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Actually those are Forte's sitting between some KG4's and RF-63's. Since the photo I have sold the KG4's and purchased the Quartet's(which are in spare bedroom). To tell you the truth, both the Forte's and the RF-63's have their strengths. I have found the Forte's do very well with low wattage tubes and low wattage vintage SS. If you really want them to sing and you have a large volume room, pump at least 125w/ch of SS juice. Being a 3 way speaker, you will get better seperation in the mids with the midrange horn over the 2 way RF-63. On the other hand, like the RF-7's and RF-83's, the RF-63's love power. I use them mostly for HT but for 2 channel applications, for a 2 way speaker, they are very smooth with the tractrix horn. They both sound great but just different. Bill

From what I can see, your limitations are in the width of your room. With that said, your average floorstander is probably out of the question. As far as the QIII's and the SL's, you will get a little more depth and volume from the SL's. Where are you located? Maybe us on the forum can better help you in your search. How would you integrate the Yamaha with the Onkyo? Bill

I can't make heads or tales of the SN#'s on my Quartets but the input terminal cups also says 1989. My Forte's SN#'s indicate they were mfd in 1985 with the cups also stating 1985. I am not sure if this is true across the board. If the Quartets are in very good condition, $400.00 seems to be a fair price. Audiogon bluebook indicates the average used price from Feb 02 to Oct 09 to be $500.00 with the last sold at $510.00. I think a more realistic fair price in this economy would probably be closer to $350.00. If you are considering the Quartets, make the seller an offer and see what happens. What is your location? Bill

I would not call this sub smallish but seems to have great low end extension and good performance/dollar ratio. http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/ele/1511212939.html More options. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/1490536551.html http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/1513339348.html http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/ele/1505743107.html Bill

Noobee, Welcome to the forum. How much are the Quartets listed for in your area? I picked up a pair a few months ago and was taken back how smooth and dynamic they are. The bass is pronounced and the mids are to die for. Very smooth with the tractrix horn. I have listened to them with an Onkyo/B&K combo, a Luxman/Denon combo, and a vintage Marantz receiver. All three combinations were very pleasing to my ears with the Marantz having the slight edge. Bill

Tomscott, Welcome to the forum. Give your posts some time to be answered before you post in another section. The Home Theater section in this case is the more appropriate section. With that said, the C2 should work just fine with your F1's. Being that over 60% of movie content is funneled through the center channel, having an upgraded center is not a bad thing. You are staying in the Synergy line so you should not have any voice matching issues. Bill

Wuzzzer, Don't worry the fire is not gone. It looks like BF is having to carry the load again like in Green Bay. If the offensive line shows up next week and AP is patient and starts letting his eyes lead the way instead of just his shoulders and helmet, the Vikes will recover. Bill

Welcome to the forum. I can't help you with an A-B comparison, but for what it's worth, the QIII's were the "gateway drug" that started my addiction to Klipsch. Awesome little setup that is built well and has a lot of sound for the size. I once had them set up in a 16' x 30' room with a 10/12 foot stepped ceiling. Though no where near the quality of sound that the RF-63's and RC-64 produce(which now occupy that same space), the QIII's paired with an RW-10d sub weren't too shabby. For this price you can't go wrong. http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/544120139/klipsch-quintet-iii?s_c=site_search Bill

Here is what I suggest. If you are going the A/V receiver route, get the best one you can afford that also has preouts to add an outboard amp in the future. That way you can add some horsepower if you ever need it without having to replace your receiver. Bill

Wuzzzer, I was just messing with you. Many members on the forum have expressed the same opinion about the Onkyo 2-channel performance. I just wanted to say that stereo listening on my system dramatically improved when I added my B&K amp and then even better when I added the DV-SP1000 player. "Sucked" is a word usually set aside for Bose products. No offense to Bose lovers on this forum. LOL. Bill PS For what it's worth, of all the systems I have at home, the Marantz 2252b/ Quartet or Forte combo sounds the best.

I changed my comment to make it clear what I was trying to say(better DAC's,power supplies,toroidal transformer together in one unit). Sorry about the confusion. Bill

If this is strictly for 2 channel, KG4's all the way. The RF-25's might be a better option for HT being matching center and surrounds are easier to come by. Bill

Oldmako, Here is an option I have considered for the same application. http://forums.audioreview.com/showthread.php?t=25538 Bill

Wuzzzer, Those are harsh words for Onkyo. My 705 and B&K combo sound great for HT and stereo. Your 805 has/had a better preamp section than the 705, maybe with your Emo added you might just change your mind(I guess you will never know). LOL But really, you have to buy the upper level Onkyo's to get the better DAC's and power supplies. Find a used 905 or 906 if you want Onkyo. Bill

Computerjunky, Where is your location? We hawks and vultures love finding "fresh kill"(good deals on c-list). Let us help you achieve your goal. Tell us the max you will pay for an amp. Bill

Awesome speakers. Everything got better when I added an amp(200w/ch) to power my 63's and 64. It looks like th SC-05 has a very nice amp section. With that said, only a handfull of receivers on the market really have enough high current grunt to handle lower impedences like the 63's 2.8 ohm dips. Many will suggest adding an amp to the equation to minimize the taxing of the amps in a receiver. Even adding a 2 channel amp should make a noticeable difference in the way the sound hits your ears. I don't know of any smallish subs out there that can reach as far south as 15hz. Maybe others on the forum will chime in about that. Bill

Wuzzzer, Great to hear you are pleased with your purchase. Based on all consumer and professional reviews, it appears you can't go wrong with Emotiva. The things your Marantz does well, now just got better with the Emo.. The price you paid is pretty sweet also. Bill

I can tell you that I am very pleased with my B&K Reference 4430(200w/ch) powering my RF-63's and RC-64. Lots of impact with HT and for 2 channel music. Plenty of power reserves to handle the 2.8 ohm dips. Barely even gets warm during continuous high spl sessions. I also have recently aquired a NAD 925THX five channel amp(125w/ch in 5 channel and 200w/ch in stereo). The NAD also is warm sounding with plenty of power on tap. There are many different tastes on this forum with other brands like Sunfire, Rotel, Parasound, Emotiva, etc. mentioned often. Bill

Found these on Orlando, FL C-list. http://orlando.craigslist.org/ele/1505915358.html Bill

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FWIW, I have a 200w/channel B&K running my RF-63's(175w). 200 clean watts has much less chance of damaging speakers than 50 dirty(distorted) watts. Bill

Four for now. Look down below. Bill

Welcome to the forum. The RF-82's are very high efficient speakers. With that said you will probably never pump more than 50 watts into those drivers continuously and even at peak levels not surpass 100 watts often. Keep in mind if you are planning on adding an outboard amp, your Onkyo 604 does not have preouts. Bill

True he is not the poster child of physical fitness nor is he Al Pacino, but his accomplishments as a master aikido instructor are the real deal. Bill

Great choice. I am currently using the 2252b to power my Quartet's in a carpeted 13x13 room with curtains and a queen bed with all the coverings. I mention this because in a square room you need acoustic dampening to minimize the echos and such. If I used one word to describe the sound I would use utopia. Absolutely no negatives at all in my opinion. As far as up keep, I would suggest you clean all the pots and dedustify(made up word I think) the whole insides. I took mine to my tech guy and he did a complete once over and now the tuner sounds about as good as playing cd's. You will be very pleased with the KG4 and Marantz combination. Bill