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Hi All, Ok weird question here, I have a 7.2 system currently and I'm moving my front RF-63's to Rears to make room for my new RF-83s. Now I have the entire system except the subs powered by the Sunfire TGA7401. I am in the market for analog 2 channel audio also and thought I'd put some money down for one of Jolida's tube amplifiers. Now my question is, can I have my home theatre wired in and have the rear RF63s somehow ALSO wired in to my tube amplifier which is hooked up to a turntable? I know of the bi-amping capabilities of these speakers, just wondering if this will be OK since the Jolida tube amp will be connected to the secondary port or whatever you want to call it. Basically, can harmony exist between Home Theatre & 2 Channel Audio? Cheers

Thanks Cask & Mike! Ordered both books!! Read some reviews on both of them and the authors are seemingly audio legends! Cheers

Hi all.. So I've been gathering bits and pieces for my future home theatre for about a year now, and I know the equipment is important.. but I honestly believe that the correct setup & calibration of all items in order for them to work in unison is slightly more important than the gear itself. Look at my signature for the stuff I've got in boxes so far. I would say I listen to music more than I watch movies 70/30. I can't wait to finish my system and listen to Vinyl through tubes, and everything else through the Onkyo or the Integra. So what I'm asking is.. what books would you guys recommend in order for me to learn in depth about home audio, hi fi, room acoustics, calibration, tubes/solid state, Vinyl.. I basically want to learn everything I could possibly need to know in order to get the best performance out of my equipment. My future purchases will be: 1. Sunfire TGA 7401 2. Integra DHC 80.2 | OR | Onkyo PR-SC5508 3. Jolida JD505 4. Pro-Ject RPM 10.1 Evolution 5. Klipsch RF 83's. Cheers & thanks for reading!!!

Hey all!! Thanks a bunch for the warm welcome! So I did some research on some dynamic wattage (amplifier headroom) and I have found that in order to full unlock these speakers to get as powerful an amp as possible... I'm looking at the Sunfire TGA-7401 7-Channel Amp. It does 400w @ 8ohm all channels driven 20hz-20khz.Do you guys agree that since it says 750W Max for the RF-63's that my aural experience would improve the closer I would be able to get to that number at RMS from the amplifier in terms of headroom dynamics?? What are your thoughts on Sunfire 7401,,, its a Class D amplifier I believe...

Hey man, I'm really new to the forums too and I got a full Klipsch Reference Series 7.1 setup... AND FOR SURE YOU WILL LOVE IT,, they way I came across it was (I live in Vancouver, Canada) and went into the local FutureShop (same as BestBuy) and went to listen to the Energy RC-70 Reference's, I listened to their top Polk Audio speakers and then the salesperson turn on the Klipsch RF-62 and WOAAA 8-O the difference was DAY and NIGHT.. honestly I cannot express to you in words how big the difference was.. but still,, this is all very subjective,,, you HAVE to goto a store to hear the difference... Hi, my name is Peter and I'm a Klipsch Addict! have fun dude!

Thanks Youth & Inventor!!! Some good advice there! I'll definitely be going the separates way, and the Emotiva way seems VERY attractive!! and earplugs for my neighbours or getting them to make some popcorn and come over seems very likely lol!! However I'm stuck in a bit of a dilemma... I realize Emotiva and Outlaw are Internet Direct companies and all, but how can people go for the UPA-7 for ~$700 and others go for the Outlaw 7700 which goes for ~$2100. As much as I TRULY have tried to find out which is better head to head, there are no such comparisons out there, also, the Outlaw 7700 seems to be EXACTLY the same as Lexicon RX-7. I read a review on the Lexicon RX-7 and once the reviewer had finished doing all their analytical tests, they called Outlaw and asked for their 7700 and the president of Outlaw Audio I guess knew this person would do a head to head comparison and declined the reviewer a test amp. I have saved up enough for a $2000 POWERAMP and $2000 for a processor/receiver, and another $2000 for speaker upgrades but you guys are saying don't do that. I'll be using the speaker upgrade money and get into the Furman like you suggested THANKS!!! )))Nice Furman Elite you got there Inventor!! I was looking at the same item!! )) Now I'm a bit of a computer buff, and websites like tomshardware.com seems to review ALL computer hardware,, how come I can't find an equivalent website that tests mostly everything on a technical basis?? Which websites do you guys use for technicalreviews?? Not just the regular "oh I turned the amp on, and my sound stage turned into A COLOSSEUM, and the dynamics were ASTRONOMICAL, and the clarity was CRYSTAL etc..." I would actually like to see some technical reviews.. Don't everyone agree?? Or is it just me?? "The Matrix shooting scene sounded like I was in a blitzkrieg" omg shutup! lol it all sounds like advertising almost!!! UKH and I'm allergic to commercials!!! Thanks for the tip on monoprice.com!!! I defffinitely shall be buying my cables from there... ) Also, bi-amping & bi-wiring,, what do you guys think... is it a dead horse or will it make a difference on the Klipsch Reference lines?? Thanks a 'BILLIE' for all your help lads!!

