Vandersteen 3A Sigs vs Klipsch Forte III

You owe it to yourself to at least search out a demo of the Forte III. I think you will be surprised at how much improvement has been made over the original versions.

Oz

I only listen to classical music and a bit of jazz .
Once upon a time i worked for one of the biggest Klipsch dealers in the USA . The only place I would listen to them was from another room , they were that bright .
SOLE exception was the Forte , they had a balance and  "breathed" in such a manner Classical was  good on them even though they were still a bit bright .
I can well imagine the III's might do very well on most anything .
If the 12" of snow in St  Paul ever melts (9 degrees tonight) I plan on trotting
down to klipsch dealer to hear for myself .






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Schubert, I just picked up ur comments coming off the golf course here in northern California. It was a cool 75° today !! Sorry, can't imagine 9° except when I'm skiing. 
Well you've been around Klipsch enough. Interesting on the Forte being the exception to brightness. I have to hear them. 
I called around the whole bay area today,  65 mile radius, and could not find one dealer carrying the Vandy 2ce Sig II or Sig 3a, and several scoffed when I asked about Klipsch Forte III's. What's the deal? Terrible profit margins with those lines? I have to drive 6 hours or fly to San Diego or LA to audition. 
Tomic601 probably has best solution to save time and $$ and just buy both, do an a/B, and then sell a set. 

heardthat...62 degrees and marine layer in Carlsbad today....i don’t envy Shubert any at all...freaking 9 degrees....

i actually have kind of a running joke going on starting a mobile Audio business called VanderVan, where we just load up a pair of everything in a Sprinter and travel to underserved markets across the USA....and then I think, retirement is better !

IF you do fly down to San D Bruce at Stereo Unlimited is a very worthwhile visit, great store with like 7 demo rooms, lots of vinyl and many brands of speakers, except Klipsch

The Forte III can be ordered through Amazon, and the 3A Sigs can be bought through Music Direct. Both have liberal return policies, though MD does require buyers to pay return shipping. Nothing better than an in-home audition. I believe most Vandy dealers will throw in the stands for free. ;-)

If you buy the Forte through Amazon, try to verify consecutive serial numbers. Some online buyers have received non-matching pairs of Klipsch heritage speakers but the box labels state which speakers are to be sold together. Their drivers and veneers are matched from the factory so it does matter.