I am an old guy that loves to listen to old music. I was in Hawaii when Dr. Bose auditioned his 901's back in the 70's. I thought they were the best "loud speaker" money could buy. To this day, I still think they are the best "loud speaker" money can buy. You want clarity, get the Klipsch. When I bring friends over to hear my Chorus II's along with the 2 pair of Heresy's and the Academy on my Denon AVR5803, they are absolutely blown away. A good example would be "Unplugged" with Eric Clapton. You can actually hear his fingers slide across the frets of his guitar, either on CD or DVD. Try that with a Bose speaker. It ain't gonna happen. You want loud, buy Bose, you want clarity, buy Klipsch. Best speaker made in the USA. Nuff said.
