kenazfilan
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| Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ? Listening to my Forte Is as I type this, and I can confirm that Klipsch speakers tend toward brightness. I can also note that nothing tames Klipsch brightness as well as McIntosh amplification. Klipsch and McIntosh go together like peanut butter... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? Klipsch famously plays well with tubes and with McIntosh. A restored vintage McIntosh tube preamp like the C20 or C22 and/or a McIntosh tube amplifier would take that system to a new level. Check Audio Classics or McIntosh Audio (where I got my M... | |
| Thiel Owners Has anyone here heard the dual CS5s used to create a dipole? I remember Jim Thiel saying that putting two CS5 pairs back to back would provide greater listening improvement than bi-amping the beasts. I ask because I've recently been playing with ... | |
| Thiel Owners Though I don't own Thiels I have been enjoying this thread for some time. (I've been especially impressed by Tom Thiel's contributions: as a recovering philosophy major I've followed his ideas on the epistemology of sound with keen interest). He... | |
| Question on Speakers...KEF R700 or Forte III's? I have Forte 1s in a 12x15 room driven by a McIntosh MA6200. While I adore the sound, they can be like driving a muscle car in a congested suburb. I have never heard the R700s so I don't know how they would do in that space. As far as imaging g... | |
| KLIPSCH Heritage speakers . I have a pair of Forte Is with Crites crossovers and titanium tweeter and midrange diaphragms: they are amazing speakers that punch way above their price (I've invested about $800 total in them). If you have the space -- I'm currently running my ... | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? I have ten thumbs and nearly turned my Forte Is into a pile of Klipsch spare parts in my first attempt at installing Crites crossovers. Thankfully I got it right the second time and was even able to swap out the tweeter and midrange diaphragms, b... | |
| What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock? Klipsch would be an obvious choice if not for the horn. I'm a Klipschaholic so my opinion is biased -- but I think you could do a lot worse than Klipsch for a rock-friendly setup. I find that McIntosh and Marantz both have a very warm sound which... | |
| Speakers for electronic/hiphop/rnb [$4000 range]? I have a tricked out pair of Klipsch Forte Is and love them: they reach down to 32-35hz depending on room placement, and the titanium tweeter and midrange diaphragms make for razor-sharp definition and a great soundstage. They are horn speakers, ... | |
| Killer Floor Standing Speakers under $4000 for Rock? My system is more modest than many here -- a pair of Klipsch Forte Is ($300) powered by a McIntosh MA6200 integrated amp ($1700) -- but it rocks out in a most satisfactory fashion. If you have a big room and two real corners, Klipschorns would gi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just stumbled onto this thread and thought I'd contribute some of my favorites. I don't know if I know jazz, but I know what I like -- and right now I'm liking the sweet sound of Art Pepper's "Winter Moon."(*) His saxophone work on "The Prisoner ... |