Dissapointed with my new speakers

usually it's all about the room and then work on the gear. amp is up to it... imo 'lesser' bw's never did have a great lowend kick. comping them to a klipsch may be unfair in that sense but it could point to the room or placement in that the smaller klipsch were reacting with space 'better'. just dont be afraid to try all sorts of placements and room treatments. maybe you are getting a cancellation effect on that frequency range? that said, subs are a great addition and can add a new level to any spkrs if done right. plus you can hold onto them thru many spkr changes so value is greater.

It all the room and placement my friend. Please take the time to move them closer to the back wall, corners, into the room et... until you like what you hear.

I bet you will be amazed at what placement can do!

Thanks for all the help guys. I moved them to my living room and they performed much better than they did in my small room. Part of my problem I found is that in my room I need to put them on stands as they're too short for my listening chair. The main part of the problem however is that I really can't listen loud enough to enjoy these at their potential. I think what I was running into was that I tend to listen at lower volumes and unlike the Klipsches we have, these really don't perform well at those volumes. The "impact" of the mid-low frequencies comes at a much higher volume. With my Denon turned up half way, they performed much like the reviews I have read about them however, they are also quite fatigueing at these volumes. Catch 22 I guess. :(

Also while pushing these speakers harder I found that they aren't very cohesive. I can hear the cross-over points for the woofer, the tweeter, and the mid-bass driver and they just don't come together smoothly, they sound like they're coming out of individual drivers (Which they are, I guess I just expect them to meld together better). Do you guys have any suggestions for better speakers? I auditioned a pair of Kef IQ90s and they sounded pretty good however I'd have to pay close to retail and was quoted $1100 which seems a bit much for these speakers.

Part of the problem is the Klipsch speakers are super efficient, so comparing their performance to the B&W straight across is like tying two arms and a leg behind your amplifier's back. Not trying to defend the B&W 600's, but this is not an apples to apples comparison.

Question: do you really want floor standing speakers? If so, quality floor standers for around $1000+- I would look at these:

Infinity Beta 50
Monitor Audio Silver RS6
Monitor Audio Bronze BR5
Axiom Audio M60 v2
Focal Chorus 716V
Paradigm Monitor 7 (Great Deal)
B&W 684 (yes, really)
Klipsch Reference Series RF52 (why not?)
Aperion Audio Intimus 5T
Polk Audio RTI A5

07-14-09: Knownothing
Part of the problem is the Klipsch speakers are super efficient, so comparing their performance to the B&W straight across is like tying two arms and a leg behind your amplifier's back. ...

Question: do you really want floor standing speakers? If so, quality floor standers for around $1000+- I would look at these:...

Good list, to which I'd add the PSB Image T55 and T65. Both have an in-room sensitivity rating of 93-94 dB, which is a good match for a high current 100wpc amp. Should give a similar result as the Paradigm you mentioned.