alexg5775 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I have done my research and have not really found my exact answer or i guess what i want to hear. Right now i am running a pair of khorns with a pair of marantz ma-700 using a pioneer vsx-1017AV as my pre amp. The khorns sound fantastic. They have upgraded crites tweeter and new crossovers. They are from 1987.At higher volumes they do get harsh and grainy. I also know i can do better, sq wise than what i currently have to power the speakers. FYI, i also have a thtlp sub. I listen to a wide range of music including spanish, hip hop, house/techno, country music. I mostly listen at moderate listening levels but i do throw parties at my house so i do crank them often.I am looking for new preamp and amp options. This is my 2 channel stereo but i also have my tv hooked up and use it as 2 channel HT (I do plan on eventually running 3 channel and eventually 5 channel HT.) I do use hdmi so i need to have at least a few hdmi in and out. I am in the market for a new preamp and amp. I have been looking at a pair of adcom gfa-565’s, a pair of b&k m-200’s I have read some of the pro qsx amps work good for the khorns. I would really love a krell ksa 100 or a mcintosh amp but out of my price range. These are just ideas. I know some of these amps are way too much power but I don’t mind having the extra power on tap. I don’t think I want to go the tube route. I am open to all suggestions on amp and pre amp. I would like to keep it to under 1000 for both but willing to break budget just a little if I must. I am buying used. Thanks in advance for all the help,Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 since you have a Pioneer already forum member tromprof is running his k-horns with a Pioneer SC-1222-K ( Newegg sells them MSRP $1100 for like $549 free shipping-no tax ) i don't know how loud he runs them i bought one and use it on my cornwalls and i play them loud. awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Does you VSX 107 have a x-curve? It is under manual speaker setup. This will cut some of the highs. Also under manual MCACC advance EQ running the callibration program30-50 ms will tame the highs. Just a thought. It sounds like you have plenty of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexg5775 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 It does have a x-curve which i have messed around with. The highs sounds good. Just when passes say 60% of volume highs start getting rather harsh, the louder the harsher. I will try messing around with the MCACC. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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