so wonderful that it will be a long time before I do sell them. They will remain in the stable with other speakers for some time. But even more importantly, how do you know that I don't "sit and listen" or am not "engaged"? I am not offended in the least yet I do think it's super important to note that your post has nothing to do with the original subject and you make some huge assumptions about my listening habits and amenability to selling the Fortes. It's posts like yours that make me scratch my head. Enough said--on to the topic at hand.
On the question of what I am coming from--I've used Monitor Audio, Totem, PSB, Wharfedale, B&W and a few others which escape me right now. The Forte IIIs are my first horn speaker.
At AXPONA I heard some Volti horns that seemed to be larger and more elegant Forte IIIs. I was impressed with them and left thinking the Forte IIIs are very similar (getting me about 90% of the Volti sound), which made me happy. So, "before I move on" to Volti or another more expensive horn, I'm going to love my Fortes and enjoy experimenting with them on my own journey.
One character trait of the Forte IIIs is their ability to sound so different with different pieces--whether it be amplification, front end sources, tube rolling, etc.
On the question of what I am coming from--I've used Monitor Audio, Totem, PSB, Wharfedale, B&W and a few others which escape me right now. The Forte IIIs are my first horn speaker.
At AXPONA I heard some Volti horns that seemed to be larger and more elegant Forte IIIs. I was impressed with them and left thinking the Forte IIIs are very similar (getting me about 90% of the Volti sound), which made me happy. So, "before I move on" to Volti or another more expensive horn, I'm going to love my Fortes and enjoy experimenting with them on my own journey.
One character trait of the Forte IIIs is their ability to sound so different with different pieces--whether it be amplification, front end sources, tube rolling, etc.