Brian Tambe
Active Member
Hello my fellow Klipsch Forum Friends , I am new here and have been enjoying , very much, the discussions topics , etc. regarding Klipsch Loudspeakers and am beyond thrilled that there is a Forum exclusively dedicated to Klipsch owners. I thought I would take a moment to share how incredible I personally think the " Vintage line " is such as the Heresy , K-Horn , KG , etc. I thoroughly and completely enjoy these speakers beyond ANYTHING else that I have heard over my 40 years of listening to them. I was first introduced to them at a George Benson concert in 1978 " Weekend IN LA " Tour and when George started to play " On Broadway " I went right up to the front of the stage with the most enormous crowd and I noticed that on each side of the stage were these Monstrous speakers and I looked closely at the brand and saw for the first time the name " K L I P S C h " and have been a fan ever since. Little did I know that these speakers were originally made and produced for " Live " Concert hall performances and that is how and why they sound like you are there in person while enjoying them in your own home. Thanks to the incredible engineering by " Paul W. Klipsch " himself.
I personally own a pair ( purchased brand new in 1988 ) of KG 4 ' s in absolutely pristine condition ( not 1 mark or scratch on them , because I am a fanatic with them ) and use them as my front mains for my Home Theatre system. I , way back in the year 2000, purchased the Synergy Series SC-1 center channel Loudspeaker and at the same time purchased the Synergy Series KSW 12 Subwoofer. I feel bad saying this , however , I went with the Bowers and Wilkins Monitor Series for my rear channel speakers because they were so ahead of their time for surround sound Satellites at the time , I couldn't say no once I heard them.
Anyway , on to my topic of speaker placement. How many of you have noticed that it is crucial to place these incredible speakers at the best possible location in your listening area? How many of you have noticed that the farther away you are , whatever model you have , the more they come to life and sound better? Also , keep giving them volume and they say " Thank You " like a Ferrari does with the accelerator pedal. The bass hits you right in the chest and you feel the music like you are there. I personally enjoy my system the most from about 20 feet away from my main's ( subwoofer is on the same wall to the farthest right corner ) The sound is incredible and I don't have the biggest or most expensive Loudspeaker from this company , not by a long shot I don't. I have , of course , replaced the diaphrams in the tweeters of my KG's and have thusly taken the harshness from the " Highs " that we all know these can produce. I have a 300 square foot " Great Room " for my home theatre system and can't imagine needing anything larger than the KG 4 's for my mains. I don't see how the room can properly benefit from a larger Loudspeaker , such as the Forte III 's or the famous " Cornwall's ". Again , I say this because , I have my speakers placed ideally for my listening area and that is why I wanted to give my input on how important it is to place your speakers in the best place possible in your room to allow your speaker system to perform to their potential. If anyone reading this thread ( sorry it's so long ) and think that I would benefit from the Forte III's or the Cornwall's , please give me your input because I would hate to purchase either one of these if they wouldn't out perform my KG 4's based on the room size that I have , again , approximately 300 square feet. Thank you all for reading my first thread and hope to hear some responses and takes on what I have covered here , thanks again and happy listening.
I personally own a pair ( purchased brand new in 1988 ) of KG 4 ' s in absolutely pristine condition ( not 1 mark or scratch on them , because I am a fanatic with them ) and use them as my front mains for my Home Theatre system. I , way back in the year 2000, purchased the Synergy Series SC-1 center channel Loudspeaker and at the same time purchased the Synergy Series KSW 12 Subwoofer. I feel bad saying this , however , I went with the Bowers and Wilkins Monitor Series for my rear channel speakers because they were so ahead of their time for surround sound Satellites at the time , I couldn't say no once I heard them.
Anyway , on to my topic of speaker placement. How many of you have noticed that it is crucial to place these incredible speakers at the best possible location in your listening area? How many of you have noticed that the farther away you are , whatever model you have , the more they come to life and sound better? Also , keep giving them volume and they say " Thank You " like a Ferrari does with the accelerator pedal. The bass hits you right in the chest and you feel the music like you are there. I personally enjoy my system the most from about 20 feet away from my main's ( subwoofer is on the same wall to the farthest right corner ) The sound is incredible and I don't have the biggest or most expensive Loudspeaker from this company , not by a long shot I don't. I have , of course , replaced the diaphrams in the tweeters of my KG's and have thusly taken the harshness from the " Highs " that we all know these can produce. I have a 300 square foot " Great Room " for my home theatre system and can't imagine needing anything larger than the KG 4 's for my mains. I don't see how the room can properly benefit from a larger Loudspeaker , such as the Forte III 's or the famous " Cornwall's ". Again , I say this because , I have my speakers placed ideally for my listening area and that is why I wanted to give my input on how important it is to place your speakers in the best place possible in your room to allow your speaker system to perform to their potential. If anyone reading this thread ( sorry it's so long ) and think that I would benefit from the Forte III's or the Cornwall's , please give me your input because I would hate to purchase either one of these if they wouldn't out perform my KG 4's based on the room size that I have , again , approximately 300 square feet. Thank you all for reading my first thread and hope to hear some responses and takes on what I have covered here , thanks again and happy listening.