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Exactly the information I needed. These forums are great...I can't thank you all enough! Still stewing over spending that much for a cable...especially when I too, have more then enough left over RG-6 from running cable to the bedrooms. Aaaargh.

....also....any preference to using RG6 coax (single wire) versus these braided sub cables like the Monster cable? Is one preferred over the other for any reason?

Oh my God. (insert long healthy string of profanity here....) I spent over $60 for that cable and I could've gotten one for the price of a good burger!?!?! I have so much to learn. I think I'll just replace the connections at the wall plate and go RCA....or order the 35' Monoprice cable for a whopping $8.12 and avoid all connections. Then chalk up the Monster cable ripoff as a lesson learned. Wow. Thanks for your help!! ~Tim

Hi all, Well, I won my bid for a Sub-12 and it arrives tomorrow so I need to run my cabling for it in-wall. I bought a Monster SW-600 sub cable (26') with RCA connectors on both ends that I was planning to terminate at a wall plate near the receiver and then use a shorter cable from wall plate to receiver. On the sub end I was planning to just let the wire come through the wall all the way to the sub...no wall plate. However....after I ran the cable through the walls, I noticed the in-wall side of the sub connection on the wall plate was a COAX connection like cable TV rather than RCA. I could get adapters at Radio Shack to go from RCA to Coax or switch out the connector to RCA on both sides of the wall plate but I'm just not sure which is best or if all those connections will introduce interference or signal loss. I have read on some other threads that people have used standard RG6 cable TV COAX for subs but could not tell if folks thought that was better than using a sub cable like the SW-600. At this point, I have not drywalled so I can easily run whatever cabling is best. What would you suggest as the best method of going from receiver to sub via in-wall cabling? Use wall plates (extra connection points) or just run one cable all the way from receiver to sub? I like the idea of a nice clean installation of the wall plates...especially if we sell the house down the road, it would be nice to not have cables dangling out of the wall....but my priority is getting the best possible sound. Thanks for your help! HT rookie.... ~Tim

Thanks Ross. I ended up deciding to pass on the new bundled systems and opted for the less expensive setup. I am following Youthman's advice and matching my existing KG 3.5s with similar series speakers. I got a sweet KV-3 center on eBay and a pair of Kg.5 bookshelf units on Craigslist. Total spent thus far $230. Bidding on a Sub 12 that closes in a few days. We'll see. I lost an auction for a set of the KG.5s at the last second only to find a pair 2 minutes later on CL for $10 less than the winning bid on eBay. Woohoo! This system should be great for us for awhile and give me time to learn more without having spent a ton of money. This will make it easier to justify upgrading down the road once I have more HT knowledge and a better feel for what I want to get out of my system. Thanks again for your input. ~Tim

OK...after scouring the internet, I have come across some used KG.5s and a KV2 center at what seemed like decent prices so I could setup a decent HT system for little money utilizing existing KG3.5s. Would have to pick up a sub too...either new or used. Option A: Approx. $500-$800. Option B: I also saw several complete NEW Klipsch systems with 5yr. warranty on eBay (from authorized Klipsch dealer...or so they claim) that also seemed like good deals to my inexperienced mind and would be an upgrade to new equipment versus used. These systems were an F2 system for $1,460 or an F3 system for $1,672. Both systems contain a C2 center, 2 S2 surrounds and a PA-120 12" sub...the only difference being the F2 versus F3 fronts. I would just sell or repurpose my KG3.5s. Any advice on pros and cons of the options appreciated. The dealer was listed as "Sound Distributors" and had a positive feedback rating. Any experience with these folks? Thanks! ~Tim

Awesome! Thanks for your help!

Thanks for the quick reply. Probably 70-30 movies to music I would guess. 14' wide x 16' deep x 7'-8 ceilings in the lower level of a trilevel. Good point on 7.1 vs 5.1....i had no idea., that will save some bucks. . Where might I find a good resource to figure out what center and surrounds are matched to my existing KG 3.5s? Is this info in the technical specs somewhere perhaps? Appreciate your help, excellent feedback!

I am in the process of remodeling our family room to create a 7.1 home theater and would appreciate any input from the experts on here regarding components and speaker choices as I am a novice on the subject. I currently have 2 KG 3.5 floor standing speakers (~1997 vintage) that I will be using as my front R and L....everything else I will need to purchase. I have read that voice matching is important so I am wanting to know if the Klipsch speakers that I have tentatively selected will work well as a cohesive system. My thoughts: Center: RC62 (Any thoughts on this versus the RC 52 appreciated) Sub: RW10d (Any thoughts on this versus the Sub 10 or Sub 12 appreciated) Surrounds: S-1 or RS 10. Maybe RS-42 or S-2. (This is where the budget is taking a hit as I simply cannot afford the upper end times 4. Any thoughts on surrounds in general appreciated as this is wide open.) I plan on driving it all with a Denon 3310ci which is 100W/channel. Thanks in advance! ~Tim