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Kirb Marriott
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: January 6, 2011
Bottom Line: Started being garage speakers, then room to room. I took these 200.00 Klipsch for granted. I did spray the inside with deadner. Iv',e owned my share of speakers, to many horns, but these may have been one of the better all around klipsch iv,e played with. The easiest to live with in my opinion. Kirb Marriott
Used product for: 3 Months to 1 year
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 2002
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John
a Casual ListenerDate Reviewed: April 11, 2010
Bottom Line: A great pair of speakers but a bit heavy on the bass.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Casual Listener
Product model year: 1996
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underthevolcano
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: December 8, 2008
Bottom Line: I have these cf-3 speakers and I have yet to find a pair of speakers that better these significantly at any sane/resonable price. I endure the Klipsch haters comments that these aren't audiophile enough. Well, I will tell you that are extremely musical, pleasing speakers to listen to day in and day out. They are efficient, smooth, clear, and have a very involving mid-range. The bass is not low, but it is adequate for most music. They are not as "present" as Heresy speakers but they are still very realistic.Hard to find anywhere-only made for about 3 years and didn't sell all that well I guess. They should be brought back as part of the Heritage series IMHO.
Used product for: More than 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 1995
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$500.00
Purchased At: store closing
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walizerad
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: August 19, 2006
Bottom Line: BACKGROUND:
I bought these on ebay for $400 and paid good money for shipping due to the size. I listen to a multitude of different music giving me a broad base for evaluation.
The first thing I can say is the set I have is a generation 1 set. They have the 6 inch ports on the bottom not the 2 inch ports. The difference is that the generation 1 speakers are geared towards a HiFi sound where the gen2/3 are geared towards classic klipsch sound. I think that they truely do sound like a hifi set of speakers as apposed to klipsch rock focused speakers like you find at best buy.
These speakers are also very large. I was not expecting them to be this size, they are like small fridges. They have 2 10-inch woofers with rubber surrounds and a large horn tweeter with the tweeter being between the two subs.
SETUP:
I have these bi-wired and bi-amped using marantz mono blocks with a 8-inch velodyne sub and a Marantz SR-7000 as a preamp. I have typically used larger subs with my speakers but have found that with these speakers setup in a stereo mode that I only have the small sub turned up to 2 out of 10.
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These speakers have a very warm and somewhat un-klipsch-like sound. They are not strong on the top end and have the mids that the modern ones are missing. The sound stage is very expansive and they will make your room feel larger. Having them in a bi setup makes a difference in the sound and really adds to the clarity. They do fall just a little short in the low end dispite their size but they only need a small helping hand, I mean an 8 inch velo on 2 is not putting much bass out. Also, make sure your bi-wire setup go into the right terminals with thicker gauge to the top set. They also have a very tight reproduction of sound. They are not boomy or over powering and display great balance. The sound sound very much like top end Thiel speakers or Martins. I don's think I will find something close to these for the price I paid, they sound like thousand plus speakers easily.
Used product for: 3 Months to 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: Pre 1995
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: ebay
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putitupmike
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: August 10, 2006
Bottom Line: I have a chance to trade for different K's but have no idea if it is a good one.
Someone has offered me a pair of KG 5.2's for the Epic's and they both sound aobut the same. He wants the trade badly and is a pretty good friend. Would you do it?
Used product for: 1 to 3 months
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 1997
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: Craigs List
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