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After reading this additional information, dual subs would probably have a more immediate impact than rears. Bill

Speedys4, Welcome to the forum. Just a thought. Even though they rarely come up on the used market, maybe consider an RSW12. Very capable sub with similar specs with (1) 12 inch driver and (1) 12 inch passive radiator. An RT-10d might also compliment your RT-12d. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000QI5EH0/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new Bill

Inder19, That will be a jam up system as a 5.1 setup. Is your room prewired for (2) rear surrounds? If so, being that the room is dedicated as a theater, go ahead and get the rear surrounds. It would be much easier to add another sub later if and when $$$'s become available. JMO. Bill

Welcome. I do agree, your front soundstage with the sub will yeild better results for music than a 5.0 setup. IMO. If your music setup consisted of (4) RF-82's(fronts,surrounds), then you probably could get away with not having a sub. Obviously if you don't have room for surrounds, you definitely don't have room for (2) more tower speakers. IMO, again. I have never owned any Marantz HDMI receivers but from what I have read and heard, they are very musical. With the SR5005 having preouts, you could add an outboard amp in the furture if you desire. One thing to note, if you do decide not to run a sub, running your speakers as large could tax the amps in the Marantz and not give you the best possible sound quality with that configuration. Bill

Steal of a deal if you don't mind silver brushed aluminum. Good joule rating and battery backup. http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/753163336/apc-s15?s_c=site_search Bill

Another great deal. Sell the SF-2's and recoupe(gas $$$, speaker wire, connectors, audio/video cables) a couple of hundred $$$'s. Bill

Arie01, Welcome to the forum. The RC-52/RF-63 combo is a big mismatch. I had the RC-62/RF-63 combo at first and it matched okay but not perfect. Then I replaced with an RC-64. Great combination(all 6.5 in. drivers and 1.75 in, tweeters) Your speakers choices were designed by Klipsch to go together. The Sub-10 should work fine with your setup. Here's your new system minus the Sub-10. Bill Overview Built to the same exacting standards as the Reference Series floorstanding setups, the RB-51 home theater system represents an ideal combination of technology, performance and design. RB-51 Bookshelf Speakers RC-52 Center RS-42 Surrounds RPW-10 Subwoofer (each sold separately) Built to the same exacting standards as the Reference Series floorstanding setups, the RB-51 home theater system represents an ideal combination of technology, performance and design. With its class-leading materials and cosmetic appeal, this setup is one of the best sound solutions on the market. Consisting of a pair of RB-51 bookshelf loudspeakers, an RC-52 center channel, a pair of RS-42 surround speakers and an RPW-10 subwoofer, this recommended system will forever change the way you think about audio.

That is a considerably better deal than the link I sent you from the Asheville C-list. I say jump on it if all in good condition. Bill

Marshall, The Lands(Bridgit,Bill,Jake) from Kissimmee are praying for you and hope you will be well enough to enjoy these Christmas holidays with your family. Best wishes, Bill

Vbob, Welcome to the forum, neighbor. Chorus II's are awesome speakers and definitely worth saving. Those little buggers. If only a slight tear, they should be easily repairable. As far as being pushed in(dust caps I assume), try a vacuum cleaner with a hose attachment. Many hear on the forum have used that method with success. Bob Crites here on the forum could fix you up just fine for reasonable $$$. http://www.critesspeakers.com/klipsch_midrange.html My suggestion would be for you to put a "Needed: Chorus II passive radiator and speaker terminals" ad in the Garage Sale section of the forum being very specific and where you are located. You definitely came to the right place for help and maybe make a few new friends. Good luck, Bill PS I may have a positive(red) binding post to fit your Chorus II's. Send me a PM. I will search for it.

Here are a couple of used ones in your neck of the woods. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/2103269702.html http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/2098989285.html Bill

I can't give you an honest opinion but we may just have a Chorus II/Cornwall battle on our hands. Gagelle, all the blood is on your hands for starting this potential war.[] Seriously, you should get comments from the Chorus II camp as well as the Cornwall camp pretty soon. Hold on tightly we are in for a bumpy ride. In the mean time take a look at this thread. http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/139827/1421223.aspx#1421223 Bill

I am very fond of B&K amps and there are some pretty good deals out there for used ones. Here is a link to one that will have no trouble at all helping you obtain your goal. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1294519560&/B-K-Reference-7250-Series-II-2 Acurus also. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1296399354&/Acurus-200x3-w/-pics-c-my-othe http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1296545233&/Acurus-A250- Bill

PAUL1979, Welcome to the forum. Try a used B&K amp. Great bargains out there. Here is a very nice B&K ST-2140(140w/ch) amp for a great price. Forum member Clermontcop(Matt) has one that he has used with Heresy's, Quartet's, and now Chorus's and absolutely loves it. Cool running, built like a vault, neutral/warm sonic signature, with plenty of oomph down low. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1294626731&/B-K-ST--2140- Bill

Reddart, Welcome to the forum. And not your last.[][Y] The Crites kit is very reasonable in price and if you have basic soldering skills, you can do it yourself. Seal those cabinets also as mentioned in another post. Adding new caps is like buying new batteries for your kids remote controlled car. A fully charged pair of Heresy's. Good luck and enjoy, Bill

