@jasonbourne71 -- You have provided some very good information. I would like to pick your brain a bit. A couple of years ago, I acquired a beautiful Dennis Had Inspire 45 amp and a Dennis Had LP 3.1 preamp. The seller included a set of brand new, in the box, 45 tubes from Emission Labs. My plans are to use the Had gear with a pair of Klipsch Forte II's that I've had for years. Do you think this will be an amp that can handle driving the Forte's without any issues? The Had gear could not drive a set of Monitor Audio Bronze speakers or a set of Polk Audio Model 10 speakers -- not enough power. I hope the higher efficiency Forte's won't have the same problems. What speakers would you pair with the Had amp and preamp if you owned them? Thanks.
Some details: I mainly listen to 1968 -- 2024 Progressive Rock, Prog Metal, Classic Rock, Shoegaze, Math Rock, and good old Heavy Metal. No Country, Rap, Hip Hop, Opera, or Classical. If I'm really jamming, I listen not at ear splitting levels, but loud enough that you can't easily carry on a conversation with someone at a normal speaking level. After all, I'm there to listen to music, not catch up on gossip. The Forte's are in my Man Cave, which also includes my home theater system, but the 2 Channel system is separate from the HT. Thanks.