Klipsch love them or hate them.

I started out with a pair of late 70's Heresys and moved up to same vintage cornwalls. Best rock and roll system i ever had was based on them cornwalls. being a youngun back then i had them shoved in the corners like their big brothers the k horns and there was no problem with bass (didn't worry much about bass control then just thump). Live sounded live. My current rig is much more audiophile acceptable and while i wouldn't trade my Dunlavys for the cornwalls at this stage in life the Dunlavys just can't get the dynamics the Klipsh produced. If i'd had tubes back then instead of the crown gear i was feeding them with i may still have the cornwalls.

I heard the same set of Choruses sound INCREDIBLE in one setup and lousy in another. I auditioned another pair in my home (worse!) It's the interaction with the room, amp, etc. that matters big-time! Tube amps especially sweet with the larger Klipsch. I had Fortes for years on tubes and it was fun.

I do know one thing I have a pair of LaScala`s in my garage system and I know my neighbor`s HATE them. David

We had a pair of LaScalas at my fraternity house. They were 10 years old, often sat in 1 inch of basement beer-mud, survived rainstorms (for outside parties), danced on, played countless hours at deafening levels and they were still hands down the best sounding speakers on campus.

I loved those things.

Love 'em, that is, the classic or heritage series. I got my start as an audiophile when I went over to a friend's house for the first time back in 1982, and heard his K-horns. I was flabbergasted; never new stereo could sound like that. Got hooked big time. Owned the Forte for while thereafter.