SteveA

Thanks Cal. Some of the reviews I've read today imply that one cannot process a HD signal via cable box through the 2600-perhaps for the same copyright protection reasons? I did upgrade the video to a 50-inch Panasonic plasma- wow, what a difference 10+ years made there! If audio has progressed proportionally I can't wait to upgrade there as well! Thanks again! Steve

Thanks Cal & all for replying. Before this week it had apparently been a decade since I looked at a receiver and began to realize last night that I might need (?) a new unit-several of the on-line guides pointed me to Yamaha. To be direct I didn't even realize there was such a feature as auto set-up. The RX-V2500 seems to be a good unit in the $500 range, I noticed the RX-V2600 seems similar but with many other features (I'm beginning to realize now why I left stereo sales, I don't honestly know what the implications of many of the specs/features would be) but is more expensive. Clearly I'm way behind the knowledge curve-would one of the above receivers provide most of what one needs for "good" (I think my vantage point as not being too selective has come out)? If one buys a 7:1 unit, would there be a noticeable loss of audio if I run only mains (RF-3), center (RC-3), subwoofer (now I'm not sure what to look at) and rears (ditto)? Again, thanks very much guys for your advice, I really appreciate any perspective.

Thanks Joe and Rick (above). I pulled the specs and Joe you're correct we only have 25 w/ch for rear, 100w/ch for front & center. Many years ago I worked in a stereo store (selling Marantz receivers & Craig 8-track players) but in trying to research rear/suround and subwoofers today I realize I dodn't know much at all about today's home theatre gear. My strategy was to just try to find the Klipch sub and rear speakers that "went" with the RF-3s and use our existing receiver-but as I mentioned I was surprised to discover that the receiver (I still consider it our "new" unit) was purchased in July of 1995 and as such suspected that our gear might be woefully out-of-date. If (and this is a big if now as we hadn't even considered subs other than the Klipsch) went with the KSW-10 and corresponding surround/rear speakers how many watts /channel (assume 8 ohm) would be sufficient? Any recommendation for a home theater receiver? Thanks very much again!

I'll apologize in advance for this basic question- A few years ago we purchased a pair of Klipsch RF-3 II speakers and the corresponding RC-3 for the center channel of our Sony receiver (STR-D1015). Last month we upgraded our television and now want to move towards better home theater sound. The Klipsch speakers have been great and I wanted to add the recommended subwoofer (KSW-10) and rear surrounds, but in moving the receiver noticed that: 1. There is not a "subwoofer out" terminal on the back of our receiver 2. The receiver is over 10 years old. I thought I recall that subwoofers were plugged into the receiver and then a pair of speakers run from there, but maybe that's an old, incorrect thought. If we want to add the KSW-10 subwoofer do we need to buy a receiver with subwoofer out terminals on the receiver, or do we hookup the subwoofer & then speakers from there? Where does one hookup a subwoofer? Thanks very much.

A few years ago the kids were small and the budget met by a pair of Klipsch RF-3II speakers and a RC-3 II center channel. The kids are older now, and budget improved, and we would like to add a subwoofer and surround speakers. The store in Houston we purchased from no longer sells Klipsch. I've been happy with what we have. Is there a recommendation on a: 1. Subwoofer 2. Pair of surround/rear speakers 3. Good on-line source or store in Houston,Texas? It's been awhile since I bought any gear so I'd really appreciate advice. Am new to this forum as of today and hope this posting is done correctly. Thanks, Steve