Hey everyone, WOW! May I first and foremost say that I'm totally hooked on this forum!! I was up til about 2:30am last night on a Saturday night reading on here... LOL yes I Know, VERY NERDY, but whatever, I'm a GREEN NOOB and soaking up all this stuff is TONS of fun & helps me plan my dream theatre!! So I'll get the small stuff out of the way!! Please forgive me, I have just started getting into audio for about 1week now and I'm reading as much as I can, but here's the stuff I've bought so far,, and I have a long way to go until I'm done I think.... Current equipment: 2x Klipsch RF-63 (cherry) 1x Klipsch RC-64 (black) 2x Klipsch RB-61 (black) 2x Klipsch RS-52 (black) Paradigm Seismic 110 Subwoofer (850w RMS) Also known as the BULLDOG So in essence I now have a 7.1 Klipsch Setup, I bought it all used, but the previous owner had bought them less than a month ago at the time I bought it from him??? And I got all the receipts totalling around $6000 CAD, and I bought it all for less than half that AND they all LOOK BRAND NEW and the RB's were even sealed in their boxes still... I'm pretty happy to say the LEAST ))) Anyways, this leaves me some ($$$ wise) room to move up to a 9.2 Setup and I was thinking of perhaps getting some RF-83's for my fronts and moving the RF-63 to the back surrounds location and in doing so also moving the RB-61's to the front stage but in the corners of the ceiling. And also adding another Paradigm Seismic 110 Bulldog to make it a 9.2 System. (additional cost: $2000?) OR I could use the RB-61's as back surrounds and purchase something small like RB-10's for the front stage ceiling corners and this way I'd have a 9.1 system as well.... (additional cost: maybe $200?) Thoughts??? Questions??? Ideas...??? I'll explain why I'm thinking of doing a 9.2 System. A) I got the current setup at a RIDIIICCCULOUS price. Future Proofing I'd say my listening habits would probably be 50/50 - HT/MUSIC. The room is 20 x 24. And here's the kicker... I live in an APARTMENT )))) hehe and yes I love cranking my SNoop Dogg & Ludacris & my Electro/House, watching badass action movies that are somewhat brain numbing )) , But I also LOVE serene classical music at very low/moderate volume. Don't worry, all I have now are speakers. I still need to get power amps, pre-amp, a power conditioner and cables to run this whole setup. For amps I was wondering what your experiences are with these guys,, 1. Outlaw 7700 2. NAD T-975 3. B&K 200.7 for a power conditioner I was thinking of getting the APC S20... what are some of the best & most complete power conditioners you guys have come across that has every feature conceivable?? thoughts??? ideas??? questions?? )) Cheers!

Hey all,, OK OK, I know this has got to be THE most NOOB question asked on the internet, and believe me I've tried to figure it out on my own,, but to no avail.. so here it is,,,, I have a set of RF-63's, RS-52's and a RC-64,, and none of them are above 200W RMS... now, I've heard I should go with a power amp that has generally double the amount of RMS power that the speakers can produce at 8oms? So I should be looking for a 7-channel power amp that will do ~400RMS x 7????? The only amplifier I can think of that comes close within my budget ($4000) is the Outlaw 7900 that requires dual 15A breakers and outputs 300W RMS x 7,, does this mean that if I were to get anything below that I wouldn't be pushing my speakers to their max?? I also read on the Klipsch site that the max rating was 175W RMS but Peak or Max is 700W...?? Does that mean that if I were to get the Outlaw 7700 which requires a single 15A breaker and outputs 200W RMX x 7 I wouldnt be pushing my speakers all the way? What should I go for guys?? Any explanation, help or pointers would be HUUUGELY appreciated!! Cheers, Pete