Klipsch Heresy I Vintage Floorstanding Speakers; Excellent Birch Pair

Product: Klipsch Heresy I Vintage Floorstanding Speakers; Excellent Birch Pair

Product SKU: 29556

Serial Number: 8442723, 8442724

Cosmetic Description: 8/10 Excellent condition with minimal visible cosmetic wear including a few tiny chips in the paint on the edges of the cutouts on the front baffle and a few barely visible nicks on the tops and sides of the cabinets. There are a few minor imperfections in the finish on the cabinets that were present from the date of manufacture. These vintage speakers have incredibly light wear and look almost exactly as they did when they were first unboxed in 1985.

What is Included: Pair of speakers, Factory packaging

Functional Notes: Operational condition of this item is excellent, fully tested and no issues found.

Age: Manufactured October 1984

# of Owners: 1

Tobacco Exposure: No

Service History: The binding posts were upgraded to 5-way binding posts in 1999 by ListenUp.

MSRP: $600

Other Notes: These H-BR model speakers come with all original documentation from their sole owner. They have the raw birch finish and #17 grills. The drivers are original Klipsch K-22-K woofers, K-53 midranges, and K77 tweeters with E-2 crossovers. They were purchased from Listen Up in Denver, CO in 1985.

"The history of the Klipsch Heresy is rich. It was originally introduced in ’57 as a center channel speaker to go between two Klipschorns in larger rooms. When Paul Klipsch came up with the idea and the design, people told him he couldn’t do it, that it was acoustic heresy. “The hell I can’t,” he said, “and that’s exactly what I’m going to call it.” The resulting Heresy was a 3-way, acoustic suspension (sealed) design with a horn tweeter, horn midrange, and a 12” accordion surround woofer. The design has remained largely intact ever since, which has been wonderful to see.

No matter what other set of speakers you run, these are always great speakers to have in any room. A rec room, perhaps. Wait, does that make them party speakers? Did I just agree? To a certain extent, I guess I did. Can we have a new term- party audiophile? I think both worlds can co-exist in wonderful harmony. Happy hunting."

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