Several years ago a coworker brought over his newly purchased pair of Fortes to see what they would sound like on a high-end system and in a dedicated treated sound room. We set them up and played around with positioning to give them their best shot. We were amazed at how crappy they sounded compared to my 8" 2-ways. Very boxey sound with bass all bunched up around 50Hz. Sizzly highs, vague imaging...just a disaster. No they are not in the same league as the other speakers listed in your post - don't bother. Sure they could "boogie", but as far as acuaracy and involvement, they failed miserably.
Klipsch forte II what league are they in?
Read some good things on the net about these. Fine, but do these play in the same league as the likes of harbeth, proac and reynaud or are they just a really good, middle of the road, fun, plays loud, good bass, economical, musical, party speaker? Are they a serious audiophile speaker by comparison with the others?