Klipsch Heresy? Crazy to consider?


I need help and advice. I have Prima Luna tube separates. Pre and power about 40 watts per channel into 8 ohms. Very small office approximately 9 x 12. I have Dynaudio x12's, Dynaudio x32's and a pair of KEF ls50's. All sound okay in my room. The x32's are just too big I think. The x12's sound great but not much bass. Considering a subwoofer. The ls50's sound good but not as great in the mids as the x12's. I think I might be underpowered for my speakers. A friend has some Klipsch Heresys that are supposed to be good with tubes. All Klipsch I heard I couldn't listen to long and real picky about material but I have only heard them with solid state (McIntosh 2105). Are the x12's my best bet for this room with a sub? Should I consider the Klipsch Heresys? Cannot listen to them in my room before buying. should I consider a more efficient speaker like Tekton or something in better quality. Or should I get a more powerful solid state amp and use with my tube preamp with what I have. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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I have an 82 vintage heresy that I labored over to get to sound pleasing to my ear. I use a GTA SE40....modded and a Melos sha 1. It is my second system. It sounds great a low volumes at night and good at medium volumes. They do not go low and are a bit restricted it soundstage. I found that they need to be off the floor or else it is like your listen from the balcony. If you couple them with a sub they project a wider stage. The mids get honky when push and the treble is not that refined.

So, in summary they are a speaker that is thin down low, get shouty when pushed and not very refined up top with a limited sound stage. Probably not something you would be happy with but they are fun.