My new thrift finds

transamz
transamz Posts: 15
edited May 2007 in Vintage Speakers
I found these today for 40.00 klipsch quartet,s along side my sda1c which ones would you keep?system004.jpg
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited May 2007
    The SDA's. That's just me, though... :)
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,252
    edited May 2007
    Ask the same question on the Klipsch forum. I am not a horn fan.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited May 2007
    It all depends on your personal taste in sound. Some people prefer the sound of horns, to me they are fatiguing after a little while. If you had them hooked up to a tube amp they might be bearable. they are highly efficent and dont need a lot of amplification.

    Im sure if you went to the klipsch forum they would say dump those polks lol.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited May 2007
    Very true. They would slander us over there! I've had my share of horn speakers thru the years and, while they do some things well, they don't do what my ears like. I've had Forte's, LaScala's, Cornwalls, and a pair of Altec Valencia 846B's. It just took too much to get them to what made them come together. I might own another pair of horn speakers again but I would have to set them up right as far as the room goes and with the right amp/pre combo. That gets me back to why I like my Carver/Polk SDA setup so well. It just clicked for me.

    I still have tons of respect for Paul W. Klipsch. He was a great innovator.

    I gotta quit this rambling....
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited May 2007
    I'm with the others. I tried out modern klipsch's a few years back and found the horns to be way too bright for me.. but this is clearly my own opinion. I've heard some of their vintage speakers however, and absolutely love the La Scalla's and the Forte's.

    You will be very hard pressed to find faster speakers.

    That said, if I were the one making the decision, my ears would push me to the SDAs with no hesitation.
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,252
    edited May 2007
    I have not had a lot of experience with horns other than lower end Klipsch and JBL's. The only horns I did enjoy were the AR 3's. I did not find them fatiguing.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited May 2007
    Congrats on the find.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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