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What are you trying to achieve that you dont feel you are getting with what you currently have?

when i was contemplating the DIY route i had settled on the QSC RMX series of amps as they are non-mobile designed versions and have heavier weight and truer specs. I looked at the inukes and crown amps and none of them overly shouted to me "quality" like what i was looking for. I had read reviews and the inukes got really mixed reviews and really turned me off. Scrappy can vouch for how good his Inuke is but i cant since i have never owned it and i am just soliciting an opinion.

i have dualing pc12-Ultras and i love them. I am a fan of downfiring designs for most situations. I know bass is omnidirectional but i find that the downfiring designs helps keep even room response no matter where you put it. The top firing port also helps this. The only thing you worry about is how far or close to the wall it goes. They put out a lot of bass. Is your application just 2 channel? I like my box designs too but went with cylinders for smaller footprint and cost as they were cheaper.

i had the older RF-42 HT and i found the bookshelfs and towers to have similar sounds with slightly better abilities with the towers. I paid $400.00 for my setup, used with receiver and had rb-10 bookshelfs instead of the actual surrounds. Its a good clean setup and great for a smaller room.

i'm an outlaw audio fan and you could do 2 of these http://outlawaudio.com/products/2200.html. I have 2 of these that i plan to use on my RF-5's for music/movies in my man-den. there are a ton of good brands to choose from for 2 channel.

Your ears would bleed in a normal size room before you blew them. I cranked my rb5's to ear splitting levels and thats just an 8" driver, the heresy is a larger speaker and very capable, i used to own a pair but didnt like them for their lack of low end but from their low end up, they had a fantastic sound.

The emotiva x series interconnects are really quite good. I have 7 of them and would buy them again in a heartbeat. Their bannaplugs were also very good.

how do you like them? there is a pair for sale locally here in az. just curious!

I toe my speakers in to a degree that doesn't create a sweet spot but focuses the sound at the listening area versus a single listening position. I know that any toe in will eventually create a sweet spot but i try to make that happen away from seating area or what would be behind the seating area. I also play with distances apart if I can and distance from the wall. It will vary dependent upon decor and room layout.

the ultras are sealed enclosures and have a lower efficiency than most klipsch. On paper, I would think that some additional power under the hood would be beneficial. If you choose a receiver, be weary of the one you do. Try to find some legitimate bench tests of the unit. I usually consult hometheatereview.com or soundandvision.com

They are? I didn't see any close out info on their site

Making it better is an opinion. I think that it would be an amazing honor to pwk if they stuck to his original designs. They can invent plenty of new klipsch lines if they want with "better" stuff. Personally, I think they need more 3-way designs.

