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Yikes! When my wife and I bought our house, we agreed that the finished basement was mine to do with as I wished and the rest of the house was hers to decorate, paint, etc. Fortunately for me she did not want a TV or big stereo in our main floor living room, so the home theater is in the basement. And ironically enough, my old Bose 401s are upstairs in her living room. [6]

Did you get your original Cambridge manual? In mine it said that after 15-30 minutes of playing a CD (not just simply being turned on) the sound will be at its best. I too found that all music was much louder than either my old Denon CD player or my el cheapo Magnavox DVD/CD. Bass output is exceptional. I guess when i think about it this is the least 'digital' sounding CD player that I've ever heard. It just has much more naturalness to it. You're actually listening to music, not a bunch of 0s and 1s being converted into a soundwave. As far as what makes them different, I wish I would have snapped a couple of pics when I had the cover off of mine a few days ago. It looked like a tube setup! Nothing at all looked like they cut any corners just to save a few $$. Superbly built, I've never seen a CD player with that much attention to detail under the hood.

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I bought a basic black thin-edged frame today at Michael's craft store for $24.99. I went to 3 other places in town that had frames and no one had one big enough in stock. Custom framing was $92 with a 50% off coupon! The frame I went with is 27"x40" and is from the MCS Industries framing company.

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I had two pairs of Definitive Tech satellite speakers and a 15" Def Tech powered sub. The satellites did a good job of sound dispersion, there was an extemly wide sweet spot in the listening area. However, imaging was terrible. Highs were pretty nonexistant, too. I had BP1 fronts and BP1x surrounds and sold them on eBay for a LOT more than I ever expected to get for them. So, someone out there must sure like 'em!

Thanks Jay. Any idea what frequencies the bass/treble knobs boost/cut? Also, have you tried the Vmax setting at all? Seems to me it would be a better feature for movies than music.

Rumor has it this is his new table

For those of you that have an HK3480, what kind of adjustments can be made to bass/treble/loudness/etc? Thanks!

He already bought one.

I just bought one on eBay for $175 buy-it-now. I too thought the specs looked superb for the price. I'll post how it comares to my 10+ year old Sony unit.

Looking to treat reflected waves in my basement theater.

Just like the title says, looking to see if anyone overbought and has extra acoustic foam for sale. Let me know!

Jordan, where in MN are you located?

Thanks! I'm very excited to get it. It has both pre-outs and a separate sub-out, so I thought that was great in terms of flexibility. I think I'll really like it, especially for the price I paid.

At at least two different points on the 20Hz to 20kHz spectrum the RF-7s dip down to 2.8ohms. As a result, they really shine with a high current, low impedence amplification system.

I sold the item that I was going to use to fund the purchase of a new amp/receiver. I found a few Harman Kardon HK3480 two channel receivers for sale on eBay. I picked one up that is only 2 months old in brand new condition for buy-it-now of $175. I thought the specs looked really good: Stereo Mode : Continuous Average Power (FTC) Per Channel : 120 Watts per channel, 20Hz 20kHz @ <0.07% THD, both channels driven into 8 ohms 150 Watts per channel, 20Hz 20kHz @ <0.2% THD, both channels driven into 4 ohms Input Sensitivity/Impedance Linear (High-Level) : 200mV/47k ohms Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A) : 95dB Frequency Response at 1W (+0dB, 3dB) : 10Hz 110kHz High Instantaneous Current Capability (HCC) : ±45 amps Transient Intermodulation Distortion (TIM) : Unmeasurable Rise Time : 16µsec Slew Rate : 40V/µsec I'm not sure what the TIM, Rise Time or Slew rate refer to, but I think the high current design and 150 watts continuous at 4 ohms will be a nice complement to my RF-7s. I still need to sell my Sony receiver and I think with the leftover money I'll buy some acoustic room treatments.

I'd like to think I got a great deal on my Cambridge Audio D300se 2.0 CD player, $120 including shipping. Had a 10 year old Denon before, no comparison to the Cambridge. Denon was way too 'digital' sounding. The Cambridge makes great recordings sound spectacular, and poor recordings at least listenable.

I called my wife from work today and asked her if my Pink Floyd Pulse DVD had arrived. YEP!! So I came home for my dinner break and had to put the disc in for a listen. Good thing, since my wife is at work and isn't a huge Pink Floyd fan. Man the drums at the beginning of Learning to Fly literally scared me! I had no idea that RF-7s could put out THAT much bass, deep and tight! If only all music was recorded like this! And this is on my embarassingly cheap Magnavox DVD player that I got for free two years ago. [:$] I have a good 3 hours by myself tomorrow night while my wife is at work, and I know what I'll be listening to! [<)] By the way, its only $15.85 with free shipping if you order it from http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com

Dean, I couldn't have asked for a more honest answer! Especially since you'd be the one doing the crossover upgrade! Thanks to everyone for their responses. I think I will take Dean's advice and look for a nice receiver first. I'll also be asking a friend who has RF-7s what receiver he was using when I heard his a few years back. I remember the sound being much nicer than my current setup.

Wow! Lots of great advice here! I wouldn't shy away from a multichannel amp, but I only have two speakers now and don't foresee getting a center or surrounds for a looong time. I sold my previous system (Definitive Technology) to pay for my RF-7s. I too feel that a great 2 channel setup can be just as enthralling as surround sound for movies and music. Considering that, ideally if I were to get a new amplification device it would be 2 channel only. This might sound like a stupid question, but is there any difference between an integrated amplifier and a stereo receiver? Are they one in the same? Also, how difficult is it to remove the crossovers from RF-7s? I seem to have a knack for not being the most mechanically inclined, so if it involves too much work I just may have made up my mind as far as the new receiver versus crossover upgrade question.

http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/774424.aspx Something in the $400-500 range, can be either 2 channel or multichannel, just something nicer than I have.

I bought my RF-7s for $1000! [] I'm just thinking of the fact that a new(er) receiver might be a nice step up from what I have now. I like to move in small increments when it comes to upgrading. My wife is happier that way. [6] {edit} I started a new thread about getting a new receiver versus DeanG's modified crossovers.

As I was sitting here reading the replies to my new receiver thread, it dawned on me that I could have Dean upgrade my crossovers for a bit less than I'd thought of paying for a new receiver. My question would be, which would give me the more bang for my buck? I'd especially like to hear from others who have Dean's modified RF-7 crossovers. [co]