Soundstage Heresy IV and Forte IV

I loved my H3...  the Forte is just  more of good thing.   Just as the Cornwall is more of a good thing.... and on up the line.    

Sometimes I will feel like an image is wrapping around from front to rear or sometimes things go well beyond the speaker.   

They are great with tubes but also with good solid state electronics.   I recently drove the Forte IV with my new Cyrus 40 watt integrated.   It sounded awesome.  I kept that amp in my main room for over two weeks.  It has great detail and an excellent sense of pace and rhythm.    It had no problem driving those speakers to generous levels.   It didn't have quite the tone that I appreciate with a good tube amp but man it sounded good.    Like Heresy, Forte really sing with a great amp.  

I use mine mainly with a 7 watt 300b amp and they sound so good together.  

@panzrwagn I believe you haven't heard the last generation of Klipsch Heritage. 

While it is true that previous models were not the last word (to stay polite) in audiophile attributes such as smooth response - realistic soundstage etc, the last generation (courtesy of Mr Delgado, chief engineer at Klipsch) is a HUGE upgrade and brings the Heritage line firmly in audiophile territory.

I've had a long listening session of a pair of Cornwall IV and they are stupidly good for the price, I would say they are THE audio bargain of the 21st century.

To answer the OP's question, well obviously Heresy sits on the floor and is not very tall, so soundstage might be better with Forte. 

You can always put them on stands, which depending on the room might call for subwoofers. (but if you put them on stands why not go straight for the Forte?)

@Rolox 

I do have them on stands  do to the outrageous generosity of Doyle. And I do have a lightly activated sub. The H4's are 4 feet off the wall and 7 ft apart.

I've owned both

Forte's threw a bigger stage but the Heresy was no slouch

I sold them both as there are many better performance options at their respective pricepoints however they are special and tube friendly is always a bonus

I believe Cornwalls and Lascalas are the sweetspots in the Heritage line