[what do i do with the 2 pair of speaker connections on Klipsch KF-28?]

i never run auto eq setups. I trust my ears. The machine is programmed to listen for certain things, it cant interpret what you hear. My biggest suggestion to you at this point is to completely reset the receiver to factory settings and begin changing your settings. Wonky things happen sometimes and there are a lot of options that can get changed by accident.

What are your media sources? This plays a role in things as they have different gains often like comparing an MP3 player to a DVD or Blu Disc Player

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?

[what do i do with the 2 pair of speaker connections on Klipsch KF-28?]

Check the trim levels for each speaker. It should read anywhere between -12 to +12 The auto calibration can set these lower than you are use to.Bump each one up the same amount to compensate for a lower setting on your volume control.

Not sure I understand what the trim levels are.

Is this something that might possibly be adjusted in the receivers settings?

[what do i do with the 2 pair of speaker connections on Klipsch KF-28?]

The KF-26 speakers are very sensitive at 97db. This means that you dont need as much power as you would if you were driving less sensitive speakers. Each 3db increase in sensitivity means you need half as much power. Vice versa, if you have speakers 3db less efficient (94 db instead of 97db), you would need twice as much power to achieve the same volume at a constant listening distance.

The AVR-1613 is a very entry level receiver IMO and is priced for entry level. Everyone has different budgets and you have to work with what you have available. Your receiver, provided everything is calibrated correctly should be able to push those 2 speakers easily. Once you add more channels on that is when the tides turn. 75 watts is a good amount of power for a 97db efficiency speaker. It sounds to me like you have settings that are incorrect. Make sure your speakers are hooked up correctly. Use the left/right channel connections and make sure you didn't reverse the polarities. In some cases (design dependent of the receiver) the signals will cancel out and present degraded performance.

What is you listening environment like? How far is your listening position from the speakers?

Also, i wanted to note, some of things we are talking about are somewhat technical. Do not feel embarrassed if you don't understand, please please please ask if you dont understand. I dont care if you ask 3 times, i will try and explain it in different ways so that you can understand. What works for me may not for you. Also, others will chime in tohelp too! we are all apart of this forum because most of us have a passion for this hobby and enjoy seeing others enjoying their setups.

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.

[what do i do with the 2 pair of speaker connections on Klipsch KF-28?]

The speakers you bought have two sets of binding posts because they have the ability to be biamped or biwired. One set of binding posts is connected to the tweeter and the other is connected to the 2 woofers. There is a metal strap between the tweeter and woofer posts so that you only need to wire up 1 set of terminals. The strap creates a parallel connection and allows power to be fed to both drivers at the same time. Speaker manufacturers do this with some speakers so that the owner can power the drivers with separate amplifiers or separate channels of power within an amp. This can be a beneficial use on a speaker for a multitude of reasons.

You can also biwire. Biwiring completes the same task as the binding strap but with more wires. If you remove the binding strap and connect 1 wire (neg/pos) to the top posts and 1 wire (neg/pos) to the bottom posts and then connect both wires to the same pos/neg terminal on the amplifier/receiver, uyou are creating the same parallel connection the strap does but instead of on the speaker you are doing it at the receiver/amplifier. Basically you twist the 2 positive leads together and the 2 negative leads and put it to the 1 positive on the amp/receiver and the negative to the other. Biwiring is mostly for aethetics and a selling point to the uneducated. Nothing is really gained sonically although i am sure someone swears they hear a difference.

By subwoofer connection you mean the woofer terminals and its playing out of all 3 drivers because the binding strap is sending power to both sets of terminals.

What model Denon do you have?

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?

[what do i do with the 2 pair of speaker connections on Klipsch KF-28?]

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!