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    Setup for $1500 or less

    Thanks Schan, much appreciated. Will the Yamaha 375 push a set of surround RTiA speakers w/o issue? I'm not sure how to confirm this...for instance, Polk says the CSiA4 requires "20-180 watts per channel." That is a pretty large gap and as such doesn't tell me personally anything. The 375...
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    Setup for $1500 or less

    Everyone has been very helpful. Thanks guys, special thanks to gene for explaining how Polk designates series in their speakers.Would the 375 Yamaha be able to handle the polk speakers I listed with reasonable headroom? Can you explain this more? Gene stated the RT, CS, F/X, denoted speaker...
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    Setup for $1500 or less

    I have no analog inputs anymore. Is the audio quality of the cheaper Yamaha I am thinking about (RX-v375) the same as the upper echelons? For the price, I can forgo the features of the pricier models, but wonder if audio quality will suffer somehow. As far as matching speakers, are all of...
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    Setup for $1500 or less

    Thanks for the suggestions all. I am not an audiophile, so have mostly only heard of the big names (Polk, Yamaha, Harmon Kardon, JBL, Pioneer, Sony, etc...) Todd, Is Definitive Technology a well known/respected brand? I don't recall any experience with them. I have been noodling this setup...
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    Setup for $1500 or less

    As a baseline, I had used some Logitech z680s for maybe 10yrs until they were taken out by smoke damage in a house fire. I was pretty happy w/them but now I am looking to replace (http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Computer-Speakers-5-Speaker-Silver/dp/B00007AKDP). The room is rectangular, approx...
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