Murali_kt, Welcome to the forum. Great speakers, you should enjoy them. Not an expert but well informed. The C-2 is not the best choice. The RC-52 is the best choice(sorry) with the RC-25 coming in a close second. Synergy just does not blend with Reference very well. The S1 surrounds will probably be okay being that it is more important for your front soundstage to be timbre matched. Bill

That looks nice too but it seems the seller has some of the model numbers wrong. Bill

I had the Quintet III setup, (4) satellites, center, Sub10, in a 16W x 30L x 12H tiled floor room and I think they sounded fine. However, this setup was the best I have ever owned up to that point. Replaced with larger RVX-42 setup and sound improved greatly. Replaced with even larger RB-35/RC-62 setup and sound improved more. Finally replaced with huge RF-63/RC-64 combo and now I don't think, for the price I paid, I could improve it much more. The QIII's were designed to be a small entry level HT setup with good(considering size) sound quality. Maybe designed to compete against those Bose cube speakers. They don't have any midbass because they only dip down to about 120hz. Have you ever used the promedia satellites as a HT setup in your family room? Better question is have you ever used the QIII's as your computer speakers? I think the main problem is that you have expected the QIII's to perform like your Forte II's and fill up your family room with sound. Truth is bigger rooms need bigger speakers. Just my thoughts, Bill

Wstanger, Welcome to the forum. Buy used, IMO. Of all gear I have, only about (5) items I bought new(very discounted). The deals are out there. Here is a nice setup for an okay price. Offer to buy all for $1200.00. Offer $1000.00 for fronts, center, and surrounds. I know it is somewhat of a drive but a beautiful one at that. Let seller know you are willing to drive from Charlotte so he may be more inclined to discount. http://asheville.craigslist.org/ele/2089209514.html Bill

Your very welcome. So, what are you going to get? We want to know now. Just kidding. When you shell out big $$$, it takes time to make the right decision. Be patient, do research, get advice. Bill

Normie70, Welcome to the forum. Nice gear. You should enjoy immensely once all things are going correctly. In your manual speaker setup menu, is there a sub option? It may ask "subwoofer,yes/no?". Make sure you don't have your sub connected to the (SUBWOOFER) RCA in the MULTI CH IMPUTl section. Many first timers do that(and old pros). It should be connected to one of the preouts(1 SUBWOOFER 2). I mention this because I have done it more than once not paying attention. Bill

KG-2.2 or KG-2.5 are designed to match up with your KV-3. Either should work best. Bill

Levelfive, Welcome to the forum. Let me ease your mind. In the age of computer controlled audio/video gear, all the major mfr's have built some quirky gear. Denon, Onkyo, NAD, Emotiva, Yamaha, just to name a few, can't make the claim that they are exempt from some quirky issues with their gear. Buy your Denon, check which firmware is loaded, load the latest if not updated, and give it a whirl. Try to make these quirks appear, if no quirk, enjoy. If quirks you can't live with, send it back and buy another brand. I have never owned any modern Denon AVR's. I do own an Onkyo TX-SR705 for over 3 years with no issues except for the infamous DTS-MA "bomb'(which other mfr's experienced), that was completely corrected with a firmware update. I have been very pleased with my Onkyo and it's reliability and ease of operation. Here are a couple of suggestions from a reputable factory authorized online merchant. Many of these items have been factory refurbished where most of the quirks(bugs) have been eliminated. Very easy company to deal with. Hurry if interested because the really good deals go fast. No affiliation with Accessories4less.com. http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/MARSR7005/MARANTZ/SR7005-3D-Ready-7.1-Home-Theater-Networking-Receiver/1.html http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/ONKTXNR5007/Onkyo/TX-NR5007-THX-Ultra2-Plus-145-watts-Channel-9.2-Network-Receiver/1.html Bill

A NAD C370(120w/ch) or C372(150w/ch) would also be an excellent choices. Used avg. $350.00 to $550.00. http://cgi.ebay.com/NAD-C372-2-Channel-Amplifier-New-Box-NIB-/130463467289?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e603a8719 Luxman receivers are great. I had the R-115(70w/ch)) powering my Forte's for some time and was very impressed. This here is the big brother R-117 with 160w/ch. Probably sold by now but worth a shot. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/ele/2059503641.html User reviews are very positive. http://www.audioreview.com/mfr/luxman/receivers/r117/PRD_118644_1593crx.aspx Bill

Wuzzer, I am very pleased with my Denon PMA-1080R integrated from the early 90's. Warm/neutral, punchy, detailed, all through the frequency band. With all my gear, this Denon/Forte combo is the best balanced and detailed setup I have. Here is a newer(early 2000's) 52+lbs beast that I have been watching for a couple of weeks. It has all your requirements and then some. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatran&1296266929&/Denon-pma-2000ivr-good-mm/mc-p http://audio-database.com/DENON-COLUMBIA/amp/pma-2000iv-e.html Look at it's guts. You can see where a good portion of it's weight is. Bill