moorebo1

Not sure I'm qualified to give you any direction on the sub question. But regarding power I can tell you that when I put a 125w per channel 7.1 amp on my system it was like getting all new speakers. Couldn't believe the difference the power made. Hard to describe it, but it was clearly the best money I've ever spent...

I've just recently upgraded my KG 3 front mains to a like new pair KG 5.5's. My A/V room is configured with small white Klipsch rear surrounds (don't have the model handy) which are ball joint mounted hanging off the ceiling to allow precise directional sound placement. Overall they've performed well, but my curiosity got the best of me the other night after my better half retired for the evening, so I tried a little experiment - she still hasn't noticed the 5.5 upgrade. Man I love being married to a woman that has no interest in my A/V toys!Pulled the KG 3's back out and put them up on the 15" stands they had been on up front and placed them in the rear corners of the room. This lines them up perfectly at ear level behind the main king and queen rocker recliners that we use for media viewing/listening. Since the small rear surrounds were stripped wired/screwed down, I was able to make an easy connection using a couple cables with banana plugs at both ends and "jump" them directly off the ceiling mounted surrounds for a quick test. Not surprisingly this arrangement sounds terrific! With a few adjustments on the old Harman Kardon, things were balanced out. I'm finding that the rear surround performance has a much better spatial presence than ever before. While this may be breaking some theater purist rules, I really like the sound and have always tended to just go with what sounds best to my ears regarding speaker placement – just never thought of using an extra pair like this. But for movie sound tracks it sounds fantastic. So I'm thinking about sticking with this set up and routing the "jumper" cables from the ceiling around through the walls to finish the job off clean. Question is; am I risking any damage to any of my speakers or equipment (the speakers are powered off a 125w per channel AVA7 JBL power amp) by using this "jumper" approach?

If you like Pink Floyd, check out the 2 disc set "Pulse". It has a very nice set up menu to give a quick check of how you have your system calibrated. Next bext thing to being at a PF concert (if you have a big screen). Haven't heard or purchased the Blu-ray version yet, but the standard DVD sounds excellent when played on my Blu-ray player. Same is true of any of my DVD collection. Everything sounds better (cleaner channel seperation) on the Blu-ray player. A few others are the Eagles Farewell I 2 disc set recorded in Melbourne, Santana's Supernatural Live and when your ears need a rest check out Alison Krauss "A Hundred Miles or More - Live From The Tracking Room". The later includes several duets including James Taylor, Brad Paisley and John Waite. Enjoy! Moorebo1