YES, if you have the room. My listening room is 18x24 with my ears being 15’-16’ from each speaker. I had (still have) Heresy II’s with upgraded Crites woofers and crossovers and just recently moved up to the Cornwall IV’s. Honestly, I havent’ heard Forte’s in almost 30yrs. My system consists of a Mac 7104 (bridged) and Mac pre C47, and a Def Tech 15’ sub. I like to listen to my music very loud (for short periods), usually 99-106db at said 16’. I did a db comparison and the IV’s play right at +3db more than the upgraded Heresy’s at the exact level. I absolutely LOVE my Cornwalls! I have always heard folks say Klipsch speakers are terrible when it comes to imaging, soundstage, blah blah blah. When I play movies or watch tv, I turn my tv sound and center channel OFF bc the voices coming trough the IV’s project from the middle of my tv screen (I was surprisingly shocked). Also the mid's are smoother than I expected. So when you ask is it worth it, I believe that anytime you gain a noticeable and positive difference, its definitely worth it! Spending 10’s of thousands of dollars, no, but moving up to the C IV’s isn’t going to break the bank.
Is this Klipsch upgrade worth it?
I presently own a pair of Klipsch Forte lV's. Now I'm thinking about a pair of Cornwall lV's. Is this a worthy upgrade? Hope to hear from Goners that have experience with both.