Open minded consideration of different speaker types as main daily drivers

The active crossover is the only way to mitigate some flaws and elevate the klipsch heritage...It can blow your socks off, if done correctly. But, if cost is the barrier, we could attempt to simplify things then and bring the cost down drastically...

Get a pair of Tekton Encore monitors $3000 /pair and put them on stands. It is not one of the gigantic backbreaking tektons like a moab or symphony, but shall provide the essence of it, especially if you can bass manage it with some subwoofers ( shouldn’t be a problem since you seem to be already in the Marantz/Audyssey eco system, which comes with all the tools)

https://tektondesign.com/product/full-range-speakers/monitors-loudspeakers/encore-monitor/#color

If expanding into multichannel at a later time, you could possibly get a matching center and surrounds from the Tekton guy, i suppose...

I could attempt to classify it as a hifi horn & concentric driver hybrid type of sound with detail and harmonics you never heard before in recordings you may have heard a thousand times.... But, the genius of the Tekton guy’s sound at the charity price can’t quite be explained too well. It needs to be heard/lived with.

P.S. For high fidelity purposes, you really should not be getting a AVR. Packing all the power amp sections into that chassis with the upstream electronics is never a good idea.  Get the Marantz PrePro like the AV10 sometime instead....or even an older prepro such as the AV7705, at the least. You could match the prepro with separate hifi power amps. Repurpose the AVR for hometheater duties in some other room.

https://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/marav7705/marantz-av7705-11.2-ch-a/v-prepro-preamp-processor-heos/1.html

the AL6 with the active crossover and its requirement for 3 stereo amplifiers to support is beyond affordable. That adds at least another 5k to the cost of the system. Not to mention complexity. I’m gonna pass on that because of the cost and complexity. I have never had a bi-wired system and certainly not a tri-wired system. Never could wrap my head around why I would want that. Technically I see why they do it and can see there might be sonic improvements by doing so, but can hardly justify the additional cost over what is already a pretty darned expensive speaker to begin with. The Volti speakers below the top of the line Vittoria are a consideration, though they seem pricey for what they are. The Legacy Focus SE seems to me the best choice overall, though I have not heard them. They have all the ’right stuff’ to be good. 

@deep_333 - I am leaning hard in the direction of the AL6 but I cannot swallow the idea that their active crossover and the financial hit that it imposes is a great value. Maybe I am selling it short. Since it will be used with a receiver with the latest and greatest version of Audessey built in I would think I would get the equalization required via that receiver. Further if I need more than Audessey provides, Dirac is available for the Cinema 40 I will be using. 

Focusing on the horn speakers, any of the Voltis will retain their value better than any of the Klipsch. If these speakers are endgame, then residual value doesn't matter, but if you get another itch that needs scratching, you'll take a comparative beating on the Klipsch.

Regarding the Klipsch Active Crossover, give me a miniDSP SHD with DIRAC at a third of the price with 10x the functionality, six days a week, and twice on Sunday.

Enjoy!

I have tested dozens of speakers in my home with a relatively excellent but modest setup. I had the Klipsch Heresy speakers for several months. My wife and I both thought they were pretty good, but the horns were quite fatiguing. Soon after, I discovered leaf tweeters and highly recommend trying them. The air, sparkle, musicality make my speakers something I can listen to and enjoy all day long with no fatigue. That’s what makes a good daily driver in my case.

@Pippi - Th e heresy speakers are not on my list except perhaps as a center speaker for more robust mains and surrounds.  I have never experienced leaf tweeters and in fact have no idea what they are. Never been exposed to them. I like soft dome tweeters and air motion transformers. Both are excellent. IMHO. 

@deep_333 I was looking at tekton and kind of drooling...pretty good on paper, and their design with the multi-cone midrange is a compelling idea. The efficiency is high, the Moabs, my choice out of what they offer would be a challenge on the SPAF front, but if they delivered in the sound quality arena she would adapt readily. I want to take things to the next level, but my previous speakers the VMPS tower II special editions were something special, and the larger subwoofers that went with them never failed to deliver on ANY soundtrack I played. I just cannot go backwards on that performance...its gotta be at least as good but preferably better. 

@ntpc4 I am planning to buy 1 set of speakers that are my end game, at 72 I do not expect to ever buy another set. This will be my last pair and they need to deliver. In all areas. 

@soix I had VMPS tower II SE mains with their center and AR3a as surrounds and their Larger subwoofer as my system foundation. I was in total auditory bliss with this setup. They did everything I wanted and needed. Now its a new game. Gotta figure out how to do this well or better cause I only get one chance to do this. 

I don't get using any horns with solid state and/or hardware based dsp. High efficiency horns will always be best with with SET or low power push pull tube amps, You shouldn't need any dsp with a properly set up system, and if you still desire it go with something like HQPlayer for a digital based software solution. The right tools for the job starts with proper matching of speaker to amp.