Jagerman18

Happy late turkey day to all the Klipsch fans!! So here is my dilema, I see a certain large retailer is offering the Icon KF-28s at 50% for today's Black Friday sale. I currently have the Synergy F20s, and love them....but just wondering if I would love the Icon KF-28s a little more LOL. With the sale I can get a pair of the Icons for just under $500 (out the door). I figure I can easily sell my F20s for $300-$350, so out of pocket I'm looking at a $150-$200 upgrade cost. Here is my current setup: - Onkyo HT-NR708 - (2) Klipsch F20s - Klipsch C3 Center - (2) Klipsch B2s - Klipsch Sub 12 - (2) Klipsh KHC6 (In ceiling rear surrounds) Let me know what you guys think. I haven't heard the Icons yet??!!

@Fish - well said. If they made a receiver that was perfect all around, and was in the $500 range - many audio companies would be out of business LOL. Even than, what is "perfect" for one person - another person could consider horrible - it's all about personal preference. This is an awesome forum though, so many people willing to help out.... Thank you again for your help - much appreciated.

@StephenM - I hear ya man, I will try hooking up my old CD Changer and compare the same song in MP3 format vs. original CD. All of my MP3s are ripped directly from CDs (320 bit rate) - I just find it much easier to access and play my entire musical library (about 25,000 songs) through the PS3 Network. I need to do a little more research on this FLAC format you speak of - sounds interesting.

@Fish - I've seen that a lot on these forums, that Onkyo just does not perform on a music level. But I've also heard that the Onkyo ruins the Harmon Kardon in HT performance. I would say my 80% of my use would be for HT, and the other 20% for music.

Current setup is I have the PS3 and Direct TV running into my 50" Pioneer Plasma, than I have the audio from the TV fed into the Onkyo via Optical Cable (This way anything that is played through the TV is amplified). The PS3 is running Media Server, and connected into my home network PC, and it pulls MP3 files I have stored in my music library. I may be doing this all wrong here LOL...another reason I wanted to get a new receiver (the current Onkyo lacks HDMIs).

Thank you to everyone that has replied so far. I've been more than happy with my current Onkyo (HT-R540), but just recently got a decent deal on the pair of F2s, so I figure it's a good time to upgrade the receiver as well. I am impressed with the HT performance of the Onkyo, but when listening to music, it seems to lack the sound depth that it achieves in HT mode.... Is this something that the HDMI pass-through will help correct (99% of my music is played through my PS3 that is being fed music that resides on my PC through my network). Fairly new to this HT game, and any help is much appreciated...

Hello everyone - great community with a ton of information!! Wanted to get some opinions about possible receiver matches. It's time to upgrade my older model Onkyo to something with HDMI and Dual Zone (for patio speakers). I'd like to stay below $500. Here is the setup I'm running: (2) Klipsch Synergy F2 towers (2) Klipsch Synergy B2 (Front Surrounds) (1) Klipsch Synergy C2 center (1) Klipsch Synergy SUB-12 (2) Klipsch Synergy KHC-6 In-Ceiling (Rear Surrounds) The Onkyo has been a great receiver, and I've considered simply upgrading to a newer model, but have never heard Klipsch speakers on another amp - looking for opinions.