by nyazzip » Fri May 08, 2009 3:46 pm
right after i put together my st-35, i auditioned a pair of used Heresys. i think they were going fro about 400 bucks. anyway it was in a pro listening room, and i could A/B them with the push of a button with alot of other nice speakers. seeing as i was(and always will be) on a budget, i didn't even try most of the fancy speakers with exorbitant price tages. but, the heresys sounded very very good to my ears, nice and clear and balanced.
theres no substitute for a bigger speaker(12") when it comes to reproducing soft, airy low stuff like upright bass and such, i think. they might not have the "tight punch" for modern electronica and hard rock and stuff, but, i did almost buy them. they were a bit too '70s looking and bulky for my tastes, so i splurged and got a narrow pair of Klipsch RF-52 instead(rear ported, 5.25" drivers).
sonically, the heresys probably would have been better for an st-35, due to the superior sensitivity ratings and the bigger bottom, as low end is not a strong point of the st-35 so i understand...
edit: i wanted to post the specs of the Klipsch rf-52s, i am very happy with them!
Frequency response..............34Hz-23kHz +/-3dB
Power handling.....................100W RMS / 400W Peak
Sensitivity............................96dB @ 2.83V / 1m
Nominal impedance.............. 8 Ohms compatible
High frequency crossover..... 1900Hz
High frequency Drivers.......... 1" (2.54cm) Titanium diaphragm via 90x60(not sure what they mean here....millimeters?)square Tractrix Horn
Low frequency drivers........... Dual 5.25" (13.3cm) Cerametallic cone woofers
Enclosure type...................... Bass-reflex via rear-firing port
Unit Dimensions.................... Height 37.6" (95.5cm, with feet) Width 6.75" (17.2cm) Depth 14.25" (36.2cm)
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nyazzip on Sun May 10, 2009 10:32 pm, edited 6 times in total.
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