I learned something from Music Direct today...

mhardy6647

... in an email advertising tower speakers.




I guess the Heresys are little tiny, squat towers...
who knew?!

Emlyn

Looks like a center channel speaker to me.

DaveHo

Can't imagine they sell too many when you can get earlier versions for a fraction of the cost.

mhardy6647

Emlyn wrote: »

Looks like a center channel speaker to me.

That was, indeed, one of the intended original applications for the Klipsch Model H (H for "Heresy")... no kidding. That's a Model H in front of the window in the photo below. The "H" was just like the Heresy, except it used decent quality Electrovoice drivers instead of the cheap Eminence (IIRC) woofers and Atlas PA horn midrange drivers Klipsch quickly went to to save on the cost of goods.


(ca. 1958)

In later years, that's what they recomended the Cornwall for. Again, no kidding.

klipsch_brochure_cover_mid_1970s by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
(early 1970s)

DaveHo wrote: »

Can't imagine they sell too many when you can get earlier versions for a fraction of the cost.

Yeah, but the earlier ones (I and II) sound really dreadful, and the III was only kind of bad. The IV is reputed, by some, to sound OK -- so there could be some added value in that.

erniejade

https://youtube.com/watch?v=T2BlqCgaMcA


And
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uQdNIAGK2lA

Quite a bit of love for them going around. Same with the Forte IV and Cornwall IV . A lot say they are night and day from the the previous generations.

mhardy6647

erniejade wrote: »

https://youtube.com/watch?v=T2BlqCgaMcA


And
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uQdNIAGK2lA

Quite a bit of love for them going around. Same with the Forte IV and Cornwall IV . A lot say they are night and day from the the previous generations.

One would hope so!
(I Have not heard any of the current generation -- I wouldn't mind so doing... but the opportunity hasn't presente itself)