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.
