Darren HEal

Sounds like Cornwall III is the preferred choice over Heresy, but the prices are quite a bit higher. And if there still isn't enough bass, chain in the subs. Just got to watch the 'Bay and the bank balance.....

FWIW my idea of a "proper stereo" would consist of something like a Cyrus CD-T Signature Transport, DAC-XP Signature DAC / Pre-Amp and two Cyrus X300 Signature power amps, pretty much what I had back in the UK last time around. I am, however, thinking about Primare kit, probably an A32 pre-amp with the digital media board, and at least one A34.2 power amp. I'm not into BestBuy quality stereo! On the subject of the Heresy vs Cornwall choice, people on a UK board have also said the Heresys are a bit light in the bass department. Now, I'm not looking for ghetto $5000 subwoofer shaking my $500 Corolla to bits levels of bass, but I would like something capable of providing decent, dynamic, oomph to the music. I'll have two Klipsch PSW110 subs hooked up to the receiver, might be able to chain those to the power amp(s) instead. my "got-to" CD for testing stereo is Kate Bush's wonderful "The Red Shoes", possibly Paul Simon's "Graceland". Both a bit old, I know, but albums produced (IMHO) to the best standards possible, and ones that are complex enough to trip up any poor sounding kit. If a stereo can reproduce all the detail in Kate's "Eat the Music", with punchy not wallowy bass, and reproduce the bass crescendo in "The Buildings of New York", or the drums in "The Obvious Child" I'm sold. Any more thoughts?

Undecided yet. I have HT speakers set up in a 7.2 configuration (FL, FR, center, overhead left and right half-way down the room, rear left and right) in the walls. I am debating whether, when I upgrade my receiver to 9.2 (or 7.2.2 in Atmos speak), to use the in-walls as front high / front wide, and use the "proper stereo" speakers as the HT front left and front right, or add side speakers and keep using the front in-walls with HT, reserve the "proper stereo" speakers for "proper stereo" use. What I can say is that in either case the "proper stereo" speakers will be fed from a "proper stereo" amplifier, not an HT receiver / processor. I will hook up the front left and front right pre-amp outputs from the HT receiver to the "Aux" inputs of the "proper stereo" amplifier (or pre amplifier). I'm quite happy to do this as I've done it before and as I'm quite happy to play with two volume controls as and when required. IMHO HT receivers still can't produce the same sound quality for music that a "proper stereo" setup can.

Newbie here, although I have several Klipsch speakers in my home, including a pair of Reference II 42s bought as a Christmas present for me a couple of years ago. We've just moved into a brand new house and I finally have a dedicated home theater / hifi room where (hopefully) I can listen to music in peace once in a while. I don't particularly like the Reference 42s as the drivers are just too small to move enough air, and I'm casting about for alternatives, brand new or nearly new. The Cornwalls and the much less expensive Heresys caught my eye because of their "squat" cabinets. As opposed to the more modern "tall and thin" cabinets, the "squat" configuration might work better for me than the "tall and thins" because I could place them beneath the edges of a projector screen rather than either side of a smaller (narrower) one. Does anyone have any thoughts on using Cornwall III or Heresy III speakers with modern electronics? My sources will be mostly CDs, either direct or converted to FLAC files on a media PC, and played back through either Cyrus or Primare electronics. I have had Cyrus kit in the past, which I would characterize as being very detailed to the point where they sound (but aren't) weak in the bass department, easily corrected with bass-friendly speakers. The Primare electronics would be a shot in the dark, but the reputation in the UK is very very good. Musical choice would be mixed, mostly 80s / 90s throwbacks. Show me something that can deliver the goods on Kate Bush's "The Red Shoes" and I'll be sold. My media room measures about 15 feet x 25 with an 8 foot celling, speaker would be positioned across one of the short walls tilted slightly upwards if necessary. Anywhere in greater Houston TX where I can get a demo?