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I just looked on eBay to see how much Fortes have been selling for...one Forte II oiled oak pair like mine went for over $600! Every time I see that I can't believe I only paid $275 for mine!

My wife has one of those too. I should try it out sometime.

I'm stuck at my house with about a 3 foot drift around my garage and my wife's car. We didn't end up going to Morris last night...thank God! They get crazy drifts out there anytime it snows, we probably would have been stuck out there for days. It would be fun to still go as I'm sure the freeways and main roads have been plowed well. I don't have a snowblower so it should be fun shoveling out. []

Honestly you're better off leaving the sub in On mode all the time. It will draw virtually the same amount of power in standby as opposed to On as long as its not amplifying an audio signal. That way your sub is always ready to pound instead of waiting for it to power up.

Watched the animated movie "Hoodwinked" last night. Pretty funny movie and it sounded great. Boosting the audio signal +5 decibels didn't seem to negatively affect the audio at all.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-KLF20-speakers_W0QQitemZ290087485354QQihZ019QQcategoryZ61378QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem No affiliation, looks like a good deal!

Thanks for the answer. I'm not sure about the milliwatt variation, I'll have to track down the manual and see. I was thinking it might mask some noise as well. I just didn't want it to be a case where raising the level too high would be too hot of a signal for the receiver and introduce distortion into the system. Well, looks like the manual simply states that it adjusts the output level in 0.5dB increments. I was a little off in how much it can be adjusted, its plus or minus 10 dB in .5dB increments. Right now I have it adjusted to +5.0dB. I'm going to watch a movie and see how it goes.

Well, my wife just decided to tell me that she was planning on me coming with her this weekend to visit some of her friends that live in western MN. I really wanted to meet you guys and listen to some great speakers. Next time I guess. []

Do you see a Buy-It-Now button? No. This is a scam auction. All scam auctions such as this will talk about some incredibly low Buy-It-Now price, but not offer a button to be able to purchase the item at that price. Instead, you are required to contact the seller through the email they list and not through eBay's 'Ask Sell a Question' format. The auctions that this seller has listed will be pulled before they end. Just watch and see.

Bah! Why does he have to come to Minnesota during the Klipsch Pilgrimage??

If you like deep (sub 20Hz) bass, check out SVS. If you like more bass 'slam' in the 30-50Hz range, the Klipsch discontinued RSW12 or 15 are great, as are the models that replaced them.

What operating system is he using? I remember some people having difficulty getting on the forum with certain OS's.

My Oppo DVD player has a feature that allows you to raise or lower the output level of each speaker in your system. I believe it goes from -9 to +9. This is how they have their DVD player set up to adjust the speakers to blend with the others and a way to compensate for differences in distance between the speakers. Considering that I only have a 2 channel system, this feature isn't much use to me, or so I thought. If I boost the L + R channels, I'm obviously sending a hotter signal to my receiver. Would there be any benefits or drawbacks from doing this? Some DVDs seem to be recorded very low, such as Star Wars III, which makes me turn the volume up on my receiver much higher than I normally would for other movies. I also use my Oppo as a CD player. If I adjust the outputs to +5 for L + R, is my receiver going to benefit from it at all?

64"! That would be over 5 feet! They're actually 45.25"

What kind of rooms do you people have to accomodate 11 Fortes?? []

Only problem Bill is that his main speakers are rated down to 110Hz at the bottom end.

Not wanting to sound rude, Kenwood probably isn't the best sonic match for Klipsch. Higher quality brands such as Denon, Harman/Kardon, Yamaha tend to be a better match and help the bright sound. Have you looked in to the option of acoustic foam? It doesn't take very much to make a big impact on sound quality. Also, how close are your main speakers to the side walls? Do you have them angled in towards your listening position at all?

Just nort' of ya (my best Minnesotan accent) in St. Cloud.

What do you have the gain or level knob on the sub set to?

SON OF A GUN @#$%$. Last night on my local craigslist I see an ad titled "Klipsch speakers - $75." My first thought was that virtually ANY pair of Klipsch speakers are worth much, much more than $75. I click the link and this it what it said: "(2) Large speakers, 14"x14"x35" - (1) Center channel speaker 9"x9"x20" Both oak cabinets, 10-12 years old. I immediately emailed the seller and asked what the model name or # were and they emailed me back tonight saying they were already sold. The closest that I could guess by looking at the measurements of older speakers is the 'Large speakers' might have been KG 4.5s and the center channel might have been a KG 2.2V. Whatever they were, someone got a steal of a deal. []

TheEAR if you covered your subs with tables someone would think you were opening up a furniture warhouse!

The frequency response of speakers are many times listed like this: 110Hz-20kHz +- 3dB. What that means is that 110Hz would be the '3 decibel down' point. Usually the output below that point drops like a rock with most speakers. So more than likely even at 110Hz the speaker is playing 3 decibels lower than frequencies above that point. Considering that, I think that again in your case 110Hz would be the best blend without causing any dropouts in sound around the 110Hz range.

If that sub retails for $1199 and you got it for $479 and anyone thinks the dealer made any money on it, I think you're nuts. If not I'm opening my own stereo shop tomorrow. Higher markups than jewelry apparently!

That would be best in your case. Technically 110Hz is a little high to set a sub because you run the risk of being able to localize the bass since the subwoofer is playing at a higher frequency than is ideal. Unfortunately if you set your sub's crossover much lower than 110Hz you'll end up with a hole in the sound between your crossover setting and the 110Hz lowest point of your Mirage's.

Hey neighbor! What amp comes with these? Is it one from Klipsch? I'm not too familiar with the THX subs. Got any pics?