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Was via NAD M33 and Klipsch Forte IV...literally first day with the new speakers. Rapid-fire break-in I guess hu?

oh no. I hate digital volume control for that very reason.

Especially kicking myself because NAD M33/bluos has max volume limits you can set...and I just forgot to set it back up after I recently reset the amp. Welp, I certainly found out the efficient Klipsch Forte IV can get quite loud.

Yikes. I always worry something like this is going to happen. Hope the ringing and crying was very temporary.

Happened with my android phone once, but I don't remember the exact conditions. Had earbuds in. Luckily it hasn't happened again.

You finally ended up trying a pair of fortes! What's your experience like?

@JayC yep I finally decided to try them out after the Ohms were a big miss. Haven't gotten in a ton of listening yet, but turns out I should have followed my initial hunch for this space, as the Forte seem like a great fit. I think NAD M33 is a good match as it is a sweetness/delicate/finesse sort of amp, so might be taming Klipsch signature a bit.

Lots more listening required before sharing Forte impressions.The tuning of the low end is great. Not really a bassy speaker, just lots of punch/texture that makes everything sound real and full. Piano and upright bass have a very natural sense of instrument reverb/decay. Very cohesive natural speaker with touch of liveliness. Weak point might be the crossover. Off-axis you lose driver cohesion a bit.

I liked a lot about it but i found the "wall of sound" presentation hit or miss. The depth of staging was lacking and width was limited to within the speakers. This worked for some music but disappointed with other stuff, and the bass was very room dependent

@JayC yeah not a super deep stage for me, but otherwise stage is not bugging me too much. So far I have only tried about 6 inches from the wall and no toe-in. I briefly did try like 1.5ft into the room and stage depth got way better, but that is not what I can get away with in this room so didn't spend too long basking in it.

I will add that I do find as they get loud (like threshold of my tolerance) I don't like the presentation as much, at least in their current position. Get more of that wall of sound effect. I do mostly lower level listening, sub 70db stuff though, and I am finding they really excel at that level.