Hagai

A Parasound A23 outputs less watts per channel than the Denon. How can that help the desire for 250 watts per channel?

Any suggestions for a new 2-channel or 3-channel amplifier under $800. I have a Denon AVRX4400H receiver rated at 125 watts/channel. I am planning on getting RF-7iii speakers for the front and RF-RC-64iii center speaker. The rear speakers do not need extra amplification.

1. My living room size is about 12' x 18' 2. The only times I play anything loud is for music (never movies, TV, etc.), and almost always in a 2.1 setup in that case - I find that a sub helps even in a 2.1 usage. 3. So, bi-amping will not double my 125 watt/channel to 250 watt/channel? (only reason I would really have to bi-amp is for more power as far as this discussion thread is concerned) 4. If my T3 is not sufficient, any suggestions of what Klipsch or other sub to use? I am trying to avoid getting an extra amp. I just love the sound from my Denon, and it is more than powerful enough to drive my current speakers well. Hope this additional information helps. Thank you all - Hagai

I am thinking about replacing my speakers with Klipsch speakers. I use it in for both music (classical, jazz, and rock) and home theater at "sane" volume levels (at most a volume setting of 60 on my receiver). I have a Denon AVR-X4400 receiver which is rated at 125 watts/channel at 8 ohms. It supports bi-amping. My sub is an REL T3, which I plan to keep. The 5.1 system I am thinking of is: RF-7iii for the front, RF-64iii for the center, and RP-800M for the rear. Is my Denon AVR powerful enough not only to drive the speakers well, but well enough that additional power would not help much (i.e., does keeping this good receiver make sense or does it make sense to get a different AVR or different speakers)? Would bi-amping help much in this case?