Klipsch!. The worst speaker company, EVER?

Mrdecible , I set  up a few if  they bought Mac , our push brand .I felt sorry for one very rich Northwestern grad student who was having
screechitis with hers .I brought my own Sony V-Fet  intergated  out and all was great for both of us .Esp. me .

Great conversation... I was selling most of the above gear back in the 70's and 80's... Brings back memories... Many diverse opinions as always in this hobby.

Sold enough Klipsch to be able to drink too much whiskey with Paul Klipsch himself and remember him saying through the fog "What the world really needed was a good 10 watt amplifier!"
Yep, K-Horns 104db at 1 watt!

I think my pride and joy around then at home was a Marantz 2230 while some of my clients just had to have that Phase Linear 700 or an AmpZilla!

Sold enough B&W to drink wine with John Bowers and hear his wisdom on B&W's efforts to make their products sound wonderful as well as be reliable... In John's words "We make every effort to make our speakers idiot proof... the problem we find is that idiots are so F...ing ingenious!"  

These guys always made me laugh... Some AG forums do too!

I often had to leave the sound room when doing demos on K-horns, Belle's, La Scala's, Cornwall's etc because after long hours on the sales floor I was craving peace and quiet... Too much Dark Side of the Moon or E. Power Biggs maybe...  And OMG delivering them to a home was often insane... especially when an unsuspecting wife said "and exactly where are THOSE going to go???"

Regardless, I often used a double stack of La Scala speakers as live sound reinforcement... Great for big bands like Tommy Dorsey or Jim Miller... They were the "LIVE" sound of the day for those crowds of listeners.  La Scala's were great for portable sound back then, not only because of their remarkable efficiency but because the horns provided "SQ throw" that other designs did not have... Electro Voice LR7's like the Beatles were set up to perform with were not even close... JBL was also great after their Bi Radial horns appeared but they were not as efficient and I remember them being harder to move due to their weight... Probably denser particle board compared to the Klipsch birch marine grade plywood which could also stand up to incredible abuse, even rain.

I did own several versions of Heresy speakers and it's interesting to know that the very reason Paul Kilpsch called them "Heresy" was because in his mind that is exactly what they were!
Remember to enjoy the music!

Oh man! My fortes were the best. Any amp any sound . Being young you wonder away,  down other roads , but the klipsch’s alwYs make me smile. 

If this guy wasn't trying to punk us, then he must be judged as an absolute nitwit.  90% of speakers have frequency limitations, so what? There is a niche for vintage Klipsch gear, like the Cornscala's, that makes a lot of folks very happy with the music they hear through them.  Super easy to drive, no question, with lots of dynamics.

The first potent audio system I ever heard in my life was in the 5 Corners Saloon in Dinkytown in Minneapolis, which had 4 Cornerhorns in the bar, driven by a potent Crown amp and a nice Thorens TT.  Quite frankly, the sound in that bar that day drove me to my first good set of audio gear and it has never stopped, 46 years later.  I will argue with anyone that denigrates vintage Klipsch gear... the Dr. Klipsch is enshrined in every audio society HOF of which I am aware.  They build of their older speakers is simply amazing. 

Was his reference the Cerwin Vega's standing behind him?!?! What finish is that black veneer or black carpet? I mean this guy couldn't even mic his video properly. I don't think he is so concerned with nuance.

However, I will say that I am a little disappointed in how the Forte III's are marginally built for the price they demand. I mean, no bracing, no cabinet treatment, no cast speaker frame. I watched a video of a guy modding a pair and it left me scratching my head wondering "Why did Klipsh do that?"  They are still vintage sexy looking. Just need the price to come down or construction quality to go up and I will get in line.