Have any of you heard the Klipsch Forte speakers?

I'd take Klipsch Hereseys over Fortes any day. The Forte came out as almost a compromise to follow the Heresey, Cornwall, Belle and KHorn. A finished pair look fairly decent but do need small stands.

Heresys... good speakers but no bottom. I owned a pair before the Fortes. A pair of Heresys will swallow up a big amp. They'll take the watts but still won't produce bass.

The Fortes cabinets are built with a small stand on the bottom.

I think the Fortes were just a logical and more conventional extension of the Heritage line. Say you want more bass than the Heresys - a pair of LaScalas/Cornwalls? Not exactly high on WAF ratio. An old roommate had a pair of LaScalas and they're not living-room ware. I didn't care for the sound of the LaScalas myself but evidently speaker placement is very important with them.

Mantisory, I'll meet you on the border - but you need to bring a years supply of Labatts Blue. Used to drive across the border in Michigan for cases of Labatts. The US Border police didn't seem to mind how many cases we brought back in.

But yeah they do seem to range in price a lot. I think a good pair normally goes for 600~700 on average. I've noticed people seems to pay a higher price for the ones that were well taken care of and single owner, with boxes stuff like that.

A years supply of Blue? hmmm...i dunno, I stopped drinking Blue years ago when I discovered guiness - nectar of the gods! Actually, there are quite a few canadian-made beers now that aer quite good (much better than labatts) and even some small american beer companies are starting to make real high-quality pints...
But, if that's what it takes :)
Byron

I've got a pair of forte II's which i've enjoyed. i used them for rock, blues, and jazz in my studio. room is 12x15, so not quite big enough for them to "breath" to get the perfect blend of bass, midrange, and treble. These speakers really shine with rock. if i had a bigger room these would still be my primary speakers.

i am going to look at a pair as early as tomorrow, and compare them with the cornwall and lascala! will report back my findings...