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They're both priced nicely. Better midrange clarity with the KLF due to its 3-way design with a horn midrange. Bass output is probably somewhat identical, although the KLF-20 woofers are crossed over much lower than the KG 5.5s so the KLF's woofers don't have as broad of a frequency range to have to reproduce (typically a good thing).

If you want to buy new your best bet would be the Synergy C1 or C2. There's an SC-5 on eBay right now that would be a good match http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-Synergy-SC-5-Speaker_W0QQitemZ280403453901QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item41495927cd&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Beautiful stands! They really need to be pulled away from the back wall a bit. The rearmost woofer/tweeter need some breathing room.

Are you using anything for ventilation of your electronics? Looks like some pretty tight fits in there!

Your question does make sense. [] I guess I would buy some regular single pos/single neg speaker wire instead of modifying your existing wire.

I agree with everything InVeNtOR said. I'd rather have a speaker setup that I know will sound incredible than one that throws a few extra speakers into the mix just so I can say that I have a 5.1 or 7.1 theater. If you are ever able to complete a home theater in a room that will allow you to use your LaScalas as front main speakers and Cornwalls as surrounds I guarantee you won't believe how awesome it will be. I truly, honestly think that you won't be happy with any kind of in-ceiling or back-wall mounted surrounds that are polar opposites to your Cornwalls. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for buying Klipsch speakers. But, I think at this point your money is better spent doing the things InVeNtOR suggested or saving it for when you can get a better suited room for your existing speakers.

You're probably at a 95% match to your SF3s. I think you'll enjoy them very much.

Hang onto those LaScalas! If you get a room that will fit them, LaScala fronts with Cornwall surrounds would put you in pure audio bliss! Would a smaller speaker on stands to the sides of your listening position pass the wife test? Or a small footprint floorstanding speaker like the KG series? I really don't see you being happy with in-ceiling surrounds. I guess I'm of the school of thought that I'd rather have a 3 channel setup with a center speaker and two front mains that match and will sound great together than a heavily compromised surround system.

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The 805 didn't skimp anywhere. Huge power supply, awesome DACs, etc. It weighs almost 20 pounds than its successors. Here's an 805 on audiogon: http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1259074981&/Onkyo-tx-sr805-black-7.1-thx-r There's several 805s on eBay right now: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=onkyo+tx-sr805&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_dmpt=Receivers_Tuners&_odkw=onkyo+tx*&_osacat=0

Please don't use in-ceiling speakers unless you absolutely have to! They make re-arranging things in the room a nightmare and something tells me that if you're willing to run Cornwalls as front speakers you probably don't absolutely require surround speakers to be hidden away in the ceiling. Fortunately surround speakers aren't as critical to match as is the center speaker to the front main speakers. In a 5.1 setup you'll have two side surround speakers that are usually mounted on the side walls slightly above and just behind the main listening position, firing towards your seating position. A 7.1 setup adds two rear surrounds behind you. Side surrounds are recommended to be wide dispersion type speakers such as ones in the Klipsch Reference RS series. Rear surrounds are recommended to be direct radiating type speakers such as ones in the Klipsch Reference RB series. Of course, those are general recommendations and many people such as myself use direct radiating speakers as side surrounds with very good results. If you have room for floorstanding speakers and want something with a smaller footprint the Klipsch KG series are excellent due to the fact that you can usually find speakers in the $150-300 range that are an incredible value for the money. If you did want to have a better match to your Cornwalls, a pair or two of Klipsch Heresy speakers would be killer if you have the room. Expect to pay $250-500/pair depending on the wood color, age and condition. Obviously Cornwalls would work too but they're going to be a lot more expensive and take up a lot more room. Please let us know what your limitations are (if any) as far as size of surround speakers and placement and we'll be happy to provide more recommendations. If you find surrounds you're interested in let us know what they are and the price and we can make sure you're not overpaying for anything.

