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Originally Posted by David
My last garage stereo upgrade was about 13 years ago when I bought some LSA1 bookshelf speakers to go with my Onkyo 2 channel stereo receiver. It sounded pretty good. Not audiophile good, but pretty good. Recently I replaced the Onkyo receiver with a new Onkyo TX-8470 strero receiver so I'd have more input options and I'm debating replacing the LSA speakers to better fill the garage size.
I've been researching bookshelf speakers in the $1,000 to $4,000 range and keep coming back to Klipsch Heresy speakers. Besides wondering if I'll like the sound of these for my music of choice, classic rock, I'm wondering if a lowly stereo receiver is adequate for the Heresy's. Then I noticed this pic on the Onkyo website with the TX-8470 with Heresy speakers.
Anyone have thoughts or experience with Heresy's with a stereo receiver? Any concerns with using them in the garage? It's got AC/heat but I only run it when I'm working in the garage.
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What is driving you to heresys? IN my extremely biased opinion the main thing they have going for them is killer looks, also they are available cheap in the earlier series.
Otherwise they are a bit wonkey on axis and at least the older ones had no bass. Less extension and impact than a normal 6" driver ported stand mount speaker with more moderate sensitivity. I see the latest series are ported but I think bass has been sacrificed for efficency. Choose 2: speaker size, sensitivity, bass extension
People love them I get it. I had a pair in the 90s for about a week, ended up trading for contemporary Fortes which I thought were MUCH better.
in the year 2025 there are a 100 speakers I think more compelling than Heresys. For classic looks Id consider something Like JBL 4309 or l82, Otherwise there are a billion other compelling options from Revel, KEF, Mofi etc
For a vintage set of cool looking decent speakers, sure a 600$ of 1970s heresys is a fun choice. For a new set of 3500 speakers they would be near the bottom of my personal shopping list