My favorite speakers are my Klipsch Heresys, actually, a nice pair of '78 vintage units I found on Craig's List for $375 + a couple of gallons of gas last fall. I had been saving up for a pair of new ones - now $1,998/pr. Still made in Hope, AR, they are available in black, cherry, & walnut veneer. They include a 12" LF driver in an acoustic suspension enclosure crossed at 850 Hz to a 1.75" Ti MF compression horn and at 5,000 Hz to a 1" Ti HF compression horn. Mine actually has the same horns as the then available Klipschorns. Today's version states an SPL of 99dB and a frequency response of 58Hz - 20 kHz +/-3dB. Their bass is musical and actually seems to go lower than my previous favorites, a pair of large PRC-made bookshelf Klipsch RB-81ii's, which are rated 44 Hz - 24 kHz +/-3dB and SPL of 97 dB, and now rest - precariously - on a pair of 24" HD stands in my bonus room.
The efficient Heresys are only rated for 100 Wrms max, but will yield 116dB SPL max sustained. Short/squat, 24" x 16" x 13" (lwd), they are designed for floor mounting (44lb/ea). They are Klipsch's entry level version of the US-made Heritage line and were first offered in 1957 as a diagonal pairing with a Klipschorn in a mono installation. I first heard one as a CC speaker to a pair of Klipschorns in a stereo installation in 1971 - and the die was cast. Even my office stereo installation sounds spacious and dynamic, with great 'controlled' bass and clear mids and highs, admittedly, a stereo music-only set-up (Onkyo C-7030 CDP and an Emotiva A-100 BasX 50 Wpc amp!). For HT use, you'll likely want a sub-woofer. I carried my old "Graceland" (Paul Simon) CD to audition my used Heresys... it sold them! My only regret is that I didn't buy them earlier... even at the then full price of $1,700/pr new!
Oh, the HD SSBM24 24" stands are decidedly top heavy with the ~28lb RB-81ii's atop them. It would take lead in those tubes to stabilize them, even with the carpet spikes. My first experience with 'stands'.
