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I wish I had mine back to run the Dynaco Mark III's on them 60 watts of tube power.

Sounds fairly simple. Thx, Brett

Years ago I drove my RF7's with a Scott 233 and they sounded fantastic. The highs were smooth and silky. When I first bought the RF7 I was running with a Yamaha HT receiver and could not stand them. These speakers do not like cheap they need power even though efficient. If I did it again I would bi-amp them with tubes on top to horns and SS to woofer with an active crossover.

Cal, did you just reglue over the old? How did you repair mine is having the same problem? Thanks P.S. - That is a GREAT Deal on the speakers

I would not do that myself. I would get a good receiver and build a system around it starting with towers and Center. You can get great used audio equipment on Audiogon.

You can tell phase with a small 1.5 volt battery and whatch how the driver moves. Mark the poles once each driver is tested. Manufactures have been know to hook up wrong from time to time inside a cabinet even so it never hurts to check.

Ok, I changed options Lets see if there is a change NOPE!

I once seen a pig wearing lipstick while he was pissing in the wind.......the wind wasn't at his back I might add. Really,.... Where?

My newer computer will space but the older one will not.

Yes it sucks without correct formatting.

Thanks

" I always considered a "Watt" to be a universal engergy unit and 1 watt of any power is equal to 1 watt of any other kind of power" Well that is almost never true in newer receiver units. They tipically lie about output watts. Vintage is closer to specs. Is doesn't take a lot of watts to drive most any speaker but woofers/ mids need the power to make the transition easily without clipping. Look at your speakers SPL level and you will know if they are efficient or not. Sry just rereading your post and I see that your speakers are 91db well they are not bad. So...... What is a Watt? A watt is a unit of energy, like horsepower or joules. In audio, a watt is used to describe the energy output of a receiver or amplifier used to power a loudspeaker. The relationship between power output and speaker loudness or volume is not linear or straight (+10 watts does not equal +10 dB). For example, if you compare the maximum volume of a 50-watt amplifier with a 100-watt amplifier the difference is only 3 dB, barely greater than the ability of the human ear to hear the difference. It would take an amplifier with 10 times more power (500 watts!) to be perceived as being twice as loud (a +10 dB increase). Keep this in mind when purchasing an amplifier or receiver. 2X the power output = +3 dB increase, 10X the power output = +10 dB increase, or twice as loud.

Sounds good, lets us know how you like it after you purchase.

An older pair of TEAK Khorns I did

I don't see how the material would hurt as long as it would not take up to much internal volume. But then again, I doubt you would hear a difference unless there are resonating waves inside the cabinet. So I would agree with the above post of "no".

Ok, if it is a LFE pre-out the signal will be driven internally by the setup of the receiver. Small or Large setting on main speakers etc. If you run line level to the sub then to the main you are sending a full signal and allowing the Subwoofer crossover to decide what it get's and doesn't get. The full signal is then passed through to the Mains.

IMHO, I never liked Yamaha and Klipsch combo way to bright for me in the horns. I have listened to both and prefer the Denon combo with Klipsch. Thats just me. Why not ask the dealer if you could put a retainer down and take both home and have a listen for yourselves. Then take back the one you don't like. Any good dealer will usually allow this. Remember, your room plays more of a part with the sound quality than anything you can buy that is why testing is the best option.

He's from Phoenix, AZ so that is what they call a snow squall

Good to have you Ryan and please let's see your pictures.

1 of my Mahogany Khorns.

Did you do the build as I did or did you buy from Transendent?

Just an hour or so listening to this preamp through a pair of KG5.5's and crap CD player. Wow, I never thougt these things could sound good but they do now. I can't wait to get it in line with my Khorns and ALtec's to hear the real magic. I will post pictures of the finish build tomorrow.[]

I think it is a gain mismatch. I use an art cleanbox for my passive subwoofer setup which had the same problem. At least it semmed that way. I have a audio friend that is willing to look at the EQ just to make sure it is ok. If so it is somewhere between the balanced and unbalanced signal and gain. Does anyone know, does a clean box or other device that ups the signal degrade it in any way? Its one more piece in the signal path and I want mine as clean as possible.

Yes I did the preamp is fine.

I have tried everything to get this set up working without results. I am using a Sony Pre amp going from RCA outs to the crown input - 1/4" mono plugs into the unity gain of the Crown VFX2A crossover - then 1/4 mono to the seperate amps - Amps to speaker. With the preamp gain all the way up and the volume all the way up I only get very little sound. Do I need to make custom cables RCA-1/4 Balanced or do I have a gain mismatch? I want to bi-amp my system but I am running into trouble Thanks