Speakers and the right Amplification

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Speakers and the room are the only things that you actually hear. That being said, I also believe that certain amps can give your speakers a different sound. I'm not a fan of the current Klipsch stuff (I haven't heard the Icon series yet - they do look pretty though) - but I am a fan of the older stuff. The knock against horns is generally a honkiness sound from them. I have head this myself (with Tanget 50's). I had a pair of Heresy's and sold them because of the way they sounded with a Pioneer receiver I had - honky horns. I got a good deal of money out of the sale. I bought them because I had heard them before, but the system was different - it was on seperates with an old SAE amp. The sound was great!!! nothing like what I had experienced with the ones I had bought (I was expecting the same results to my dismay).

I decided to give the old Klipsch one more try (knowing if I didn't like'em - I could flip'em). I bought 2 pair for $300.00 total. Wired them up, turned my M-80 on and whala!!!! The magic was there!!!! Soundstage reached far above and beyond the speakers. My son and I put on some of our favorite gospel and jazz music and it was like we were there!!! (Gospel concerts have a lot of feeling and depth because people talk in the audiance - its very moving). I ran my M-80 in Class A mode.

The point is that the speakers sound changed with the amplification. The honk was gone!!! The sound was smooth and alive - with plenty of detail! I would put them on even par with my Snells except my Snells are much taller. So I have replaced my Snells (so they can be turned into highly efficient Audio Note AN-E's) and placed the Heresy's in my HT (Heresy LCR). Watched Iron Man last night and it was just powerful!!!! It was crazy, the first explosion was house rattling (not to mention the rest of them), powerful and very dynamic! I don't think the Pioneer would have done this.

What do you guys think - do some speakers rely on a certain type of amp to sound good? The Heresy's need good amplification (not because they suck power - but horns can stink with the wrong power). I believe that amps can have a sonic signature - what do you think - Chime in everybody