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i think you need an external amp tkd[Y]

Wow the 7 looks awesome even next to the palladium. The palladiam has more of a subtle look, but the horn section looks really cool and stands out to me. I have always been a fan of those paradigm studio 100s too, imagine if that speaker was larger in size.

yeah those are going to bump hard. Enjoy[Y]

pm sent jason. Guys can anyone recommend a good tv stand for the rc-64ii? My parents want to get a new tv stand now.

A speaker given to the parents is not a speaker lost. There room is a lot bigger than where i had them so that is a plus.

I highly recommend the upa-5. That is a good price on it too. The thing is built like a tank and weighs nearly as much as the xpa-5. The value could not be much better considering it has a transferrable warranty.

Those look really nice. Good find!

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cake is that a kdl-52v5100?

Paradigm DSP-3400. I try to sell my speakers and everyone wants my sub lol. Its a good sub for the price and completely fills medium sized rooms. By the way my rf-7ii serial numbers are like 3 digits apart. Its not a big deal especially with black speakers. Usually people worry about the wood not matching if the numbers are not sequential. Also since the rf-7ii are fairly new it is not like one has been sitting around a while and the other is new (which might make a fraction of a fraction in tonal difference.). Cant think of any other reasion not having sequential serials would be bad.

Good find! I am a big advocate for older flagship receivers. Yeah that thing has got to be a beast. Now when a company conservatively rates their receiver at 100 wpc then you know you got a keeper.

yeah and it should increase the life expectancy on the onkyo. Good deal. Have you tried "pure direct" yet on the onkyo where the rf-82s are running in full band sound ?That is where you could really see that the 125 wpc in those marantz are enough.

I think that having the front two or three channels running on amps with an onkyo 70x is an awesome way to go. As far as bi-amping goes i will tell you that i did this originally (had 5 originally) and got it to work fine but i think i only had it running a day or so and that was with my rf-82 not my rf-7ii so i cannot give you specifics on how i remember that sounding. You will get a bunch of power out of bi-amping two of these but i like the simplicity of just one amp per channel. I am glad you like them, i like them a lot except for the fact that they do not have a trigger. You may want to check those two capacitors inside the amps when you get the other pair, i was reading on polk forum about a member transaction that went bad where they got some ma-500s and the caps were leaking from the get go although they still produced sound. I think the simplicity of the design and good build quality will allow these amps to have a long life span if the caps do not leak (the caps looked great in the ones i sent you). If you have not already purchased the pair maybe look into get just 1 for the center channel.

check out a used pair of klipsch rsx-5.

Willend has a few B&K amps so he should be able to help you, plus he frequents here so he should chime in....any time now bill. I dont think it should get too hot for you to keep your hand on it for 8 seconds. Were you testing it out with the volume turned up? I have heard of someone before with an amp that all of a sudden started getting hot when it hadnt before. If this is an issue you should not be using your amp until it gets fixed less you want to fry even more of it. I have a emotiva upa-5 and i do not listen to it too loud but it has never ran warm for me.

Iron assuming you are okay with not staying with the the latest codecs you should look at getting an older pioneer elite. My vsx-45tx really sounded great with my klipsch and i think it would do really well with the heresies. The vsx-55tx and vsx-56txi would both probably be awesome choices too. I think the sound changed a little bit after those series (not saying the sound got worse but different strokes for different folks). Not saying to go out of your way to get one but if you can find one on the cheap may be worth a try. Plus the remote on the vsx-45tx was the best and coolest remote i have ever owned. I picked up my elite in perfect condition with box and accessories for $165. Original poster please update us with if you heard a change in sound with the change in receivers.

i see you are trying to sell yours in the garage sale section. Did they just not do it for you?

You really shouldnt hear much of a difference. My guess is they output similar power. I am a pioneer elite fan though. The pioneer may sound a little warmer. I think you made a good choice. Enjoy!

I agree dont be swayed that an amplifier may only have 125 watts while your receiver has 130. An amplifier will get the job done better. Me and Chas are both enjoying 125wpc on our rf-7

People will tell you differently about crossovers. Say you set it to 45 hz then your sub will play everything under 45hz and the speakers will play everything above 45hz. I use a 70-80hz crossover setting. THX settings are 80 hz. Just because you have larger woofers does not mean you have to use them for the lower frequencies, they will push more air than smaller woofers even when they are only hitting 80hz and higher frequencies.

I am an advocate for rf-82. I loved mine. Your receiver can drive 82s just fine but they could really use more power. If you eventually want to get a better receiver then i say get the 82s

people set their rf-7 to small. My last older pioneer elite receiver would not even give the sub a signal if the front speakers are set to large

Also , i do not necessarily condone this but you can turn your sub to 1/5 level (on the actual sub itself) and then touch the end of an attached sub cable with the skin of your finger. It should give an audible tone/hum letting you know the sub and amp are atleast some what functioning.

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looks like i will stick with using 2 of the 5 channels for now. Parents arent really ready to shell out for a full klipsch system right now. Would rather get a stronger 2 channel amp than going the active crossover route too. Thanks for the replies