Klipsch!. The worst speaker company, EVER?
The worst, but his company will still sell them,lol https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-vintage-Klipsch-KG4-speakers-risers-/333049056925?hash=item4d8b454e9d |
A review of the heresy III's from a reviewer that I have bought products on his recommendation/s with no ill affects. Basically I have trusted him since the 90's. http://audiocounsel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Klipsch-Heresy-III-Review-HiFi-Plus.pdf |
@jburidan- I to know a fair few audiophiles that would not touch a horn sqweaker with a barge pole. I know three personally that would and do. Its true nothing stirs the hi-fi blood more than horns, except maybe Tekton speakers. @helomech- Klipschorns also are very good for late night listening at a low level with SS rather than tube for me. |
Mr Rossi, from what I have heard him say is that he bids on garages that people have let go presumably people have not paid the monthly bill. He has said he bid on a garage and won the bid of $240. He said it was full of vintage 'old' equipment. he, in one of his videos spouts off how good a pair of Sansui speakers were (probably from the garage bid win). I saw then on ebay for $399. I've no personal issue with him or his business practices. I think nearly all of his video's have had the comments closed. Wonder why? lol....... |
@thehorn- lest not forget he is writing for an UK mag and therefore catering mostly for UK readers, whose houses/apartments etc are not as generally large enough to take accommodate huuuuge loudspeakers, not forgetting UK women are less tolerant of 'clutter' than the average (joke). Mr Hughes is very knowledgable with the horn sound? as he owns a pair of the rather marvelous 3 way Impulse H1's and has had them since 1989. Wait a minute, I own a pair to!.....lol |
Its a damn shame that PWK is not with us today with all the technology etc that would be at his disposal, I am sure he would be able to make a killer horn to rival anything out there. I am surprised he never made the mid range horn with a larger diameter (11/16) to let the mid range breath more openly. My H1's have a 3" speaker cone and a much shorter horn in length but are 14" across. The mid range frequenicies are very open and excellent. |
@robert53- Interesting comments you have made. Obviously our ears and end goals in hi-fi are different for the particular sound/s that we want. Mr Hughes being a reviewer I presume has listened to many speakers in his time since 1989 when he reviewed the H1's. You say they are not high end speakers which to your ears they are not. I have to disagree with you and I am Mr Hughes would to as he is still using them to this day. They never come up for sale, so they must so something right, or to the owner's on these speakers have a drink problem? lol. If your friend ever wants to sell them, or indeed if you know of a pair that needs a new home. Please let me know. They are my end goal speakers, and maybe Mr Hughes's to... |
One more thing about how horrible Klipsch is.... I had a bad mid driver and instead of just sending the diaphram they sent the whole drive unit. I then bought a diaphram from Simply Speakers and now have a new driver on deck should anything ever happen down the road.you did tell them the driver was bad?, then they sent a new drive unit in good faith. Then you realized it was the diaphram? and you kept the new unit? how does that make Klipsch the company horrible? guess you would have complained in they only sent you a diaphram? My comments are all assumptions on my part. |
