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With my systems, amps have made the most difference. When I added my B&K amp to my Onkyo receiver, my RF-63's took on a whole new dimension. Seperation/detail and punch were obvious from the get go. All the fine details and better bass even at lower volumes. I hooked the Acurus up to my Marantz 2252B and powered my Quartet's and was blown away by the pounding bass and really detailed highs. I gained all that and still kept the warm Marantz mids all with a 20 year old cheap HH Scott CD player. Go for the amp first. Bill

I am going to throw you a curve right now. Sell your Panasonic BD player and your Denon CD player. You want great DACs(Burr-Brown PCM-1796) and top shelf video processing(Silicon Optix's Realta chip) and rock solid build quality(23.1 pounds), you can't go wrong here. I almost pulled the trigger myself but it is too tall(5-9/16 inches) to fit on my shelf. This is a $2000.00 player. http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/item/MARBD8002B/Marantz/Bd8002-Reference-Blu-ray-Dvd-Player/1.html By the way I have an Acurus A150(150w/ch) amp I could sell you. Lot's of punch down low with fine detail in mids and highs. Bill

Don, Welcome to the forum. I would suggest you get stands that are at least 24 inches high. This would put the horns at about 40 inches which would be a perfect level while sitting in your favorite listening chair. The RB-35's are very nice bookshelves that work well with 2 channel or home theater. You definitely came to the right place. Enjoy your rediscovered hobby. Bill

I have a denon POA-1500 in black and had the bulbs replaced about eight months ago. They have already burned out. I will try to find the LED replacemant bulbs. Here is part of a thread from Audiokarma.org: #6 08-04-2008, 12:35 PM BalancedXLR Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 825 Quote: Originally Posted by dr*audio The POA1500 uses a weird voltage lamp, as I recall. I can check the service manual when I get home, but I think it may have been a 24V lamp. Its been a while since I serviced one but IIRC they were 28V/40mA. http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=177415 Bill

If the area you need to cross consists of a tile floor, may I suggest you dig up the grout and run your wire in the grooves between the tile and regrout over it. I have seen this with good results. Bill

This would be a great combination. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/135303.aspx Bill

What he said. Colin, Now you need to change your avatar with a picture of you sporting that fancy new beard.[Y] What Colter said. Great to meet you and all the rest of the guys at Marshall's. Bill

Cswep, Welcome to the forum. Here is a link to an Ebay ad. I almost bought this from the guy(Alex) when he had it on C-list. We spoke a couple of times. He emailed me these beautiful photos of the amp. I opted to get a sweet Onkyo Integra A-9711 integrated from a guy in Texas. Eighties Denon gear is of high quality and sounds really good powering the Forte's. I currently am running an 80's denon setup with my Forte's. If you want his email address, send me a PM. http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-PMA-750-INTEGRATED-AMPLIFIER-MADE-JAPAN-/130390550304?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item1e5be1e720 Bill

KG-2's. Specifications FREQUENCY RESPONSE 35Hz-20kHz(+-)3dB POWER HANDLING 65 watts maximum continuous (325 watts peak) SENSITIVITY 90.5dB @ 1watt/1meter NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 4 ohms TWEETER K-72-K 1" (2.54cm) Phenolic dome HIGH FREQUENCY HORN Dhorm WOOFER K-9-K 8" (20.32cm) Poly ICG cone active / KD-10 10" (20.32cm) Fiber-composite cone passive ENCLOSURE MATERIAL Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF) ENCLOSURE TYPE Bass reflex via passive radiator DIMENSIONS 18.9" (48cm) x 13.25" (33.7cm) x 11.5" (29.2cm) WEIGHT 28 lbs. (12.7kg) FINISHES Walnut Oil, Oak Oil, Finished Black BUILT FROM 1982 BUILT UNTIL 1992 RB-5's Specifications FREQUENCY RESPONSE 48Hz-20kHz(+-)3dB POWER HANDLING 150 watts maximum continuous (400 watts peak) SENSITIVITY 96dB @ 1watt/1meter NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 ohms TWEETER K-105-K 1" (2.54cm) Titanium dome compression driver HIGH FREQUENCY HORN 6" square 90(o) x 60(o) Tractrix® Horn WOOFER K-1084-S 8" (20.32cm) Cerametallic® cone / cast polymer frame ENCLOSURE MATERIAL Medium density fiberboard construction (MDF) ENCLOSURE TYPE Bass reflex via rear-mounted port DIMENSIONS 17" (43.2cm) x 9" (22.9cm) x 12.2" (30.9cm) WEIGHT 23 lbs. (10.5kg) FINISHES Oak, Mahogany, or Black wood veneer BUILT FROM 1999 BUILT UNTIL 2001 With the RB-5's, don't let the published specs fool you, they put out some killer bass for bookshelves. Bill

Tuned4life, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. God Bless, Bill

