mlundy57

Thanks Ivanhurd, that's good to know. I have been using the process of "buying on wait" to get my speakers. That is, I wait until I find what I want at a price I'm willing to pay. I've never tried negotiating with the big online retailers. My local big box store will negotiate some and while they do carry Klipsch speakers, however they do not carry the reference line. There is a smaller local dealer that does carry the reference line (that's where I got the RS-41 II's). I'll see what kind of price he'd be willing to make on the SW-115.

The current model for the RSW-15 is the SW-311 which is what Klipsch recommends for the RB-81 II HT setup. Unfortunately, at $1,600 this is way outside my price range at this point. At $600 the SW-112 is in my price range and is 300 Watts with a range of 26 - 120 Hz. The SW-115 would be a stretch price wise ($850) but would probably fir better at 400 Watts with a range of 18 - 150 Hz. The Sony SA-W2500 is 100 watts with a 10" cone and a 28 - 200 Hz range. It is left over from the previous setup which was Klipsch Quintet speakers. I'e been upgrading the system a little bit at a time each month.

Thanks. I'm powering the sysetm with a Marantz SR5007. The Marantz seems to run about 55 W per channel with 7 channels driven which seems to be plenty of power when driving the the Klipsch Reference Series speakers due to their high sensitivity.

Currently I am using a 100 W10" Sony sub. It works OK but will be replaced in the next few months. I'm considering a Klipsch SW-112.

I currently have a 5 channel surround system set up with Klipsch Reference Series speakers. My current configuration is as follows: Front RB-81 II Center RC-62 II Surround RS-41 II My question concerns adding additional speakers to move up to a 7 channel system. My listening area is a 13 x 20 x 8 space in a 20 x 25 x 8 room. Questions: (1) Should I add a second set of rear surround speakers (i.e. RS-41 II, 42 II, or 52 II) or should I use a pair of monopoles for the rear surround (i.e. RB-42 II or RB-52 II). (2) If surround speakers should they be the same size. (3) If I did use different sizes, should the larger speakers be used as the surround or surround back speakers? Thank you