This is the easiest way i could think of explaining this without going into too much depth: Your amplifier has the capability of putting out "X" number of watts into a speaker. It is just that, capability.... Music/Movie media is dynamic which means the power requirements to reproduce the sound is dynamic which means power output will vary based on dynamic signal being amplified. The power capability of an amplifier is rarely the full amount of power that is fed into a speaker consistently. Most klipsch owners use just a few watts of power because of their high efficiency. Other brands may use more or less power consistently depending on design. Like i said though, media is dynamic, so it's nice to have extra power for when it is needed. RMS is the max wattage a speaker can handle consistently for a given period without destroying itself. PEAK is the max wattage a speaker can handle for an extremely short period (like an explosion in a movie). You can have a million watt amp and put it on a 5 watt speaker without blowing it up...until you exceed the wattage with which the driver can handle... Headroom is great to have with a solidstate amplifier. Rule of thumb is to have RMS output power of an amp exceed the RMS output of the speaker. This also depends greatly on the type of speaker, how power hungry the speaker is, the capabilities of the speaker and how loud you like to listen. Again, this is rule of thumb. I have 125 watts to each of my RF-7's and they work great and can go to ear splitting and uncomfortable levels. There are benefits to extra power, usually in a quality amplifier you will gain some accuracy and bass depth. This is highly debatable but a trend I have noticed between the various pieces of equipment i have had. Now, lets apply this to your Denon AVR-X1000. It has a max output of 175 watts per channel which is most likely a split second peak output. Then it says 120 watts per channel but its bandwidth is only from 1,000hz upwards which is great if your sound was only 1,000hz and up but its not. The more realistic output number is the 20hz and up which is 80 watts. Taking this a step further, we know that manufacturers like to legally "fluff" their numbers as a method of advertising and when benched, most receivers show a drop off of power from what the manufacturer has specified. This drop is usually somewhere in the 20%-40%. Without actually seeing bench test results I can't tell you what you can really expect. My guess is you are getting power output somewhere in the 50-60 watt range but that could more or less and in a given frequency test range. Now that we have that out of the way. Let us apply it to your scenario. Yes, you will drive your speakers fine! Klipsch is efficient and you are also talking about surround speakers which typically get used to a lesser extent than you center and left/right. You pretty much have the RMS power of the surrounds so there isn't anything to worry about unless you are planning to crank the hell out of it and push it to its limits. Many of us go to class D driven receivers or outboard class A, A/B, D, or G, H power amplifiers because the power is easier to get and is usually better quality. Receivers are an all-in-one unit and have trade off's because of this. For the majority of the population, receivers are excellent solutions and most don't ever move beyond that. I feel that they have their place in the market but over the years, I have come to find that I am tinkerer and I like tons of options which makes having separate power amps beneficial for me. Most importantly, Enjoy!!

Where in az are ya? I live in peoria?

the fiance would destroy me. She would cut me down with her laser beam eyes. My SVS subs provide more than enough boom. The walls shake and so do my teeth, half the time i have to turn them down a bit. I can honestly say, I am extremely content with them. I dont have carpet and the subfloor is a concrete slab. only thing to absorb waves is the couch. It would just be a fun project. I love building stuff.

I'm pretty How about big woofers in a big horn to REALLY move big air. (an 18 is the same Sd as tow 12's) How about this? 2' driver. http://stereointegrity.com/index.php?id=61 I'm pretty sure that if I have disposable income, I'm going to buy two of them *******, just because.

Acceptable question but no

dont go there

RF-5's and RC-3 were a combo i had for a time and I thought they melded together fine. The RC-7 is a better fit but the RF-5 and RC-3 will timber match just fine. Don't worry about levels being different because you should be able to boost or reduce the levels of your center or left/right so that they all gain volume at a similar if not same rate. Personally, i never thought the rc-3 was a slouch and found it to be clean and crisp and kept up fine. I had my RC-3 crossed at 80 hz and found that it worked just fine. The RC-7 has a bigger image which is why it fits the RF-5's better but like I said, the RC-3 will do you well. If you come across an RC-7 in the future, get it! an rc-3 will sell used for about $100-$150.

there isnt enough web space for all of my revolving door photos.

I wouldnt mind that library "falling" onto my hdd...

You have belles....you only need a handful of watts to really get them going! I like harman kardon amps and receivers but denon, onkyo, pioneer and marantz all make awesome products. NAD as suggested is great, check out rotel too. If you want to have more fun, jump to the power amp and processor route

i guess i opened a can of worms haha

The emotiva gets more praise then the outlaw gets from reviews I've read. You don't seem to be looking for a billion bells and whistles so the emotiva would be a good option. I mean it should have good ccustomizaility. Outlaw makes great amps. Not sure if upgrading will improve much for you.

I think that the 7's will do you well. Their imaging is much bigger than the 82's and thats important in a room this size. I can relate well here because our rroos are the same layouts barring mine being open to the kitchen. You should notice a big difference compared to the Def tech's. If your pioneer has pre outs for multi channel you can always add amps at your leisure if you want. If you had a much tighter budget I would suggest something else but your budget allkws it which is awesome. Let us know how it turns out