Which do you folks feel is a better speaker between a JBL Dorian verses Klipsch Heresy? I understand that Klipsch Forte is regarded as better than Heresy. Thoughts? My father's hearing is getting worse, and I am seriously considering supplementing his television with speakers of this sort and a tube amplifier. Thanks for your consideration.
Do you have speakers or are you planing to buy some?
My 2 cents is; put up some JBL Control Ones and use whatever amp you feel works best. A Crown 150 might be just the ticket? Don't expect alot of Klipsch recommendations here.
Not so fast... I'd take the Heresy over an S12 Dorian. The Dorian will have better bass, but the Heresy will be better everywhere else.Originally Posted by midlife
Don't expect alot of Klipsch recommendations here.
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I don't know the Dorian but I'd be leery of Heresys; they're a speaker with a sound all their own which some like a great deal and that others despise. I suggest the user listen carefully.
I owned some for awhile and while I was initially taken with their excellent clarity and dynamics eventually their upper midrange hash made them unlistenable. They literally gave my wife a headache and reminded me of my days as a boilermaker when I'd backgouge welds with an arc gouge.
On the other hand though some folks love them.
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Excellent advice.
I'd submit we could exchange the speaker name for virtually every speaker discussed on this forum. Almost none of these vintage systems are remotely as neutral as many contemporary designs and each has it's own devoted following.
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I actually had a pair of Heresys (8 ohm model) raw birch. I liked them. Used a very early D150 amp for power. Don't know much, if anything about the Dorian. I did use JBL Control Ones for more tv audio and I was really taken back by how capable those little speakers were.
I think headphones or in-ear monitors would make more sense unless your Dad is the only one in the house!
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
Thanks for all of the great advice! I'd be buying some speakers and an amp. The D150 appears to be an excellent suggestion and the Controls appear to worth an audition. My father refuses to wear a hearing aid or headphones. He's in a house and can hear okay with the volume as loud as many movie theaters, but the small speakers on a television obviously sound terrible at a loud level. Considering the matter involves my aging father -- I wish to do something incredibly nice for him. Of course, I tend to favor JBL, but wished to 'hear' from some professionals and JBL audiophiles. Thanks to all for your valuable input upon my first day joinging this wonderful forum! Cheers!
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Like others have said it would be a matter of personal preference. But keep in mind the Dorians in nice shape can be pretty expensive, up to $1200 pair.
Mike
Control One is a good speaker, I use a pair for my PC speakers. I have a Sherwood RX-4104 100w/channel stereo receiver. It has a remote control and AM & FM tuners. You can place the speakers close to your dad if you need to.My 2 cents is; put up some JBL Control Ones and use whatever amp you feel works best. A Crown 150 might be just the ticket? Don't expect alot of Klipsch recommendations here.
Since, I'm assuming, you don't already own either:
Wouldn't we want to know what load the C56 Dorian's are carrying? There very well may be far better speaker choices than either of the two you've mentioned here. Plenty of JBLs qualify, some for far less than the Dorians that might work much better.
Or maybe it's a matter of aesthetics? Not that there's anything wrong with that!
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
That was when it was a bookshelf speaker! Today's Heresy III is whole different speaker! At about $ 1400 a pair I suggest you go and listen first.
How big is the room that your father will be in?
Thanks for all of the great advice! I'd be buying some speakers and an amp. The D150 appears to be an excellent suggestion and the Controls appear to worth an audition. My father refuses to wear a hearing aid or headphones. He's in a house and can hear okay with the volume as loud as many movie theaters, but the small speakers on a television obviously sound terrible at a loud level. Considering the matter involves my aging father -- I wish to do something incredibly nice for him. Of course, I tend to favor JBL, but wished to 'hear' from some professionals and JBL audiophiles. Thanks to all for your valuable input upon my first day joinging this wonderful forum! Cheers!
My 90 year old father has had a hearing loss for the last 40 years. He also refuses to wear hearing aids or headphones, says the aids screw up the stereo effect. He has heresys as his hearing aids. I have tried to sell him on JBL but he claims the heresys are the best for him. His late mother owned a music store so he is not new to audio field.
If he is enjoying the Hersey's then let him. John
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