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This month it's 44 years since I brought my brand new Klipschorns home . I spent a year going out every weekend to HI-FI stores to listen to all different designs and brands and my favorite was the KEF 105.2 BUT I had one last shop to visit and they were the only Klipsch dealer in my city. That day changed the way I thought about music reproduction forever . I do have other systems with other speakers that I respect and enjoy but my Klipschorn system still sounds more like a musical event in my home than ANYTHING I have ever heard they sound real . Dynamic range you feel the music , like your right there at the performance stunning like being in aural heaven .

Forte bass driver is on the front. Passive radiator is on the back. It hurt my heart when you called the PR a "driver". I can forgive you, for now. I've got my CW IVs driven by a Parasound Hint6. I love it, but I'm open to try something else someday.

I've been a Klipsch dealer for more than 30 years and actually met Paul once. I herd the La Scala"s were made to be the PA Speakers for Winthrop Rockefeller when he ran for governor of Arkansas in 1964. Great video, Jason H. should like it.

I have a set of original Cornwalls, vintage 1984, original drivers and original crossovers ( estimated 30,000 hours listening time). These will do anything they are instructed to do, so the amp is critical. If you push good then you get GOOD, if you push harsh or boom then you get harsh or boom. They are so efficient that I never drive more than 5 W or the neighbors will call the cops, and I will have to straighten all the pictures on the walls afterwards, so power is not the issue. I suggest a high quality, low power tube amp and these will make you smile. Everyone who hears them just says "WOW" as I still do after all these years.

The La Scala's are hands down the best.. they are like night and day difference to the next best speaker, unfortunately I just don't have $13,000 to buy them, but if I did, that's what I would buy.😊

My wallet said Heresy but my ears want Jubilees

Cool video... I liked the sound descriptions and the pairing suggestions. You guys rock!

Thanks for this! Some interesting facts on the Forte' 4's which my pair are also in the distressed oak. 1- Roy D. (Chief Bone Head), purposely voiced the Forte 4 to have a similar sound signature to the KHorn. 2 - The 12" driver is bespoke to the Forte 4, has a larger magnetic structure then ANY of the 15" drivers or the 12" in the Heresy. It has an extra long excursion to excite the 15" passive radiator on the rear. It is VERY similar to the woofers used the NEW Jubilee which according to Roy have even MORE excursion! I wrote Roy personally, and these were facts directly from him. He also told me NOT to use furniture oil on the oak veneer. LOL (which was one of the questions I had for him). One last thing, amplification for my Forte's is a Willsenton R8 outfitted with EL34 outputs, all 9 tubes are JJ. Electronics. Since Parasound was suggested, in my setup, a Parasound Halo P6 and A21 amp for my Martin Logan Classic 9 ESLs. Thanks again for your presentation.

I bought a pair of used Cornwall's II (1976) for $500, the best money I ever spent for speakers. Original drivers, sounds great. Cabinets need a little TLC, but that doesn't change the sound. BTW, those speakers are made out of plywood, not MDF!

Love this channel. Fun is the operative term. So many audiophiles are either snobby subjectivists (verbal diarrhea) or cranky objectivists (measurements!!!).

Great video!!! I've owned Klipsch speakers for almost 40 years, and I really think that Rotel amps are the best with Klipsch speakers. Currently, I have the KG5.5's, and this combo is flawless!!!

Nice speakers. I also like the big old high efficiency speakers from JBL, Altec, EV. The Americans were world leaders in speakers - in my opinion.

I knew someone in the 80's with a pair of LaScala's in a dorm room. They were amazing and I still remember the first time I heard them.

I like to power the K-Horn with an old MC275 so I can hear the music while riding my Harley up and down the street.

Great Klipsch session ! I own 2 pair of klipsch. A vintage Heresy II and La scala AL5 that I got from JA last year. The reaction I get from NON audiophiles when I play the La scala is.... wow I never heard anything like it, so clear 😂 The reaction I get from audiophiles is...... speechless and maybe a watery eye here and there 😊 Disclaimer..I do run a micro 3000 with the La scala for rounding up that bottom end. Bass isn’t everything,thinking Diana krall is present singing in my 1000sqf great room, is!