Doug B, Welcome to the forum. Are you running all four speakers with 1 pair as speakers A and 1 pair as speakers B with AB running together. With this configuration, you have split the load and all four speakers are running at 4 ohms. Your Yamaha may not have enough current to handle it which might explain the lack of fullness and loudness. Your receiver is very well built but maybe at higher volumes with all four speakers it runs out of steam. You might want to keep what you have and add an outboard amp(or amps) to boost the power. I have an Acurus A150(150w/ch) amp for sale in the Garage Sale section if you are interested. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/134826.aspx If you replace the KG 3.2's with Chorus II's, I would definitely suggest adding an amp. Bill

Hang man, My experience with B&K amps has been overwhelmingly positive. I picked up a B&K Ref 4430(200w/ch) amp to go with my Onkyo TX-SR705 receiver(100w/ch) and the difference it made was night and day. With my RF-63's at mid to high volume, the Onkyo started to strain but adding the B&K was like adding a supercharger with the tach needle climbing quickly. The punch down low was very audible and instrument seperation was very defined. The most impressive thing about the B&K is that this is all evident even at low volumes. Maybe some techheads will chime in but maybe the volume difference is because the Rotel has a lower imput impedance(22 k Ohms) than the B&K(33.2 k Ohms) and matches better with the Onkyo's output impedance. I don't know if I even have a clue but it sounds good. Your B&K just might have an issue because it is a very high current amp(75 amps peak to peak) with loads of power(200w/ch @ 8 ohms/375w/ch @ 4 ohms) and a lack of volume should not be the case. Bill

From what I understand, the Cambridge Audio Azur 650C is a great transport with excellent DACS(Wolfson WM8740). My friend just bought the Azur 650A integrated amp and is probably going to get the matching 650C player. If this player is built anything like the amp, it will be awesome sounding also. You probably will not need the Dac Magic if you get this player. Bill

Chris, I have heard nothing but good things about this player. Good build quality and sweet sound. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1277592355&/Cambridge-Audio-Azur-650C-auth Add this if you want a little more. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1276008105&/Cambridge-Audio-DacMagic-D/A-- I have not heard these personally but the pro reviews and user reviews are very positive. http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/product_reviews.php?PID=320&Title=Reviews http://www.audioreview.com/cat/digital-sources/dacs/cambridge-audio/dac-3/PRD_117794_2738crx.aspx Bill

Mitch, Welcome to the forum. I had a pair of walnut KG4's about a year ago and they were surely no where near what I would call flat sounding. It definitely would be a good idea to have them recapped(26 years and counting) and maybe a new titanium tweeter diaphram from Bob Crites(http://critesspeakers.com/). Tweeter diaphrams usually don't degrade over time they just go bad. For about $100.00 those babies will live to sing again. Bill

The Yamaha RX-665 does have preouts for all channels. Bill

Wuzzer, Here is one on C-list in Ft. Myers. Maybe you can see if BillH will check it out for you. http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/ele/1692922311.html Bill

Hules98, Welcome to the forum. The RB-61's are nice bookshelf speakers and the RC-52 is the perfect matching center. Your HK should blend nicely with them. Try the Yammy sub and if you then think it is lacking, search for another one. The surrounds should be okay for now being that timber matching is not as important as your front soundstage. If they don't float your boat, look for a pair of RS-42's. Bill

Yura, Great find. Now for the photos. Glad to see it blends well with the RB3's. Bill

By far the best sounding setup in my house. Even after using it as a preamp with an outboard amp(Marantz or Acurus), the classic vintage Marantz "warmth" still comes through just with more authority. My Quartets and Heresy's really sing. My RB-5's have sounded their best hooked up to the 2252B. Bill

Yura, I would skip the RF-7's and try it out with the RB3's. The RF-7 just might be too much speaker for your Pioneer to drive. I know it is old school wattage but 35w/ch into 8ohms/40w/ch into 4ohms may not have enough ooomph to do the job properly. It may not hurt to try it but keep the decibels to a minimum. Bill

Those amps are bridgeable, I think that is different than biamping. The owner's manual shows you how to bridge them. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1121946 Bill

Yura, Nice find. Beautiful piece. Clermontcop(Matt) picked up a vintage Pioneer receiver recently and he has it powering a pair of KG2's. Nice sound. The model number has slipped my mind. Enjoy, Bill

Michael, Great amp. Very cool looking and what a monster. A little $20.00 coolant fan from Radio Shack should do the trick with the heat thing. Let us know your impressions on your first action movie with the amp added. Bill

Jrod, I don't really know much about that model but what I do know is that vintage(70's) SS receivers sound great with Heritage Klipsch. I did a little research and most sources I have seen puts the wattage at 70w/ch(not confirmed). If that does not float your boat, take a look at this. http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/ele/1696651163.html This setup looks like plug and play with the amp rated at 80w/ch. I had the older NAD 1020A preamp, 2150(50w/ch) amp, 4125 tuner combo powering my Forte's and they sounded great together. Very warm with good detail. NAD amps power ratings are very conservative. Worth a look at. Bill