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Thanks and thanks, River. Yep, pretty big Orb fan here. Will be taking some with me to check out these 8000s I see you have an Emotiva pre/pro. I was checking out the xmc recently. Do you think that would be a significant upgrade on the Marantz av7005, or not much different?

Well, I was working them very hard... Ok, thanks, good to hear. Also, is it a consensus around here that Klipsch speakers (in particular) don’t sound their best until after a breaking in period, and how many hours would that be? Or is that another one of those divisive concepts?

Hi All, I’m about to audition and potentially purchase some RP 8000s. They would be my first Klipsch speakers. I have arrived at Klipsch because I recently purchased a Sunfire tga-401, and after playing music quite loudly and having the amp clip, I have been advised (by someone very knowledgeable) that my Wharfedales Diamonds’ average sensitivity are the problem. They’re a pretty nice speaker but I’ve always been keen to try horns and I’m confident the 8000s will present a nice upgrade. My question to you guys is do you think it’s a ridiculous overkill to run such a powerful amp through such sensitive speakers? I mean, obviously I’ll have to be sensible with the volume control, but it should be a positive thing for the amp to just have a nice easy ride at high listening levels, right? I’m currently using a Marantz av7005 pre/pro. Any thoughts much appreciated