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Klipsch chorus ii : would anyone know why this speaker line was discontinued
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moray james
Super Member
You have to put yourself into the time line when the Chorus was a dying breed, a huge monster when the world had made the switch from stereo to surround sound and narrow frontal area towers were what was required. There were also corporate ownership issues at the time. Mostly I believe that the paradigm shift to surround was the primary factor.
fredgarvin
Super Member
I'm pretty sure the Forte II and Chorus II were both discontinued in 1996, the Cornwall II in 1990.
fisherboy
Active Member
Oh, i guess that's why they continued with the cornwalls and the Forte line, but not the Chorus.
twiiii
Lunatic Member
Chorus cabinet was cheap and tended to fail if the system were stressed. Some Herseys did that, too. The system had weird bass reproduction in my opinion unless critically placed in a room. They tended to be overly bright with the early crossovers to allow the speaker to handle more power. The over all look just didn't measure up to Klipsch standards either.
silversport
Super Member
they were supposed to replace the Cornwall...so I would say above the Forte ll and depending on whom you ask...above or below the Cornwall fisherboy
Bill
Bill
Yep, love my Chorus II's as well.....
libertycaps
Analogue "AAA" vinyl.
Chorus IIs will be the last pair of loudspeakers in my line up that i will ever part with. (Don't have the space/want to make the space for KHorns.)
I have had several chances to buy Klipschorns lately, I had them years ago, I like the direct radiator bass sound of the Chorus. So I have Chorus ii, Heresy, and just this year grabbed some slightly used Cornscala speakers that I have been working on.
libertycaps
Analogue "AAA" vinyl.
If i were to ever homebrew from scratch, i'd go for broke and build a pair of old school Disco Twins type Bertha's. Does Crites have 18" woofers yet? Lols. Need some closed shop space on a few acres of back country first.
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I had a beautiful set of Walnut with the same upgrades - and I sold them.
I loved those speakers, wish I hadn't sold them but at the same time, they were so large and I have many other speakers to use.
moray james
Super Member
Chorus did not cut into Cornwall sales it replaced the Cornwall and it sold very well. Both Cornwall and Chorus have their strengths The Chorus ll has a better mid horn than the Cornwall until now with the CW4. Both models have strengths and offer advantages to owners. The Cornwall is an excellent choice for owners who use low power Set or Sep designs while the Chorus are best suited to those with high power amplifiers who also like to play loud.
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moray james
Super Member
Cornwall was brought back to take advantage of the Heritage connection and it was also a popular loudspeaker. The Chorus and especially the Chorus ll was and is a better loudspeaker than the CW2 with improvements to the network in the CW3 performance gains were made and especially so with the CW4 with its much better and larger mid horn.
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libertycaps
Analogue "AAA" vinyl.
If you own a pair of Crites hot-rodded Chorus IIs, like i do, you really don't need a sub-woofer. (But i do anyways...just cuz. Lols.)
The Chorus I's are to be avoided like the plague, imho.
The Chorus I's are to be avoided like the plague, imho.
Species 8472
New Member
Would you care to share the foundation for your opinion?
