Klipsch Chorus

audioluvr

My GF' s great aunt has a pair of these she wants to pass on to her. She says they are pretty and big... I told her if she can stuff them in her Jeep to bring them home. Anybody ever get their ears on these?

motorstereo

I had a pair of Chorus II's many years ago and they didn't make the grade here. They got sold in favor of a pair of Polk 2.3s with the donut drivers. But the fellow I sold them to about 15 years ago still has them and he's still pleased with them. They are fairly good sized speakers 80lbs if memory serves correct and they'll certainly fill up the back of the Jeep if your GF is able to get them in there.

mhardy6647

I like them better than most of the "Heritage" Klipsch loudspeakers (Heresy, Cornwall, LaScala/Belle), FWIW. They didn't strike me as aggressive in the MR as many Klipsch products -- and I don't remember the piercing low treble (9 kHz) resonance of the Heritage Klipsch MR horns in the Chorus (again, FWIW). It's been a good decade since I heard a pair, though.

Yes, they're hefty.
Pretty is an interesting word to use to describe them

They deserve very high quality amplification for best results.

audioluvr

Thanks all. If they make it home I'll see how they compare to my KG4's that I restored. I really like them

pitdogg2

Worth picking up any way

adam2434

The Chorus is the largest model (15" woofer) in the informally-named "Extended Heritage" series, which also includes the Forte (12" woofer) and Quartet (10" woofer).

The original Chorus is front-ported and the Chorus II has a passive radiator on the back, like the Forte and Quartet. The Chorus II also uses a tractrix midrange horn, and is perceived as an improvement over the original Chorus to many.

Do you know if they have front ports or a passive radiator on the back?

I would at least check them out and give them a spin.

All of the "Extended Heritage" series are highly desirable by folks that like the sound of these speakers. They are very well-built speakers with heavy drivers, heavy cabinet, and real wood veneer.

I have a pair of the original Forte (from '87 or '88, I believe) in my collection, and rotate them in and out of one of my systems. Picked them up last year and recapped them right away. Also reglued the grill peg inserts, rotated the the woofer 180 deg, and did some cosmetic work on the cabinet.

I would describe Forte sound as very dynamic and live-sounding, so they present great scale and "drama" in music. They can play as loud as you want without signs of compression and distress. However, as the volume is pushed, they can sound a bit too forward in the midrange on some material, maybe a bit shouty at times, IMO. The later version II of the Forte and Chorus are said to have smoother midrange due to the tractrix midrange horn.

Klipsch recently came out with the Forte III with improved design and components.

mhardy6647

FWIW, I remember the original, ported Chorus as being pretty good.
I've listened to the Chorus II as well, but (again, FWIW) don't remember it being all that much better -- goin' back quite a while with those memories, though.

audioluvr

Well her family loaded her up with too much other crap so she wasn't able to get them on this trip. Thanks for all the help all!