I just picked up a pair of Forte 1's and OMG,they sound freaking awesome!

I have a pair of Heresy IV’s because I got them for an unbelievable price. I go back and forth between them and the Wharfedale Lintons. I dream of one day just being able to hear the La Scala’s at home because I feel they would be my end all listening experience but I know that will always remain just a dream…

I was in the store last month with some buddies, and we really enjoyed the LaScala.

A good pairing with Heresy could be the Pioneer SA-9800. A good pairing with LaScala the Hafler DH-500 (or in my case the P-500) Another great video. You guys should get a wireless handheld mic!

The Chorus II are the sweat spot, they could do it all in my opinion. Not to big or small. Wow per dollar was better than any of the Klipsch Heritage. Some day i will own another pair. I have not heard why they stopped making them. My guess is the Forte is a cheaper build allowed for more profit? And to shrink the line up. The Forte's also have a better WAF due to the size.

My first big impression of the Klipsch speakers was after a invite to my then bosses house, where he had in his living room . Rosewood Klipschorns running from Accuphase separates. His TT was an Ariston with a Ortophon MM. He put on a Half speed Mastered version of Steely Dans Gaucho. Without the word of a lie its like Donald, Walter and the boys were in the room with us. Very few systems have come that close to re creating that level of perfection. To this day i still remember that afternoon.. in fact the next morning i went down and ordered my Cornwall systems.

We have a pair of Forte II's that we bought 33 years ago. Awesome use them with our projector...big screen and big sound. We also use a pair of Heresy monitors in our live music room. Again, awesome!

Pass Lab XA-25, Primaluna Preamp on the ForteIVs and a First Watt Sit-3 on the Cornwall IVs..

The most amazing klipsch speaker system is the small home theatre system speakers that don’t take up a lot of room , and keeps the wife happy because of it .

"Any speaker built that was not all horn and had all of the drivers on one board would be heresy!" -Paul Klipsch

I am running 2 Klipsch Corner Horns, 2 Bell Klipsch, 1 SW-15 and Yamaha HTR 5250 AV Receiver. My previous amp was a Yamaha Pro-Series P2200 which could really push my speakers to their limit. Still have that setup bought 47 years ago and still used daily.

Have a pair of Cornwall IVs and a pair of REL T9/x subs and the combo is absolutely fantastic. I ran the CWIVs for about 3 years with no subs at all, and they're great without subs, but when I added those RELs, my listening experience was greatly enhanced. The RELs are known for their speed and I think that's an important trait to consider when pairing subs with horn speakers. They are fast and they keep up with the CWIV.

I had a good listen to the Heresy’s Fortes Cornwalls and La Scalas. There was no comparison to the La Scalas. In my opinion they outshine every thing in their price range and well above .and they’re well made , I can’t say that for the others Heritage speakers I heard .

Guys I’m late to the party. I’ve heard all of the models, Cornwalls, LaScala the most in my 70 years. My good buddy who I roomed with in the 70s bought LaScalas in 1974 so I heard them daily for a year were amazing. Back the. They were 1 piece and he bought bare black plywood finish. Even then, they were crisp and clean. I was always shocked at their lack of bass extension. I recently spent a couple of days listening to another friend’s Cornwall III. Frankly, I was blown away. I thought they were the best speakers I’ve ever heard. The best results came from this small cube shaped Carver amp. It was simply great.

