klipsch- love/hate relationship?

I recently auditioned both the KLF20's and 10's. I made the fatal mistake of listening to the 20's first, and believe me, there IS a difference !! 10's were good...20's sounded great (under very poor listening conditions). The Forte's mentioned above are also very good, but don't seem as readily available. I think they require more space than the 10/20's do, too.

I have enjoyed my klipsh herseys for many years and would definitely recommend any of the heritage series. However, I find these kinds of horn speakers more for home theater than two channel listening. If you are expecting imaging and depth, you will be seriously mistaken.

Great speakers, if all you listen to is national anthems!

I had owned a pair of 5.5 and I sold them and upgraded to KLF30 I feel Klipsch offers a great value for the money.I f you can afford it buy the KLF30 over the KLF20 much more bass and a wider soundstage with high end speaker cable and innerconnects aka; audioquest midnight -audiotruth emerald contrary to what another member said these speakers are very detailed you really wouldn't need a subwoofer.GO for it...

Klipsch are for home theatre - they're very efficient, blaringly loud speakers. Not very good with details. To me, speakers that use horns always sound like someone cupping their hands around their mouth while they speak - it's just not natural! For a true audiophile, I would suggest looking (and listening!) elsewhere. As a happy customer, I recommend Legacy Audio highly (www.legacy-audio.com). Their Studio model ($950) is the best speaker under $1,500. Since 1983, Legacy has sold direct to the public. Because there are no dealers to pay, you get about twice the speaker for the price.