I looked into the 800 series, but I couldn't build an entire home theater around them...Haven't hit the lotto yet, but maybe someday. Ill try and post some pics later today. I took the day off to set everything up!
Bill,
As of right now I have a Yamaha RX-V3800, which I love. I am powering the front three with an Emotive XPA-3. I have a premier acoustic 12" sub, but I might just spring for a Klipsch if the subs sound good.
IMHO...I would focus on getting an amp that could satisfiy your front soundstage...Seeing as how your rears don't work as hard (unless listening to SACDs) an XPA-3 would be a drastic improvement.
OK...Let me say, that I have been reading excerpts on this site for about a week now waiting for my Klipsch speakers to arrive. I have read about as much as you can about the Reference series and I couldn't wait to hook up my new theater. Here is what I was replacing:
B&W 683-Fronts
B&W HTM2-Center
Definitive Tech. Mythos Gems-Rears
I now have:
RB-35-Fronts
RC-62-Center
RB-10-Rears
I cannot believe the night and day difference!!! These Klipsch speakers sound so much more detailed than the other speakers I had before! This thread may be boring but I just cant believe that I spent soooooo much money trying to achieve the perfection that Klipsch has provided! I was just interested to see if anyone had the same experience.