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Once again thanks for all the infomation everyone. You guys seem to really no your stuff. I have an L-shaped room with the main listening area being 15 x 21 feet. I would probably be sitting 12-15 feet away from the speakers. Overall, I will probably tend to baby the speakers a bit and not try to blow the windows out of the house. Also, the wife does not care for extreme volumes. Based on the feedback that I have received it seems like my current receiver is a little underpowered but capable of handling 5.1. Maybe I just sit tight and wait to see how things sound once I get it all setup and go from there. Hard to make decisions on something I have not heard. On the other hand, it would be nice to cover all the bases from the get go and be set for the future. Maybe I look into the RX-A 3060.........when does it end

Thanks for the quick responses guys, it is very helpful. My current receiver is still in the box and remains unopened as I wait for my speakers to arrive (subs are on back order). So, in the meantime I'm trying to make some decisions without even hearing what these speakers even sound like. Having a more powerful receiver is never a bad thing and now is the time to make that decision before I open it. So, if I were to go up a model it would be helpful, but with the understanding that as I add speakers it may affect the receiver performance. The only other speakers I want to add at this point would be the atmos elevation speakers that would sit on top of my rear speakers. Just waiting for a price reduction.

So, If I buy the 2060 receiver I would also have 140 W x 2, and then I could try to add more speakers and get down to 55 W per channel like Youthman. Sounds like a plan

Hello, Below I have included my amplifiers rated power specs. I was wondering if anyone can help me understand which of these rated output numbers is most important to me in deciding if my receiver is good enough to power my home theatre setup. I have the following speakers 2 RP-280F, RP-450C, 2 R-28F(used as rears) and 2 R-115SW. Currently own: Yamaha Aventage RX-A 1060 7.2 channel Rated Output Power (1kHz, 2ch driven) 120 W (8 ohms, 0.9% THD) Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven) 110 W (8 ohms, 0.06% THD) Maximum Effective Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven) (JEITA) 165 W (8 ohms, 10% THD) Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) 135 / 165 / 210 / 280 W I could upgrade to the following receiver but i'm not sure its necessary. I was hoping you guys can help guide me. Yamaha Aventage RX-A 2060 9.2 channel Rated Output Power (1kHz, 2ch driven) 155 W (8 ohms, 0.9% THD) Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven) 140 W (8 ohms, 0.06% THD) Maximum Effective Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven) (JEITA) 220 W (8 ohms, 10% THD) Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) 165 / 210 / 285 / 405 W Any help is appreciated!! Thanks so much.

Recently, I purchased the R-28F's and thinking about upgrading to the Premier line after reading a number of posts in this forum. I have a $4,000CDN budget. I would like to purchase the RP-280F home theatre package and have the following questions: 1) Does it make any sense to use the R-28F's as rear speakers over the RP-250S rears? 2) Will a Yamaha Aventage RX-A1060 7.2 receiver sufficiently power this Reference Premier setup? 3) Is the RC-62 II center a good idea over the RP-450C? In my opinion I think having all Reference Premier speakers is the best setup for continuity. However, I'm interested in what you guys might think. Any help with the above questions is appreciated. Thanks so much!!!

Would the 62 II be a better match with the RP-280F as front speakers over the recommended RP-450C?

Congrats on the purchase. I recently purchased the R-28F speakers, R-25C center and R-12SW (Black Friday deal at Bestbuy). I have not listened to these speakers yet, but i'm already thinking of making changes and upgrading. Please keep us posted on what you think of the RC-62 II when paired with the R-28F. IbizaFlame, mentioned the towers may have difficulty keeping up with the RC-62 II. I would be interested to know what you think once you have the speaker.