Klipsch speaker choices

@daledeee1, damp the horns, using Dynamat, or a similar type material, as well as the woofer frames and cabinet panels, and things will smooth out and tighten up. @big_greg. Except for the removable back panels of the original Heresy and Cornwall, my 50 + years of Klipsch experience tells a different story of back panels becoming loose. In fact, it is the exact opposite of yours. During my mods, I have come across some pairs of KLF 20s, and KLF 30s, with some loose panel joints, that required corner rebuilds and additional bracing. Never a pair of Cornwall 2s, or Heresy 2s, as you have experienced. Of course, the internal cabinet walls, could always benefit from additional bracing and damping. The Heritage are a step above the RF3s. I always recommend room treatment. Just my thoughts. Enjoy ! MrD.

BTW, the Heresy IVs will be incredible, imo.........but, if you have the room, and budget, the CW IV will be the finest, of all that were mentioned.

All good !

I am not understanding, those that have dampened the mid and tweeter horns, and have not heard improvements, let alone, differences. Early on, the metallic horns were nasty, as they " rang ", and the later poly plastic horns, also have some resonance issues. I have performed hundreds and hundreds of damping mods, for myself, and others, and never had a situation, where a difference, of improvement, was not noticeable, and not appreciated. Not just Klipsch, btw.....cabinets, as well......Long live Klipsch.....

" there is absolutely no good reason in buying a Klipsch speaker "....from the guy who thought, and probably still does ( and not so long ago ), that original Advents were the best there was, regardless of cost....I take what Helo says, with a single grain of salt.....however, he is, as all are, entitled to opinions. Enjoy ! MrD.

Helo, I appreciate your response. Unlike you, I do accept, and appreciate, that not everyone listens the same, uses the same " references " when listening to recorded music, and that each individual, determines what it is that " they are after ", in a sound system. I am happy for you, that you have found a loudspeaker you are happy with....It is about time, after the merry go round you have been on. You are not alone, on this merry go round. I have heard some EP speakers in my past, and " I " do not like the design, for " what I want ". I am also in a home, without connecting walls, to neighbors, and have a room that is acoustically pretty nice. This is important to me, to have a nice room, as much as the equipment, otherwise, headphone listening is the way to go. I appreciate that my system, and the environment, can easily reach musical peaks above 100 db, as this is critical, to me, for realistic music interpretations, of what is on my recordings, so I may connect with the emotional content of the composers, and the players, on every genre of recording I am playing. I do not listen seriously at 75 db peaks, although I could. And the room does not get in the way of this. I have been around live, unamplified music, much of my life, and horn speakers, all of my life. Live, unamplified music, is what I use to judge systems by. Nothing like it, and I have come to a realization, that nothing will. Recordings are the limiting factor. However, my buddies and I can plug in a mixer, with mics and guitars, and use my Lascalas for this purpose. I have owned many models of design, by many manufacturers, and have set up more systems, than you will ever know. This has lead me, to simply know what I like. Am I wrong ?.....If you think so, you are the one that is wrong. And yes, it you go back to your recent Advent experience, you were pretty adamant about this pair of speakers being the holy grail. And saying they were " superior " to a new set of Vandy 2s ". Actually, they are not, but " you " thought so. You also claimed they were better than some Monitor Audios you had, and others I do not recollect. So when you wake up, realizing that people differ from you, in the " sounds " and musical experiences they are looking for, I will listen to your words. But, as long as you make comments such that you do, I will simply see you as a " nose up in the air ", pompous, and pretend know it all, because what you think you know, you really don’t. Have a nice day. There is no further need to communicate with me. MrD.

I won't even comment, as to the immature response to me. Enjoy ! MrD.

@jsautter , you, and others, come on here, a positive thread, in which happy Klipsch owners gather, and you speak negatively about you experiences. Nothing wrong with that, as this is an open forum. But, I do feel, as price goes up with equipment ( speakers in this case ), so do expectations. At 40 K retail, I would think that your speakers would do more, of what my modified Lascalas do, and, even at a show, I can make this determination. I am a gifted and experienced listener ( I know many others, so I am not singling myself out ), and can determine, and separate, what is the room, and what is the speaker, when creating the " presentation ". Live, unamplified music contains several " audio artifacts ", which I feel, horns, done right ( and do not need to be perfect, because perfect is impossible ), come closest, in delivering upon these, " to me ". This is " my story ", and it does not matter if you, or anyone else, disagrees.....I have said, since my very early posts here on the "Gon, that although I enjoy my Klipsch ( and many Klipsch, especially when I get done with them ), there is an extreme diversity of listeners. We are all different, we all want something, and once you find that something.....great ! The bashing and negativity is ridiculous. Music listening is a fun and an emotional experience for most of us. I could never, and would never, come on here and say, " unless you own a pair of modified Lascalas, you have not heard anything ". Not everyone is me. And, I understand this. However, I will defend, that this is " what I want ". End of story......Enjoy ! MrD.

@wolf_garcia lmao