Dealing "directly with Klipsch" is well.....kind of a joke.
I found a dealer today that discounted 5 speakers, 20% off list - I saved almost $800! To be honest, unless Klipsch changes their pricing strategy, this is probably the last Klipsch purchase I make. Klipsch is trying to follow the whole "Bose/Dyson" pricing strategy trying to force their dealers not to discount their products. We live in the USA!....any dealer should be able to price any audio product at a level that allows them to make a fair margin to stay in business. For Klispch (or any manufacturer) to mandate a dealers margin is pretty suspect in my mind. IMHO.
Oh well, I'll have my discounted Heresy's in about 5 weeks. Can't wait.