Klipsch Quartet: Suggestions for Setup & Pairing

It can be hard enough to place a pair of subs. With a fullrange speaker, you have to find a placement that works for low bass and the mids and highs. Getting them off the ground maybe the best place to start. You will just have to experiment until you find the best compromise. The passive radiators on the back don't make it any easier. A lot of Klipsch speakers sound best near room corners. Good Luck!

guys, thanks for the good advise. i've toyed with placement/height per your suggestions and found the following:
1. raising 'em off the gorund does indeed tighten the bass--i've got 'em on 18" stands and will try raising 'em further;
2. they really don't work well in the middle of the room (too diffuse)--curiously, they do sound better and more focused near the corners;
3. the grills are least acoustically transparent i've encountered--removing them makes the highs and mids much airier, but also causes the woofers to lose some grip.
I'll experiment further--please keep the suggestions coming.

Didn't answer the pairing question. With my similar Forte IIs, have had good results with a few different amps including a Marsh A400 and a Cambridge Azure integrated. Notably, I got very nice results with my HLLY Tamp-20 12wpc t-amp. You don't need much to drive them, and the Tamp-20 even delivers deep bass.
The t-amp is one of the main reasons I was looking for Quartets or Forte IIs. Big fun, (nearly) full range for chicken scratch!

again, thanks for the input. i will experiment with different amps (i don't have a t-amp, but will try an arcam integrated and/or adcom separates). subject thereto, i have reached some tentative conclusions:
a. placement is critical for the klipsches;
b. type of recording is also critical; jazz and heavy instrumental stuff sounds very natural, while more refined and vocal music doesn't fare as well;
c. soundstage is surprisingly narrow; highs are somewhat constrained and boxy;
d. perhaps as a function of the horns (with which i don't have much experience), driver integration isn't as seamless as conventional speakers; woofer still sounds somewhat disconnected from mids and tweeter.
not sold yet, though I'm still intrigued by 'em and will soldier on. happy xmas to all.

I have heard tubes make Klipsch speakers "open up". The same has been said about t-amps. I have not had my Fortes very long, and now they are put away until after Christmas. Almost all of my listening has been with my Tamp-20. The sound stage is not narrow in my 16' wide room.
I'm curious, is there much of a difference when using the Pioneer and the Mac? Room interface is so important with any speaker. The Fortes do better than some "fullrange" speakers I have used in my room. Have you used other speakers with extended low end in your room? Also, vocals have been pretty good in my case. Don't give up, they can sound darn good.