I have a pair or Cornwall IIs I bought from an outlet store for cheap in 1986. The original owner defaulted on his payments and they were repossessed. He upgraded them to have commercial grade woofers. They are still rocking out today. I am driving them with a pair of bridged Carver M1.0t amps pushing out 1000 watts a side. They are the centerpiece of my 2875 watt, 7.2 system. I control the rest of the system through a Marantz SR7008 receiver. The rest of the speakers are Klipsch as well, save the rear surrounds, which are Cerwin Vega D8s. The .2 part of the equation are 2, 200 watt 12" Klipsch subs. They sound great and having taken everything I have thrown at them. Highly recommended.

excellent video guys. i wouldn't be too concerned with tube life unless your are just driving the hell out of them. my western electric 300b's should last about 40 thousand hours.

Hey guys I purchased the Heresy BACK IN 1984, in Germany on base. They still sound great. They are plain wood. Was going to paint them black. Never did. No reason to replace them at this time.

My KG4s are surprisingly good sounding. I have 2 of them and 2 Forte's. They push the Forte's to prove they're better. Bass is very strong. Love that Klipsch efficiency. 120 wpc at low or moderate volume is just perfect. Quick response

I remember the first time I heard the horns back in the late 90's. Went in to audition them, even though I was only about 20 and couldn't afford them (I worked at Sears selling Yamaha and Advent). Took one of my quintessential "test" CD's with me. When I listened to Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk", I was blown away.

We still use our manufactured in 1996 Klipsch Chorus II speakers. We purchased them in 1998 and honestly have never had a desire to change out to something else. Love em! And now more recently they are hooked up in two, separate systems. An older 5.3 setup and a separate very recent Decware ZenUFO amp for 2 channel. Only source for Zen is an Oppo 103. Maybe a turntable as well one day. But you know ..build back better! Oh man🙃..... Of course one system is turned off for the other. Great vid here~ Good job!🤝

I love the part where you guys all started talking about which amp you would pair up with each speaker and why. We need more of this!

Love the LaScala look, I love the sound quality of my Cornwalls.

I've been in love with clips since 1975. Just recently on a long 2 year hunt. . Was lucky enough to find four two matched pair of Klipsch f o r t e model 3, new in the box never opened never used just sitting there in a warehouse not being known by anybody but possibly the retailer that I purchased them from.. swear it to the Greek gods the f o r t e model 3 sounds identical to the model for the only difference between the two or a few new wires a couple of capacitor caps in a slightly though be it almost identical crossover circle to the model 4.. I received them by the shipping company in 4 days.. total price paid $3,000 plus 400 bucks that's incredible,. So be on the hunt to be patient😊 in search every corner of the internet in the US. And you will be rewarded with what you it is that you were looking for in time.. keep rocking The Free world guys..

I Wish Klipsch Would Make The Chorus II Again...I Had A Pair Of Forte II And Chorus II...

My experience is these super efficient horn speakers works best with very low powered, Single Ended Triode tube amps (less then 10wpc for sure, some are even in the 2 watt rage) ! I have a setup that I can easily A/B Marantz Class D vs an SET with EL34's or KT88's operating at Class A and SET wins every time. It also doubles as my room heater !

The Klipshorns never stop giving. Almost a perfect speaker. Very loud! Turn it up!!

The tube vs SS about 18 min in is, IMHO way off base! Tube amps do not need a lot of maintenance - I've seen plenty from the mid to late 60's that are still going strong and sure, they may need some safety updates but in many cases, unless it was a poorly designed circuit, the tubes are still original in many cases. The Dynaco ST70 is a classic example. Now as for Kilpsch, I currently have a pair of RP600m in my "second" listening room and I really like them, but for years tried to get Forte's to play nice on solid state and they always sounded hard and brittle. Not the case for tube on the Forte. Of course, I've not compared all tube amp or SS amps so that's not an absolute declaration, but I've tried many. Tube amps from SE 300b to PP EL34's, etc. And some of the best SS including my MC 2105 amp. So... please be careful about exagerating the maintenance of tube gear. Otherwise a nice review of the Heritage line. And it's made in the US!!

I love my black LaScala speakers. I don't remember exactly when I got them but it must have been about 45 years ago. They still sound fantastic!

