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if you look around you should be able to find yamaha's last flagship receiver, the RX-V1 for around $1,000-1,100 new. Which is a steal considering it retailed for $2,700 when it first came out(this was the replacement for the DSP-A1). This processor is clean, powerful, and has excellent processing characteristics.

measure where your ear level is when you sit down, place your surrounds at about 2 feet above that. make sure that the speakers are not directly against the ceiling.

was it the live at beacon theater? I too, have that one, if so that is one of the better sound produced DVD's, if you like the eagles, hell freezes over is also great.

saw it ih HD on my tv as mine is an intergrated tv, the feed was great, all the movie previews were in HD also, as was the espn hd preview, can't wait for more hd as time goes by, for all those out there questioning hd don't it is the next best thing for video since sliced bread. can't wait for hd-dvd to come out!!!

I am a audiofile (of the digital kind) with an input... for the good and bad points of your situation. 1. I am familiar with the dsp-3090, this is the last Yamaha flag before the DSP-A1. As I have the DSP-A1. The 3090's amps are good for what you have. Yamaha boasts true, clean power, with VERY little distortion or noise. This is a fact and has been proven with most of their upper dollar amps and processors. Now you put a clean amp to a very efficient speaker and you will hear any and all imperfections within the recording. This also can cause disharmony with alot of folks out there that swear by tube amps because it doesn't have the "warm sound to it" we all know that "warm" sound is distortion or noise that has been induced by the tubes, and anything other than the true signal being reproduced is not the true sound. i.e. noise or distortion. I won't beat a dead horse as this quandry is still fought today on which sounds better. I am not sure of the wattage output of the 3090, but if the amp is not powerful enough, and you are looking for an upgrade the RX-Z1 is a good amp and does put out alot of power. if you are just looking for more power I would consider a straight 2 channel amp from yamaha like one of the MX series. There are better amps out there but like they say, what's your budget? yamaha does a great job for the price and if you have to settle I would strongly recommend the RX-V1, it's last years flagship msrp $2999, but since it is last years you can find it for around $1000. As for processing power the RX-Z1 is not to much an improvent over the RX-V1. just a couple more bells and whistle in my book. check the yamaha web site for the differences, I've listened to both and the RX-Z1 did not warrent the price diff in my book. 2. Having any speaker in an enclosure of any kind is not good. you will sacrifice ALOT of your imaging in when playing anything when you do this. This would also null out the choice of def techs of any kind since they are bipolar speakers and placing a bipolar speaker in an encloser.... I wouldn't even what to hear the results. 3. The Klipsch speakers are speaker placement touchy. you will have to test and try to find the right placement for best imaging. A toe in from 3 to 15 degrees will also help depending on how far the speakers are from each other and from the listing spot. This is also why I deeply encourage you not to put the speakers in an enclosure. 4. For low end punch I would recommend a sub with the klipsch refenece line. they do not extend that well below 50Hz, If you like to listen to mostly music, Velodyne's HGS series make an excellent match up with the klipsch or any speaker in my book. This is a TRUE sub that is felt like a sub should be felt and not heard at low end extension. There is no boominess with this sub. just pure clean low end.... all the way down to 20Hz. This sub excellent with home theaters also but with the purity of this sub it would be a shame not to listen to your favorite reference music with it. 5. Last but not least this is YOUR system, you should be happy with your final decision since you are putting your hard earned cash on the table for it. if you don't like it take it back for something else. hope I helped shed some light a a couple things for ya.

If you have a small room, the Reference 3 series will be more than sufficient for all speakers.

hello all, I have a question on which setting would be better for this sub. Would it be better to use the LFE input or should I use the regular input and use the subs crossover? I have a Yamaha DSP-A1 integrated amp for the processor. Right now I am using the LFE input. thanx ------------------ Mitsu WS-65869 Yamaha DSP-A1 JVC SA70BK mains: Klipsh RF-3 II center: Klipsh RC-3 II surrounds: bose series 100's effects: bose system 161's sub: KSW-15