Alternatives to Klipsch Forte II

Forgot to mention that my room is pretty small. I don't have room for a surround setup or anything, and the cornwalls might be too big.

I guess this raises the question of room acoustics. The way I have it set up now, the far wall is only about 12 feet from the speakers, with much more room on the width. Also, they'll be on hardwood floors. How should this impact my decision?

Check out the Heresy-compact, dynamic and efficient.

Agree with the Cornwall suggestion - won't cost too much more used, and will be a significant upgrade on the Forte and Chorus in every respect

I owned the Forte II's and had a room slightly larger than yours, about 15 ft, and found that the Forte II's could virtually overpower a small room like yours, if played at high volume. The sound of the Forte II's is on the bright side and in your face. I think they were a great speaker in it's price range, very hard to beat! If anything, I would consider the Forte II, but maybe you might be better off with the smaller Heresy. The Chorus and Cornwalls are just too much for smaller rooms.

Have to agree on the KLF20's or 30's - my son had the 20's and now has the 30's. Personally I think the 30's are too much for his room. Also I am far from a Klipsch lover but my son loves loud and in your face. That being said I still recommend both of those speakers for someone starting out AND listening at moderate levels. At high levels I personally think all Klipsch are extremely fatiguing. Just a lot of speaker for little money when you keep the levels low to moderate.