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With the damping factor on the Phase Linear amp being 20 times higher than the Pioneer, you will probably notice a big difference in his tight or 'fast' the bass feels between the two. The higher damping factor the better as it allows the amp to have more control over the woofers especially.

Someone else posted recently that they had done the same thing and experienced the same results. Its always nice to get positive results from a little work isn't it?

I hope it works out well for you. I finally got my AC adapter for my Sonic Impact T-amp today and spent a little time listening to the setup. Unfortunately its my wife's TV night and she has all her stupid shows she needs to watch. [:@]

Poor guy. Maybe some day lightning will strike his house and put those Macs out of their misery.

Go to a Bose store and check out what you can get for $1160. Try not to laugh out loud in front of the salesperson if you can help it. []

The RF-7s are superb speakers for bass with the right amp. I wouldn't exactly say that the setup you had allowed them do to a better job above 80Hz, but it did allow your amp to have an easier load. FYI, not all subs filter out the bass information on their low level RCA outputs. Do you know for sure if your new sub does?

You can get some great deals on refur'b items can't you? MSRP of $499.99 and you got it for $214.95. Not bad!

I'm sure you've seen these on eBay Roc, but just in case here's a teaser pic: http://cgi.ebay.com/KLIPSCH-FORTE-II-SPEAKERS-REMARKABLE-SOUND-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ220100431954QQihZ012QQcategoryZ14993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hope it works out great for you!

Here's the same receiver from the same seller but its $20 less. [] http://cgi.ebay.com/HARMAN-KARDON-AVR-335-7-1-HOME-THEATER-RECEIVER_W0QQitemZ280103195567QQihZ018QQcategoryZ39794QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The B2 or S2 speakers are usually recommended as surround speakers with F2 front mains.

If your speakers or electronics are picking up interference you'll hear it as the sound of hiss coming from the speakers when your receiver is on but no sound is being played through the speakers. Again, it is very likely that your receiver was designed to run the little speakers that come with the surround package and they might not even be putting out the entire 20Hz to 20kHz spectrum of humanly audible sound. I would say its a safe bet that even if you went out and bought a cheap $100-150 receiver you'll notice a big difference from what you have right now.

In case you didn't see my answer at your other post: The quality of the source (such as the CD player you're using) and the quality of the amplification will affect the sound quite a bit. Also, the room they are in will make a huge impact on the sound you hear as well. How far apart are the speakers? How close to side or rear walls do you have them? How close do you sit to them? Your Philips HTIB's receiver is probably made to specifically drive the speakers it came with, not high quality speakers. Your next step should be to look for a good quality receiver. CDs are also recorded differently as well. Some are great recordings, some are very poor.

The quality of the source (such as the CD player you're using) and the quality of the amplification will affect the sound quite a bit. Also, the room they are in will make a huge impact on the sound you hear as well. How far apart are the speakers? How close to side or rear walls do you have them? How close do you sit to them? Your Philips HTIB's receiver is probably made to specifically drive the speakers it came with, not high quality speakers. Your next step should be to look for a good quality receiver. CDs are also recorded differently as well. Some are great recordings, some are very poor.

The HD in HD radio doesn't stand for high definition, it stands for Hybrid Digital.

My SVS PC-Plus 16-46 puts out the deepest bass I've ever heard/felt from any home sub.

It might be your ears getting used to the setup.

HDMI carries video and audio in a digital format. With your current setup, I believe the way you'll have to hook everything up is component video to the TV (or to the receiver and then to the TV if you want your receiver to be able to switch video sources) and then either 6 channel analog wires or digital output to the receiver. If your player allows, you could also run the HDMI from the DVD player to the receiver and use that for audio only, and then component video from the DVD player to the TV. Or you could just buy a new TV and make everything much easier on us. []

In a surround sound setup ideally you want the speakers to all blend with each other as perfectly as possible. In most surround setups, compromises are made in that area due to several reasons. The ideal setup would be to have 5 or 7 or however many speakers you need to be identical to each other. That being said, you would have a very nice setup if you went with 5 RB-61 speakers. The horns on Klipsch speakers definitely give more detailed sound and certainly are a more efficient design so that allows your amplifier/receiver to not have to push as many watts through them to get them very loud. If you're worried about the center channel, the RC-52 or 62 might be a good choice if you have space limitations and have to lay an RB-61 on its side.

Twisted and oxygen free?

Hey, my friend has the Denon 1803 running RF-7s and it works great with them! Don't be ashamed of your setup, at least its Klipsch! If you want new speakers, I think you're on track with the RF-62s as they will allow you to build on them for a killer setup in the future. Otherwise if you don't mind the thrill of the hunt for 'vintage' Klipsch, a pair of Heresy or Forte speakers might fit the bill at the $600 range.

He tells everyone to have a 'blessed day.' We would if he would stop posting on here! [A]

For what its worth I went from an RF-7 + SVS sub system to a Forte II + SVS sub system and don't regret it for one minute. That being said, I did like how the RF-83 system sounded at Ultimate Electronics. There's just something about a midrange horn though...[8]

A dB meter will help you adjust the level of your subwoofer and your other speakers so that they are all playing at roughly the same dB level from the listening position. Most modern receivers have test tones that will play one speaker at a time so that you can write down what the dB meter says for each speaker and then you can make adjustments on the receiver. Keep in mind that differences of only a few inches can change the dB output that you perceive to hear by quite a bit. It probably would work best to hold the meter right by your ears or in front of your nose so that you get the most accurate level reading for where you're sitting.