dougdrake2

"Are these even good compared to the stuff that's out today or yesterday?" YES! f> s> Superior to most, especially at that price point. You will benefit from having a sub. The Heresy's are great, but not known for real strong bass. And, as you say, if you offload the lower octaves from your main speakers, they will not work as hard. Doug ------------------ My System

Porsche's point is a good one, that if you are looking for good music reproduction as well as Home Theater, if you can swing it, step up to the Synergy System 6 from Klipsch. The Quintets do nice on movies, but will leave you feeling cheated on music... Doug ------------------ My System

I think the concern is whether the 60 degree vertical dispersion pattern of the RS-7s will go over the top of the couch, from any of the positions you mention. You may need to angle them down a bit to "hit" the couch, or you may not get the impact you are looking for. Doug ------------------ My System

The FM input on the receiver is just for FM radio signals, not video signals. So, you'll need to run your cable coax to your TV directly to get a picture. Doug ------------------ My System

I heard a rumor that they would be re-introducing the Heritage line at CES next year...I think, IMHO, it is premature to predict the demise of that line. Doug ------------------ My System

I assume you've tried Klipsch, at 1-800-KLIPSCH??? Doug ------------------ My System

BTW - I assumed you were needing a new speaker foot, not a prosthetic device... Doug ------------------ My System

Hi - RB3s are a ported design, so you need to leave breathing room behind them (probably about 4-6 inches or so). Klipsch doesn't make any wall brackets for these. I also suspect that the cabinets may not be designed to support the weight of the speaker hanging on a bracket or from the ceiling. Thus, you are probably best off finding a mounting system with a shelf on it, and the shelf is mounted to an adjustable wall/ceiling bracket. That way the RB-3 just sits on a shelf, which it is designed to do. (Kind of like those TV wall brackets...). Try www.omnimount.com Doug ------------------ My System

See Webmaster's post on 1/6 in the following thread: http://216.37.9.58/ubb/Forum11/HTML/000274.html ------------------ My System

"Has scratch that has been repaired on backside about 1/4 inch. Can't see it without specifically looking for it. Will email pics to serious inquiries." Please, just stick to pix of the speakers.. Doug ------------------ My System

How far is the sofa from the left, right, and rear walls? ------------------ My System

Give Klipsch a call at 1-800-KLIPSCH and they can take care of ya... Doug ------------------ My System

I wanna know where you guys find out about these deals -- just hanging around the coffee shop? Doug ------------------ My System

Welcome aboard! Which speakers, in particular, are you referring to (or just all of them, in general, which is also true)? Doug ------------------ My System

Nate - In your case, you might want to look at putting a couple of Aura Bass Shakers on your couch. I think they still have them at www.partsexpress.com. I have 2 (with little 25-watt amps that came with them) on my couch, and it adds a nice effect. They are set to "mild" since I can pretty much run my sub at whatever volume I want, but for low volumes it works as a nice addition. Doug ------------------ My System

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I do not believe you can combine the power output from two different amplifiers the way you mentioned. The effect would not be to add the output together (110 + 150). It would be either/or when you are using two separate amplifiers. Bridging refers to taking the 2 channels of a single amplifier unit and using them together. The amplifier unit has to be designed to support bridging mode - some are, some aren't. And, by the way, you don't have to worry about bridging the channels if a single channel is powerful enough (like 150 watts or greater). But if you can bridge 2 150-watt channels and end up with 250-275-300 watts, that's even better. Doug ------------------ My System

James - Montigue's got a great suggestion, using an old stereo amp/receiver that you can bridge for higher wattage. I'm curious about your intent to run the non-powered SVS sub off your receiver. Are you sure there is an output on your receiver that will drive a subwoofer? The sub-out is a pre-amp output that will only work if plugged into another amp (like the built-in amp in a sub). The speaker outputs could work, but do you have an extra set of speaker outputs to drive a sub off of? Also, consider a used sub. I just picked up a Velodyne F1500R for not much more than your budget. It was $1700 MSRP about 6 years ago, and it appears to be a pretty strong bass player. Hasn't arrived yet, so I can't give you personal testimony. Doug ------------------ My System

BobG? PhilH? Jim? Kerry? Someone put an end to the misery of speculation, please! Doug ------------------ My System

Cajoled and Sweated - I think as long as the copper pipes are made of long-grain, oxygen-free, free-range copper you'll be OK. Just be sure those joints are snug or you'll lose SPLs when you crank up the pressure!! Doug ------------------ My System

Darryl - I know that International Long Distance can be expensive, but maybe just a quick phone call to a couple of the stores you emailed will answer your question: "Hi, say, I'm in Australia and I want to buy Klipsch speakers but no one carries them here locally. Can you help me?" If they say yes, tell them to check their email for a note from you and hang up. I don't mean to sound condescending (spell?), but I know that a lot of these stores aren't really "with it" in the e-commerce age... Good luck- Doug ------------------ My System

Hi TheEAR - You've got a PM... Doug ------------------ My System

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Also, some banana plugs let you "stack" them (they have a hole in the back that accepts another banana plug). Look at www.partsexpress.com and see what they have in the way of banana plugs (if you can't fit spades into your speaker connections on the receiver --mine have a plastic collar around them that makes it impossible to use spades). Doug ------------------ My System

quote: Originally posted by wife-said-no: So, back to the question, what is the point of the component video(Y,Pr,Pb) plug on my TV. It is a Panasonic TAU pure flat 32" TV. I don't beleive that it is capable of more than 480i. Thanks for all the help. Mike Mike - Component video is the best signal transfer mechanism of the 3 generally in use - composite (the old single RCA plug connection), S-video, and component. The reason is that component video keeps the color signals separated as they travel from the source to the CRT gun(s) of the TV. It allows the TV processor to present a more accurately colored picture. So you will likely notice improvements just by using component inputs on your non-HDTV TV, big improvements is you are using composite and smaller if you are using S-video. Composite and S-video combine the signals to a much greater extent than component, and require the TV processor to "decode" them. Doug ------------------ My System

What part is dented? If it is the center "hubcap" part, it's probably not affecting the sound. That's just a dustcap that covers the center of the speaker cone. Some people have successfully pulled dents out of dustcaps using tape or gently sucking it out with a vacuum cleaner hose (emphasis on "gently"!!!). Doug ------------------ My System