Ditto here I want to introduce myself as well.
I am a two channel man, curently don not own Klipsch but looking for a good cottage system which would be used for playing classical primarily. My main system is Van Alstine electronics and Gallo speakers with a cambridge CD deck. I am swapping the preamp out to a Vincent hybrid ss/tube preamp and I will report its attributes to the group when i break it in.
Things I believe after being in this hobby for a number of years.
I believe strongly the quality of the recording has the most impact on an individuals connection to the music, with quality of source ( TT, CD player) secondly important.
I believe that speaker cables and wires are important but good transparent cables with no shortcomings are now available for around 100.00, so cables can be and should be a manageable expense rather than the rent.
I don't know what audiophile sound is. I have been extremely pleased in the past with systems that purists would describe as mid-fi. The music is more important than the gear. Good music can get the heart racing. Cheers