George, no negative comments here, please, but my point I am about to make is very relevant to the discussion, and just another person’s perspective. As most here who know me, I go wayyyyyy back with PWK and his Klipsch Heritage products. I have owned, borrowed, installed for others, and listened to, so many other speakers, and the same goes for power amplification. As much as I enjoy, and own, Heritage, I am certain, part of my enjoyment, comes from the driving amplifiers, simply " coasting along ". You do not hear a speaker, without a driving amp, nor, do you hear an amp, without a driven speaker. It is always, imo, and ime, the combination. Some of us hear an immediate " compression "; some of us hear certain " distortions "; some of us hear a lack of " damping " ( woofer control ), etc. If there are any questions, that reliable measurements cannot tell you, you simply need to try it....On another thread, I recommended to the readers, to read a review of the Peak Consult Dragon Legends, from Mono Stereo, last year, by the same reviewer who just reviewed the Merrill 118s, from Part Time Audiophile. After reading the Merrill review, and realizing I had read the speaker review a year and 1/2 earlier, I needed to read the speaker review, again. Richard Mak, the reviewer, does an excellent job, in both reviews, but, really highlights, greatly, the importance of the speaker / amplifier interaction, and most important, the expectations of the listener. Please read them both. Enjoy ! MrD.
