Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts?

I did the same thing after my divorce.....  I revamped everything over the past two years.   I think music was the only thing that got me through it, so to me it was a good use of funds.  

She wanted to get my system in the divorce so I packed it all up and put it in storage.   I listened to my Quicksilver headphone Amp and Klipsch HP3 for about 6 months until I got my life sorted out.  

Then when I did, I bought the Forte and that started a chain of events leading to my current system.  I didn't exactly buy the Forte sight unseen.... they weren't shipping them yet so I listened to Forte III and the other new IV series speakers. 

I bought my Amp without audition and it turned out to be the best piece of gear I have ever owned.  

When times are bad  I have always used  music to get me through.     Now things are great , have someone new in my life ...she also loves music .   She thinks this hobby is a little insane but she gets it. 

Many people cannot listen before buying...

For many reasons...

Anyway the final optimal S.Q. of components is determined by SYNERGY and by embeddings mechanical, acoustical and electrical controls...

 

Anyway even if you listen a component in another room and in  other acoustic condition coupled to different components , what will you buy for your own component and acoustic environment, will it be the same experience  ?

Not the same at all...

It is better to study all USERS  reviews there is for few months, after determining your needs exactly .... The worst thing is buying new hyped products with sparse  USERS information...

I bought a pair of box speakers well reviewed 12 years ago by Steve Guttenberg among others ....  It was in the beginning of my acoustic and audio journey... I was so ignorant i put them on my desk out of the box and i hated them...😁

They sound awful to my ears...Boomy and not clear and with a lack of amplification power...

For 12 years they were demoted to be youtube interviews  computer speakers not for music at all... 😁

Life had going on in his own way, after many speakers tryings and my acoustic room lost when i sold my house, i own now an audiophile headphone system and guess which low cost speakers are my audiophile speakers and which i love much now ?

The same low cost speakers i once  hated for 12 years ...😊

Because i was ignorant about any embeddings controls, being it electrical,mechanical and acoustical... I was unable to optimize them...

There is no relation between their S.Q. before my optimization and now... Their specs indicate 85 hertz of bass extension... I go with 50 hertz now with their 4 inches driver... Among other improved acoustic factors...

The last time i tried to upgrade a well chosen component, my Sansui alpha, I lost my money....A vintage flagship of the past does not become  a piece of junk now.... Synergy matter too...I lost almost 500 bucks this month in postal fees, insurance, customs...

I dont need any upgrade now...😁

I dont need to listen what i had bought even if it can help in many case, but do not trust the hype, trust your ears AFTER optimizing your system and what you had already bought ... Often you dont need an upgrade but you dont even know it becvause you want tp put an upgrade plaster on a synergy problem or o0n a real embeddings problem unsolved and unbekknownst to you......

My small low cost speakers are real studio monitor audiophile one now, no reviewers say this, they only stated that they are good but no real audiophile monitor; they claimed so because no reviewers never optimized them at all....They listen them right out of the box and sell them as they appear to them with NO ACOUSTIC CARE ...

But why  there is  no relation between my small speakers right out of the box and now ?

It is not the same speakers even in his bass specs floor...

Acoustical, mechanical and electrical embeddings control...

Synergy also; i pair this very precise and clear active speakers with a NOS warm dac and the coupling is magic with no fatigue and no harshness and water clarity with a honey feeling in fluidity of timbre...

Think  about the conditions around any components and experiment simple things in their working dimensions before upgrading...

You may prefer a less powerful tube amp for those Klipsch- conversely, your amplifier can drive a much less efficient speaker. Curious why so much muscle on these Klipsch?

A modest-output class-A solid state amp should be able to drive those Fortes with ease (you haven't mentioned wanting tubes, which could also do well with the Fortes, but probably beside the point.) A Schiit Aegir or Musical Fidelity A1 or a Sugden would all fill the bill well. An Accuphase class-A integrated would be an excellent choice, but for significantly more money.

I ordered a decware mystery amp and power conditioner.  I have buchardt's and like the passive radiator hence the forte