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I'd venture a guess that most home audio speakers can hit 105dB. Let's say they can, for arguments sake. Considering the above "fact," I'd certainly hope that my Forte IIs would sound much, much different than my old Bose 401s at 105dB. Otherwise, why am I throwing money away at new speakers every 6 months?? [] Like others have said, sound dispersion, driver size and horn size play a huge factor. You do make an interesting discussion topic to think about!

How about renting the Minneapolis Convention Center? [8-|] Where exactly is the closest Heritage dealer to us? I'd love a meet, it would be cool to hear different amps and speakers.

Tom, It doesn't always sound bad when 2 sets of speakers are played at the same time in stereo, then again it doesn't always sound good either. Many factors come in to play. I'm glad that your setup works for you! []

I tried this a couple nights ago with my Forte IIs. I put 3 magazines of equal thickness under the front of each speaker. I haven't had a chance to listen to them without my wife here so they've been pretty quiet so far. It will be interesting to see if there is a noticeable difference in sound.

The sub output on an HK 3480 is crossed over at about 250Hz if I remember correctly. Why they choose to go this high I have no idea. It does also have pre-outs and pre-ins with a full range output.

I'd choose the SVS hands down over the KSW sub. The best connection would be to use the subwoofer output on the H/K hooked up to the subwoofer, and the Heresys hooked up to the main outputs on the H/K. Heresys have been called bass shy, so rock music with a good bass beat won't sound as good as classical or jazz that uses instruments that tend to stay more in the upper bass to upper midrange area.

I've discussed the 2007 Pilgrimage with my wife quite a bit recently. At first she just rolled her eyes at the thought of going. I explained that we could visit our friends that live in Fort Wayne who we haven't seen for a while either before or after visiting Klipsch. Tonight on the way home from a family dinner I mentioned to her about a GPS unit that my nephew just bought. I told her all the cool features it has and her comment was "We should get one of those before we go to Indiana this summer!" I had a smile on my face the whole way home. INDIANA, HERE WE COME!! [<)]

My wife and I saw MI3 in Orlando Florida at Universal Studios theater in May. Talk about LOUD! My wife kept complaining that the sound was way too loud. I told that this is how movies are meant to be watched! We rented it a few days ago and enjoyed it on our home system as well. I hated when they blew up the Gallardo. []

Well, in my defense, my wife does not let me turn the volume up as loud as I do when I listen to movies by myself. I've watched the beginning of the game Gran Turismo 4 for PS2 at very high volumes and definitely felt that there were real live race cars racing around my basement. []

Most of the Reference series floorstanding speakers are designed to be either bi-wired or bi-amped. In your case, you'll need another amp to bi-amp. If you're looking to bi-wire, the benefits are typically unnoticeable.

Make sure the place you get the speakers from gives you the option of returning them if they don't sound good with your CF-4s. The Reference series speakers don't always blend well with other Klipsch models.

For the most seamless blend of sound between the center channel and the front mains its always best to have speakers that are as closely matched as possible. In your case, getting another KLF10 would be the way to go if you're able to find one.

If you can find a pair of used RB-3 bookshelf speakers or RS-3 surround speakers you'd be set. It would be a much cheaper alternative than replacing every single speaker!

6" woofers? 10" or larger is a good size for a sub. Its very hard to get a small woofer to put out very low bass.

What's with all the wives putting their feet down as far as speaker choices?? Sheesh, you'd swear Bose was run by a bunch of women...[:@]

For optimal placement its best to place the drivers of the speakers as close to ear level while seated as possible. Why do you need to mount them upside down? You could show your wife some pictures of other peope's systems on here that have Klipschorns, RF-7s and other 'wife disappointing' speakers and tell her she should just be glad that your Quintets are as small as they are. []

Stereo imaging will usually be better if the speakers are toed in. Some people recommend having the sound cross at an imaginary line just a few feet behind your head, others say to have the sound cross right at your ears. Fortunately you're not dealing with 100+ pound speakers to move around. []

I have 2 channel selected on my DVD player itself, I was wondering if there's any benefit/drawback to selecting DD 5.1 on the disc itself.

Considering the fact that I could sell my Forte IIs for at least $500 and my RF-7s for about $1000...[6]

Anyone have a suggestion or opinion? []

Holy crap...he just lowered his price to $900. I WANT TO GET THEM!!!

My hk DVD player will output sound both with selecting Dolby Digital 5.1 and also 2.0 stereo on discs that give you that option. Obviously no sound is output when I select DTS due to my receiver being a 2 channel stereo receiver. So, my question is, is there any benefit of selecting one over the other as far as sound quality? Are there different bitrates or dynamic ranges encoded on discs in DD 5.1 or 2.0 stereo? Also, I've noticed that some of the DVD-Audio discs I've been looking at won't have a 2.0 stereo option, but they will have a 5.1 DD option. Can I assume that since on DVD-Video discs I can use the 5.1 setting and hear the sound that the same will be true on DVD-Audio discs?

Couldn't resist watching that scene again. This time I adjusted the filter to 16Hz. Definitely louder spl output with that setting! [H] I can't wait to have some friends over to watch it. I'd imagine that 99% of the people out there don't even realize how much bass is recorded in movies!

The DCM is a multi-disc changer, so there's going to be more money in the changer mechanism. The DVD player only weighs 5 pounds 1 ounce, the CD changer weighs 13.9 pounds. Obviously weight doesn't mean anything, but it can have somewhat of a bearing on build quality. There are many, many reasons why seemingly similar electronics can vary in price.

I'm not sure where you looked, but on the KG4 spec sheet this is what it says: KG 4 Specifications frequency response 38Hz-20kHz±3dB power handling 100 watts maximum continuous (500 watts peak) sensitivity 94dB @ 1watt/1meter nominal impedance 6 ohms tweeter K-74-K 1" (2.54cm) Phenolic dome compression driver high frequency horn 90°x40° Exponential Horn woofer Two K-8-K 8" (20.32cm) Poly ICG cone active / KD-12 12" (30.48cm) Fiber-composite cone passive enclosure material Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF) enclosure type Bass reflex via passive radiator dimensions 24.25" (61.6cm) x 15.75" (40cm) x 10.75" (27.3cm) weight 40 lbs. (18.2kg) finishes Walnut Oil, Oak Oil, Finished Black built from 1985 built until 1992 Changes in ohm rating and other specs were common within the same model. http://www.klipsch.com/products/discontinued/details/kg-4.aspx