I used a pair of Heresy III "Capitol Records 75th Anniversary" speakers for years with 2 REL subs (one of which is a new "Classic 99"...great sub) and it all worked swimmingly. Put the IIIs on stands and liked that even more. Amps are a Dennis Had Inspire Firebottle SEP tube masterpiece rotated with a Pass XA-25 (also a masterpiece). Class A...I like it...it’s good (obscure Robbie Robertson reference). I owned a new pair of IVs briefly but they had an upper mid anomaly that caused frowning so off they went. I blamed the poly mid horns but maybe it was simply that particular pair. Still use the IIIs in my video pile (with another small REL) where the IIIs are amazingly well suited. Switched from the IIIs in my main system to a pair of Pure Audio Project "Duet 15 Horn 1s" last fall and I have to say, "yeah man."
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Good point @m-db and how you put it that way, I sorta realize it was a ride-along for me as well.. Every new amp was discussed at length, each time around. The past five years was a long ride wondering if the merry-go-round would eventually come to a hault. What was interesting about all of this is the final amp was always in mind. It came up, multiple times, each time. However instead of making that move, there was always a slight diversion to try something else - instead. It took a few heart felt conversations to help surface the obvious decision that needed to occur - to buy that amp he always wanted, and kept avoiding. "Its time now, go for it" as i recall it was. Now he has it, glad he did it, enjoying every minute now. That's the best part of the story, as I think of it now. Thanks for reminding me of that part, it so true, and quite nice for the buddy. |
PS Audio BHK250 amp and a PS Audio BHK preamplifier. A little bit of heaven with both. I barely use much of the power from the amp due to the Heresy’s efficiency. But, that’s the point.
100% agree with idea of adding at least one sub with the Heresy IVs. I started off with a single Rel S/510 and it transformed my system in phenomenal ways. Recently added a second S/510 and now the soundstage is cohesive and sounds amazing. |
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