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Speakers for 300B --- Klipsch Heresy 4 or other ideas???

Hello, I'm looking for speakers to pair with my Elekit 300B integrated amp. We just moved from Calif to Michigan and I sold all my speakers because we didn't want to pay for a second moving POD. (we got rid of half our stuff) So starting fresh, I'm looking at some options for a good pairing with the 300B. I had been using Tekton Enzo 2.7 which were a fairly good pairing with their 98db sensitivity even though they dip to 4 ohms. It's a long wait for Tektons now and I read some interesting reviews of Heresy 4's. Better bass and less horn honk than the previous model 3's seem to be the take-aways. Anyone using them with flea-watt tubes? 

Some other ideas are:
Decware DM 945
Omega speakers
Seas A26 kit @ Madisound

I'd like to spend $3k or less. My music listening is very broad, but chamber, symphonic and old school jazz make up the majority. I listen less loud and need something that sounds good at low-medium volume. I also value good dynamic range. I need violins and other acoustic instruments to  sound realistic. Any and all ideas welcomed. Thanks.


dtapo
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ozzy62
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@james633 So you’ve heard the heresy IV, Cornwall IV or Forte IV?
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oddiofyl
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I don’t know why all the hate for Klipsch....  I am loving the Forte IV, I think they sound more alive than most speakers.  They are only as good as the electronics you pair them with.   

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verdantaudio
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I would definitely suggest Zu.  They are brilliant speakers for the money and pair wonderfully with 300Bs.  
grinnell
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I'm quite happy with my Klipsch Quartets with upgraded crites XO and tweeter  use it with a Grommes 6 watt sep.  very live sound
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mijostyn
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dtapo, I think the Hersey's are a great choice in your situation. Good for you building your own amp! The Klipsch are a much easier resale than speakers like the Zu if you want to move up. Never buy a speaker with a whizzer cone. Whizzer cones have a mechanical cross over so they can move at higher frequencies when the woofer can not. The problem is that any and I do mean ANY motion of the woofer is transferred to the whizzer cone. This is going to doppler distort everything the whizzer is trying to do. Things improve if you cross out to a subwoofer at about 125 Hz removing the worst long excursions from the speaker. Full range is really a misnomer. There is a 6 dB/oct low pass filter on the woofer. It is mechanical. Unfortunately, there is no high pass filter on the Whizzer cone blocking the bass. 
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