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The tractrix horns used with the copper cone series were a giant leap forward in Klipsch speakers. The single driver version remains one of my favorite Klipsch speakers. Surprisingly, their sound without a sub was horrendous due to distortion from the single cone trying to handle frequencies it simply couldn’t. Plugging in a sub changes the crossover of the main speaker and the result is truly recording monitor quality.
Several people say my heresy II sound better than any other speakers I have owned! I’d love to have a pair of belles! My friend has an older pair! Phenomenal! Great choice
Nice video but you should have ended it with a punctuation that Klipsch still designs and produces the entire Heritage series including the massive 1:00 flagship Jubilee system. With production in Hope Arkansas. I own a pair of Heresy IIIs which I drive with a pair of MC30 McIntosh monoblocks from 1954. The combination is pure musical bliss, high or low volume, large or small spaces. They excel at acoustic jazz and lifelike female vocals…Eta James, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horne, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Melody Gardot…you get the idea.
Post 2021: Klipsch products got superior drivers and crossovers compared to past models. The measurements and response are smooth and far better than older models.
I have settled on 2 Klipsch models. The Chorus 2, the replacement for the Cornwalls in the 90s. A larger version of the Forte. I like them better than the Forte. I also have LaScalas. The same drivers as the Klipschorn. They are not limited to corners so you can get better placement and sound stage. Less bass but all Klipsch Heritage need subwoofers anyway. So you don’t lose much that the Klipschorns offer and probably gain more in most rooms. I have modified my speakers with better crossover. Klipsch crossovers have a little to be desired.
My father was Managing Director of the Washington National Symphony. Paul Klipsch was a personal friend of his. When he was in Washington, my dad and he would sit in our dedicated listen room enjoying Paul's Klipschorn speakers, Cuban Cigars, and ancient Cognac. The system was powered by Avery Fisher tube components. In my youth, I thought the Klipschorn speakers were huge! My first stereo system (after University) included those Klipschorn speakers and my late father's aging Fisher components. I now use the FOCAL Sopra 3's (in Orange) and a McIntosh- Stack
Horns are fine in the old days where even a 20-watt amp was considered big or in PA systems but there is no need to have them in your living room,they are far too colored, how this company still survives is beyond me.
Consistently lousy speakers: I knew Kloss, Villchur (founders of AR and then KLH) and Saul Marantz personally as I grew up in the 50's and 60's. The Big Klipschs had some bottom, but as with ALL their speakers it is was colored by their horn designs. The midrange 'honk' of their mid-horns was laughable and the even worse honk of their tweeters is mitigated by the fact that they beam so badly once you're more than 20 degrees off axis everything about any of their speakers sounds radically different and even worse. Any one into classical music where accuracy is required would roll their eyes listening to a symphony on anything by Klipsch. My hatred is that they got their hands on a good Canadian speaker maker Mirage/Energy and wound up killing that company as they wandered downhill winding up now in the pathetic abyss that is Audiovox/Vox . The audio equivalent of Ranger Rover (now about to be put out of it's misery) by the Indian clowns of Tata.
@@ricktate8554 "Most people" know shit about audio. Most current 'believers' in the current cult/religion of Audiophile listen 'critically' to $12,000 speaker cables, and worship at the altars of tube electronics (gotta love those even order harmonic distortions) and the purity of analog vinyl (pops clicks, and severe dynamic compression). I own 9,000 albums and can't be bothered participating in the current clown shows of these modern bullshit fads. We all know science and reality should always we governed by the popular vote of the ignorant.
@@Couperin47 I agree with you. I never liked horn drivers. They improve efficiency at the expense of frequency response. Back in the '40s, efficiency was needed due to the wimpy power amps of the day (25 Watts was huge) but Klipsch's claim to fame was "horn tech" so they embraced them. We will never change the minds of "audiophiles" with their esoteric BS, so I don't bother trying. I know what I like and that's what I go with. LOL speaker cables! 😂😂
I have some small Energy bookshelf speakers I bought long before the Klipsch takeover. I still use them everyday and are great sounding. I was very sad to hear Energy was taken over; its product was never the same once they moved production from Canada to China.
! This content was not generated by AI. The script was completely written by me, I also do all the visualizations and editing. The only exception is the voiceover made by a robot reader who read the text I wrote !
Thanks for watching the video! If you’re enjoying the content and want to support the channel, hit the "Thanks" button below! 👍 Your support helps me create more great videos, improve quality, and keep things moving forward.
Every bit of help makes a difference. Thanks for being here! 🤝
The tractrix horns used with the copper cone series were a giant leap forward in Klipsch speakers. The single driver version remains one of my favorite Klipsch speakers. Surprisingly, their sound without a sub was horrendous due to distortion from the single cone trying to handle frequencies it simply couldn’t. Plugging in a sub changes the crossover of the main speaker and the result is truly recording monitor quality.
I own a Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speaker system. It is the best sounding speakers I have ever heard for less than $150. They are really remarkable.
78 years of production must be doing right huh. Haters have never listened to correctly set up klipschorn i would bet.
Still have my 1977 Heresy speakers!
