I also had a pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers years ago and their low frequency response didn't go very low. I (unfortunately) had to use an equalizer to remedy that. And yes, Klipsch are meant to be used with LOWER POWERED amplification sources. You simply to not need a 200wpc amp or receiver with these speakers. You will find they will sound much sweeter with something along the lines of 30 to 45wpc. The way I handled it was changing the amperage of the fuse in the amplifier (I had a Hafler DH-500 at the time). The Hafler allowed you to change the amount of power output based on the amperage of the fuse. For use with the Klipsch speakers, I placed a low amperage fuse in the amplifier, which gave me about 35wpc average/continuous. I still had to use an equalizer for the bass problem but the speakers really sang with lower power. I have long since sold the Heresy's and my Hafler amp. I am now a Boston Acoustics devotee (I am also still very much a two-channel devotee) and still have an (ancient?) Carver M4.0t amp with my Musical Fidelity E20 preamp hooked up to my Boston CR-9's, along with my VPI turntable, AudioQuest arm, and Sumiko Talisman-S mc cartridge, and a generic mass-produced cd/dvd player (which I intend to replace with a Cambridge Audio cd/dvd player).

I am, however, looking forward to purchasing the new Outlaw receiver after a very positive review in Stereophile. It's a beautiful retro-looking receiver.