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IMO the Yamaha is crap; terrible.

For $600 or so, you won't get much either.

Your sub isn't all that bad; hang on to it and put the money where it will make things sound better.

I recommend the Musical Fidelity M5si integrated amp ($1995). You are just talking about a 2-channel system, right? That should be your first step to much better sound.

After that, there are tons of speakers that sound better than those Klipsch speakers. You need to eventually upgrade there.

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I currently have: Klipsch Epic-cf 2 floor standing speakers, Klipsch R12SW, and a Yamaha TSR-7810. A weird combo, I know. I am planning on upgrading to the PSA V3611 sub for more output in a big room and outdoors. The Yamaha receiver just isn't cutting it with it's built in amp. At high volumes, there is resolution, but has super jagged edges that need to be smoothed out. Also when used outdoors, 95 watts combined with peaks in songs doesn't cut it (I don't even think there is 95 watts in the first place). Some amps like from NAD seem to fit my situation with lots of power and a warmer sound, but $3000? Not in my range while that sub is already consuming a lot of my budget. +/- $600 is the amount i'm willing to spend on an amp that has around 350 watts @ 8 ohms. Thoughts?

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I think the Klipsch could use some work in the bass and midrange, but the treble sounds great out of that horn even with the Yamaha amp, although it is harsh at loud volumes. At the end of the day, if $2000 is what I need to spend, I will do it, but is there anything else powerful and that sounds good under $1000? And yes, I am talking about a 2 channel config, and if there are any high efficiency speakers (98db @1w 1m +) that you recommend, let me know.

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There are very few speakers with that kind of sensitivity, since most types of speaker designs cannot acheive it.

But it doesn't take all that much power to adequately drive speakers with 88 or 90 db/watt sensitivity, and there are lots of them.

I recommend PSB speakers, and Monitor Audio, and KEF and Dynaudio, among others.

Look at the Recommended Components section here on this website for specific speakers that will meet your needs. There are many.

IMO the Klipsch speakers are definitely more harsh and hard to listen to than most other speakers; I never recommend them (with the exception of the Klipschhorn and Heresy).

The Cambridge Audio CXA80 integrated amplifier would be a good choice; it will drive almost any speakers well and sounds very good. It is not quite as good as the Musical Fidelity amplifier, but much much better than what you have now, and it sells for $999; very good for the money. It would be a good amp to build your system around for a long time.

Personally, I have Vandersteen speakers, and love the way they sound; but they are expensive.

Owen_Electric wrote:

I think the Klipsch could use some work in the bass and midrange, but the treble sounds great out of that horn even with the Yamaha amp, although it is harsh at loud volumes. At the end of the day, if $2000 is what I need to spend, I will do it, but is there anything else powerful and that sounds good under $1000? And yes, I am talking about a 2 channel config, and if there are any high efficiency speakers (98db @1w 1m +) that you recommend, let me know.

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