klipsch speakers,be honest


here's the deal,i have khorns & cornwalls,i struggled with the sound from them for what seems like a life time,i took some very sound advice from fellow ag members & it really paid off,it seems as im listening to them for the 1st time,i cant believe how good the sound is,anybody else ever been suprised by how good a pair of klipsch can sound when they are set up properly.

even if you hate klipsch speakers i can take it just dont bash them without an explaination of why you hate them,
be honest,i wont get offended.
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I have owned a number of speakers over the past 35 years or so, always looking for the "perfect" sound.  Floor standers, monitors with subs, all very good.  PSB Platinum , several KEF both floorstanders and stand mount , Paradigm Studios, Revel 106, all nice , but no speaker has put a smile on my face or felt more like live music like my Heresy III except maybe the CF 4 I had 20 years ago.   Unfortunately those were just too big and honestly I like the signature of the Heresy better.  

I know there are a lot of Klipsch haters out there but I think the Heresy are solid value compared to a lot of what's out there .  They are paired with a c-j pre and Quicksilver Mid Monos which are 40 watts and it sounds REALLY good,  excellent live recordings sound just that, live.   
The Heresy IIIs are generally dismissed by people who haven't heard them with good ancillary gear, or had the older models 40 years ago. The only caveat is possibly the need for a sub with these as that makes 'em open up and really shine, but the overall tonal response they do produce down to 58hz or so is very coherent and clean. 1500 bucks for the "Capitol Records Anniversary" version was a steal maybe, but you have to admit there's nothing like these out there...short, fat, and fabulous.
But Wolf how do I get my 40 year old heresys to sound short fat and fabulous now! Can I believe that they are my first speakers and they are actually more than 40 OY.