I’ve been a fan of Klipsch’s bigger speakers ( La Scalas & Klipschorns) for a long time & appreciate what they can offer w/ good quality amplification, especially good tube amps. If you want truly “live music” sound, good horns are unmatched. If you want etched, hyper detailed, pinpoint imaging, “hifi” sound, some good quality narrow baffle, super hi tech cabinet speaker w/ heroic amplification will be more to your liking.
Recently, I’ve found Volti Audio speakers which are similar in some respects to Klipsch but across the board better in every way; driver quality, crossover components, cabinets, wiring, terminals & most importantly sound. Greg Roberts started out offering serious upgrades to the big Klipsch models which were much improved over stock units until he started built his own designs.
If you have an opportunity to hear any of the Volti’s at one of the shows, check them out. They’re a truly excellent, artisan made, American product that sounds great & fun to listen to!!