Klipsch Chorus II for $600, yes or no?

Ahh @richopp yes, I guess I'm always curious about trying new components that I've read about or heard about and not experienced for myself. The reviews and the almost cult following that the older Klipsch speakers have led me to believe that there was truly something there to be heard. They were right, the speakers are incredible. Definitely the best speakers I have heard in my life and I'll be holding onto these for as long as I can.

The next task is going through and trying all the different amplifiers I have to see what fits best. Would have got to the Marantz 4270 last night but it doesn't take Nakamichi plugs which is what I had wired up to the Chorus IIs and I was too lazy to swap out for regular speaker wire. I may do that over the weekend. I'm pretty excited about all of it.

My wife was blown away by the sound quality, she was grinning the whole time going through her iTunes library playing all her favourite tracks. Great night.

@Mangist, it wasn’t too painful, surprisingly! It was actually pretty funny in a weird way. As @mrdecibel notes, his Klipsch sounded very nice with the Marantz, so I’d go there first. I can’t speak to the others as I’ve not heard them, although I had an Adcom amp for a while and I thought it was too forward with the Klipsch.

I’ve run my Forte on a 3-5 watt SET and it was plenty loud. I’d try the Marantz and Kenwood first. I cannot emphasize this enough however, the Chorus and a rebuilt Scott, or perhaps a Fisher, will give you a gorgeous synergy.

I have a NOSValves Scott 299b and the Forte I. I’ve had a LOT of gear, much of which was excellent with the Forte, but the Scott always finds it way back. It bested, in a photo-finish, a beautifully rebuilt Sansui AU-717. The Bob Latino Dynaco ST-70 was beautiful with them, but ran very hot in summer. Sansui 881 was very good, Luxman R-1120, etc. 

The Scott’s lush tubes and the Klipsch dynamics somehow work beautifully together. I temporarily pulled the Scott and I’m using nothing more than a little Tandberg TR1020-also a very nice combination.   

So, with my Forte, I’ve settled on Scott, Tandberg, and occasionally my Fisher 500c.

Trust me, Scott and Chorus, you won’t be sorry. I’d consider letting go of a couple of pieces and Scott shopping.

@rmclain thanks. what do you think of the Scott Alpha 6? And Sansui AU-11000? Found a local guy who is selling these.

@mangist There you go!  Now that you have the speakers you love, auditioning electronics is the next fun.  If you have a great dealer, you will be able to work with him/her to try various pieces and find the exact system that pleases YOU.

As a former dealer, I would be all over you when something new came out that I thought you might like in your system and I would be calling you to come in, see if you liked it, and then take it to your home and set it up for you to give it a try.

With so much new technology and approaches these days, you are probably never done tweaking, but keep yourself and your love of your music first and the gear second and you will always be happy.

Well, prices keep going up, but that's another story!

Cheers,

Richard