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Here is a killer amp. Plenty of grunt here. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649804431-aragon-8008x5-5-channel-power-amplifier-fully-functional/ Bill

Excellent integrated amp. Punches way above it's spec'd 90w/ch. Good luck with your sale. Bill

What speakers is the current Sunfire driving? Not enough power with it? Bill

Oops, just realized @Invidiosulusquestion was for @JohnA. Bill

I would say 300 would be the start of "high-ish". My Acurus amps have a spec'd damping factor of 500 which is pretty high. They are sure fast and really thump the woofers. Bill

I would say yes it is. Kind of a double edged sword like many Klipsch speakers. They can reveal the best of recordings as well as the worst. Bill

No. Reference IV series introduced the RB-81. Bill

Very very nice amps. Good luck with your sale. Bill

I don't think they do. We spent the afternoon demoing many recordings and switching between speakers and amps, stereo receivers, integrated amps, and just listening at low, medium, and high volumes. The RF-7s and RF-7 IIIs were bone stock while the RF-7 IIs had a little DeanG "magic" applied to the crossovers. Just an afternoon of observing pros and cons of each pair with very little if any real cons. @Youthman, You add something to this if I missed something. Bill

I agree 100%. I once had my current RF-63s, Fortes, and Quartets all together in my family room and used a speaker switcher to alternate between the three pairs. All sounded great just a bit different with many different recordings. As you can see from my profile, I kept the cherry RF-63s because with all things being "equal", they matched the rest of my cherry Reference rig. No shade on the Fortes or Quartets, needed the $$$ at the time and wish I had never sold them. Bill

I would not consider digging 3dB lower "out-performing", just digging deeper. There is more to it than just a larger frequency response. The Forte has a long lineage and each version gets a bit better. Here is an analogy. A 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS had a published spec of 0 to 60 time of 6.0 seconds while a 2020 VW GTI is has a published spec 0 to 60 time of 5.9 seconds. Bill

Though my Yamaha A-S1000 was bought to drive my RB-75s, I have on occasion hooked it up to my Heresy IIs and the pairing was incredible. I could bet my last dime that the A-S1200/Heresy IVs combo would be that much better. Bill

@Jedifans72, Welcome to the forum. The RP-600Ms are no slouches and can hold their own as anchors for a nice HT rig in your room size, especially if you have your subwoofer/s integrated properly. With that said, a pair of the RP-6000Fs will take it up a notch or two and give you a "fuller" sound. Bill

I agree mostly but as far as "have no intention on purchasing", maybe a few exceptions. Like: Encouragement or adding some more detailed info or opinions to help facilitate the sale. Bill

"Needed", maybe not. Preferred, absolutely. Bill

@Audiomasters, Welcome to the forum. Each pair of speakers or each speaker? Bill

@Dave N, Welcome to the forum. Easy answer, Heresy III. Bass could get very bloated with Heresy IV rear ports in the "caves". What model Yamaha is your integrated amp? Bill

I am all about a separate amplifier to drive RF-7 v1, v2, or v3. Though the Denon 8500 is a beast of an AVR with a pretty powerful amplifier section(for an AVR), the built in amps are not even on par with your average entry/mid level outboard multichannel amps. You do have many options here. Get a 3 channel amp for your front soundstage(L-C-R) and save some $$$ and get a second tier Denon AVR to drive the rest of the channels. Same with a 5 channel and 7 channel amps. Maybe a pre/pro and outboard amps? Bill

Not necessarily. IMO, better to have a separate network player for that if you have $$$. Bill

@Guido101, Welcome to the forum. With that size room and your main listening position being around 3 meters from the main speakers, you really could go with either pair and not really wanting for more. If you moved to a larger room like you mentioned, the the RP-8000Fs would be better. Bill

My pleasure. I never bought into that Klipsch are "bright" speakers. IMO, accurate is a better suited adjective. I have used preamp/amp combos, integrated amps, stereo receivers, AVRs, from several different audio gear producers and they all had their own "personalities". After much experimentation for several years, I am full on in the "neutral" camp, neither warm or cool. My suggestion would be look into integrated amps from NAD, Cambridge Audio, Yamaha, Denon, Parasound(used to fall in your budget range), to name a few, where you kind find many between $800.00 to $1000.00. Bill

As long as you are sucking the hot air out you should be okay. With an AVR, most of the heat is produced from the processor, like your computer, not the onboard amps themselves.

If music is your thing, then I would get an integrated stereo amp in that price range, new or used. The 6000Fs should be fine in that room provided your main listening seat is within say 15 to 18 feet of the main speakers. 100% necessary, no but it sure will enhance the overall experience if integrated properly. Bill