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Thanks for the advice. I went with the quintets because I can afford them. Once my wife saw the set, she insisted that we order the Denon 1910 and the Quintet 4 ASAP. Now we're figuring out how we're going to raise them to the proper levels without putting screws in the walls.

The Sub-12 rocks. For the amount of power you will be putting into your system, I think you would be doing yourself a disservice with the Sub-10. I got lucky a while back. I had ordered a Sub-10. We waite, and it didin't arrive. My wife caled the dealer who apologized for posting an out-of-stock item on his website and offered the Sub-12 for only $40 more. I jumped all over that and have no regrets. It's a beautiful piece of equipment both in terms of performance and appearance.

Hi everyone. I'm upgrading my wonderful stereo system to a home theater system and need help in selecting speakers. I am currently using Klipsch Synergy B-3s as my primaries with a Sub-12 powered by a Denon PMA-700AE (50 WPC). I am experiencing magnificent sound, but I want to upgrade to 7.1 surround. I am a Denon fanatic, so I will be upgrading either to a Denon AVR-1910 (90 WPC) or AVR-2310 (105 WPC). Most likely it will be the 1910 due to cost considerations. I live in Korea so my choices for Klipsch speakers is a bit limited. The first issue is a center speaker. My choices are the Synergy C-1 and the VC-25. I currently have a preference for the C-1 for two reasons: it's less than half the price,and it will be installed on a rolling computer cart so at half the weight of the VC-25 (8 pounds vs. 16 pounds), that's an important consideration. I have two concerns, however. The C-1's power rating is slightly low (50 WPC) with the moderately high efficiency of Klipsch products. Additiionally, I will be jacking up the center channel vor voice clarity because my wife hates the loud sound effects of the action movies I love and constanly complains for me to turn down the volume to levels to a point where I cannot hear voices. I play sound at moderate to low volume levels, but I'm al little worried about overdriving the speaker which would not be a concern with the VC-25. I just noticed that I could get a Quintet 4 set at a good price to complement my B-3s and Sub-12. That's another option that would give me all the speakers I need at a resonable price, but for that I'm concerned taht the sound quality might not be as good as with the B-3s. For side and rear speakers, I am considering Klipsch Synergy B2s for both. Sadly, Klipsch rear speakers have been sold out in Korea for quite some time. I could order from the US, but there is a massive shipping charge involved along with a Korean gang of racketeers called "customs" who routinely hold packages for ransom, adding a 20% surcharge on the total price including shipping before releasing the hostage shipment. If I do eventually order surround speakers from the US, I am considering Synergy S-1s but with the same power considerations as I have reserved for the C-1. Synergy S-2s seem to be more speaker than I will need. What seems to be the ideal system for me is Front B3s and Sub-12 (already have) with center C-1, side B-2s, and rear R-1s, though I will probably have to substitute B2s for the R-1s due to lack of availablity. All of this would most likely be powered by a Denon AVR-1910. Helpful comments and suggestions would be most appreciated.

I have a pair of Klipsch B-3 speakers rated at 85 watts. They are connected to a 50-watt-per-channel Denon integrated amplifier. The amplifier has two sets of speaker outputs reated each for 50 watts per channel. Here is the question: Can I wire boths outputs to the speakers and get 100 watts per channel, or is it most likely that I will be heading to the service center after trying something like this?