Emile

Have had 2 Yammies and 4 Onkyo's. Prefer the sound of Onkyo ... but the reliability of Yamaha. Am on my second Onkyo TX-RZ810 and it is now (4yrs old) starting to have problems

No clue if the price is "correct," but have the "lesser" version - KPT-904's with a JBL HF section; and it is INCREDIBLE

PayPal's founders were Elon Musk and another guy. As Musk is a "free speech" person, I wonder what his opinion is on PayPal's direction

Yes; have used PayPal for a LOOONG time without any problems. Normally add the extra 3% for buyer protection even if told "use F&F." Got scammed a couple of times and have always gotten my money back

Haha; would love to hear from you. Find it "strange" that no-one has never considered this

Bit confused here and have not been able to find answers on the web. Have an Onkyo TX-RZ810; standard 7.1 box with full pre-outs. If I use a 5.1 DVD, I assume that the sound on my FL/FR speakers is DIFFERENT as compared to hooking up the speakers directly to my DVD player (Oppo BVD-103). However, unable to find what is different / what is missing. (Actually, "hear" no difference as I have no clue what I am looking/listening for ) In my specific case, have my AVR hooked up to front L/R RC-7's, rear RB-75's, and a DIY 15" Dayton sub. Also have KPT-904's (with JBL HF section) - hooked up directly (now) to my Oppo via RCA. Reason for doing this is that I did not want to hook these up to my AVR FL/FR pre-outs as I thought I would be missing "something" Especially since I play them LOUD - probably +10/20 dB's over my AVR output. Would appreciate any thoughts/comments. Cheers, Emile

For "what it's worth." Have owned Forte I's and II's and was not very impressed with them; yes, not familiar with the IV's. Tried adding K-510 horns to them - overwhelmed the Forte's making them sound "inferior," like cheap bookshelf speakers. So; if you have the correct "corners," go for KHorns - if not, settle for LaScala's.

Wish I would have known about these even though they are "unobtainable." Would have been a nice replacement for K-510's on my KPT-904's. Replaced the K-510's with a JBL HF section ( JBL 2384 horns w/2451 drivers)

Most of us here will ONLY use Heritage speakers as L/R for AV. Some tonal differences between the RF7 and Chorus II, but either will be GREAT As @billybob stated, other (future?) speakers will determine best selection.

Haha, here is an X1 for $200. https://offerup.com/item/detail/1431299773 Win11 ready

Pretty sure all Lenovo ThinkCentre's have WiFi and Bluetooth

@Schu Here is one for you ... $440 ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/175164813765?hash=item28c8a2f1c5:g:c~EAAOSwuKVjG9js&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoHfxyEBxQ4A%2FxCKPIOtoco9JzDV7FhxDDk2gEDfRu%2Flbps%2FRQv3T10f54w7j5REh35FOWMSV4LAcsMALYaNZ2aGrsaneoA4kA0o%2FrsiMjdJyHZ%2Bl5fGCTUSIoENRZmhToUvokyaAgNdlxinpCwKkzDae4cMtAamHH2YRx5Use9pN6sRR5Wcht1ElvCPTlITBLkV0u8vHr7EFsUxET3qzR90%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7ipqajzYA . Note; says "factory warranty," but did not specify "what" warranty. And, you'll probably want to upgrade to a bigger SSD and more RAM

3rd generation ... Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3475S. So, probably 2012 Haha, yes you are due for a newer PC Don't understand you guys ... latest and greatest speakers, but OLD PC's, some even with old mechanical hard drives Also, 8GB of RAM? Will crash browsers if you open too many tabs

Haha; YES. As @CWOReilly mentioned, you have a 2nd Gen i7 (2011?) and PC3 RAM AND a HD drive ... haha; horribly outdated. Even 3 year old stuff will run circles around "yours." Big IBM fan ... now Lenovo and Chinese owned, but their PC's are still very, very good and unbeatable workhorses.. For portables I recommend the X1 (or T2*0s series). For desktops I love their ThinkCentre "tiny" series. See https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/desktops/thinkcentre/m-series-tiny?orgRef=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F . Personally we have a M920q, M80q and a M90q. And ... I have NO problems buying these used, usually at least 50% off. Note, if you do, make sure these have a full premier "on-site" service warranty and Lenovo will repair them at your home (Many of these do have that warranty as they often were purchased by companies.) More note ... all these "tiny's" will allow for an M.2 SSD (some have slots for DUAL) AND a 2.5" SSD. Also can add a DVD player and an extension module to these. If you want to run Win11 get one with an 8th gen processor (or better), i.e i5/7-"EIGHT"***.

Win11 is supported for 8th gen processors and newer. (Guess it is Microsoft's way to get people to buy new PC's.) However, it can easily be installed on "older" computers also - just needs a BIOS tweak https://www.theverge.com/22715331/how-to-install-windows-11-unsupported-cpu-intel-amd-registry-regedit

Correct ... Andrew hit Homestead as a Cat 5. Several other Cat 5's in the Panhandle

Have seen reports of 158mph which makes it a Cat 5 storm ... and the strongest to ever hit Florida's Gulf Coast

Jeez ... storm surge expected at about NINE feet Glad they are out of there

Yeah; shifted a bit more south during the last 5 pm update. Good for us; bad for them

Old forecast ... newest track below ... to be updated at 5pm

Thanks Not too worried about it; seems it will make landfall a bit south of us. Meaning storm surge won't be 10 feet (Haha; house is at 9 ft, garage at 6 ft, pool at 4 ft.) Will probably put up storm shutters later today. Have hurricane glass in all windows, BUT not in 14 french doors on the south side But, really concerned for many people here as many older homes are at 3-6 feet Anyhow, we have enough wine to get through this. Cheers, Emile

And PLEASE; make them in walnut and cherry also

Would love one - with a RELIABLE amp

OK; time for another sub Have had bad luck with Klipsch subs ... a 15" had a blown amp which was replaced by the (authorized) seller. A 12" lasted a month and since I did not buy it from a Klipsch dealer the warranty was useless. So; are there any Klipsch subs that are solid and NOT prone to failure? Any wireless ones that work without interference? Thanks, Emile

And it sucks