Decware Zen Taboo

Doing the math, your Mini mites should play 6 db louder. Depending how much headroom you had in reserve, you might get away with the Taboo.

I generally can't turn the volume knob much past 11 o'clock before it gets to ear-bleeding spl. The thing that has me interested in Decware is the theory that the first waat is most important. I've found that late night listening with the Quicksilver amps is somewhat uninteresting. There is a lack of dynmics at low volumes. Steve Deckert claims his amps are very dynamic at extremely low volumes and can still belt out surprisingly high spl with speakers rated at 90-100 dB efficiency. It seems that single-driver cross-over less speakers will optimize the qualities of Decware amps so I'm wondering how they'll do with the three-way Klipsch Fortes.

I think you're hearing the crossover getting in then way late at night. Single Driver Loudspeakers are the way to go. Of course, I'm prejudiced (being a a Single Driver Loudspeaker guy).

I think you are going to find out 6 wpc isn't enough to drive your loudspeakers to concert levels w/o audible clipping. However, at a less deafening levels, you might find the Taboo does so many other things right you may not need concert levels.

Will never be able to hit "Concert levels" 115db+ with a 6 watt amp.

98db at 1watt

101db at 2watts

103db at 4watts

105db at 8watts