Heresy II or KG3?

Last post 10-25-2007 12:12 PM by boomac. 7 replies.

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10-24-2007 10:21 PM

bking
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Heresy II or KG3?

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I'm new to the forum & new to Klipsch. I'm putting a small system together for my office- a McIntosh MX110 tube tuner/preamp & a McIntosh MC275 tube amp. For about the same price I could buy either a pair of Heresy II's or KG3's. Unfortunately I can't do a side-by-side comparison. I notice on paper the KG3's have wider frequency response, but they seem to be less valued on the used market. How do the speakers compare? Thanks!

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10-24-2007 11:01 PM In reply to

HatTrick66
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I love my kg3s, but you have to go H2 in my opinion. Different class.

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10-24-2007 11:29 PM In reply to

dkalsi
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Heresy II - no doubt

1) 1988 Klipschorn KBWO with ALK ES Xovers+Trachorn+JBL2404H with NOS Valves VRDs 2) 1983 Klipsch Cornwalls with NOS Valves Eico HF-85 with NOS Valves Eico HF-87

10-25-2007 5:36 AM In reply to

oldbuckster
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H2's hands down winner ..................KG3..2 way .........H2's 3 ways ....... H2's have more musical output (play at a louder volume)

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10-25-2007 11:08 AM In reply to

Arky
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Welcome to the forum. I spent a lot of time researching this valuable forum for comparisons of the Heresy-KG2-KG3. The consensus was those Kg's sound really nice but the Heresy was the clear winner. That convinced me plus I wanted to own the speaker some say kept the company afloat in the early years. I bought Heresy 2's last week for my office & couldn't be happier.

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10-25-2007 11:40 AM In reply to

Me Loves Khorns
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My son has Heresy II's in his room. They sound very close to my Khorns in quality!

Paul

PROUD PAPA OF ME LOVES HERESY'S - JUBS in the front. Khorns in the back; Heresy III in the center; JL Audio f 113 Sub; McIntosh MA 2275; McIntosh MX 134; McIntosh MC 150; McIntosh MC 206; Sony NS900V - Moded by Tube Research Labs; Thorens phono TD 190; Samsung SACD,DVD-A; XBOX; XBOX 360 with HD-DVD DRIVE; Playstation 3 - BlueRay; Ninteno Wii; Mitsubishi 65 in TV - hidef. VERY, VERY Supportive wife who bought me all of the fun stuff, and 4 little boys who love all of the above.

10-25-2007 11:45 AM In reply to

Daddy Dee
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Heresy II

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10-25-2007 12:12 PM In reply to

boomac
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It’s a shame you can’t compare the two because that’s exactly what you should do if you want to be sure. You know, eyes closed and then back and forth between different but familiar music. Having said that; with your amp & pre-amp, I might prefer the Heritage Line here.

82 Curley Maple Cornwalls, 83 Walnut Oiled Cornwalls, an older Cornwall Vert, 92 Walnut Oiled Forte IIs and a couple pair of those Heresy things!

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