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Who wears the pants in this relationship?

Ba hahahaha hahaha ha hahaha.... I'm kidding. Well have you considered separates? You could stick a slim preamp in there, they don't require the ventilation space because there aren't any amps creating heat in them. Then hide an amplifier somewhere else? Or does this defeat the whole purpose???

Ha ha, Orb... I too recall seeing the website for Orb pop up when I was looking around for new speakers. They looked sort of interesting I must admit, but after finding and buying honest to goodness towers like these M80's, I laugh at claims that these little Orb speakers can attain anywhere near the same kind of sound quality.

A fine budget speaker for smaller rooms they may be, but you're looking at REAL speakers when you're here at Axiom my friend. Don't confuse the two.

Actually no... that is a good idea... the 607 does fit but if it is not enough juice then a preamp is exactly what i will do.

P.S. She wears the pants... and I love taking those pants off so I usually try to come to a compromise. although I do usually end up getting what I want. I just convince her it was her idea.

Great answer!!! Hey at least you spit the truth!!! lol

So its down to this... the epic grand master 500 (so I can hang everything on the wall and appease my girlfriend) in a 2550 cubic foot room. A txsr607 if it is enough power or else a preamp and a more powerful amp. Does anyone have any other suggestions or does this sound pretty good?

Did i just read that someone likes to post while not wearing pants?

Ah come on fellas. Have some couth.

Steve, yes the 607 is lower than the 906 and apparently just barely fits, but I didn't mention it because I assumed that you might be looking for features(not necessarily power)more similar to the 906. The 607 might well have enough power to meet your needs depending on how loud you listen and how wide the dynamic range of the program material is. At least it might have enough power before it shuts down because of overheating in the confined space it's been crammed in to. That's simply a bad idea for any receiver, or even a preamp, which of course does have a lower-gain amplifier in it.

I'm worried about that statement. When you say "a little tight", how tight is that?

I know my Pioneer (manufacturer claim of 130 Watts x7), which actually runs pretty cool, specifies 23 inches of clearance above, 12 to each side, and 6 behind when installed in an enclosed area.

If you can afford it, a pre-amp with the power amp(s) located where there is plenty of breathing room would be my recommendation.

Well I guess Ill have to make room on the counter then for a bigger amp. Ill talk to my onkyo rep and see what I can get another 906 for or maybe an 876. I will also see what other brands I can get cost on and then let you guys know and you can let me know which you think is the best way to go since I am not very familiar with other brands aside from harmon kardon. Thanks again for everyones help

Sure, from your comment that the 6 15/16" 607 barely fits and the 7 5/8" 906 doesn't, even with feet removed, it appears that you're working with about 7". If you could remove a section of shelving to possibly double the available room this would help. You could then consider the 876 or another 906.

Since you already have a 607, you could do some experimenting so that we wouldn't be doing just guesswork. Temporarily set up the 607 with speakers down there and see if the setup would play at your listening level without overheating and shutting down.