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Thanks Bill. Good to hear from someone with personal experience with them. Apparently the Academy/C7 is a better match for the Forte/Chorus.

How loud is the hissing sound? Most Klipsch speakers will emit a small amount of hiss if you're within a foot or two of the tweeters. Does it get louder/quieter if you turn the volume up/down? Sometimes using shielded directional interconnects (RCA cables) can help if its an interference issue, but I think you're simply experiencing the world of very highly efficient speakers. If its something that isn't audible during any listening of music/movies that you do there's no worry as to anything being damaged or set up incorrectly.

I think due to the impedence swings of the RF-7 the T-amp wouldn't be too great of a choice for it. The amp is good for about 7 clean watts per channel before it starts to distort bigtime. The low impedence swings that the RF-7s have might cause it to run out of steam pretty quickly at moderately high volumes. It would be interesting to give it a try, though! And for $50 including AC adapter its a cheap experiment that you could get 90%+ of your money back out of if you re-sold it on eBay.

Fish, that sounds like a DEAL! You could probably eBay them and make a couple hundred $$.

If you plan on keeping your current setup for a long time the RC-52 would probably work out very well. If you plan on upgrading your main speakers in the near future the RC-62 would be a better choice as it would blend better with the new floorstanding reference series speakers than the 52 would.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-Forte-Speakers-1987-original-owner_W0QQitemZ320104797286QQihZ011QQcategoryZ14993QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem "They have served me well for 20 years, but my wife thinks they are too big for our living room.... As for the sound, I've never heard better." [:@]

...and I finally was able to get an AC adapter for it through Sonic Impact's website. I had been running it on the 8 AA batteries it requires if you're not using AC power. First off, I'd like to explain that my system is set up so that my SVS subwoofer amplifies everything from 80Hz on down and the T-amp amplifies everything from 80Hz on up. Due to the flexibility in hookups in my Harman/Kardon HK3480 that I'm now using as a pre-amp I have the flexibility of sending a full-range signal to the T-amp if I wanted to. However, I figured I'd go easy on the little T-amp and free up some of the really low bass so it had an easier time with the rest of the audio range. The first thing that I noticed witht he T-amp is that is almost creates a virtual surround feeling. By that I don't mean the cheesy, hokie virtual type of 'surround sound' that many receivers will implement to a 2 channel system. Its simply that the sound seems to be much more realistically coming from much farther beyond the speakers themselves. I described it to someone as a 'wall of sound' in front of you. If you were to walk blindfolded into the room and be told to point to exactly where you hear a voice or instrument coming from, not only would you be able to do it, but you'd many times be pointing to the left or to the right of where the speakers are actually sitting. Music seems to envelop the entire speaker area. It can definitely get loud! Having speakers with a 99dB sensitivity certainly helps, though. I should hook up my friends KLF-30s and see how they sound with the little amp. Right now I'm listening to Pink Floyd's Pulse concert DVD. Wish You Were Here. I wish those of you who haven't heard this little amp would be here. My wife commented that voices seem clearer. For her to notice any improvement in sound is nothing short of a miracle since she's perfectly happy listening to her iPod through my old Bose 401 speakers. Treble is extremely clear and detailed with the T-amp. You can almost feel fingers sliding on electric guitar strings. Cymbals are crisp and more metallic sounding than they sound on other amps. Total investment including the AC adapter is about $50. It is the one electronic component in my system that has made the biggest impact in the quality of sound. It also happens to be the least expensive electronic component in my system.

Heritage and Reference are a very different sound. If you can fit it, a 3rd Heresy as a center would be the perfect setup. I believe the center speakers that best matched the Heritage speakers are the Academy and KLF-C7 which haven't been made in several years and can be difficult to find in the pre-owned market. The new reference series floorstanders would probably blend with your RC-3 better than a Heresy would.

I'd say in terms of rarity, the CF-4 would be the rarest, followed by the KLF-30 and then the RF-7. Obviously rarity has nothing to do with sound, however. It might help the speakers hold their value better over the long run if you decided to sell them for something else (which I doubt you would) The CF-4 as I'm sure you know is the d'apolitto (sp?) design where the tweeter is in the middle and there are woofers on the top and bottom of it. I've heard some say that the CF series was one of the most musically accurate speakers that Klipsch ever made. I've never heard one though so I can't comment personally on them.

I can bring my Sonic Impact T-amp to the Pilgrimage if anyone likes.

Amen. The crimes I hate hearing about the most is people killing other people and then themself. I don't agree with suicide as a way out, but don't put an end to other people's lives while doing such a cowardly act.

gbogom, what Michael is saying is that in-ceiling speakers are never recommended for front speakers. Like he said, You should have directional sound coming from near the screen, not above you. In-wall speakers would be the best way to go.

Ok, after looking at the manual for your sub online, here's what I would recommend: 1) Set the volume level on the sub at its maximum level. 2) Under 'EQ Mode' on the sub, set it to "Punch" 3) Under 'Lowpass' on the sub, set it to "Lowpass Off LFE Mode" 4) On your receiver, set the subwoofer Lowpass level to 80Hz 5) On your receiver, set the subwoofer setting to 'On' Try running the receiver's auto-setup again and see if anything sounds better. You probably will have to play with the subwoofer's Phase settings as well. That setting is a very key component in blending the subwoofer with your other speakers. Depending on where the sub is placed in the room and what the phase setting on the subwoofer is set to, it is possible that where you sit to listen the other speakers can cancel out the subwoofer's output at the listening position completely. You might also need to adjust the subwoofer output level manually on your reciever if you want increased bass output. I think its safe to say that many people like their subwoofers to be run at a higher level than most auto-setups on receivers will set them to. For the best blend of sound a subwoofer should play at the same level as the other speakers in the room. Many people really enjoy bass though so they set their subwoofer level higher.

What is it about the performance of the sub that you're not happy with? What do you have the gain or level control set at the sub? What do you have the crossover set at the sub itself? Do you have the sub hooked up via LFE out or sub out?

FedEx Ground. From Hawaii. Ground. [:^)]

I noticed a weird phenomenon a while back where a very small pile of dirt would form on the floor just below one of the windows in the room directly above my stereo. I concluded that my subwoofer must be shaking loose some stuff from the windows and walls. I moved my subwoofer and don't have the problem anymore. I do have a few misaligned pictures on the wall in my bar area due to excessive SPLs.

Electricity?

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