Arky Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Hi guys my audio knowledge is very limited. This forum convinced me to buy the 7's (L-C-R) & h/k 7200. I use old kc-1's as rears & a svs 2039pc+. my room is 18x16 hardwood on slab - typical home living room. 60/40 movies to music & I prefer 5.1 music over 2 channel. ok : I really like the sound i'm hearing but I guess i'm looking for a little more clarity (detail) if that makes sense. I don't hear any harshness some others complain about so I don't no if dean's mods would be a significant benefit to me. Would it help if I add a used 3 or 5 channel amp? Maybe a Rotel rmb-1075 or whatever B&K's = would be. My budget is about $750. I will replace the h/k with a pre/pro when I can afford to. I suppose a Rotel or B&K because some here say those mate well with the 7's. Am I even on the right track? Which amp & later pre/pro would you suggest? I have searched every audio forum & thread I can find. To me this forum is far superior. You guys should be proud. I learn about audio here & members are respectful. Thanks for any help. JT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Your receiver has good power as far as receivers go. A move to the 125 watt Rotel isn't big enough to hear the benefit. It is moving laterally instead of a move up. The bigger Rotels and B&K both do a good job on RF-7s. Good used amps can be excellent buys. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I have a very nice Carver AV 806x 6 channel amp in excellent condition. 133 watts/channel x 6 or you can bridge any 2 channels and the output is 360 watts x 3, or you can bridge the center only and have 133 x 4 and 360 x 1 for the center, which is the way I had it set up for a long time. It is a very warm sounding amp, IMO. You can Google Carver AV 806x and get a good bit of reviews and info. I would be willing to sell it for $750 plus shipping. It is a very solid, heavy and well built amp and is truly in pristine condition. I ran KLF 30s/20s/C7 with it for a while until I got a B & K Reference 200.7 earlier this year. The only reason I got the B & K is for the 7 channels. Honestly, I cannot hardly tell the difference between the sound of the 2 amps. I'm sure if you did an a/b comparison you might be able to, and I'm sure there are ears out there that could tell without an a/b but it is a very powerful amp and has great sound. It's very quiet also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I use a B&K 200.5 with my 7's and I like the combination very much. Others on here have Rotel and swear by it. I don't think you can lose either way. As far as preamps go, again both B&K and Rotel make nice units. There are also alot of other choices out there as well that would work great. The only other brand I have personally tried besides B&K is NAD. I like their stuff also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I have a B&K also with my 7s and love it. But Rotel makes great amps that also sound good with Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Button Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I've often heard that the B&K equipment goes well with Klipsch and that Rotel's got some great service, but they're snobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 thanks for the help guys wstrickland1 thanks for the offer but at this point i'm way to confused to make any decisions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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