New poster/Klipsch owner with receiver matching questions

[Epic Premiere Legend]

Hello all. Long time lurker, first time poster of this awesome forum here. I have learned a lot from reading it. First let me give you a little background. I hope it's not too long and boring, but it is neccesary for my questions I have.

My first set of Klipschs was a pair of Epic CF3 in cherry. They beat out a pair of Def Techs, BP8 or BP10 I think it was, in a head to head audition when I first bought them back in like '96 or so. I drove them with all Adcoms, GFA535 amp, GTP400 tuner/preamp, and GCD575 CD player. I used them for years in a 2 channel set up.

When I first got into home theater in late '97 or early '98, I went with a set of five M&K S85 speakers, 4 satellites and the center along with a M&K V90 sub with a Yamaha 2092 receiver and Sony S7000 dvd player. I went with the M&K because at the time, Klipsch didn't really make an Epic series center or surrounds to match the mains. Besides, the M&Ks were nothing to be ashamed of. Matter of fact, they are very Klipsch like in their own way as they are a very lively, dynamic little speaker in their own right (just not as efficient), and they are excellent, particularly on movies.

I sailed along content like this for years with 2 different systems, one for movies and the other for 2 channel music. Eventually, I got the upgrade bug (that we all are afflicted with from time to time it seems), and I replaced the Yamaha 2092 receiver with a Denon 3802 when 6th Ave.com had them for $700 shipped about a year and a half ago. However, the 3802 couldn't really drive the 4 ohm M&Ks as well as the Yammy I had did. Then I got a HK 8000 when One Call had them for like $1100 shipped about a year ago. Next I traded the 3802 I had for an older B&K 101 receiver. It was identical to the 202 except for it didn't have DTS decoding while the 202 did. The 101 only has DD 5.1, but other than that, it's identical to the 202 in every other way. I got it because it can be upgraded from the B&K factory for a cost of $1000 plus 2 way shipping charges to be the equivalent to the same as the 507 receiver and Reference 50 in it's pre/pro section.

Also, last year, on the speaker side of the equation, I got a set of Infinity Interludes, IL60 mains, IL36C center, 2 pairs of IL50 for surrounds, plus an IL120S sub (in addition to the IL60 mains built in subs, also, the IL50s have built in subs as well), all off of ubid.com for a fraction of their original list price. All of the Infinity subs are set up with their ingeniouis RABOS system engaged, which really works as advertised. I know having all of those subs in a system may be overkill, but you should just hear it with Das Boot or U571 when the depth charges start going off! You will literally feel it to the bone. The M&Ks were then moved into the bedroom system because they are so small. Regrettably, I sold the Klipsch Epic CF3s and have been kicking myself ever since. The Infinity Interludes are OK, but recently an opportunity presented itself that I jumped all over.

I recently acquired a complete set of Klipsch KSP speakers, 400 mains, C6 center and S6 surrounds locally. Also, I got a pair of KLF30 off of ebay.

Now for my questions. First off, I'm starting to have a little buyer's remorse now wondering if I did the right thing. I now wonder if I should have just got all new Reference series Klipschs along with an SVS PB2 ISD sub instead and just have been done with it. Anyways, I plan on using the KSP set in a 5.1 home theater set up for movies, and the KLF 30 pair in a dedicated 2 channel set up for mostly rock music (after all, it is supposed to be THE rock and roll speaker, is it not?). Well, I also have decided to forgo the B&K upgrade for now. I figure that I'll wait for the next generation upgrade which should also include the new DPL2X. Until then, the Sony S7000 dvd player also doesn't do DTS, so it and the B&K 101 are an obvious match. They may only do Dolby Digital, but they do it very well at that! So, in the meantime, I picked up a new Denon 3803 from 6th Ave. for $621 shipped.

Therein lies my dilemna. I currently have the HK 8000 plus a HK PA 2000 power amp for full on 7.1 surround since the 8000 only has 5 powered channels driving the Infinity Interludes in a dedicated theater room. I have the B&K 101 driving the M&K system in the bedroom, and I was planning on driving the Klipsch KSP set in the den with the Denon 3803. However, I would like some other's opinions here. How would you guys match up the receivers and speakers? Denon with Infinity, HK w/ M&K, and B&K w/ Klipsch KSPs? Or maybe the HK 8000 with Klipsch KSPs instead? The only thing, I don't know if the 3803 can really drive the 4 ohm M&K speakers well enough (the 3802 I originally had could, but not really very well as it just wasn't quite strong enough for them and it got real hot), but I know the B&K and HK can both handle 4 ohm loads with no problems, particularly when they are high passed set to "small". Therefore, whatever I do, the M&Ks must have either the HK or the B&K. So bottom line it for me, with Klipsch KSPs, Denon 3803, HK 8000, or B&K 101?

Also, I need some seperates for the KLF 30 in a 2 channel set up for the game room. I've had good luck with Adcom before, and I was thinking of maybe getting some newer Adcoms to mate with the KLFs. How would Adcom/KLF match? I personally thought the older Adcoms I had with my Epic CF3 was a kick *** combination. I was thinking maybe the GFA 5400 or 5500 power amp along with one of their newer tuner/preamp combos and CD players. Anything out there in that price range better than Adcom to mate with the KLFs?

Sorry this was so long, and thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[Epic Premiere Legend]

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"So bottom line it for me, with Klipsch KSPs, Denon 3803, HK 8000, or B&K 101?

Also, I need some seperates for the KLF 30 in a 2 channel set up for the game room. I've had good luck with Adcom before, and I was thinking of maybe getting some newer Adcoms to mate with the KLFs. How would Adcom/KLF match? I personally thought the older Adcoms I had with my Epic CF3 was a kick *** combination. I was thinking maybe the GFA 5400 or 5500 power amp along with one of their newer tuner/preamp combos and CD players. Anything out there in that price range better than Adcom to mate with the KLFs?"

Anybody?