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Klipsch in a coffee roastery

Funkenstein

Funkenstein

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Hey all, just getting back on here and looking for some suggestions.

I am opening a coffee roastery in March and would love to install a nice Klipsch setup. The room I'm in is 21' x 37' with a 9' drop ceiling. I'm looking for a simple setup with a budget of $1000-$1500. Planning to primarily run AUX audio from saved files and Spotify, but would also like to squeeze in a decent turn table for some vinyl.

I'm pretty stuck on Klipsch because they are headquartered about an hour from me and, well, they just sound amazing.

I was thinking Heresy III but that's a large chunk of my budget.

Thoughts?
 
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I would be looking on Craigslist for some used Klipsch if that's what you're set on. I bought my Heresy I's for a fraction of what new III's cost. Not sure those will fill your space with enough low end, so maybe keep an eye out for Fortes, Quartets, or Chorus too.
 
I will check, but I know of several businesses in our area that have vinyl set ups. My roasting space is only for roasting and events such as classes. My space in particular is separate from the cafe which is separated by a kitchen and on the other side of the building. So, I won't be serving drinks or anything of that nature. Just roasting and bagging coffee for wholesale/retail. Hopefully there is a difference!
 
While visiting my daughter in Queens we had breakfast in a place with maybe a half dozen KG4's hung from the ceiling. Probably not the best positioning for the speakers, but they got my attention.
 
Back in the day, this duty was handled by Bose 901s usually hung from the ceiling. This, for me, is probably the best suited purpose for the Bose "stereo everywhere" design.
 
A local bar scored a set of nice Kp-201's (H2's) and they filled the bar nicely - but he did supplement with some sort of ceiling mounted subwoofer. I think he was driving with a.,.. gah, can't remember.

The KP-201's - he paid $400 which is (was) average around here. I also got a couple of sets of KP-201's for $400 and under.
 
I've had my Kg4s since the mid 80s. I've used several amp/receivers in 2-ch and surround systems and they have always sounded good. I started them as mains in a surround system with a Yamaha RX-V2095. They also seen surround duty with a Denon AV-3300 and a Sony STR-D5300ES and Emotiva separates. They sounded more musical with the Denon and more dynamic with the Yamaha. The Sony was about in the middle. The Emotiva separates made a big sound difference (UMC-200, XPA-5).

For 2-ch I've used them with an Onkyo TX-905 (60W), Yamaha M-65 (170W), Emotiva A-100 (50W) and an NAD-906 multi-ch amp (20W-30W). The Onkyo was probably the most underwhelming, with the Emotiva and Yamahas holding the top spots. They are such an easy speaker to drive even low-watt amps would do them justice.
 
+1 on just about anything. They're high efficiency so need very little power to sing.
 
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