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jeffe
10-05-2006, 08:35 PM
Just got a pair off of CL yesterday. They sound MUCH better than the old pair. Tighter bass and a soundstage. Different source equipment was used today but I don't think it made that much difference. Are the II's considered to be an improvement on the original?
Filmboydoug
10-05-2006, 09:15 PM
Have your old Heresys been recapped? If not, they need it.
DaWoofer
10-05-2006, 09:18 PM
What inprovment would a recap make?
jeffe
10-05-2006, 09:40 PM
After about 15 minutes of listening, that is exactly what popped into my mind! These really sound SO much better!
Chip - HP
10-06-2006, 12:57 PM
Just got a pair off of CL yesterday. They sound MUCH better than the old pair. ...

I had the same reaction ... comparing some 1983 Heresy's that I got recently (http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77604&highlight=heresy) and a pair of 1967 Heresy's that I bought a couple of years ago ... they are hooked up to different receivers ... in different rooms ... probably should stack them with the same receiver to get a real comparison ...
Brian
10-06-2006, 05:52 PM
The Is and IIs each have their supporters. I don't think the II was introduced as an improvement as much as the original drivers in the Is were being phased out by E-V. The Is can have some major tuning done because of the metal horns. The IIs use a phenolic horn and do not respond as well to tuning.
pmsummer
10-08-2006, 08:46 PM
Some of the folks at Klipsch & Associates felt that the II was a step down from the I, but the III is an upgrade over both.

There was some talk about Klipsch producing an upgrade kit to turn a II into a III.
BECtoo
10-08-2006, 09:48 PM
Some of the folks at Klipsch & Associates felt that the II was a step down from the I, but the III is an upgrade over both.

There was some talk about Klipsch producing an upgrade kit to turn a II into a III.

All the Heresy models sound pretty good. I prefer the original Heresy to the II or III. I think the main reason for the II was to save money in manufacturing. I know a bit about wholesale pricing of drivers and I would make a wager that the entire driver set in a Heresy II or III did not cost Klipsch as much as just the midrange driver (K-55) in the Heresy I.

Bob Crites