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Officially sold. Thanks for all of the inquiries.

replied. tenatively sold.

wow - thanks for the heads up. I will change my ad.

http://bellingham.craigslist.org/ele/398922560.html I am the seller. I would be willing to allow any interested board members to audition these. Same local pickup/cash only rules apply.

in before the QSC and Crown recommendations.

Hello fellow best buy'er. BBFB/PCHO Sup from store 359 here [H] To answer your question- if the reference line is within your means, I'd say go for it. The synergy series that we carry, while being by far the best speakers we offer- can't hold a candle to the quality of sound you'll get from the reference series improved construction and materials. That being said- if you were looking for a loud rock and roll speaker for around that range, I might say go for the F3 just because I know what price we get them for through Klipsch accomodations Also, the previous poster is absolutely correct when he recommends quality electronics. The NAD he linked is warm sounding and has a reputation for working well with horn loaded efficient speakers.

forte II Those are the speakers i grew up listening to.

and not show off the sexy copper cones once in a while? not an option []

How much are these to replace and where would I get one? When I bought my pair, one of them came with the very top right peg snapped off out of the box. It's not really a big deal, but everytime I remove the grills or put them back on it's an annoyance that they don't sit right.

I think I remember reading the same review and could've sworn it's DLP sets that have the macroblocking problem.

Yeah, I know about the impedance matching thing and my setup is not dialed in. Right now I'm just using some male to male rca-xlr cables from calestogo.com and I have to turn the gain on my power amp up pretty high which is causing some hiss issues. I'm considering trying out an ART Cleanbox- seems to have gotten some good reviews. My Crown amp is ok, but it's just gotta last me until I get a QSC PLX2 amp. Thanks for all the advice so far.

Go to amazon.com and pick up a pair of Monster Z1 series cables for around 35 bucks. They're a nice upgrade over bare wire- and are pre-terminated with your choice of bananas or spades.

Looking for a good 2 channel preamp- preferably with XLR outs. Any ideas? I'd rather not spend more than 500, but might be willing if there is some real value to be had at a slightly higher price point. Currently using a H/K 3470 reciever for preamp duties going into a crown XLS 402 amp powering RF-7's.

also possible that it's ground loop hum if the home theater and computer are plugged into different outlets in your home. If possible, try plugging your computer into the same outlet as your home theater gear- even if only temporarily to determine if that's the problem. if that removes the hum- there are a few devices scattered around the internet that will remove it. Just do a google search for ground loop hum.

IMHO, I've never been able to sell myself on the idea of hi-fi from my computer. Even with a good sound card, it seems to me like there's too much electrical interference and potential for quality loss inside of a computer case to justify using it as a hi-fi source. Personally I'd pick up a set of pro-media 2.1's and call it a day. If you really want to hear your MP3 playlist through a nice set of speakers- get a roku soundbridge or something similar and run them to your stereo over wi-fi (bypassing any sort of D/A conversion inside your computer case). If you're dead-set on your project, any reference series bookshelf speaker will do well. Space on or around your computer desk would be the only limiting factor. You'll also want to get a sub.