Need help ASAP !!! Wife is coming back !

Subdusted
Subdusted Posts: 30
edited July 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Just got a new receiver.. it's a little better than I hoped for )).. Integra 70.1..
Since Monitors are a steal now, I'll be getting 50-s as surrounds , CS2 and 30s or 40s for front high..Sub can be bought locally at Craigslist - I'm debating PSW 110, 200 or 505 .. Now, the front towers..I don't see myself buying an amp in the near future , so the receiver is all I am going to have powerwise.. Will it be able to push 70-s hard enough to produce good sound without bi-amping? Or should I go 60-s route to get a clear sound? I don't really have much time for contemplating - just got married and have to buy everything this week before she comes back from her parents. ( She knows that I have some kind of audio equipment, but fortunately, has no clue what it is..SHE MUST NOT SEE THE BOXES COMING ! ) If I don't buy it now, I 'm never gonna have it. And how can I live with that?
Thanks guys.
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  • Subdusted
    Subdusted Posts: 30
    edited July 2011
    Thanks.. )).. I'm not hiding anything - it'll all be in plain view )).. It's just that she has totally different priorities when it comes to purchases..
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,309
    edited July 2011
    "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission"
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited July 2011
    Just go ahead and buy them. You're going to have to get the mother-in-law's approval anyway. Enjoy them while they let you.


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  • Subdusted
    Subdusted Posts: 30
    edited July 2011
    Buy what? 60s or 70s... ?
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  • Subdusted
    Subdusted Posts: 30
    edited July 2011
    I'm buying something for sure.. I'd rather face the music later but HAVE them.. The question for me was whether the receiver itself is enough to power them.. esp if I use all 9 channels..I'm not sure I will, but..just in case..
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited July 2011
    I'd go ahead and get the 70's. You could always get a separate amp to drive the fronts.



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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited July 2011
    I'd rather face the music later but HAVE them..
    Not a good start for a trusting relationship. You don't have to be PW but you should be honest,just my opinion. Hope everything works out for you.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2011
    I see a divorce in your future.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • acmf74
    acmf74 Posts: 936
    edited July 2011
    too funny...

    subscribed.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited July 2011
    Good luck with this! :wink:

    http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/113057/marry-secret-spender-cnnmoney

    Go RTi! :smile:
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  • Subdusted
    Subdusted Posts: 30
    edited July 2011
    Not really.. I might have exaggerated things a little )).. I don't have any toys left after my FUN car was stolen, so she knows that I should have something..The money isn't exactly coming out of a family budget, I made it on the side in my spare time instead of pressing the couch with my butt in front of a TV.. So I earned it..I just don't want to shock her with all that equipment bought at once..Of course, she will notice it.. but.. gradually ))
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,157
    edited July 2011
    After you explain to her how much she has spent on her shoes, I believe this issue of where your hard earned "extra" money goes should not be an issue. She's got her priorities, you have yours.

    Sorry to hear about the car. That sucks.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited July 2011
    Subdusted wrote: »
    ...... so she knows that I should have something..The money isn't exactly coming out of a family budget,....

    In my best Jed Clampett voice, " One of these days, I'm going to have to have a loooong talk with that boy."


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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,309
    edited July 2011
    treitz3 wrote: »
    After you explain to her how much she has spent on her shoes, I believe this issue of where your hard earned "extra" money goes should not be an issue. She's got her priorities, you have yours.

    Sorry to hear about the car. That sucks.

    The biggest difference everyone can enjoy the speakers...hope your not enjoying her shoes, unless she's wearing them:wink:
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited July 2011
    Reading the OP brought a smile to my face, been in the same boat myself. Buy what you want, she may not like it but after a while it won't matter, there will be other things to bicker over. Cheers. :wink:
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited July 2011
    nap wrote: »
    Reading the OP brought a smile to my face, been in the same boat myself. Buy what you want, she may not like it but after a while it won't matter, there will be other things to bicker over. Cheers. :wink:

    Good Advice!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2011
    nap wrote: »
    Reading the OP brought a smile to my face, been in the same boat myself. Buy what you want, she may not like it but after a while it won't matter, there will be other things to bicker over. Cheers. :wink:
    Just curious, are you still married to the same lady? :wink:
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,604
    edited July 2011
    Damn, just married and she already took away your balls? :eek:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2011
    halo71 wrote: »
    damn, just married and she already took away your balls? :eek:
    thumb_AN_FROG_ROFLMAO.gif
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2011
    subdust it is very encouraging to see your spending your money wisely instead of wasting it on unwanted necessacities.

    RT1
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2011
    Wow.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2011
    I like this guy.... Already hidding things from new wife.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2011
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission"
    ...Yep..thats how i see it..+1:biggrin:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2011
    Yeah he fits right in with the rest of us..lol..
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  • pdxfj
    pdxfj Posts: 376
    edited July 2011
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission"

    Same thing I told my neighbor when he was looking at buying a motorcycle. In the end he took my advice and bought one..when his wife was still under the impression he was just "thinking" about it.

    To the OP.. Get everything setup, toss in some music she likes and you stand a good chance she won't mind after hearing how good everything sounds. :biggrin:
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2011
    pdxfj wrote: »
    Same thing I told my neighbor when he was looking at buying a motorcycle. In the end he took my advice and bought one..when his wife was still under the impression he was just "thinking" about it.

    To the OP.. Get everything setup, toss in some music she likes and you stand a good chance she won't mind after hearing how good everything sounds. :biggrin:
    ....+1...:biggrin:
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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited July 2011
    yeah....my balls were in a jar on the wife's night stand for 40 years....don't let it start ....btw....got them back in the divorce...
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  • BWilberg266
    BWilberg266 Posts: 191
    edited July 2011
    The wife and I each get our own spending money each week that the other one can't say anything about regarding how they spend it. Works great and I have purchased pretty much my whole setup this way. She never bothers me about what I want to buy, because it's all budgeted in. I get my toys, and I don't have to argue or sneak around to get em!
    Main Setup
    Fronts - Energy RC-50's
    Center - Energy RC-LCR
    Rear - Energy RC-R's
    Subs - Gone...
    AVR - Pioneer SC-37
    Blu-Ray - Sony BDP-S360
    TV - Vizio E550I-B2
    Media Server - Mac Mini
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2011
    BWilberg266 wrote: »
    The wife and I each get our own spending money each week that the other one can't say anything about regarding how they spend it. Works great and I have purchased pretty much my whole setup this way. She never bothers me about what I want to buy, because it's all budgeted in. I get my toys, and I don't have to argue or sneak around to get em!

    Now that's the sensible way to do it! Congrats.:smile:
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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