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PZannucci, I ended up finding a fantastic deal on a NAD 1155 PreAmplifier in near mint condition for $100.00. What a difference it made in 2 channel. I'm running a CD Player and a Record Player and this PreAmplifier gets out of the way and let's the Cinema Grand Power these speakers. My low end thump is back. It's amazing how good this NAD PreAmpifier works. I'm going to start doing research for a Processor with XLR's for my 2 channel listening room. Right now I've got these Chorus II's and the Carver Cinema Grand 5x200 connected to this NAD 1155. I can barely turn this volume knob up a quarter of a turn before it'll drive me out of the room. These Chorus II's sound like I've got a sub running with them. Just curious, do people run 2 channel and a sub as well. With these speakers, I feel no sub is needed. I took my tablet with Tidal downloaded on it and connected it to the NAD 1155 with an 1/8" to stereo LR and I've set the gain volume with the NAD 1155 and use my tablet to control volume. I've cancelled all weekend plans and will be sitting in this room admiring the simplicity of this setup. Whatever Processor I do decide on will have to out perforrm this NAD 1155 to get a spot in this room. These processors have their hands full.

Thanks C8H818, My 2 Channel room has a 55" TV in there. It's not 4K. I use it to watch concert DVD's and for my AppleTV Screen. I'll check to see if MonoPrice has one that isn't 4K. Don't know if it matters. This will work! .

Willand, Great information here. I've got the matching Sunfire Theater Grand Processor III. It's been sitting here. I think for my 2 channel stereo room I'll use this along with my Sunfire Cinema Grand 5x200. My record player and CD player will work fine with it. I have a newer Apple TV and they got rid of the Digital Sound output and went to the HDMI only. Piss poor design. That's why I went to the Yamaha 2030. If I can figure a way to get my Apple TV to run through the Sunfire Processor, I'd move the 2030 to my bedroom an run satellite speakers and a sub. Thanks for your help.

Pzannucci, Thanks for the advice. I'll try stereo and work my way back. If I hadn't heard them earlier that day with my same amp and that NAD 1155 Preamp, I'd have thought the RF 7ii's and sub were what I am used to. With the same amp I run and that NAD 1155 it rocked and the sub kicked hard. It was amazing. Just trying to replicate the same results. I'm thinking it's time to move on from an A/V receiver and go to a Processor.

Ok, I need some help. I bought an awesome pair of Chorus II with Crites Ti Diaphram upgrade and crossover. I went and heard them demo'd before I bought them and they were awesome. He had a NAD 1155 hooked up to a Bob Carver Cinema Grand 5x200 amp running 2 channel. It was awesome and the bass was amazing and there was that punch expected. He demo'd this amp as I have the same one at home. I get the speakers home and hook them into my Yamaha 2030 and Bob Carver Cinema Grand 5x200 and the top end is great. Mid bass and down is just not there. I usually run RF 7ii's set at large and run a R-112SW and this system is dialed in and it sounds awesome in 2+1 listening. I've run the RF 7ii's in large or small and set the crossover at 50. Plugging the Chorus II's into the same setup and the base just isn't there. I've tried turning off the sub in my settings and trying to change the crossover to give the Chorus II's as much bass as possible. Done large and small setup. It's as if the Yamaha receiver won't just let me run 2 channel without EQ-ing out the bottom end. I just want this receiver to run them both large and run the entire sound spectrum. I know these speakers rock. Any help/advice on this receiver would greatly be appreciated. I'd hate to have to run a sub with these speakers.