If you are a Klipsch enthusiast you know the Academy center speaker is a highly sought model. It's a very good vintage center that is recommended for Heritage, Forte and a few other models, I think Chorus as well. I have my Heresy III and a pair of Forte, the Academy is the center that was recommended to mate with these. As my Heresy uses titanium drivers I'm not sure how much of a match that would make with the Academy but it looks like a great match for the Forte. I couldn't resist the temptation of picking this up from CL and setting it up with the Forte for a listen. First I have to get my Forte back from my mom. I figure if I like the set up I get an inexpensive alternative to the Dyn's, if not, the Academy will be an easy turn over to get my money back. The one I picked up is in excellent condition other than a few scratches on the cabinet. What's funny is I emailed this guy about a couple other Klipsch centers and was asking what he was doing with all the centers, he answered back with a list of Klipsch he had for sale and behold, an Academy. I hooked it up to make sure all was OK and it sounds like it plays deeper than it's rated. For HT who cares, it gets crossed over usually any way. I'm planning a vertical position.
She's quite a little chunk:
Academy Specifications
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 65Hz-20kHz(+-)3dB
POWER HANDLING 100 watts maximum continuous
SENSITIVITY 96dB @ 1watt/1meter
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 ohms
HIGH FREQ CROSSOVER 2,200 Hz
TWEETER K-76-KV 1" (2.54cm) Polymer dome compression driver
HIGH FREQUENCY HORN 90(o)x40(o) Exponential Horn
WOOFER Two K-1011-KV 8" (20.32cm) Poly cone
ENCLOSURE MATERIAL Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF)
ENCLOSURE TYPE Sealed
DIMENSIONS 23.25" (59.06cm) x 11" (27.94cm) x 10" (25.4cm)
WEIGHT 33 lbs. (14.95kg)
FINISHES Walnut Oil, Oak Oil, Oak Clear, Finished Black
BUILT FROM 1992
BUILT UNTIL 1994