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Lets replace my Klipsch La Scala Speakers

So after 2 years of trying to make them work, they just aren't the speaker for me. Here is some detail so you can help me decide what to move to next.

My room is untreated and 12X13X12
Sources: Vinyl and Dac both tube driven
Preamp and amps are all Tube Driven
Amps are: SET 7 watt and 2 different push pulls 20 watts from one and 60ish from the other
Music : Blues,Classic Rock, Indie, Some modern, some heavier rock ,and just discovering how good Jazz can be

I have tried:
solid state amps,crites crossovers, ALK corn-scal-wall crossovers, svs subs added,horn loaded subs added, Schiit Loki in line, toed in toed out. Corner loaded, pushed together, I even moved my room 90 degres to try and get a better sound out of them. Trust me I have tried it all.

Here is what I liked:
Huge soundstage 
You are there live at times when listening
Love being able to hear the detail they offer
Love the bass when present

Here is what I disliked:
They can get shrill quick 
They are so revealing music can sound just bad (I realize that should be a positive, but it isn't)
Very bass shy
They aren't "warm" at all. There is no real thickness to the mids. Detail, but not thick.

We are going to sell this house eventually so I do not want to invest a bunch on treatments for the room. I have 2 other speakers that can be run. Some older Polk Monitor 7A that are actually pretty impressive, and could have the crossovers updated and a few other things to really make them shine if I wanted to. I realize they aren't a Hi-Fi speaker but they are balanced and warm/musical. The other option is the Decware DM947 speaker system. It's good and fairly new to me so I haven't decided to keep or move them down the road. So far they are laid back with some nice sparkle. They image really well and are very forgiving of the room and the recording I am listening to. 

So let's hear it! What did you replace your Klipsch speakers with, or what are you using that matches what I am after. 


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wolf_garcia
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Klipsch Heresy IIIs with a REL sub fit your budget...use 'em with a clean tube amp and preamp and you're there.
wolf_garcia
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I think synergy with the rest of your gear matters big time with speakers, and the surprising match (surprising because I hadn't been paying attention to Klipsch stuff) that Heresy IIIs have with my little Dennis Had SE tube amp could explain a lot, and was somewhat accidentally realized although I'd heard a pair of Heresys through a relatively low powered amp before I bought 'em...I get mapman's comment about the appealing fact that they're not typical Round Drivers in a Box that we've all owned, and the Spacial speakers also seem cool for that reason, although the Spacial's 4ohms and 93db efficiency likely won't as perfect a match for my rig than the Heresy IIIs provide...and they (the Heresys) check all the boxes for coherency, tonal accuracy, and esthetic qualities I like. Although I have been a professional "rock" musician for decades, the delicacy and detail of classical and jazz is what I listen to most, and these speakers/system get that amazingly well, as with anything else I blow through them. I also own a pair of older KEF Q10s that still are great sounding monitors/second system speakers, and they show no signs of age, unlike myself.
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