Klipsch Speakers

Everyone has given me great advice. Thank you

Yes I have run them in, after wasting some cash on these speakers, my budget for new speakers is $10…

ATC powered comes to mind… Amphion Argon 7LS 

the Naim Uniti Atom might work with Focal being they merged… 

anyone have any ideas… I listen to everything except jass and country 

@silverfoxvtx1800  yes

I have several models of Klipsch Heritage. I have pulled the horns and used dynamat on all, and I now use a 45 watt tube amp. I have also used some vintage ss amps, Bryston, and even a 6 watt tube amp. I have Thiel, Vandersteens, Ohms, B&W, Advent, but I generally listen to one of the Klipsch. Never owned the Forte but consider dynamat on the horns, place them right, and you should get some great sound and not be forced into a high dollar amp due to inefficient speakers. I mostly stream and CD Earl Klugh, Mark Knopfler, James Taylor type music. I am also old and probably have lost some hearing, not a perfectionist nor an audiophile, so YMMV. Seriously you can make them work. Don’t give up. Good luck.

I own both Forte III’s and Forte IVs and can absolutely attest to several things. First, Klipsch horns can sound bright in certain systems. I had this problem with current McIntosh solid state, and it required tone control usage to get rid of the harshness. On vintage solid state and tubes I have found the Fortes to be magnificent, thus my decision to buy a second pair when the IVs came out. I am currently running one pair of Fortes with vintage Citation I and II tubes. The other is being pushed by a Marantz 8B. I have also played the Fortes on a Fisher 800c. In all instances, tubes are amazing. I’ve also enjoyed the Fortes with a slew of vintage SS receivers, like Sansui, Pioneer and the like. But in my experience there is truth to the saying, “tubes love horns.” All in all, the Fortes provide excellent value for the dollar IMO. If you have brightness, pair em with something else, or at least employ tone control.