moray james
Super Member
You may simply be more sensitive to the extra crossover section in the Forte ll. Or you may simply prefer the sound of a two way (I do) A good two way in my opinion (and I am not alone in this) will sound better than a good three way add too that a two way will integrate over a shorter physical distance than a three way can so they work better for near field listening.I know I'm going to be in the minority, but I had the forte II, did the upgrades, and have the 4.2's and did the same. For me, and my system, even after the upgrades the forte II still gave me listening fatigue, so I sold them. I also use tubes and tried all types of placement and wanted to like them, it just wasn't working for my system.I had both sets and did A/Bing, blind testing etc. I personally favored the 4.2's due to the front passive radiator and easier overall placement. They are pulled out 6 feet from the back wall,and 3 feet from the side walls in my 14x24 room.I couldn't do that with the forte's due to the rear passive.
So far as your comment on placement goes you are not making any sense.A KG4.2 with a front mounted passive has zero advantage over a Forte ll with a rear mounted passive when the speakers are placed six feet out into the room and I cannot imagine why you would think such a thing? Rear mounted reflex tubes will minimize mid leakage through the vents but this is not always a problem. Even mounted close to the front wall so long as the speakers are not mounted so that the passive firers square on to the wall there will not be an issue. This goes for passive radiators or reflex vents so long as you have some toe in there won't be a problem. That said if you want to place the speakers flat up against the wall a front mounted vent or passive is the way to go. If you like the KG speakers you should if you ever get the chance take a listen to the CF3 or the CF4 these are three driver two ways (dual woofer horn tweeter) which use the largest wide range modern design horn of any Klipsch home loudspeaker to date, they are in a word impressive.
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