Quote Originally Posted by Enochrome View Post
I don't have any experience with the older Klipsch lines of speakers, in fact I have never heard a horn speaker. I would love to hear a forte or La Scala. So easy to drive these speakers and they present a "classic" sound (would like to know what that is?). I also heard that they are good with acoustic music, which is my favorite.

In somewhat related fashion, I just picked up a pair of Original Large Advents and I'm impressed how "modern" they sound; gobs of detail all locked in to a neutral/flat frequency that is easy on the ears. I can't believe how uncolored they are. It is a head scratcher that these are 40 years old. Goes to show, it's all about the design. Henry Kloss was a genius, and with no computer no less, just ears.

I am not hesitant of older designs anymore, as long the parts are reconditioned.
I had a pair of the large Advents with the bull-nose trim. They were my first serious speaker. I bought them as a system with a Kenwood 4070 receiver (40W/ch) and a Sharp RT3388 computer-controlled cassette deck. I loved the sound, but when I heard the Kg4s they fell out of favor quickly.

I gave the Advents to a friend. The foam surrounds eventually rotted. I'm not sure what he did with them. I eventually purchased another pair of Kg4s and then a pair of Kg2s to start an early surround sound system. The Kgs sounded as good in this system as with the two ch system. I haven't heard the 3.5s, but have all the others. For vintage speakers the Klipsch' and Advents are very respectable.

I've upgraded tweeters with the Crites titanium versions. Excellent improvement and well worth the $60. I haven't upgraded the xovers yet, but plan to.