XPA-3 to power Klipsch?

[cwmcobra]

See my signature below. I'm running Klipsch La Scalas and Heresys with a Sherbourn PA 7-150 amp and they sound great. I also have a Sherbourn PA 7-350 that was in the system for a short period. Both amps rock the Klipsch speakers. I've never heard such clean and crisp sound before. Highs are detailed, but are not piercing or fatiguing. I previously had Legend series Klipsch speakers, like LC, and loved them. But the Heritage line takes it to another level for me.

I agree with others here, the top line Klipsch speakers are in a different class than the lower level models and Emotiva/Sherbourn amps drive them VERY nicely. Of course, I hear that Emotiva amps drive most any speakers very nicely!

Cheers!

Chuck

[asharris7]

I don't have any harshness with my Klipsch system.

[LCSeminole]

Mar 6, 2015 8:05:38 GMT -5 asharris7 said:

I don't have any harshness with my Klipsch system.

I don't either and I've been listening to my Klipsch Legends for 17 years now. People do tend to get used to certain sound signatures, thus preferences in speakers. I do find amusing the colorful descriptive words that many audio enthusiasts tend to put on different speaker manufactures to label their sound. While speakers undoubtedly have their own sound signatures that many enthusiast tend to label as bright/warm/neutral/etc.,etc.,etc, much of this labeling would go away if we spent more time on treating our rooms acoustically instead of just solely relying on room correction software.

[asharris7]

^exactly. I think Klipsch gets a bad name from their Icon and Synergy line with the "cheap parts" comments before. Their higher end doesn't use cheap parts and are great speakers.

[teaman]

I agree, since Audiovox took over Klipsch their lower lines lack in the quality they are known for. Seems like any of the mid to upper grade Klipsch speakers still have good quality and great sound.