Behold the Klipsch Forte III speakers

Rob,

That's awesome. I enjoyed a pair of Cornwall III's and I'm sure the Forte III are wonderful. I'm looking forward to your decision and more comparisons.
 
What Kevvy doesn't do is actually play them in his vid, i think the finish is what architectural people refer to as 'pickled' oak. Whoever is in charge of Klipsch nowadays 'gets it' they managed to strike a chord with the retro crowd yet they brought their speaker range up to date and are 'modern sounding' for lack of a better descriptor. I def like what I heard/saw.
 
Add a sweet solid state or good tube amp and I’m sure it’s going to be awesome.
 
I haven’t heard the Diablo but think it could be great as well.
 
Just thought I would give a bit of an update. Almost a year in and I’m still enamored with these speakers. I’ve had several quite different amplifiers on them and they have each given an unfailingly musical result. I’m playing with 7” stands for them now which is fun. There is definitely some improvement in the mids with them raised and a bit of a trade off in the bass at the moment, but again they are just fun and engaging to listen to regardless. Their shortcomings just don’t seem to hinder my enjoyment of them. Just thought I’d share! Thanks!


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nile49 said:
Just thought I would give a bit of an update. Almost a year in and I’m still enamored with these speakers. I’ve had several quite different amplifiers on them and they have each given an unfailingly musical result. I’m playing with 7” stands for them now which is fun. There is definitely some improvement in the mids with them raised and a bit of a trade off in the bass at the moment, but again they are just fun and engaging to listen to regardless. Their shortcomings just don’t seem to hinder my enjoyment of them. Just thought I’d share! Thanks!


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For the price, what shortcomings? you're being modest :hey: These are great speakers anywhere near 5K+ for anyone that doubts that, schlepp your amp and LPs/USB stick to a Klipsch dealer for a listen. I'm thinking of reasons NOT to buy them. For the person with a Shindo amp or if you're looking at Harbeth and own a punny <30 WPC tube amp, you should hear Forte IIIs. Even if your amp is SS and makes 500 WPC you should still hear them. :)
 
nile49 said:
Just thought I would give a bit of an update. Almost a year in and I’m still enamored with these speakers. I’ve had several quite different amplifiers on them and they have each given an unfailingly musical result. I’m playing with 7” stands for them now which is fun. There is definitely some improvement in the mids with them raised and a bit of a trade off in the bass at the moment, but again they are just fun and engaging to listen to regardless. Their shortcomings just don’t seem to hinder my enjoyment of them. Just thought I’d share! Thanks!


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thanks for the update, I too would love to build a second system around these paired with a sweet tube integrated .......
 
puroagave said:
What Kevvy doesn't do is actually play them in his vid, i think the finish is what architectural people refer to as 'pickled' oak. Whoever is in charge of Klipsch nowadays 'gets it' they managed to strike a chord with the retro crowd yet they brought their speaker range up to date and are 'modern sounding' for lack of a better descriptor. I def like what I heard/saw.
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I think they actual call it , Distressed Oak. ""The Forte III real-wood veneer comes in four distinct finishes including Distressed Oak, Cherry, Black Ash and Walnut""
 
I know the Forte is a fine speaker but has anyone heard a Chorus II recently? It's similar to the Forte but it's woofer is 15" instead of the Forte's 12 inch. Wonder how they differ?
 
Nikhil said:
Just heard the Klipsch Forte III at the recent Mumbai Audio show.
The amp pairing was not ideal but still was a very interesting speaker.
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wanderlust perhaps or an itch to hear Led Zep's Dazed and Confused at 11, but i liked my short stint with the Forte III. What did you think?
 
Unfortunately not a very ideal setup.

The setup just didn't have control over the woofer.
But for a moment that effortless horn loaded mid range came through.
Definitely something that will keep me interested in having another listen sometime.

I really like the fact that Klipsch has put some focus on the Heritage series.
There is something to those cabinets and horns that has an appeal to them.
 
Klipsch with Job amps or even the Job INTegrated is a wonderful combo.
 
Hi Joe!

Thanks for the recommendation. Definitely has got me interested now!
Will have to see if I can get a chance to listen to them more closely from the local dealer.

Regards.
 
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