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I had my RS-42s mounted like that and it worked just fine. No mounting kit needed.

Don't do it. The KLF-C7 is actually a very good match to the Forte II. KLF-10s would work well as surrounds however.

I'd rather see you run the front speakers in a series connection rather than parallel. A series connection will result in a 16 ohm nominal impedence that the receiver will see so you'll have to turn the volume up a bit for the same output but it'll be a lot easier for your receiver to drive. If you do run dual Fortes as fronts make sure to put them as close to each other as possible to lessen the comb filtering and other sound distortions that using two center speakers will cause.

Sort of. They were my first "nice" speaker purchase. I had a pair of Jensen speakers prior to that. I was 18-19 years old when I bought the 401s and they took a good chunk of my money at the time. I was sort of sad to see them go but they hadn't been hooked up in months and were just sitting around collecting dust.

Bought them 15 years ago from Dayton's when they still existed and had electronics. I think i paid around $500 for them. Had them in all 4 places I've ever lived. Used them to DJ several wedding, anniversary and graduation party dances. They took every watt thrown at them. Ended up selling them for $75 on craigslist to a local lady who is going to use them in her garage where she does a lot of crafting. When I demoed them for her I was reminded of just how much of an upgrade my Klipsch are. The Bose had decent midrange and mid-bass but deep bass and detailed treble just wasn't there. I'll miss the 401s but I have to say I'm very happy with what I have.

SF-1 to F3 will be a HUGE upgrade. You should be able to piece the system together easily when you have the funds.

Both are great deals. I'd be inclined towards the Cornwalls as they are much easier for an amp/receiver to drive and I am partial to a 3-way design.

Lol at the little TV. Do you have two more Heresys hidden as surrounds somewhere? I think the fact that you have the Heresys so close together will lessen any negative effects from having two center speakers.

Max, that's hilarious! It would be interesting to see what percentage of people actually listen to audio through their TV. Personally I haven't listened to any kind of audio through my last two TVs and it is the absolute last thing I consider when buying one.

Considering that it takes most cars a pretty decent amount of time to accelerate to speeds around 100mph, I would hope that any person with a high enough IQ to get a driver's license would realize that shifting into neutral would fix the problem. Why anyone would attempt to turn the engine off is beyond me.

Yes, SVS is one example. The Sub-12 is a great performer but as I said, I'd suggest a sub that has useable output well below 20Hz if its going to be cut off at 40Hz at the top end.

Perhaps the fact that I used to have RF-7s and replaced them with Forte IIs will tell you something.

Unless your receiver is really old and Dolby Pro-Logic is the best or only surround mode it has, you should be listening in Dolby Digital or DTS mode.

Yes. The only input you don't want to use is the Phono one unless you're hooking up a phonograph.

I don't think I've ever run across someone who felt the midrange performance of the F3 series was lacking. Sometimes a two-way design with very large woofers might lack midrange output but I don't think you'll be disappointed by the F3 system at all. Plus, the C3 center and S3 surrounds are available at incredibly low prices at online retailers such as http:/www.vanns.com.

What surround mode are you using? Is your source a DVD player, cable, etc?

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If you're pretty much 100% movies I'd stay with the wide dispersion sides and direct radiating rears that's recommended by Dolby and others. I used to have RS-42s as side surrounds. Due to space and layout contraints in my room the RS-42s just didn't work. Once a friend knocked one off the wall when we had a party here I knew it was time for them to go. I have my KG 3.5s on stands I built that are about 6" tall. I listen to a lot of music and music concerts and like the sound of the KGs as surrounds. I feel that they are a closer timbre match to my Fortes than the RS-42s were. The RB series will produce sounds that are easier to locate where they are coming from, the RS series will disperse the sound and make it harder to localize. I'm not sure what the intent that front height speakers are supposed to give but I'd imagine the RB series would be the way to go. Again, localization of sound versus dispersion of sound. I'd stick with the direct radiating speaker recommendation. Good choice!

Considering that the general recommendation for side surrounds is more of a wide dispersion type, I'd be inclined to look at RS-52 or RS-62s. That being said, I personally use floorstanders as my side surrounds. I think with a multiple-speaker arrangement such as you're considering the RS series might be better. No. I would highly suggest a single center speaker. There are acoustic anomalies that come in to play when you have two speakers playing exactly the same sounds that are intended for a single speaker to reproduce. There are RC-64s on eBay for $600-700 buy-it-now all the time. RSX-4s aren't going to give you the same dynamics as the other speakers you're considering. Rear surrounds are recommended to be a direct radiating design such as you'll find in the RB or RF series. Two Sub-12s, properly set up, will give most anyone all the musical and LFE bass information that you'll need unless you're listening at extremely high dB levels or have a huge room. At this point I'd lean towards a 7.1 with rear surrounds. I haven't heard a setup with front high speakers, but at this point that signal is being matrixed from the front channels, compared to many discs featuring 7.1 discrete channels with a rear channel setup. Something to consider would be getting a nice 3 channel amp to run your front 3 speakers as they generally demand the most power from a receiver. A 7+ channel power amp is going to be pretty expensive in most anything that would be an upgrade from a nice receiver's internal amps. You could then keep your current Onkyo receiver and amp that you're powering your rear speakers with and simply add a 3 channel amp such as the Emotiva XPA-3.

Fall back tonight. Extra hour of sleep! Or, extra hour of the Klipsch forums!

Looking at your pics, RS-42s would fit on the side walls which is the recommended placement for surround speakers in a 5.1 setup. I think you'd love the 42s.

I'd like to see it tomorrow with my wife. Haven't mentioned it to her yet and I'm not sure if she'll want to go or not but I know I do.

What kind of TV are you using? What's all included in the $1000 system?

Cut-Throat, I know you've offered a listening session before but I'm afraid it would be a very expensive trip. Not in the gas money, but in the upgrades I'd want to make after hearing your Khorns. []