DUANE GAZZIGLI

PERFECT, THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE. I AM AN OLD SCHOOL AUDIO GUY AND AM JUST NOW GETTING BACK IN THE GAME. OPTICAL WAS ALWAYS THE BEST BACK IN ITS DAY. SO MUCH HAS CHANGED.

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A NEW AV SYSTEM AND AM LOOKING FOR ADVICE REGARDING HDMI VS OPTICAL FOR AUDIO CONNECTIONS. I AM CONNECTING BLUE RAY TO A YAMAHA RX A3060. IS THERE AN ADVANTAGE TO EITHER CONNECTION? I DON'T HAVE ANY LIMITATIONS AS FAR AS THE CONNECTION. JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE BEST FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK.THANK YOU.

Excellent info, thank you for the help!

How stable is the load on the new RF-7 II? I am leaning toward the vertical bi amp configuration, however am still interested how my amps will behave bridged mono without sending them out for mod's. If I do go with bi amp do you think vertical is best? My intuition says so due to the fact that each speaker will be driven by the same amp. Therefore each amp will be able to utilize its power supply to accommodate both the high and low range of the speaker. In theory providing a bit more head room than horizontal bi amp configuration. Is this correct?

Thanks for the feedback. What do you mean avguytx when you say upgrade to the M-1.0t MkII Opt 002 at 460 wpc ? How and where is this done? I do like the idea of having mono amps. One can never have too much power in my opinion LOL. I just don't want to keep having problems with the Carver's. And yes jwc they do pop when running mono and powering down, and that is rather disconcerting and annoying to me. Thank again for the comments.

I have a question about my Carver M1.0T amps. I have used them in the mono bridged mode pushing some Infiniti Kappa 7's. Unfortunately the amps have been in the shop twice doing this. I am sure it is mainly due to the quirky impedance of the Kappa design, along with the unstable nature of the Carver amp in the mono bridged mode. I am currently upgrading my system to incorporate the Klipsch RF-7 II and am wondering if anyone has an opinion here. Should I bridge the amps mono again or bi amp them. I do want to use them both and love the way they perform.

I recently ordered a pair of RF-7 speakers and am looking for some advice on bi amping them. I will be running two carver m1.0t amps @ 200 watts per channel. I am thinking of either using one to power my main speakers, the RF-7's and the other to power my rear surround speakers RP-28's. Or using the internal amp on my Yamaha surround processer at 150 watts per channel to power the rear surround and using both Carver amps to run the RF-7's. Any advice?