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  1. This is not a speaker battel but, speaker implementation to fix the main listener. The things with wanting the main to go low makes no sense in a system with a subwoofer.  Figure out out how to fix a particular speaker to the room. It may not be easy but,  if the room is a problems, changing speakers is not the best way to fix a problem.  People still stuff ports for bass control in smaller or square rooms,

  2. There is a difference in the sound of vintage gear compared to modern tube gear. The old gear is a softer and warmer style amp compared to a more detailed modern amp.  Old and new McIntosh 275 amps don't sound the same.

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  3. Speakers are given ohm rating because the design work optimally within a certain range.  Many speakers will fluctuate +/-2.5 db.  An 8 ohm speaker can be used with an amp designed for 4 ohms.  This will deliver a bit more power and play a tad louder.  Doing the reverse, putting a 4 ohm speaker on 8 ohm amp will draw more current and overwork the amp. Also, higher distortion.  

     

    If the speaker is 4 ohms, it will most likely be louder than an 8 ohm speaker and the reverse also holds as a general rule. 

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  4. Bookshelf speakers can have placement problems and need a stand.  A good sturdy stand adds cost kind of equal to a tower speaker, lol.  I use a sub with towers because to get the best bass, the sub can be moved around for the best bass and the mains don't have that kind of flexibility.  

     

    There are great HT's with bookshelf speakers, towers or a mixture of both.  Implementation is key.

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  5. Look for a 3 or 4 year old flagship avr since the price drop on electronics takes a big hit after a few years old.  Marantz, Yamaha, Pioneer, Sony and a few others to choose from.  Flagship avr's have discrete amps for each channel, separate compartments for preamp, power, biamping, ect..

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  6. The speaker is around 96 db sensitivity and can take up to around 100 watts. The price for Hypex class D amp is good but, look at the power ratings.  The speaker will never live to see that much power: 350 watts for 8 ohm speaker.  I love class D amps witch are very clean.  Some people use tube amps with their Heresy speakers.  A lot of the tube amps used are SE and less than 12 watts.   A class D amp or another type of amp may give you a slightly different sound but, better is in the eye of the beholder.

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  7. You could use either, the RP line are considered better build and may use different drivers.  What direction do you want to go?  Get the RP line if you plan on a Klipsch system.  Either should do the job with some EQ.

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  8. I like the ones on the right.  I have had RF 7, 7II, RC 64, Forte, all the Icon V series and know first hand there is no giant leap in SQ from one series to the next.  I still own the Icon VF 35's since 2011.  I got rid of a lot of Klipsch speaker but, kept the the VF 35's. The wanting to upgrade can be costly over the years. Save up and buy your dream speakers and not look back, it's cheaper, lol.

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  9. Good high end avr's have discrete amps and can perform as  well as most amps of a similar price range. A higher power amp will only benefit if the speaker can't reach the desired SPL .  The sensitivity of the Cornwall is over 100 .  A speaker of 89 db sensitivity can reach 99 db with just 50 watt.  I have heard Cornwall on low power tube amps and sound good.  Maybe this amp hunt, won't solve the problem?

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  10. I have had many different center channel speakers from Klipsch.  As far has the sound, I don't worry about having the exact series speakers.  I do try to keep speaker from the same line.  With the avr, I can make an RC 62, RC 62 II and the third generation pretty much sound the same.  The big money in the avr is for room/speaker EQ.

     

    All the talk about timber matching is overblow IMHO.

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  11. Connecting playback devices to the system may also make a difference.  When playback device are connected to the TV(monitor), it runs the show.  When playback devices are connected to the avr(network receiver/HT), the avr runs the show.  The point is that the avr can decode more format than the TV.  

     

    Concerning  more power, I have not seen where having excess power improved the sound quality at low or high levels unless the amp is under strain.  I use my low watt tube amp sometimes for HT. 

  12. I have used an avr and integrated amp with pre-outs for HT and movies. As long as I am in the acceptable power range of the avr and or second amp, thing should pretty much sound the same. The power rating of the avr and power amp are close enough in your system, it should not be noticeable except at high volumes, maybe.

     

    How thing are handled depends on the various connections.  If I plug everything like the BD, CD, etc. into the  TV, things are processed differently compared to connecting the BD, CD, etc. to the receiver. I have use the pre-outs with my 200 watt/channel Acurus amp and my 45 watt tube amps.

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