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Thanks you all for help and valuable information. I finally got the model number of the audio systems that my in-law has. They are not using it and are willing to give it to me. Could anybody tell me which combo will be the best to fit or serve my pair of Forte speakers? Currently I have Pioneer SX1900 receiver and Sony 54CD Changer/Player as mentioned above. Below is the list of the audio systems that I may have. KENWOOD - KD -76F - LP PLAYER MCINTOSH - MA 6200 - AMP KENWOOD - KT 880D - AM-FM TUNER TEAC - R-919X - CASSETTE PLAYER PIONEER - CLD 1030 - CD, LD PLAYER

Adcom GFA 545 is available locally. Looking at Audioreview.com, it's filled with great comments. Anyone know whether it matched well with Forte speakers? Thanks in advance to anyone for any comment.

Mr. Fenderbender, Many thanks for your great comment and suggestion. Now, I'll probably wait till my in-law send me an e-mail with the model number of McIntosh and in the mean time will plan to recap the crossovers. Many more suggestions still welcome. Have a great day!

Here is my story. Till a month ago, I did not have any of the audio systems. I moved to a bigger place and thus went to quite many garage sales. Saw the Pioneer receiver SX 1900 without price tag. Bought it for $10. FM radio worked well when I connected it to a very cheap small speakers. So I was looking for speakers. Saw an ad in craigslist and bought this Klipsch Forte from 1988 in great conditions including boxes and manual. No defect at all. I bought the Sony CD player CDP-C545 from the same guy for $50 ( now I think I overpayed). Here is my question. Can any one mention about my Sony CDP-C545 and Pioneer SX 1900? I am satisfied with the quality of the CD player. Though it was made in 1994, it still works perfectly. Not sure about the pioneer receiver though. I think it probably has 40 WPC, not sure though. I don't know whether I should keep it or upgrade. I websurfed a lot looking for stereo receivers. Now I think stereo receivers with enough power such as 100 or 120 WPC might be a good choice. I am thinking of HK 3490, Onkyo tx 8522 or 8511, Sherwood RX 4105 or Sony STRDE 197 Can any one comment on the receivers above. One more question I have is: What is the difference between having a receiver and having a separate preamp/amp. Is integrated preamp/amp the same as stereo receiver? In fact, I just found out that my in-laws have audio system consisting of McIntosh, Marantz, Denon and Kenwood. I don't know which one is amp, receiver, speaker, CDP etc. yet. I asked my mother-in-law to send me a mail with the model numbers of each. They are not using it and are willing to give those to me for free. Sorry for my probabably stupid question. But understand that I did not know any about audio system, not even the famous names like Klipsch or Onkyo or HK unitl several days ago. Any comment welcome. Please