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    RF-7's needing amplifier

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    One of the best amps to use with the power hungry RF-7's is the Earthquake Cinenova Grande series. They are rated as the best over $3K category by Home Theater in Sept. '06. I have one available for alot less than that.

    I also use it with my Dean's upgraded RF-7s.

    rf-83 placement

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    You owe it to yourself to look at the Earthquake Cinenova Grande Amp just rated the best amp over $3K by Home Theater Magazine. I have them for substantially less...I use them with my RF-7's for my HT. They completely energized them they way that they should be.

    Check out the recent review on these amps:

    http://www.audioreview.com/PRD_125100_1583crx.aspx



    http://www.hometheatermag.com/poweramplifiers/905earthquake



    http://www.ecoustics.com/secrets/volume_13_1/earthquake-cinenova-power-amplifier-3-2006-part-1.html



    Advice please: buying my 1st HT system, 5.1, klipsch ref series, receiver?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I would go with a Denon AVR2801 Receiver, it has video switching via HDMI. It works flawlessly. I have it available brand new and factory sealed for $889 + shipping. Also a small subwoofer would be in order to have a true 5.1 setup. I would suggest a Sunfire Super Junior sub which has 1K watts of power, it really does move some air. This lists for around $1K U.S., yours for $719.

    If you have any further questions please drop me an email.

    Thanks and good luck!

    What do I get for $2000?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I can offer you some incredible deals on speakers, including:

    2 RF-62 for front mains


    4 RB -62 for side and rear surrounds


    1 RC - 62 for center channel

    You won't find lower prices. I offer great deals for fellow klipsch forum members.

    Email me for pricing: greg@getechnology.com

    Thanks!

    Greg

    FS: Denon 2910 (in silver - 955) Brand New!

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Denon
    has done a great job in the design, build
    quality, functionality, and performance of the
    DVD-2910/955. This DVD player would do a wonderful
    job in any home theater system. It is a videophile's
    dream with all the user adjustments and the audio
    performance is stellar at this price point with
    a nice transport. Denon brought
    a Bazooka to a knife fight. Highly Recommended.

    Outrageous Performance, great price: $349 + shipping.

    FS: Brand New Denon 955 (exact same as 2910 but in silver). $359

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    This
    model is powered by the latest DCDi by Faroudja FLI-2310 Decoding
    Engine. The finest available processing for film, video, graphics or
    mixed-mode content, adjustable chroma Delay and     Level, White/Black Levels,
    CCS On/Off controls, New ESS Vibrato MPEG/DVD-Audio Decoder, Dual,
    discrete, Analog Devices ADV-7310 - 216 MHz, 4:4:4, 12 bit Video D/A
    Conversion system featuring Noise Shaped Video processing (1 chip each
    Progressive and Interlace).

    FACTORY SEALED, BRAND NEW: $359 + SHIPPING! BARGAIN OF THE YEAR!!

    Features:





    Equivalent to DVD-2910 US version



    Powered
    by the latest DCDi by Faroudja FLI-2310 Decoding Engine - Finest
    available processing for film, video, graphics or mixed-mode content



    Playback of any DVD, VCD, Finalized DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, MP3 on CD-R/CD-RW



    Playback of discs with both JPEG and MP3 tracks

    Earthquake Cinenova was the biggest improvement so far!

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I have to say that I have done room treatments, SMS-1 subwoofer equalizer and then a Outlaw Preamp, all excellent improvements but when I brought in my new Earthquake Cinenova 7 channel x 300 watts behometh, it floored me, literally and figuratively....I was hearing things I had never heard from my CD's and DVD's. It really made my Klipsch sing finally. I was looking for the holy grail and I found it. Home Theater Mag in June of 06 raved about this amp giving it a 99 out of 100 in value an performance. I support that finding, it has been the best sound investment so far.

    Cheers!!

    FS Earthquake Cinenova Grande 7 Amp - Brand New!

    in Home Theater

    Posted


    This is an incredible amp to run Klipsch (any model). You will hear musical notes that you never have heard before. It has headroom that beats all headroom. Lists for $5995, can sell for $2949 + shipping.

    Recent review:

    Earthquake Cinénova Grande Seven-Channel Amplifier

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    Power that will surely register on your Richter scale.


    Earthquake is not a bad moniker to have attached to an amplifier that
    can crank out some 300 watts across each of its seven channels. That
    kind of power, with the right speakers in front of it, can certainly
    set your listening room to rolling and rumbling. The name also applies
    well to the minor seismic event that will result when you drop this
    122-pound behemoth into your equipment rackassuming that you have an
    equipment rack that can hold it. But, as endearing as weight and power
    are in an amplifier, they don't tell the whole story of an amplifier's
    potential. Finesse and athleticism are just as important in a big,
    bulky amplifier as they are in a big, bulky linebacker.


    905earthquake.1.jpg


    A look inside Earthquake Audio's Cinénova Grande seven-channel model
    indicates that the team at Earthquake has gone to considerable lengths
    to prove that a potent combination of speed, grace, and power can be
    harnessed on a large, multichannel chassis. A good chunk of the
    Cinénova Grande's bulk is its massive 4KVA toroidal transformer, which
    tips the scales at more than 40 pounds. All seven channels share this
    transformer, but that's about all they share. In every other respect,
    the channels are independent monoblocks, right down to the fact that
    you can remove and service each as a separate module. Each channel has
    its own power supply and preamplification stage and possesses no less
    than 20 15-gigahertz output transistors, which helps to account for the
    speed this thing has.


