Thinking about buying new speakers....the Elac Uni Fi5 towers or the Klipsch hersery lll

Neither of these are audiophile quality.  Save up your money and buy a pair of either Vienna Acoustic’s or SALK speakers.  If you do, you won’t need to buy new ones later.

I'm a big Klipsch fan, but the Hereseys are probably some of my least favorites.  Unless you're looking for big horns, I would look at other Klipsch speakers that will go WAY deeper and sound less honky IMO.  If you're going for that big horn sound, I believe the Belle and La Scala sound much better.

Oh, and to echo people above.  The Klipsch Quartet or Forte are two of my favorite speakers ever and would blow the Elac out of the water in almost every way.  Find them used.  I sold two pair not long ago.

Nothing "honky" about my VERY coherent Heresy IIIs, and to state otherwise is heresy (sorry...too easy). Great soundstage, and with a sub or two become utterly world class with far less space needed than the gigantic LaScalas et al. I will put Klipshorns in my ballroom though, as soon as I build it...I need a place to store my balls. I’ve owned a LOT of floorstanders (Vandys, Viennas, KEFs, Silverlines, Sonists) and needed efficiency for a little tube amp...nothing exists that’s quite like the fat little 99db Heresy IIIs...Elacs at 85db need some muscle to get ’em going but are really on the other end of the speaker world...I’ve heard them though, and they’re great sounding especially at their price point.

Another vote for Klipsch Forte or Quartet.  They both will have pretty decent bass and that signature Klipsch sound.  I owned Quartet personally, and while they ended up not being my personal cup of tea, if you are looking for the things that they excel at, then why not?  Forte III still available new, made in USA.  Sure, lots of options at that price point, but if you are looking for that sound (and they are nice furniture too), I can't think of what would be a better alternative.