Moderators dtel Posted February 4, 2015 Moderators Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Welcome, your doing good, just play around with it and learn what you like and don't as far as placement and setting the receiver. Have fun nickyboy6100, on 03 Feb 2015 - 10:05 PM, said: You guys probably think I'm crazy. Well you have been reading here for a couple of months so you should know it would take a lot for you to stand out as crazy around here. Ask all the questions you want, it's a lot cheaper than wasting money. Edited February 4, 2015 by dtel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 welcome! my chorus II's have been a lot of fun! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Nickyboy6100, Welcome to the forum. I hear yamaha and klipsch dont pair the best. While some of the comments I have heard in the past suggest Yamaha is too bright with Klipsch speakers, my experience is not that at all. My Yamaha A-S1000 integrated amp sounds wonderful with my RB-75's with a dead on neutral sound signature. Of course room acoustics will contribute to the overall tone(bright, warm, neutral) but source material/front end components can play just as important a role. If two channel is your main objective, give a nice quality integrated amp a try. Some are available with with or without an on board DAC and a phono preamp. Lot's of good choices here. http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/category/integratedamp/home-audio/receivers-amps/integrated-amps/1.html Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome Nickyboy, a lot of good people around here. As Boxx would say…..come often, post often! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotherforumname Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 as much as 70% of information comes from the center channel. I only suggest it for TV viewing. don't forget to turn the sound on the TV down or you might get an echo. Maybe some live concerts would sound good as well with it but you will need to adjust your levels on your AVR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschsonian Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome to the forum, you will find some great insight and helpful members here. You must fill your Klipsch force with a full surround setup you will be amazed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckAb3 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Everyone has their own preferences, but I think you'd be happier with one of the Marantz 2 ch integrateds or Parasound. I've used both and currently have Parasound separates in my 2 ch system. I used a Yamaha AVR in my separate HT setup in the past and never cared for it. Switched to Marantz and very happy with it. Just my opinion, and my tastes, but perhaps this helps. Welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven1963 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome! Sit down and stay a while. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and be engaged! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 You guys probably think I'm crazy. No, we are sure of it. Why would you be in this asylum otherwise? Just stay calm and listen to the voices coming from the corners of your room. You'll be fine. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) You might wanna try a vintage stereo receiver on those bad boys. Here are a couple of search strings for Ebay of some monsters (length limited on Ebay searches): ("Marantz 2500", "Marantz 2600", "Pioneer SX-1980", "Technics SA-1000", "Technics SA-5770", "Technics SA-5760", "Sansui G-33000", "Sansui G-22000", "Sansui G-9700", "Kenwood KR-9050", "Hitachi SR-2004", "Sanyo PLUS 200", "Marantz 2385", "Pioneer SX-1280", "S.A.E. TWO R18") ("Nikko NR-1415", "Fisher RS-1080", "Yamaha CR-3020", "Concept 16.5", "Onkyo TX-8500 MkII", "Pioneer SX-1250", "Pioneer SX-5590", "Sansui G-8700", "Sansui G-9000", "Sansui G-901", "Sansui 9900Z", "Rotel RX-1603", "Concept 16.5") PS: There are many many more monster receivers. These are just the biggest monsters. Any big Marantz would do very well too. http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz/mindex.html Look at the Group 3 Receiver column. The last 2 digits are the watts except the ones with a 3 as a second digit, those are 100 watts plus the last to digits. eg: 2385 = 185 watts per channel. Also, these ratings are VERY conservative. Edited February 4, 2015 by mustang guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hey nickyboy6100 welcome to forum...... The ChorusII's that you have are one of my favorite of all my speakers. Out of all the speakers I own I use my Chorus line the most(at the house). Don't get me wrong I love all my Klipsch........but when it comes to concert level......chest thumping sound my Chorus will be powerd-up. The ChorusII was one of the first Klipsch speakers I hear way back in the day. A buddie of mine got four of them and two Carver Cube amps. I was absoutely blown away........When those little lights started jumping on those Carver Cubes......I could not belive the sound.......that sound stuck with me......I knew one day I would own Klipsch speakers, and Carver amps......I just didn't know how many I would have. lol lol I have tried many amps with my Chorus speakers, but the one amp I think drives those speakers like no other is the Carver TFM55x,imho...that Carver will pump out 380 watts and run cool. I have two Adcom 555II's that I bridged and the Carver still made the bass hit harder on those ChorusII's. I also like the Crown amps...... Well that's my two cents......have fun with your gear.......lots of good peeps here....... I've never been a forum guy.....but I do like hanging here with a lot of the guys. Keep us posted....MKP :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Thanks guys for all the suggestions. I got my chorus from one of my good buddies. He bought them new in the 90's. The first time I heard them I was blown away. I'd only listened to brands such as Pioneer, Cerwin Vega, etc. I begged him to sell them to me for the next 10 years. In the mean time, I bought a pair of kg4s to hold me over thinking he would never come off the chorus. I was really happy with the kg4s. A few months ago he called me to see if I was still interested in the chorus. They had been in his basement for a long while without any use. He had "upgraded" and they were now just taking up space. At this point I almost passed on them because I was content with the kg4. He convinced me that if I heard them again I would be sold. He was right. I must have totally forgot how great they sounded. I bought them on the spot and haven't hooked the kg4 up since. Can't bring myself to part with the kg4 though. Another awesome klipsch speaker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 well nickyboy........you gots da disease! buy new stuff....keep old stuff! good for you!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy6100 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hey nickyboy6100 welcome to forum...... The ChorusII's that you have are one of my favorite of all my speakers. Out of all the speakers I own I use my Chorus line the most(at the house). Don't get me wrong I love all my Klipsch........but when it comes to concert level......chest thumping sound my Chorus will be powerd-up. The ChorusII was one of the first Klipsch speakers I hear way back in the day. A buddie of mine got four of them and two Carver Cube amps. I was absoutely blown away........When those little lights started jumping on those Carver Cubes......I could not belive the sound.......that sound stuck with me......I knew one day I would own Klipsch speakers, and Carver amps......I just didn't know how many I would have. lol lol I have tried many amps with my Chorus speakers, but the one amp I think drives those speakers like no other is the Carver TFM55x,imho...that Carver will pump out 380 watts and run cool. I have two Adcom 555II's that I bridged and the Carver still made the bass hit harder on those ChorusII's. I also like the Crown amps...... Well that's my two cents......have fun with your gear.......lots of good peeps here....... I've never been a forum guy.....but I do like hanging here with a lot of the guys. Keep us posted....MKP :-) Where can I find a good carver or crown amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent T Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Welcome to the Klipsch Forum Family. Enjoy your visits here, and have the finest of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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