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I bought a C-26 pre-amp and MC-2105 amp for my Klipsch Heresy speakers. As a rookie, I am unsure about hooking up the speaker wires. Should one speaker wire be on 8ohm and the other be attached to "com"? The rest of the wires are straight forward. There is a doubt in my mind about which (+ or -). Also, I'm not sure about the 4ohm, 8ohm, and 16 ohm. I'm not trying to do anything slick, just a basic stereo. I'm surprized the screws for the speaker wires aren't better?

Thanks for the welcome. Is the HK 730 SS or tubes?

I have a Sony TA A400 integrated amp. I was thinking in terms of a Yamaha uner $400. Now that I'm reading the forum I'm starting to believe the harsh sound I,ve been experiencing isn't my imagination. My room is about 30' by 14' rugs w/ hardwood, some furniture drapes... fairly bright sound...

I am not willing to get involved with tubes. I'm okay with new, used, individual components or a receiver. I just want power source that will make my 1980's Heresy's sound their best in my living room ("best" considering no tubes). I also have a pair of KG4's from 1987 and would on occassion drive these as well. Usually I listen to Jazz or current popular top 40, at average to slightly above average volume. I am intimidated by the level of knowledge by what I've read, so please speak plainly. Suggestions?