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Klipsch Heresy IV vs. The World!

Trying to balance my audiophile hobby with my marriage. My current system is built around Heresy IVs with Manley electronics. I've heard better speakers but none that offer a similar form factor. The Heresy are about 2 foot tall and blend in nicely with out low slung furniture in our open plan house. I love the sound of the DeVore o/93 and 96 but they are significantly larger/taller. Haven't heard the o/babys. I could add some fast little REL subs to flesh out the Heresy but open to suggestions. Does anyone know of a shorty speaker that offers world class performance? High efficiency a big plus as I love 300b SET. Thanks!

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designtaylor OP
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Ah, good points. In recent comparisons I've found the DeVore 93db rated speakers to require significantly more drive than the theoretically 99db rated Heresy.

james633
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Interesting on the ratings. Lots of snake oil out there.

mihorn
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OP

Does anyone know of a shorty speaker that offers world class performance?

HERESY IV https://youtu.be/Q2wJ1T2JoCY?t=68

DV Orangutan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0noojjZDbP4&t=70s

Wavetouch bookshelf speaker https://youtu.be/UhHeVwQ__yQ?t=48

JBL 4349 https://youtu.be/t5d1ynxqC-Y?t=145

Alex/Wavetouch

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perkadin
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For 300B you'll need either gigantic speakers to get full range sound or subs.  There's no way around the physics of watts / speaker size / bass.  You only get to pick 2.  If you keep the 300b, and want a fairly small cabinet, you are going to need subs if you want decent bass. 

kota1
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I just added a "slim" sub to my room and it works great, you can slide it under a sofa, wall mount, or stick it in a corner:

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=35847

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