    Each block also has a substantial amount of heatsinking and protection
    with individual thermal sensors, in addition to peak LED indicators on
    the back panel and a pair of 10-amp fuses on the power-supply rails.
    The individual rear panels supply a single-ended (RCA) and a balanced
    (XLR) input, five-way binding posts, controls for an independent filter
    with options for high-pass, low-pass, or bypass operation, and a
    crossover range from 20 hertz to 5 kilohertz. A pre/pro normally
    handles the filtering, but this is an interesting feature. I set up the
    Cinénova Grande with a variety of playmatessome priced below its
    level, and some priced abovewhich gave it the opportunity to prove
    itself across a broad range of price categories. The speakers included
    a couple of excellent systems from Energy and B&W. For pre/pros, I
    went with the Lexicon MC-12 and the Parasound C2. The same diversity of
    price and strength of performance applied to the source units, as well,
    with the Marantz DV8300 and the Simaudio MOON Orbiter universal
    players.

    It was hardly surprising that the Cinénova Grande kicked away
    from the gate with a truly impressive display of raw power. I set it to
    work immediately in two-channel mode with a diverse array of
    cage-rattlers, playing everything from Beethoven's Fifth, to the
    pipe-organ assault of Lindenkirche Berlin (Burmester Vol. 2), right through the 30-instrument barn dance of "Katy Hill" (The Three Pickers,
    Rounder Records). The Cinénova Grande met these challenges with a
    massive, wide-open soundstage, and it refused to constrict even the
    smallest of nuances anywhere in the presentation. Having seen the
    corresponding concert of The Three Pickers several times, I
    know where everyone is supposed to be and, thus, knew right away that
    the amplifier was reproducing the stage immaculately. Visual aids were
    hardly necessary to lay the soundfield out properly in my mindthat's
    how good a job this amplifier does of reproducing distinct events, even
    in a crowded, hard-driving context.


    All of this power was laced with acumen and dexterity. As good as the
    Energy Veritas 2.4 speakers are, they are most successful with an amp
    that can drive their occasionally laid-back midbass through with
    authority but can also keep a handle on their sometimes-exuberant top
    end. You can't just throw raw power at these speakers and expect them
    to perform their best. The Cinénova Grande did a highly successful job
    of addressing both of these aspects, resulting in a near-perfect tonal
    balance from top to bottom, with no hints of editorializing or
    overmanipulation.

    You'd expect impressive dynamic range from an amp with this
    kind of résumé, but you'd probably still be surprised by what it does
    with high-resolution material, opening the window even further. I hit
    it with symphony after symphony and found myself constantly noting how
    well this amp preserves soft, subtle nuances, like dancing piccolos.
    But it also gives large, powerful events, like brass and percussion
    barrages, incredible authority and excitement. I decided to use the
    in-the-orchestra perspective to really see what this amp could do with
    all of the channels blazing. In turn, one of this amp's most memorable
    displays of power, agility, dynamic range, and everything else came
    with a playing of Respighi's Pines of Rome
    (AIX Records). You haven't entirely heard the magnificent climax that
    defines this piece until you've put yourself in the middle of it. It
    may not be the textbook way to listen, but it will blow you
    awayespecially with a combination like the Cinénova Grande and B&W
    speakers exploiting every last element of the frequency range with
    off-the-chart dynamics, raw power, and a free-flowing sense of ease and
    composure.


    The Respighi experience put me in the mood for a more active surround field, so I tried out some war movies like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, as well as big adventure films like the Lord of the Rings
    trilogynone of which cheat you on surround effects. Thankfully, both
    the Veritas 2.4s and the B&Ws are the kind of surround speakers
    that can make good use of their massive wattage allotment. It would be
    a shame to put undersized surrounds with this amp. I ultimately used
    the Energy and B&W speakers in a seven-channel array that about
    blew the door off the room, but not in a way that was uncomfortable or
    overly aggressive. Undoubtedly due, in part, to all of its extra
    headroom, this amp possesses that rare ability to tear through the
    densest, most complicated material with incredible punch, power, and
    control, without ever dropping hints that it's having to work very hard
    to do so. There were none of the sonic indications, like dynamic
    compression or fatigue, or even the physical signs, like excessive
    heat. The experience of using this amp is not unlike driving a high-end
    luxury sedan where the engine is purring along, barely breaking a sweat
    at 3,000 RPMs, and only when you look at the speedometer do you realize
    you're going 120 miles per hour.


    Power is the lifeblood of a home theater system, and you don't have to
    know much about it to know this: You want it to be clean, you want it
    to be true, and you want a lot of it. Finding all of this in one
    package isn't cheap or easy, and that's why true high-end amplifiers
    like the Cinénova Grande cost what they do. If you don't give power its
    due when you build your system, it's easy to end up with either a whole
    bunch of hapless, distorted watts or an amplifier that sounds good at
    modest volumes but not much else. Power with composure and athleticism,
    such as that which the Cinénova Grande presents, is a rare thing, and
    it's worth paying extra for. Everybody remembers a good earthquake, and
    the Cinénova Grande is no exception.


    Highlights


    Power to burn


    Modular, monoblock configuration


    Balanced inputs

    Considering RF-7's? Talk me into...talk me outta

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I just plugged in an Earthquake Cinenova Grande 7 channel x 300 amp into my RF7's I have all around my HT. All I can say is wow! I am hearing musical notes that just weren't present before I plugged this baby in. The punch is staggering as well. This took a crane to get into my system but it's staying there for a long time. It has been one of the biggest improvements I have made, bar none.

    The RF7's need the power no doubt about it.

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