MIKE ZHANG

Thank you Bill and Cory, I'm madly researching integrated amps now and came across CX61 and CX81 too. Do I need to make sure the amp must have wifi/bluetooth abilities? Mostly I will play spotify on it, and sometimes vinyl.

Really appreciate your help Bill. As for the integrated stereo amp, could you point me to a few specific models, cos I understand Klipsch speakers are brighter and more direct so we have to pair it with an amp that is warming sounding (Or am I wrong here in the first place?) so I google search "best amp pairing for Klipsch speakers" and usually they are misleading and not focused on klipsch pairing, just generic or biased opinions. Sorry to bother you, but I'd rather ask people who are actually in the know, since I will be researching more and buying without testing them.

Thanks Bill, About $800-$1000.

Hi everyone, Big lover of music, but also big newbie here when it comes to putting a music system together. Never knew this forum existed till now and I must say that I love the civil and polite vibes here after an hour of reading. Thus I'm not afraid of sounding dumb here, plus I really need to get this done for my impending new home. After hundreds of hours on speaker reviews, I'm loosely gunning for the following basic setup for my new living room of 33 ft by 17 ft by 10 ft (height), pls advise me on the best possible musical experience: 1) Speakers - RP 6000F (walnut) 2) Sub - R-12SW 3) Amp? My Very Erratic Music Listening Profile: 1) Loads of metallica, slipknot, Led Zeppelin and nirvana 2) Loads of Saint Saens, Bach and Saint Saens 3) Medium dosage of Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Theolonious Monk 4) Medium dosage of Abba, Beatles, Smiths 5) Small dash of Rick Astley, Depeche Mode and all the retro greats *I'm not so much for using this system for movies, but am open to AV receiver recommendations My humble total budget: around USD2000 but could get impulsive if reasonably excited Questions, assuming I have no way of testing the amps: 1) I have searched high and low but cant find the answers to the best stereo amp to pair with 6000F. Pls recommend. 2) Is the 6000F the way to rock with my current living room size, given the music i listen to? 3) is the sub necessary or shd i spend it more on an amp? 4) Shd I get an AV receiver instead to futureproof for eg if the family wants to watch movies on it? And if I do, which ones would you kind sirs recommend? I'll be heading to test the speakers for the first time next weekend btw, and hopefully make the purchase then. Appreciate your time. Keep safe, all.