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Klipsch Heresy
47 reviews
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 4.55 of 5
MSRP: $
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Rating
Reviewed by:
khadre
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
April 28, 2008Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
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Review 1 of 47
Price Paid:
$800.00
from hi-fi house Summary:
I made an error on my first review about the price of my Klipsch Heresy's which should have been $800.00 instead of $1600.00. I have two sets of them
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Rating
Reviewed by:
khadre
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
April 28, 2008Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 2 of 47
Price Paid:
$1600.00
from hi-fi house Summary:
I did the due diligence of researching many brands and types of speaker systems long and hard before making my decision and the Klipsch Heresy's stood out repeatedly as the brand / model to select. I compared them to Dalquist, Martin Logan, Bose, Focal, Definitve Technologies, B & W just to name a few and I must say that they are all very good choices, however for me it is Klipsch all the way. Strengths:
the klipsch heresy speaker produces a very accurate, clean, powerfu, and detailed sound effortlessly ! They also produce a solid flat frequency response with out colorization if you will. Which adds to the speakers ability to accurately reproduce sounds from 20 - 20,000 hz with ease and when listening to jazz, rythem and blues, classical these babys really perform ! As well as when listening to other stles of music.
I also love that the Klipsch Heresy speakers are not ported, but rather completely sealed which again does not color the sound the way a port can sometimes do. Weaknesses:
In my opinion there are none compared to other speaker sysytems that iv'e listened to. Im in no way saying this just to say it. That's my opinion and im sticking to it! Similar Products Used:
Klipsch kg-4 speakers
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Reviewed by:
Jfb2006
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
February 26, 2008Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 3 of 47
Price Paid:
$404.00
from Ebay Summary:
I had read quite a bit about these speakers, so I roled the dice on Ebay, despite my doubts about buying speakers manufactured at the height of the disco era. After all, they had to best the Boston Accoustics VR-M60s I was already using. When they arrived, my doubts ended immediately. These are quite simply the best speakers I've ever owned. They are astonishing!
Yes they have that horn sound, which some people find too harsh or "nasally." However, unlike the Klipsch towers I auditioned at Magnolias last week, which sounded pretty bad, these hug the floor and sound far more sweet and balanced. Postioning them properly makes a difference. I had them on stands at first, and that was a mistake; the nasally quality was exacerbated. Once I placed them on the floor and tipped them back about 5 degrees, the mid bass opened up and formed a broad, coherent sound stage. The high end detail was still there, but the nasally quality was gone. Some say horns don't produce a coherent sound stage, but that is not my experience. I am able to locate individual instruments better than I could with the Bostons. And now I can hear the musicians sweat. Strengths:
Incredible clarity, relatively sensitive (94 decibles), sturdy build quility. Good bass response when positioned close to the floor, sufficient for music though perhaps not quite deep enough for home theater. Weaknesses:
Ugly as a bulldog. Similar Products Used:
Mission 761Is, Boston Accoustics VR-M60s, Accoustic Research 428PS, Paradigm Phantoms, custom shelf speakers by Kevin Blair, Pioneer SA-9100 amp, Adcom GTP-500II preamp, Adcom GCD-700 CD player.
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Reviewed by:
Snilsen13
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
July 5, 2007Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 4 of 47
Price Paid:
$350.00
from used Summary:
Wow, I didn't have high expectations, but these really are awesome speakers! I had to downsize from Cornwalls and I've got to say, this is a great call. Have the same great horns as Cornwalls, but a 12" instead of a 15" woofer in an un-ported cabinet. Honestly, for the money, these are wonderful. Strengths:
Their size makes for easy placement. They're just the right size to be end tables, but should be covered in glass, or something for that application. I like how they sound pulled off the wall, not on risers, just sitting on the floor. They work well for near field listening (within, say, 5-6 feet of the speakers) and as other reviews have noted, they can fill a big room too.
Details. Compared to tiny Spendor S3/5, which are wonderfully detailed, these are even more detailed. If you spend the same amount on amplification, you get much more from a pair of Heresys than the S3/5.
Image better than I thought possible. I somehow am getting a wide sweet spot from horns, I thought that wasn't possible, but low and behold, it's true. They don't "disappear", but they're good. Weaknesses:
Not as open and clear as Cornwalls in the mid-bass, but still very decent there. A little chesty in male vocals, but still quite natural and veiled or nasal sounding.
Size, they too big for the bookshelf, but they won't dominate the room. Similar Products Used:
Cornwalls
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Rating
Reviewed by:
gordie(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
December 20, 2006Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 5 of 47
Price Paid:
$50.00
from yard sale Summary:
mind blowing what heresy !! Strengths:
mids and highs debth Weaknesses:
me Similar Products Used:
none can match em in my book though i did have a pair of koss m1 a electrostatic i ran with them for a few years. new those cost 3700.00 in 1977
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