Klipsch Cornwall IV

I think that I'm in the same boat as many.  The CW4s are huge and require a different level of commitment if they don't work out for you.  I'm running some Rethm's right now, along with a Rel 212SE.  Great sound, but not the large ballsy, wall-of-sound I'm looking for.  The fact that these can do the usual audiophile tricks but also really rock is what's caught my attention.  I was also considering some OBs, either Pure Audio Project or Spatials, but don't think they'd energize the room the way I want.

I agree with @wrm57 about the Spatials. Very good speakers and do a lot of things right. But at the end of the day, they don't engage the listener like the CW IV does. At least not this listener.

it is nice that speakers like these exist, and are (relatively) affordable

each special in its own way, spectacular in how it pushes the right buttons of certain listeners

in an enthusiast undertaking and community, excellence is the key, mediocrity and commoditization are the enemy... excellence creates interest, passion, and most importantly, brings more people in and captivates them

spatials orangutans and c4’s all rather diametrically opposed in how they radiate sound, fill up a space with music, and thus appeal to different peoples sense of what music should sound like based on their own frames of reference and past experiences

@jjss49, well said.

@dbarger  thanks for the info! OMG these are the size of a dishwasher right?? Can you compare them to the O/93 with room loading? The O/93 have the ability to slam dynamically and with 30hz bass that can flap your pant legs. Do these seem to dig as deep? Sub needed? Has anyone heard them with movies?
Thanks all, appreciate more people stepping up!