New Klipsch Forte IV

So if you’ve owned “big ESLs” for the last thirty years, how did you come to own a pair of Forte IIIs? Seems like quite an outlier.

Oz

Ooops sorry Forte 2
And what, I’m not allowed to have both⁉
Also have Elac floor standers with ribbon tweeters, a pair of Yamaha Soavo. But nothing touches the Monolith 3 esl’s with Neolith panels/ MP-02 plasma tweeters and ACI SV12 bass from <150hz
Like I said Klipsch shout at you like JBL’s and the most musical one was the Forte for me

So you haven't heard ANY of the current Heritage speakers? You should qualify that the klipsch speakers you are familiar with from 20+ years ago didn't suit your taste. The Heritage speakers of today are far and away removed from what you heard,

Oz

The Forte II are over 25 years old.  Still a good speaker but the IV is much more refined , sounding a lot like it’s bigger brothers .  

speakers of today are far and away removed from what you heard,

Sorry, to me still use horns and still shout.
Even ones used with Plasma tweeter like the Lanche Audio Corona Plasma Tweeter

Cheers George