buffheman

The cd player is digital coax, and the xbox is analog, so I'll give that a shot, see if I can tell the difference. My room isn't really square... it's kind of an odd shaped room, and really its more like 15x28 since it just keeps running into the dining room. I'll have to experiment. All I know is the speakers will be about 12 feet from my listening position. Maybe when I get my homebuyer tax credit, I'll upgrade the electronics... who knows when that will be... stupid IRS.

I'm in the process of making a deal for some Forte II with the Crite tweeters and crossovers. Pretty excited! Anyway, a couple more questions. Is there a standard for how far apart the speakers should be or toed in? Obviously I'm going to have to tweak to my own room, just wondering if there's any starting advice. It's my understanding that the Forte have a sweet spot. They won't be in corners... it's about a 15x15 room, with the right wall opening up into the dining room and kitchen. Secondly, I've been looking at maybe going with a separate amp and preprocessor if the sound I'm getting out of my receiver is inadequate. Would I get better sound by matching an amp and prepro than just getting an AVR? I'm skeptical about my ability to hear the electronics, but I want to try. I'm new to these things and just want to explore the possibilities. The first thing I'm going to try is playing a cd from my dvd player vs my xbox... would an audiophile tell me I should be able to hear a difference? I remain skeptical, but willing to try.

What do you mean by clean power? Will I get distortion or something? I have looked at some of those brands... I will probably make a decision once I get the speakers. If the sound is good to me, I will probably just live with it for now.

My receiver has all the connections I need. I just assumed it was a piece of junk, since I got it so cheap. I looked up the specs online last night for the first time, its the Sony STR-K7100. Says it has 140W per channel... so I guess maybe I don't need to upgrade. I'm new to high end audio, so I doubt I'd be able to hear the difference between my receiver and a new one. Certainly not a $500 difference... I will probably just stick with my current electronics then.

Ok, I'm new to this and am trying to start expanding my home theater. I currently run a Sony HTIB that I got from Circuit City for $300 with a receiver, 5.1 speakers, and a dvd player. But I only use the front channel speakers, cause I don't have room for surround anymore. Also, the speakers suck, so I'm upgrading now that I have the cash. I like the Klipsch sound and am probably going the Forte/Quartet route. Anyhow, I get confused as to what kind of electronics I will need to upgrade to complete this system. I read all this stuff about amps and preamps, which I thought was all included in a receiver, but I'm not sure. So basically... if you wanted to run a 2 channel home theater with some vintage Klipsch, what electronics would you get? I will need HDMI and digital audio inputs, and am thinking I might want to futureproof and get a 5.1 receiver. Do 2 channel receivers outperform 5.1 receivers set to 2 channel? Mostly I care about musical performance, but I don't have the space/cash for a 2 channel audio system and a home theater, so it needs to all go together. Advice?