There's a seller on eBay that's had brand new in box RC-35s for $150 buy-it-now or Best Offer with free shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-RC-35-center-speaker-NEW-FREE-SHIPPING-RC35_W0QQitemZ290340323569QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item4399a1c0f1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 If you look at their feedback you'll see that people have purchased RC-35s from them for as low as $100 including free shipping! I don't see how you could go wrong with that!

Glad to have helped!

Hsu makes a product called the MBM-12 that is specifically for bass in the 50Hz up to 150Hz region. Its designed to go with 'bottom-feeding' subs.

From what I've seen in the used speaker market $2600 is actually near the top end of what most Khorns are going for unless they're pretty new or have an exotic veneer. A 1992 pair sold locally for $500 on craigslist.

She didn't like the long drive. As most of you know, I planned the trip without telling my wife where we were going. She had a lot of fun once we got there but the long car ride there and back was met with a bit of complaining.

Yes, the XPA-1 is a mono amp so you'd have to get two of them. In all honesty the XPA-2 two channel amp would probably work just as well for you. If you're pumping 500 watts into each RF-7 I'd make sure you're on a first name basis with your local hearing aid company. Cambridge Audio makes a very fine CD player for the money.

I had an Onkyo TX-SR805. Absolutely awesome for home theater.

I hope to go to Yellowstone within the next year or two. South Dakota has a lot of beautiful scenery, but Yellowstone beats South Dakota hands down in the scenery department.

But the one you got was already broken in! Kidding of course, glad Crutchfield is resolving it for you.

My best friend has a Bravia XBR and it is incredible. I think he has a 52" and I believe its an XBR5 so its a couple years old. I'm sure the newer XBRs are just as nice or even nicer. Myself, I'm extremely happy with the new Mitsubishi DLP that I just bought. Absolute biggest screen for the money with a DLP. You can get an 82" Mitsubishi DLP for under $4000!. If you need a flat panel because you want to wall-mount it that's another story, although I believe my DLP is only about 15" deep so it fits on pretty much any TV stand out there.

Welcome! If I had RF-7s and had $3000 to spend for amplification, here's what I'd do in a heartbeat: Amplifiers = http://emotiva.com/xpa1.shtm x 2. XPA-1 Differential Reference™ Mono-block Power Amplifier 500 watts RMS x 1 into 8 ohms, 1,000 watts RMS x 1 into 4 ohms. Pre-amplifier = http://emotiva.com/usp1.shtm That puts you at about $2400 + shipping. With the money left over I would send an email or private message to Dean Wescott, forum member name DeanG and have him work his magic on the crossover networks of your RF-7s. You should come in just under $3000 for all of the above mentioned items combined.

This paragraph taken directly from the SVS website under the SB-12 Plus page sums it up for me: If you need room rattling power, the ultimate depth, AND want a small footprint too? Then our exclusive space-saving Powered Cylinder subs should be on your short list to evaluate. Few brands will be honest about this point: "size matters" ... with subwoofers. Even if perfectly designed, no truly small sub like the SB12-Plus will compete with an equally well-designed large subwoofer (particularly if it's one of our super-efficient vented subwoofers such as those mentioned just above). I wouldn't consider the 25-31 to be extremely large myself. Its the shortest of all of their cylinder subs and doesn't take up very much floor space at all. In fact, it takes up the least amount of floor space of any of the subs that SVS makes.

The Synergy C1 is a center channel. If you meant S1, you'd probably want to go with at least the S2 or S3 instead. The RC-35 would do well and would be my recommendation over the Synergy series.

Marantz + Klipsch = [Y][Y][Y][Y][Y] in my experience. There was an online review I read about the 6003 that gave it a superb rating, especially in its amp section. I think you'll be very, very pleased with it. http://www.accessories4less.com sells a lot of Marantz and if you don't mind a factory refurbished receiver (I've had several factory refurbished items with 0 problems ever with them) they have the 6003 for $649.99 with free shipping. They have a great reputation online and I wouldn't think twice about buying something from them. http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/MARSR6003/Marantz/SR6003-Dolby-TrueHD-/-dts-HD-Master-Audio-AV-Receiver/1.html