Clean sound ... good mid & high

none is range

Good speaker for the money good to find used

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BAD, cerwin-vega, infiniti

efficient , good definition

slight harshness

I found these speakers at a pawn shop and I thought I would
take a chance on their condition. They sound wonderful hooked up to hollow state. I run them with a Dynaco 70 (with Mullard EL 34 tubes (xf2)) and a Thorens 124/II turntable.
The sound is slightly harsher than the Dynaco A-25 speakers but the definition is much better. More alive.
I didn't tell my wife I bought the Heresy's and when she came into the house she could tell the difference from the bottom of the stairs.
Highly recommended as a used speaker.

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Dynaco A-25

I bought my heresys in jan 1975. Close to 25 yrs later They still sound as clear as the day I bought them. For years I ran them with an Altec sw 1 subwoofer and I've never heard a better sound. I have since retired them to my bedroom. It was the best money I ever spent on audio equipment.

Loud & Efficient, Wide Sound Stage

Boomy unclear mid bass,

Only recently did I replace these speakers in my system with the B&W 602s. I bought these Heresy model 1s in 1981. For the price, they were an incredible buy (I think I paid $660 for an unfinished birch pair). The soundstage is wide, the upper midrange and treble is bright and filled with volume. Bass is good, but suffers from a boomyness at about 140 Hz. The lower midrange "hides" from my ears. I'm not sure if the speaker isn't producing that range efficiently, or if it is being overwhelmed with the reflections of the higher midrange (and hence higher energies).

As I mentioned before, I replaced these speakers recently in my system with a pair of B&W 602s. I really like the 602s highs, midrange imageing, bass (considerable for a small driver), and overall clarity and balance. They showed the Heresy's flaws well: muddy bass, brash upper end, with great holes in the lower midrange. Plus my old drivers were showing a lot of distortion compared to the precise B&Ws.

I still keep the Heresys around. Sometimes I miss the brashness of their sound, and the width of the soundfield. Great speaker for high volume Rock N Roll or Blues. I don't regret owning them.

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