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Thanks for the prompt responses. I will wait and see , the system was moved and might have changed my perception. I was used to running the denon at high volumes when listening to strong music and the small woofers on the rf-25's would move. The sound system does "surround" you and is quite sufficient, I just felt like I was missing the "Ump!". This could be more related to moving the Sub location than anything else. I have only been set-up/calibrated for a day now and just wanted to do all I could with my minimal understanding of audio products. Hehe I like to be almost defen'd and feel the bass pound my heart. Again thank you all for the informative and insightful help :-)

Hello again, I did end up purchasing the rc-64 but it doesn't seem like my denon 2809 is powering it well. When I turn up the volume I can barely even notice the rc-64 woofers moving. I was thinking of taking the above advice of adding the upa-1. Do you think this would help at the louder volumes? I actually have the upa-1 in my shopping cart and just wanted to find out what others thought before jumping in. I did like the post about using the rc-25 instead thank you. Current set-up Denon 2809 (115 watt) HSU VTF-2 MK3 (12" 250 watt) RF-25 (125 watt) RC-64 (200 watt) Surounds 2 rs-10's (50 watt) New distance from center to listening position 10' / center to rear surrounds 17' Rear surrounds 2 rs-42's (75 watt)

Thank you all for your prompt responses. I was on the fence but feel comfortable purchasing the rc-64 now that I have a semblance of understanding the power/clip issue. Much appreciated guys! I will post pics when i get it set up.

Has any one heard the 2 sets and would like to comment on differences? Thank you

Hello, I am new to the forums and looking for advice, you see I am torn. 2 years ago I auditoned the klipsch rc-52 at the local electronics store and they happened to have the rc-64 on the shelf above it. I listened to the same sample of audio with the same reciever on both speakers and ended up not purchasing the rc-52 because the rc-64 sounded 100% better. I did not have the funds for the rc-64 so I decided to wait. The delima I now face is that I have a Denon 2809 Avr (125 watt) and everything I've read(I'm not too stereo savy) says you do more damage under powering a speaker than overpowering it and the rc-64 is 200 watt rms. My living room is only 30x20' with the current center channel using a mix of speakers in series/parallel (1 klipsch center from 5.1 ultra set on top of the tv, 2 klipsch 1.2's from 1992 vertically placed under the tv with a small sony satallite between them.) The fronts are klipsch rf-25's the center surrounds are a left rs-42 and right klipsch 5.1 sattelite from the promedia ultra set with 2 rs-10's for rears. TV is sony wega 36 tube tv. So the question is if I buy the rc-62 am I going to regret it? or if I purchased what I really want(rc-64) will the avr be enough power to not damage it? I appreciate any responses, thank you. I have considered purchasing an amplifier just for the center, but I am clueless on amps. There's not much chance of upgrading the AVR as I bought what my budget will afford in denon and can't throw away money...on a budget... A little insight to my current setup; The listening location (couch) is 7' from the fronts/centers with the left surround center farthest away at 11', right surround center at 5', right rear at 4', left rear at 6'.