I live in a living room, not a theater hence why I have Klipsch satellites and subs for a Dolby Atmos surround system and it sounds wonderful being pushed by Yamaha receivers. These speakers are great for their intended purpose.

Great video guys. Been using Forte Its paired with a Scott 299A Stereomaster tube amp I had restored in 2002. Everyone said "go with tubes for Klipsch" at the time. I played around with tubes the first couple years and honestly could never tell much of a difference. I haven't replaced a tube in 20 years and have been using the original Rega Planet CD player the entire time. I have nothing to compare this set up to but might be fun to experiment.

I had a pair of La Scalas new, in the early 1980s that were used mostly for sound reinforcement for a band and had them in the living room when not at a gig. I ran it with my Crown IC-150 preamp and my Harmon Kardon Citation 16. I found that you need a large enough room for them. You need to be a certain distance from them to appreciate the great sound. The mid and tweeter drivers were Electrovoice back then, which is why they are so efficient (and maybe the 15"). The horn loaded bass does not produce real low bass... they need a subwoofer. These are meant to project. In the average ranch style house they sounded harsh. I don't know what drivers are in these new ones. I bought a pair of EV PI-15-3s with 15" woofers, 6.5" Vented Cone Midrange with 16lb magnets, and ST350B bi-radial tweeters in a large vented box. Much better bass, great midrange at a closer distance and a much better tweeter with a large magnet. Got them used for $400 back then. I later added an EV 18" refrigerator sized sub and tri-amped with the Harmon for mids and a Hafler DH-500 and a Hafler DH-200.

I made a scaled down version of the ALTEC A9. Well worth the work. !

The original Klipschorn wasn't open baffle, but they needed the corner to complete the the folded bass waveguide.

I bought a new pair of Klipschorns for $2,500.00 in 1974 from HiFi Hutch in Mt. Prospect, IL. Sold them in 1988 for $2,300.00 and have been sorry ever since. Currently have Chorus II and KP-250's in my surround system. It would be great if you guys could do a comparison of the old metal midrange horn and the new plastic horn.

Fantastic overview of the Klipsch Heritage line! In your opinion, how would a pair of Forte IV's sound connected to a new Accuphase E-380? I have a vintage Sansui 5050 connected to a pair of Heresy III's which sounds absolutely fantastic!

Chorus 1’s powered by a vintage Marantz 300DC power amp is what I got and its impressive in terms of dynamics when turned up and sounds great at low volume too!

The first time I heard the Star Tracks album on CD (Telarc) at on a pair of Lascalas with a 70 watt/side Technics receiver and Technics CD player. This store sold yamaha, technics, TEAC and polk along with Klipsch. It's amazing how it sounded.

We've run tubes and SS on the Heresy, La Scala and Klipschorn. The SS is totally listenable, but with a SET amp they are absolutely luscious and more natural sounding.

I have two RSX-5’s in sealed boxes in black. Not a heritage speaker but I’m kinda excited.

I remember as a teenager in 80's down at a local stereo shop and heard the KlipschHorns, and I was just so astounded. And then later my brother had a nice pair of Heresy's and I tried for years to get them from him. When the newer Klipsch stuff came out later on, I never was as big a fan of those.

This video makes me wish Altec still made the Model 19.

Great video! I’m a new, but loyal Cornwall owner, so it was great to hear your input.

Speaking of rings on your speakers, that Kilpsch light has rubber feet on it that will permanently stain the finish on your speakers. Replace the feet on that thing at once! Ask me how I know.

ZU DW6 with upgrades ARE the best. Period !

One more reminder that 15 inch base driver on the back of the forte is not connected to any electricity whatsoever it just helps move are better..

I use a pair of 1974 Heresy’s with support from a sub. When we downsize I’m selling most of my restored speakers. Will get Cornwall’s as my lifetime speakers to sit in a dedicated space.

My younger brother has had the heresy’s for decades, still going strong.

I'll take the bright yellow one.

At 60 years old the Cornwall IVs will be my last speaker. After 2-1/2 years, I feel they were an excellent buy.

