Since Klipsch has a return policy on their Heritage products, I went ahead and put in an order for the H3's about 6 weeks ago. They arrived earlier this week, and I think I made the right choice! They are smooth, image well, and actually have a lot of bass, due to the new woofers (K-28?). My jaw dropped as I turned them up with some Sonny Rollins - it was like a saxophone was playing in my room instead of me playing a record of a saxophone. Plus, they practically shatter windows with the S.E.X. amp turned all the way up (the Quickie helps here as well - putting in a robust signal helps the S.E.X. amp achieve to its potential). Practical listening levels seem to be on the order of 1/4 to 1/2 watt.
I'll post some more extensive observations once they break in, which will take some time. So far, though, I think these speakers were made for the S.E.X. amp - and are definitely voiced differently than older Heresies (i.e., it's pretty clear that Klipsch intends these for use as mains). Bass doesn't go down below 50Hz, but neither does most of my music (older jazz). On the upside, my MQ irons and some better coupling caps arrive this week, which should take things to yet another level....
I'll post some more extensive observations once they break in, which will take some time. So far, though, I think these speakers were made for the S.E.X. amp - and are definitely voiced differently than older Heresies (i.e., it's pretty clear that Klipsch intends these for use as mains). Bass doesn't go down below 50Hz, but neither does most of my music (older jazz). On the upside, my MQ irons and some better coupling caps arrive this week, which should take things to yet another level....
