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Reviewed by:
underthevolcano
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
December 2, 2008Overall 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 1 of 50
Price Paid:
$500.00
from ebay Summary:
I have the Heresy II speakers. I used to own the original Heresy model for many years. I sold them a few years ago to "upgrade". I found myself missing them so I eventually got the present pair on ebay. These are the Heresy II model. I am using much better electronics on these-both solid state and tube amps/preamps and some mixing between tube preamp/transister amp, etc. If you set these up the right way you will love them on live music of any sort-I'm partial to acoustic jazz and live Grateful Dead-with wide dynamic range-you can crank them up and they stay clean with great detail and shimmering highs, terrific midrandge and adequate bass that is not real low, however-but low enough for me w/o subs. These speakers are forward-they arre not BBC style monitors, but to me they are not bright-just real immediate and in your face. Other Klipsch (Epic cf 1-3) are more laid back than these. If you use lousy electronics they will sound somewhat rough. You don't need alot of power, but I think you need 40 watts or more to really get the best out of them, although you can run a 2A3 tube for adequate sound level for near field. Strengths:
Great live music, articulate and fun speakers to enjoy music. Big sound, little money. Keepers for the long haul. Weaknesses:
Fairly big, need to be off ground or tipped forward and positioned. They will reveal crappy system components and crappy recording. You will have to hear every background club noise or comment on that jazz-club live recording because they reveal everything. Similar Products Used:
Sansui SP-3000, Alon Lotus, Klipsch cf-3, Soliloquy, Vienna Acoustics, Spendor
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Reviewed by:
mark thompson
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
November 16, 2008Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year |
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Review 2 of 50
Price Paid:
$350.00
from Ebay Summary:
For years I had a friend who owned Klipsch speakers. One of the models he owned were an older pair of Heresy's. I did'nt like the sound of his system connected to them at the time (he owned a bunch of yamaha stero gear) So I never really hear their sound potenital while he owned them. When I was shopping for speakers, years later I was trying to match speakers for my tube Dynaco and Macintosh ampliers. After reseaching the forums I picked up a set of KG4's to match up my Dynaco with and I also bought a set of Heresy's months later for my MC-30's. They both match up well. My favorite is the Heresy. It sounds great on acoustic guitar sound ranges. One would think the musican was in the room with you as you listen to the music. I've read the other reviews about the weaker low end sound reproduction and I have to agree it is not their strong suit. If your looking for high quality low end that's what my KG4's reproduce very well. Strengths:
Realistic presents of the music expereince at all ranges. Great cabinet and sound driver quality. Great sound delivery for size. Weaknesses:
A bit weak in the robust bass that many people talk about with this model Similar Products Used:
ESS AMT's
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Reviewed by:
drichardson
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
October 23, 2008Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year |
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Review 3 of 50
Price Paid:
$150.00 Summary:
I have used Klipsch speakers before and always loved their sensitivity but hated that distinct sound that horns can make. I agree with another review that proper setup is needed for these speakers. Once placed properly and eq'd that nasal sound just goes away. One of the most dynamic speakers that I have heard...period! Bass on the series 1 is IMHO better than that of the series 3. Speakers can be fatiugiing if you listen to the at loud levels end on end (but you will damage your hearing then also). Keeping this speakerr at a comfortable level (unless bombastic special affects are needed) is the key to getting rid of fatuige.
I have heard may speakers that I like more than the Heresy, but nothing as fun as this speaker. And what it does - it does it very well!!! I was shocked that it could even image (soundstage can be veiled in the upper midrange). Overall a great speaker at buy I couldn't beat with a stick Strengths:
Dynamics, size, durability, an sensitivity Weaknesses:
Sound Staging, proper placement is needed but its worth the time to get it right. Similar Products Used:
Klipsch Tanget 50, Klipsch KG 2, Klipsch La Scalas,
Non-Klipsch Speakers, Polk, VMPS, Velodyne, Totem, Martin Logan, Snell, Infinity, Paradigm
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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
2.00 of 5,
3.00 votes
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Review 4 of 50
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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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 5 of 50
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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