Marco is right older heritage line wayyyy better. I had owned a cheapened down Heresy II. I was ticked when I found out what Klipsch had done. No comparison to the older horn speakers. You want the ones with the Alnico (gray can) magnets. You also want the AA crossovers. I own a set of 1980 Lascalla's Alnico mid's but not high. They had already started to take out the Alnico magnet tweeters. Alnico had colbalt in it (hence the c in the word the rest is Aluminium and Nickel. There was a revolt in the African country and that was it. Klipsch never the same. They got rid of the good AA (and A networks) as well and put in cheap crossovers. On that note anyone ever use Mundorf caps silver in oil for Klipsch? (older horns)
Good, Affordable Horns?
I've often thought about adding a pair of horn loaded speakers, like say a pair of Klipsch La Scala, to my collection, but I've not heard enough horn loaded speakers to really know the differences, or what works and what doesn't. What are some good ones for under say $2K? What do these give up say compared to some of the larger and more expensive horn loaded speakers I've seen in AUdiogon user systems? The Jadis Eurythmie are one such pair I've seen that appear out of this world, but also must cost a small fortune.
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