Klipsch Speakers Thread

I’m currently using Klipsch r-51pms! For my first pair of speakers than haven’t been a BeatsPill or a JBL Pulse I am very pleased with their sound, especially within my LA apartment. Anything more powerful may get me in trouble with the landlord. With that being said, I find I can max out the volume on a lot of my records with still a bit to be desired. Does anyone know a good budget amp (vintage or new) that would work well with R-51PMs?

P.s. These speakers have a pre-amp inside of them, would I even be able to hook up an external amp and push the volume higher, is that a thing? Still new to the world of audio gear and turntables 😅
 
ghostdorado said:
I’m currently using Klipsch r-51pms! For my first pair of speakers than haven’t been a BeatsPill or a JBL Pulse I am very pleased with their sound, especially within my LA apartment. Anything more powerful may get me in trouble with the landlord. With that being said, I find I can max out the volume on a lot of my records with still a bit to be desired. Does anyone know a good budget amp (vintage or new) that would work well with R-51PMs?

P.s. These speakers have a pre-amp inside of them, would I even be able to hook up an external amp and push the volume higher, is that a thing? Still new to the world of audio gear and turntables 😅
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What’s your current equipment chain?
 
Right now it’s just the turntable (Audiotechnica LP60) running directly into the R-51pms!
 
ghostdorado said:
Right now it’s just the turntable (Audiotechnica LP60) running directly into the R-51pms!
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Okay, did a little Googling. The line level (internal phono) output on the LP60 is 150mV, which is actually quite low - I’d expect something more like 350-500mV. What this means is that the phono stage in the LP60 is underpowered and your R-51pms are consequently having to amplify a very soft signal. You could fix this with an external phono stage with an adjustable gain setting, say, an ART DJPREII for $35. Insert the new stage between your table and speakers, being sure to set the LP60 to ‘Phono’ so it sends an unamplified signal. The DJPREII has a max gain of 45dB, which would actually be just about right for the 2.5mV signal coming from the LP60.

You might be better off in the long run with a better deck, but this would certainly work to fix the immediate issue.
 
kvetcha said:
Okay, did a little Googling. The line level (internal phono) output on the LP60 is 150mV, which is actually quite low - I’d expect something more like 350-500mV. What this means is that the phono stage in the LP60 is underpowered and your R-51pms are consequently having to amplify a very soft signal. You could fix this with an external phono stage with an adjustable gain setting, say, an ART DJPREII for $35. Insert the new stage between your table and speakers, being sure to set the LP60 to ‘Phono’ so it sends an unamplified signal. The DJPREII has a max gain of 45dB, which would actually be just about right for the 2.5mV signal coming from the LP60.

You might be better off in the long run with a better deck, but this would certainly work to fix the immediate issue.
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Wow! Thank you so much for looking into that for me. I’m going to look into that now, and yeah better deck is defintely in the pipeline. Saving up for a Rega Planar 3 atm! Thanks for your help dude!
 
kvetcha said:
Whatever table you end up with will most likely require an outboard phono stage anyway, so I’d make some room in your budget for a quality one.
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Any ones you’d recommend that are less of a budget option like the ART DJPRE?
 
ghostdorado said:
Any ones you’d recommend that are less of a budget option like the ART DJPRE?
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I think @HiFi Guy is your best resource there. Really depends on your budget.

jamoose said:
View attachment 856Checking in with my Forte I’s with Crites x-overs and upgraded TI tweeters. Really happy with them but can’t stop thinking about the Forte III’s. Anyone heard both to compare?
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I haven’t, but I’d like to. I know other than a slightly different cabinet shape it’s got titanium tweeter and midrange drivers. I’ve generally heard raves, though. A couple folks seem to feel the F3s aren’t quite as smooth as the F2, but I don’t think that’s a consensus opinion.
 
Added a subwoofer to my setup this morning. I had forgotten that I had a Klipsch Sub (R-10SW) that I had put away when I got my old SVS SB-2000, which I sold because I got a PrimaLuna amp which had no sub hookup.

Remembered this morning that I can hook a sub up to the Luxman. After fiddling with the settings for a few hours, it’s dialed in nicely. Adds a nice little extra depth to the Heresy’s.

I wish that I hadn’t sold the SVS. I’ll probably get another one shortly.
 
Slimwhit33 said:
Added a subwoofer to my setup this morning. I had forgotten that I had a Klipsch Sub (R-10SW) that I had put away when I got my old SVS SB-2000, which I sold because I got a PrimaLuna amp which had no sub hookup.

Remembered this morning that I can hook a sub up to the Luxman. After fiddling with the settings for a few hours, it’s dialed in nicely. Adds a nice little extra depth to the Heresy’s.

I wish that I hadn’t sold the SVS. I’ll probably get another one shortly.
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Honestly I don’t know how much the Fortes get you over the Heresies paired with a nice musical sub. The only real Achilles heel of those speakers is the low-end, and if you can provide that by other means...
 
So the Heresy are out on the bay and will sell. So I’m in the market for Fortes. I am considering either the Distressed Oak or the Ebony Special Editions from Crutchfield.

There is still this little itch about the JBL L100 Classics and I wish that I could swing getting both of them in my space for a shootout, but I love the Klipsch sound and will go with the Forte III’s.

This is it for the upgrades for me for a long time. Time to exponentially grow the vinyl collection and enjoy!

Will be without music for a week or two now while I get my finances in order, I’m sure I’ll be looking at a ton of speakers in the meantime. Maybe someone will convince me of a different route for the same money?
 
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