JamesP

I have a blu ray player via hdmi and a cable box via hdmi all my connections are through hdmi Any suggestions on an 'inexpensive' receiver that would work good for a 2 speaker + future sub setup?

Not sure I understand what the trim levels are. Is this something that might possibly be adjusted in the receivers settings?

Alright I double checked the wiring and that is definitely connected properly. I went over all the settings again and I believe I have everything setup right. I even used the audio config setup where you place this mic they provide around the room. My listening environment is in my living room which opens to the breakfast/kitchen area and is quite large. I am probably 15 feet away from the speakers when sitting on the couch. Tile floors throughout. Also Ivan asked about Audyssey and yes I have run it and had the EQ setup for that. However, I tried disabling that a bit ago and use the manual eq. I was able to get a slight bump in the overall 'volume' of the sound coming out of the speakers and to be honest it sound better but still i must run the EQ at a minimum of 50% to get sound at what I consider a normal level and at 75% when watching tv and things like that. And we are not talking about really blowing down the house even at that. It takes nearly max volume to get it to that level. I have always had a fairly decent sterio compared to what most people run. Not high end by any means but I've had/used probably 6-8 receivers over the past 20 years and normally once I get around the 25-30% range things are quite loud and at 50% is extremely loud. So I can't help but feel something is definitely wrong with my situation here.

I have a Denon AVR-1613 To be honest I am probably going to take it back. The app for for the ipad/iphone really sucks imo. I can't figure out how to access the equalizer settings I am used to and don't care for the interface of the menu through the TV. I could live with all of that if it sounded great but right now it feels like it's barely pushing my kf-28s which is strange because its pushing some pretty decent wattage. I think I follow you on the speaker posts. Basically if you want to BI Amp them you can. Since I am using a single receiver there really is not point, I can wire either one and it will power them the same. Is that it in a nutshell?

Hey guys I just bought a pair of Klipsch KF-28 floor speakers for my 'home theater' setup. Basically it is just them for now and a receiver. There are two pairs of connections on the back of the speakers. I am at a loss on why there are two pairs? Shouldn't there be just one, and what am I supposed to do with with the pair of them? Currently I have the speaker wire running to the 'subwoofer' labeled connections but the speakers seem to be playing out of all 3. The receiver I have them hooked up to is a new Denon that is supposed to be pushing around 150/channel but I must say I'm very disappointed. At 50% volume on my receiver it sounds what I consider 'normal' and to get them close to 'loud' I have to have it at 100%. I've never experienced this in my life, rarely have i needed to have my receiver push itself past the 50% mark. Anyway I'm not sure if these two issues/questions are related. The communities expert advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!