Great feedback!

this is such a great video! thank you for the great content!

It doesn’t matter what speakers anyone currently owns, or how satisfied you are with them (because I actually love my current speakers), everyone still lusts after a Klipsch Heritage speaker. I would just love a pair of Forte IVs.

I believe the driver in the back of the Forte is passive.

We ARE growing old with them! Man, that one hit me~ time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oh, also Lenny, it's MIZOOLA Montana. And exactly how we here out in the sticks of Montana pronounce that 'city'. All good man, we call it a lot of different 'things' too.....😂👌 In regard to your awesome store and staff: Good bunch over there~ also great sense of humor. Needed these days👊 If I was ever visiting there, you'd have to kick my butt out of the store.... after a long while.... Awesome outfit of quality new and old. Can we use an AARP card there?

I have some KG4s, first model. When I first got them I put them on on 18 high stands, replaced all capacitors in the crossovers with polycaps and replaced the original tweeter driver with newer titanium; woofers and passive radiator are all original. I have since put them back on the floor and re-installed the original tweeter drivers. Putting them on the floor gives a better bass response and the original tweeter drivers aren't as brassy sounding as the titanium. They sound great for nearly 40 year old speakers!

As a basshead the only Heritage Series I could own are either the Klipschorns or the Cornwall's so i'd probably buy the Cornwall's because they're so much cheaper. As far as the LaScala's, almost $20,000 for an enormous pair of speakers that require a subwoofer is risible

I was one of the idiots that Paul detested back in the '70s. I had 2 pairs of KCBR and powered them with a Marantz 240 then a Phase Linear 700b. Absolutely the worst amps in the world for those speakers. Now I finally got it right. I just bought a '70s pair of KB oiled walnut with black grills. Now I am using a pair of McIntosh Mc30's with a Krell KRC with phono stage. I use them in my movie room with optical soundtrack films. I wanted to get as close as I could to the sound of old Western Electric horns from the late '20s. They look so cool flanking a 12 ft screen. It is funny that my other speakers, a pair of Infinity IRS Betas need hundreds of watts to reach the spl that the Khorns can with a couple of watts. Say what you will but I think the KB series of Khorns are the best looking speakers ever made. And with the right electronics can give everything else out there a run for their money

I once saw an ad for Klipsch Heresy in an old English magazine called Punch. Now defunct. Not a magazine about hifi. The heading was Klipsch Kills.

Admittedly, I like the CORNWALLS the best.

I have tries all types of speakers. I am not rich. But the best I have heard that I can afford have been the Klipsch Heresy III. They lack in bass but for vocals, synthesizer and drums stand out like no others that I have used. Positioned correctly music swims around you like I have never heard from others. This doesn't work for anything, but one example is Pink Floyd's Disvision Bell. The instrumentals will fill the room with music and sound awesome. Oh they suck at bass must be used with subwoofer PERIOD.

THANKS for doing this

What about the Klipsch Jubilee Flagship

Ive had alot of klipsch speakers and many others, id break it down like this. I have to give a shout out to the RF7, those are often overlooked compared to the others, and they are very very good, and the pressure and output on those on big power is literally near endless, the low end output is nuts and can bring an earthquake into most rooms (if wanted) but can also be smooth operators as well, i do recommend huge power for those though, dont mind the sensitivity the big power makes those an absolute powerhouse. For medium rooms the forte is perfect and its a serious contender also, lots of kickdrum impact, good mid. The cornwall does wonders in large rooms and can do some magic, and work well with low wattage receivers and amps very well. The ones your overlooking are the klipsch nines, for the money, size and bass response and versatility, hands down the best (pound for pound) in the group, it doesnt even make sense, their low end is insanely good in medium rooms or even large for their size and they look great. My picks i believe would be those pound for pound, and cornwalls for big rooms and versatility on low wattage things, if on high current major horsepower separates i go with the rf7, just a very mean machine. I love em all though! Well...except the heresy, never done much for me.