Several people say my heresy II sound better than any other speakers I have owned! I’d love to have a pair of belles! My friend has an older pair! Phenomenal! Great choice
Great speakers !
Nice video but you should have ended it with a punctuation that Klipsch still designs and produces the entire Heritage series including the massive 1:00 flagship Jubilee system. With production in Hope Arkansas.
I own a pair of Heresy IIIs which I drive with a pair of MC30 McIntosh monoblocks from 1954. The combination is pure musical bliss, high or low volume, large or small spaces. They excel at acoustic jazz and lifelike female vocals…Eta James, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horne, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Melody Gardot…you get the idea.
Big smile. Old Klipsch KP-301s here from my early days. :>) Saw your tag '01:00, which is 'sort of 🙃what he's sitting on there. 🙃
Thanks for putting this history out there. I’m looking forward to your CerwinVega! Review 👍🏻🔈
Post 2021: Klipsch products got superior drivers and crossovers compared to past models. The measurements and response are smooth and far better than older models.
I still use Klipsch KG 3.5 towers from the 90’s. Still sound stunning
truly breathtaking holly nuts i'm getting goosebumps
I have settled on 2 Klipsch models. The Chorus 2, the replacement for the Cornwalls in the 90s. A larger version of the Forte. I like them better than the Forte. I also have LaScalas. The same drivers as the Klipschorn. They are not limited to corners so you can get better placement and sound stage. Less bass but all Klipsch Heritage need subwoofers anyway. So you don’t lose much that the Klipschorns offer and probably gain more in most rooms. I have modified my speakers with better crossover. Klipsch crossovers have a little to be desired.
My father was Managing Director of the Washington National Symphony. Paul Klipsch was a personal friend of his. When he was in Washington, my dad and he would sit in our dedicated listen room enjoying Paul's Klipschorn speakers, Cuban Cigars, and ancient Cognac. The system was powered by Avery Fisher tube components. In my youth, I thought the Klipschorn speakers were huge!
My first stereo system (after University) included those Klipschorn speakers and my late father's aging Fisher components. I now use the FOCAL Sopra 3's (in Orange) and a McIntosh- Stack
@@seadogharris2102 thanks for watching and interesting comments!
Hey! 05:40 I didn't know he ever used JBL in them! Well, it has always been 'the other guys'.
What are your ( or anyone’s thoughts ) on the KLF 30’s?
I have the KLF20's I love them!
Good info about a significant audio company. The only issue was the audio playing in the background, sounded like I watching a bad Porn video!
danke
It was a real struggle.
I always tought Klipsch was a german or austrian company 😂
@@BerkinJr 😂😂🤣
Magnaplanar.
Horns are fine in the old days where even a 20-watt amp was considered big or in PA systems but there is no need to have them in your living room,they are far too colored,
how this company still survives is beyond me.
Yes, I agree...it's beyond you.
They still survive because sound quality is subjective and your opinion is not the end all you seem to think it is.
Listening to this on Klipschorns. In my living room. Got a pair in the basement, too.
Consistently lousy speakers: I knew Kloss, Villchur (founders of AR and then KLH) and Saul Marantz personally as I grew up in the 50's and 60's. The Big Klipschs had some bottom, but as with ALL their speakers it is was colored by their horn designs. The midrange 'honk' of their mid-horns was laughable and the even worse honk of their tweeters is mitigated by the fact that they beam so badly once you're more than 20 degrees off axis everything about any of their speakers sounds radically different and even worse. Any one into classical music where accuracy is required would roll their eyes listening to a symphony on anything by Klipsch. My hatred is that they got their hands on a good Canadian speaker maker Mirage/Energy and wound up killing that company as they wandered downhill winding up now in the pathetic abyss that is Audiovox/Vox . The audio equivalent of Ranger Rover (now about to be put out of it's misery) by the Indian clowns of Tata.
You are one of few. Most audio people consider Klipsch the top of any system.
@@ricktate8554 "Most people" know shit about audio. Most current 'believers' in the current cult/religion of Audiophile listen 'critically' to $12,000 speaker cables, and worship at the altars of tube electronics (gotta love those even order harmonic distortions) and the purity of analog vinyl (pops clicks, and severe dynamic compression). I own 9,000 albums and can't be bothered participating in the current clown shows of these modern bullshit fads. We all know science and reality should always we governed by the popular vote of the ignorant.
@@Couperin47 I agree with you. I never liked horn drivers. They improve efficiency at the expense of frequency response. Back in the '40s, efficiency was needed due to the wimpy power amps of the day (25 Watts was huge) but Klipsch's claim to fame was "horn tech" so they embraced them.
We will never change the minds of "audiophiles" with their esoteric BS, so I don't bother trying. I know what I like and that's what I go with. LOL speaker cables! 😂😂
I have some small Energy bookshelf speakers I bought long before the Klipsch takeover. I still use them everyday and are great sounding. I was very sad to hear Energy was taken over; its product was never the same once they moved production from Canada to China.
New Klipsch crap speakers like the old ESS Heil amt's boom sizzle. Didn't think much of the K horns either
How many companies are as old as Klipsch?