I've had similar experiences as @rx7onmymind, but with the Heresy III. I cannot say that I notice the cupped voice issue with many songs.
When paired with tubes, I haven't heard a better speaker for late night listening.
They do compete with many modern designs, because they have strengths that others lack. All speakers are a compromise in some form or another. Of the many pairs of $2k speakers I've auditioned, the Heresys are up there with the best. They do forfeit bass of the lowest octaves, but they're superior in a couple ways to the ubiquitous 3-way towers from brands like B&W, MA, Focal, and Paradigm.
I'd wager that many naysayers here have never heard any Heritage Klipsch models, or at least, haven't heard the newest gen.
No, I'm not just a Klipsch fanboy. I used to make the same negative assumptions about this brand, based on my experience with Klipsch RF towers.
When paired with tubes, I haven't heard a better speaker for late night listening.
They do compete with many modern designs, because they have strengths that others lack. All speakers are a compromise in some form or another. Of the many pairs of $2k speakers I've auditioned, the Heresys are up there with the best. They do forfeit bass of the lowest octaves, but they're superior in a couple ways to the ubiquitous 3-way towers from brands like B&W, MA, Focal, and Paradigm.
I'd wager that many naysayers here have never heard any Heritage Klipsch models, or at least, haven't heard the newest gen.
No, I'm not just a Klipsch fanboy. I used to make the same negative assumptions about this brand, based on my experience with Klipsch RF towers.