This guy deserves a sub

Have a pair of Cornwall II's with rebuilt Crites crossovers and his replacement woofers with cast frames. Magical. I have a pair of 85 K-horns with Crites replacement crossovers too. I have used my K-horns with a pair of McIntosh MC-30s and a C-20 preamp. Magical. However, I use my K-horn system now with a McIntosh 7200 Receiver. It is my favorite. Precision, bass, the Mc sound for those that like it. Warm like tubes. Reliable. Love it.

I have a pet peeve. I never put audio components on top of speakers !! Especially turntables ! I understand if you have a small space, sometimes you don't have a choice.

I've had 2 la Scala and 2 chorus plus Bryston 4b st for 30 +years I am 66 and will die with this system.

THE MADNESS - Klipsch overload!!! Great video - keep it up B^)

I have a pair of super clean chorus 1s and they sound incredible. All i need now is a pre amp to actually get enough power to them.😂

When they were developed they made a lot of sense due to the low power amplifiers available at the time.

I have a Onkyo TX MKII pushing 2 Klipsch KHS 8.5 and sound great!

K horns are my dream speaker. But the WIF makes it not possible. Can I trade her in for K horns? I can pay 100k for the difference.

The bass extension on the La Scala is no more than he Heresy, might even be less. But it is cleaner.

We have kg4s and 1980s heresy speakers! Love them dearly!! But I heard a pair of belles once and that’s the speaker for me!! Great job!👏

La Scalia best but as a Klipsch fan a crossover is always needed to slightly calm it down

Bought some Belles about 10 years ago and then the illness hit. Audioism not Covid, now using them as bass boxes with Celestron 2050i's and Beyma together with Krites steep slope and a Crowe filter on the 2050.s. with two Rythmix R22s. Kipsch are using the same mid in a two way for the Jubilee.

I had over 20 pieces of McIntosh Gear. Accuphase was simply over priced Japanese copies of McIntosh Gear! All my Mac stuff is gone,for a reason! Pretty stuff,but Dark, and Uninvolving Sonically. Do a lot of digging,like I did over the years to find the Klipsch Holy Grail Amplifiers.

Have you ever listened to Realistic Mach Two , and if you have, what’s your opinion of them are used to own a pair .

MC30s on the Cornwalls in the right room are great

La Scala as a HT front stage is amazing

Very nice share. Your solid state pairings were fabulous choices with the likes of Luxman, Parasound, Accuphase and Yamaha you cannot go wrong. Those are premier brands. That said, as owners of a newer pair of AL5 LaScalas, we love powering them with tubes. The sound stage is stunningly beautiful. It is so real and so natural that you can close your eyes during any recording and feel an immediate connection to the performer(s) (front and present in the listening space with you). Female vocalists are breathtaking through the system: Ella, Melody Gardot, and Karen Carpenter offer a clarity that is unparalleled. Sade and artists like Dire Straits and Steely Dan tap every nuance of the speaker's capability. Bill Evans and Chet Baker hits depths of notes that I had never heard before. My ultimate choice would be the Airtight 300B integrated amplifier. At present, we use a Primaluna E300 with superb results. I just expect that the 300B would elevate the listening experience even higher.

Rear of Forte is a passive radiator, not a driver (no magnet, not powered it allows the woofer in front to do it's thing similar to a port but I think with more detail) read up on difference between ported and sealed speakers, this is an unported sealed speaker, I built similar and bass on unported speakers with passive radiator are extremely fast and articulate compared to boomy ported speakers with slow inarticulate bass.

This guy's voice could make cat's scream! Jesus...

La Scala a good hiding place? Well…every time our home was cleaned I found some stuff nicely placed in the bass horn openings. These were definitely the most sensitive speakers I ever had and they were not only loud but also really quick. I have now Magnepans for quite some time - obviously something totally different with one exception: “speed”. Try them out and if you have the space available: the klipsch horns are unmatched when it comes to “power” and I would definitely take those over the other models.