nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hello, I'm a new member to the forum, but have been looking around here for a few months. I'm defiantly not an expert in home audio. music is a big part of my life though and I finally got a pair of chorus 2s. Until about two weeks ago, I'd been powering them with a yamaha rxv992. I thought it sounded really good. So when it quit working I bought a newer yamaha rxv2700. I probably jumped the gun on the purchase because I don't think I'll ever hook up more than two speakers to it. It also seems a little complicated. I've read a few posts that speak highly of Adcom components and also Marantz. Any advice on either of these two brands would be appreciated. Also, if there is a better option I would be open to suggestions. Thanks in advance. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hi, and welcome to the forum. I would suggest that you expand on what you will be doing with your system, what your sources are (turntable, CD, streaming, etc), whether you will be using it for TV, 2 channel music, etc. Also a little about your room and music tastes (rock, country, jazz, etc). That will help to get started. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome to the forum, get ready for a ride as its a great place. Never heard the Chorus's before, bet they sound great. because I don't think I'll ever hook up more than two speakers to it Yea, thats what we all said. Let us know how that works out. Stick around and enjoy, cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) My room is probably not the best acoustics. It is a 150yrs old farmhouse. All wood flooring. 16x16 is my listening room with one large opening and two small ones. Luckily I can position both speakers in corners about 14 ft. Away from each other. I listen to a lot of different music. No new country or rap. Mostly rock, jazz, outlaw country, some instrumental. Edited February 4, 2015 by nickyboy6100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 I will be listening on a turntable, streaming and cds. Might also hook the TV up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome. No new country or rap=No C rap 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome to the forum! Are you sorry you bought the new Yamaha cause it's for surround and multiple speakers? That's a very nice receiver! If you hang around long enough, we'll talk you into buying 5 more Choruses and building a couple big subs. Oh, and a 150" projection screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well, get some good sized carpets on the floors, hang some drapes, some upholstered furniture, and your acoustics will improve. You are going to love those Chorus II's.....Toe them in just a bit, get them off the wall 6 inches or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotherforumname Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Welcome! You don't need to hook all the speakers if you don't want to. You will get much better results with a separate amp. Adcom Rotel Carver B&K and Parasound just to name a few. Just hook it up to your AVR pre outs. If you don't want to use your AVR at all a good 2 ch pre amp could be used. If you are going to hook up your TV I would suggest using your AVR and add a good center channel. Edited February 4, 2015 by Anotherforumname 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Ha, I would love to have chorus in every room. I cant believe how much sound they put out. I listen at(what i think) is moderate volume and they just rock. Very in your face kinda sound, but for the most part clean and precise. Maybe a little bright sometimes. That probably has more to do with my reciever though. I hear yamaha and klipsch dont pair the best. Might be kinda over kill for what I probably need. Has a lot of music settings I'm just not familiar with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmpDoctor Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome to the forum of infinite wisdom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome. I agree with Mustang Guy, you will not regret having a nice AVR. I also agree with the other posters directly upstream who made suggestions to make the room sound better. The one thing I've found by hanging out here is that the room makes a HUGE difference in the sound, maybe as much as a 50% difference. And don't feel like having 2 speakers is a bad thing, it is so popular here it has its own sub-forum for 2-channel music. You are not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well, get some good sized carpets on the floors, hang some drapes, some upholstered furniture, and your acoustics will improve. You are going to love those Chorus II's.....Toe them in just a bit, get them off the wall 6 inches or so.Got them off the wall about 12 in. And they are towed in a bit. I do have a large area rug in the room. The sound is actually not too bad. reading other posts I was worried about the bass response. I definitely don't have a problem in that area!! So far very pleased with the chorus 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotherforumname Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 If they sound bright you might need to experiment with placement and toe in and as stated some more room dampening. Mess around with music settings but ideally you should not use music settings or EQ's because they add unwanted noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/155236-New-to-the-forum#entry1835209 New to the forum Welcome! You don't need to hook all the speakers if you don't want to. You will get much better results with a separate amp. Adcom Rotel Carver B&K and Parasound just to name a few. Just hook it...... I have a klipsch academy center that I've tried hooking up to the avr. Can't get much sound out of it. Seems like it pulls power away from my mains when I use it. Sounds better without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well, get some good sized carpets on the floors, hang some drapes, some upholstered furniture, and your acoustics will improve. You are going to love those Chorus II's.....Toe them in just a bit, get them off the wall 6 inches or so.Got them off the wall about 12 in. And they are towed in a bit. I do have a large area rug in the room. The sound is actually not too bad. reading other posts I was worried about the bass response. I definitely don't have a problem in that area!! So far very pleased with the chorus 2. I think you're doing pretty well so far. Keep it simple (for now), experiment with one thing at a time, enjoy it, try another type of music, then maybe adjust....or not. Two channel with the Chorus II's is terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 You are probably right. I put the mode on 2 channel stereo and it sounds pretty good. Didn't know if I needed to mess with the gain or htrz.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Thanks. 2 channel seems the way for me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 COME INTO OUR WEB SAID THE SPIDER TO THE FLY... WELCOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks for all the welcomes. You guys probably think I'm crazy. I've been trying to respond to specific persons but my phone is not cooperating. I'll work it out tomorrow. Thanks again for all the good suggestions. Edited February 4, 2015 by nickyboy6100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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