well im no specialist in the klipsch models n specs etc but i owned a hk 5 x 40w ftc 8ohm receiver and klipsch synergy b3 bookshelf speakers with only a 6,5" and the tactrix horn tweeter and it played amazingly clean and loud as no other bookshelf speaker i had heard and the bass was off the hinches low n powerfull n controlled with about i think only 2 x 60 or 70 w ftc in stereo mode 8ohm,i think they was 6ohm but not sure. all my friends thought i had a 10 or 12 inch sub and some even checked around my living room for hidden subs lol.. then some years later after selling the complete stereo in need of money to my big regret and when investing in new i asked the locak klipsch dealer if they had synergy and how frickin impressed n satisfied i was wih the little b3 bookshelf speakers n hk amp all cost total under 650dollars or somewhere around there, he replied yeah they was so good they had to discontinue the series or models because they beat the reference big brother series in tests ! so there is my two cents.. later i bought hk 3490 and klipsch synergy rf 82 floorstanding speakers and was offcourse impressed n saisfied but for the bass and sound id still say synergy was just as good or even better when price is taken into conciderations.
