speakers with balls

Tekton Pendragons

I think my Zu Omen Defs rip the paint off the walls. I'm pushing them with Bryston amps and pre. Possible that the power is the issue?

Lots of good advice so far. I’ve had JBL, Klipsch, Paradigm, Infinity, you name it.

Klipsch Heresy, Forte, Chorus, Reference, Cornwall -- all incredible rock speakers. I listen to alt rock, classic punk, rock from the 70s to modern, acid rock, metal (nothing too severe).

Alt Rock is my favorite. I have Klipsch RF-7 IIs in walnut connected to a Parasound HCA-3500 -- it’s like having an amp dedicated to each speaker. Someone here said "hearing protection". This is an understatement. I’ve knocked pictures off the walls upstairs in my home!

The horns are mega bright. To temper this a little I put something like dynamat on the backside of the horn which helped smooth the high resonant freq of the horn material (I think it’s ABS or similar).

All in all, you can’t go wrong with Klipsch. In your situation (medium size modern unit?), you’ll love the Heresy. They’re beautiful inside and out.

 I would suggest you audition the speakers from VanL speaker works in Chicago (Actually Norridge IL)   When modified to your tastes, let John VanL know your want to rock, these have significant balls, but transition to Blues Jazz or classical in an exceptional fashion.  The the stand mounted Quartette or the floor standing Silhouette become some of the best choices, i have heard.   I really liked my Maggies / ML's /AR's/ Acoustic Energy etc and have listened to most of the really high end speakers, but I fell in love with my VanLs especially with the mods John made for me.

The Who  Hendrix, Zepplin  the Kinks, Cream, Bowie or Stills Kooper and Bloomfield on Super Session, Muddy or Buddy never sounded better