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That's exactly the style of sectional that I wanted for our basement. When it came time to buy one my wife thought the extra chair thingy would be too big for our basement so we got a regular L shaped sectional instead. Enjoy!

After you make sure that all your speakers are hooked up correctly, I'd try 80Hz for everything and see how that sounds. 80Hz is the THX recommended setting but it isn't always the best setting for your speakers/room/etc. I wouldn't go too much over the 80Hz but you could try 60 or 80 for everything and choose which setting sounds best to you.

I'm waiting for the new system as well Wishbone. [Y]

Well, for one thing don't skimp out on the sub. Your speakers are able to be driven to incredibly high SPL levels and you want to have a subwoofer that can keep up with them. I don't think the RSW-10d will be able to do that. The RT sub isn't all about being in a corner although it is designed to take advantage of the gain that results from corner placement. It is a much more capable sub that can play deeper and louder, something that is required given your other speakers. Out of curiosity, where do you plan on putting your sub in your room?

Yep, name brand Blu-Ray players for well under $200 and Blu-Ray movies for $9.99, I think this is the season that will put Blu-Ray on the map.

Ok, buy the S3s. [8-|] Seriously, the S3 was designed spefically as a surround speaker. You won't regret it.

Rev 21:4 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away." Until that day and until we meet again oldbuckster.

There are quite a few forum members who have Pioneer, especially Elite series, receivers with their Klipsch systems.

You might notice a slight sound difference - many have said that the current Reference series has a slightly more laid back and less bright and smoother overall sound than previous generations Reference speakers. How did your RF-3IIs get damaged?

You'd have a 100% perfectly timbre matched system - it would sound awesome! The only thing you'll have is more localized sound from them instead of a widely dispersed sound that the S3s would give you. My feeling is that you would enjoy them a lot.

There are a lot of choices, but if you want the best, most seamless blend of sound between your C3 and the front main speakers you buy, get either the F3 or the B3. In movies the sound pans back and forth between the left, center and right speakers and vice-versa. Your C3 is the top of the line Synergy center, no slouch by any means. Don't compromise on the speaker you match it to. With my setup, the midrange horn and driver in my center speaker is identical to my front mains and the tweeters are virtually identical. Even though my center speaker is a different model than my front mains (main difference is woofer sizes) they blend together perfectly and with movies, music DVDs, etc I never notice a gap or change in the sound when dialogue or sound effects pan back and forth across the front speakers. [8-|]

The current Reference line is awesome. You're used to a two-way speaker with your KGs so the RFs should sound more alike than different I would imagine. You'll be amazed at the difference in sound between the RW-12d and your Definitive sub. I used to have a Definitive sub and back then I thought it was the cat's pajamas. When I got my SVS I couldn't believe my ears at first. Finally I had a subwoofer that actually played at different frequencies instead of one loud boom boom note.

They would work, but the recommendation for a 7.1 setup is to use side surrounds such as the SS1 that are of a wide dispersion design and rear surrounds that are more of a bookshelf type speaker such as the B1, B2, etc.

He must have added the Bose since I posted this. Sheesh, I wonder how much else he's going to post? It will be interesting if he actually makes anything on re-selling the items on eBay.

For curiosity's sake, if you hook up the speakers without bi-amping them does the problem still exist?

Floorstanding wins hands down. Even though your room is small a floorstander will give you a much fuller sound even at lower volumes. If you ever move your stereo into a larger room a floorstanding speaker will do a much better job filling the room with sound. The Synergy F3 is the perfect match to your C3 center.

Nice score on the Fortes! Don't blow any hard earned cash on interconnects. Buy from monoprice.com or bluejeanscable.com if you like fancier looking cables. As far as the amp you'll have to let us know if you are looking at tube amps, solid state, two channel, surround receiver, etc. Cambridge Audio makes some incredible CD players.

Incredible deal! Those speakers are easily worth $800-1100 depending on condition and color. You can make your own "jumpers" by running a short piece of speaker wire, positive to positive, negative to negative. That's how I'd recommend to hook them up. Don't worry about fancy speaker wires, depending on how long the wire is you use you'll be fine with any plain 12 or 14 gauge wire. You could also call the Klipsch parts department and see if they still have the metal jumpers. [Y]

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/sellertiff "I got a bunch of Klipsch speakers from a Tweeter Store that is closing. My starting bid is very close to what I paid, so please no offers." Looks like he really cleared out their Klipsch inventory! []

If she's upset by a speaker that's just barely a foot tall you should show her some pictures of other people's setups on here. I think she'll be thanking you profusely that you're not trying to do an in-wall installation on a pair of Klipschorns!! Honestly, you'd be much better off buying actual in-wall speakers instead of trying to in-wall the RSX-5s and your center speaker. The drawback of an in-wall installation is always the fact that if you ever want to re-arrange things in your listening room its going to be difficult to re-arrange the speakers as well. Another downside is that with in-walls you can't really re-position them to see what sounds best in your listening area. With your current speakers you have the flexibility of angling them toward the main seating area and moving them around a little bit. Did your wife say why she hates the look at all? Does she realize that the speakers you have are some of the smallest speakers that Klipsch makes?

I was just looking at oldbuckster's profile. Funny, before this thread I didn't even know his name was Rob. "retired, medical reasons...old fart..." is the description of himself. "Interests: rock n' roll; cars; scantly clad women" "The color of a man's skin should be no more significant than the color of his eyes" is his signature. What a guy. Godspeed my friend. [Y]

As long as you're using the RCA low-level (sub, LFE, etc) inputs you'll be fine.

A little off topic but your above comment made me think of the other day when I was talking to a new co-worker and the subject turned to home theater. I told him that my center speaker weighed over 52 pounds and he almost fell over. He said that his practically fits in the palm of his hand. []

If you want the best as far as placement flexibility, go with the Cornwalls. They are front ported versus the Forte and Chorus II rear passive radiators. From what I've read Fortes and Cornwalls are much easier for an amp to drive than Chorus IIs. I'm partial to Fortes and having replaced the crossovers I am enjoying them immensely.

Assuming they are still under warranty, contact Klipsch for warranty service.