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post #17161 of 22410
11/19/11 at 10:51am
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post #17162 of 22410
11/19/11 at 11:25am
Bought a sound Anchor stand from Audiogon. Worked out fine for my center channel.





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post #17163 of 22410
11/19/11 at 1:40pm
I am sorry I asked!
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post #17164 of 22410
11/21/11 at 4:36am
i found a klipsch dealer who has rs-62 and rs-62ii.what is a better match for my rf-83 and rc-64? price is the same.
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post #17165 of 22410
11/21/11 at 5:12am
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Originally Posted by stewey1200 View Post

i found a klipsch dealer who has rs-62 and rs-62ii.what is a better match for my rf-83 and rc-64? price is the same.

RS62s are the better match. I would definately get him to come down on price if they are the same considering they are not made anymore.
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post #17166 of 22410
11/21/11 at 10:57am
Can you guys rank these speakers in terms of which provide the most power/best quality/etc?

VF-35,VF-36, KF-26

My thought is it goes VF-36, VF-35, and then KF-26. But I don't really know. Any thoughts?

I will soon have a pair of all 3 for my 7.1 home theater setup, and trying to figure how which pair goes where, keeping in mind that on my Denon AVR-890, when I use a 5.1 track (most things I watch, of course, are 5.1), the rear sound comes out of the sides and I cannot choose to have it come out the back.

My thought is fronts = VF-36, sides = VF-35, back = KF-26

Thanks!
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post #17167 of 22410
11/21/11 at 11:56am
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Originally Posted by stewey1200 View Post

i found a klipsch dealer who has rs-62 and rs-62ii.what is a better match for my rf-83 and rc-64? price is the same.

Either will work fine as surrounds. The RS-62 is the "correct" match for styling, as the 62IIs match the styling of the other reference II speakers. It should really come to whether you like the pointed or round grille better. I bought a pair of 62IIs, but I like the 62s better. I prefer the pointed grille for some reason, so now I have a brand new pair of 62IIs with no home.

I did find out that the 62 grilles fit the 62II, so if one were unable to find 62s, they could get the IIs and order the 62 grilles from Klipsch if they like the pointed grille that much more. However, the 62II grilles do not fit the 62s.

As nezff said, you should be able to get the 62s at a pretty good discount.
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post #17168 of 22410
11/21/11 at 11:58am
Is there a reason you are going with that line?

It looks like you have it right after looking at the specs etc...
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post #17169 of 22410
11/21/11 at 2:18pm
Looks like I will be joining the club on Wednesday...

Going with a pair of RF-82II's and a RC-64II for now. Hoping to upgrade to the 7II's down the road..

Still deciding on a sub to compliment them.
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post #17170 of 22410
11/21/11 at 8:03pm
Hey guys, I want to start by saying how impressed I am with the amount of knowledge I've found in this thread. I've just recently found it but have already learned much more than I could've expected.

Now that I've buttered you up, I'm hoping you might give me a little advice...

I've started a build thread in the Dedicated Theater forum. My plan had been to use the RF-52II series as 7.1 for my ~17'x18' theater room. Because of design, etc. issues, I now only have ~16.5" for my front speakers. From what I've read, this may rule out the RF-52II because of a lack of rear port clearance.


Is this clearance (~2") an issue?

If not...
  • Would (3) RF-52II's and (4) RS-52II's be the appropriate set?
  • Is there a previous generation equivalent I could use at a better price?

If so, what do you guys think about these options as replacements...
  • F-30 HT System --> (2) F-30, (1) C-20, (2) S-20, (1) SW-450 on CL for $1500
  • (2) F-3's on CL for $425
  • (2) F-2's on CL for $300

As a note, the F-30/3 would have VERY little clearance from the front port to the acoustically transparent GOM. I don't know if this is a problem or not.

Sorry for the convoluted post. I just wanted to give as much info as I could.

Thanks for your help,
Cory
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post #17171 of 22410
11/21/11 at 8:44pm
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Originally Posted by manthatsnice View Post

Hey guys, I want to start by saying how impressed I am with the amount of knowledge I've found in this thread. I've just recently found it but have already learned much more than I could've expected.

Now that I've buttered you up, I'm hoping you might give me a little advice...

I've started a build thread in the Dedicated Theater forum. My plan had been to use the RF-52II series as 7.1 for my ~17'x18' theater room. Because of design, etc. issues, I now only have ~16.5" for my front speakers. From what I've read, this may rule out the RF-52II because of a lack of rear port clearance.

Is this clearance (~2") an issue?

If not...

Would (3) RF-52II's and (4) RS-52II's be the appropriate set?

Is there a previous generation equivalent I could use at a better price?

If so, what do you guys think about these options as replacements...

F-30 HT System --> (2) F-30, (1) C-20, (2) S-20, (1) SW-450 on CL for $1500

(2) F-3's on CL for $425

(2) F-2's on CL for $300

As a note, the F-30/3 would have VERY little clearance from the front port to the acoustically transparent GOM. I don't know if this is a problem or not.

Sorry for the convoluted post. I just wanted to give as much info as I could.

Thanks for your help,
Cory

Have you looked into the RB-81II for your front three they are front ported. Power rating: 150W (RMS) / 600W (peak) Impedance: 8ohms compatible Tweeter: 1" titanium diaphragm compression driver mate to a square Tractrix horn Woofer: 8" Cerametallic cone woofer Sensitivity: 97dB @ 2.83V/1m Crossover: 1400Hz Frequency response: 44Hz - 24kHz bass-reflex via front firing port Inputs: dual binding posts suitable for bi-wiring and bi-amping
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post #17172 of 22410
11/21/11 at 9:16pm
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Have you looked into the RB-82II for your front three they are front ported. Power rating: 150W (RMS) / 600W (peak) Impedance: 8ohms compatible Tweeter: 1" titanium diaphragm compression driver mate to a square Tractrix horn Woofer: 8" Cerametallic cone woofer Sensitivity: 97dB @ 2.83V/1m Crossover: 1400Hz Frequency response: 44Hz - 24kHz bass-reflex via front firing port Inputs: dual binding posts suitable for bi-wiring and bi-amping

Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, I can't find any info on RB-82II. All I see is RF-82II but they're rear ported.

Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Cory
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post #17173 of 22410
11/21/11 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by manthatsnice View Post


Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, I can't find any info on RB-82II. All I see is RF-82II but they're rear ported.

Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Cory

I'm sorry it's the RB-81II
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post #17174 of 22410
11/22/11 at 3:09am
Brand new pair of RS52(cherry) still in the box. My wife won't let me install them. Gotta find them a new home
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post #17175 of 22410
11/22/11 at 3:38am
Best Buy has the KF-28 8" tower speakers on sale flack friday for $225 each. This seems like a pretty good deal (50% off). I know they arn't top of the line but I was about to get RF-82II towers for $450 each.
These would be so much cheaper.

Would the sound quality be that big of a difference between the two to warrant twice the price?
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post #17176 of 22410
11/22/11 at 8:38am
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Best Buy has the KF-28 8" tower speakers on sale flack friday for $225 each. This seems like a pretty good deal (50% off). I know they arn't top of the line but I was about to get RF-82II towers for $450 each.
These would be so much cheaper.

Would the sound quality be that big of a difference between the two to warrant twice the price?

Yes. To me the Synergy line is better than these KF's. I wasnt impressed at all when I listened to them at Best Buy. Also the lack of knowledge at Best Buy is sad. It did make for a little fun for me though...
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post #17177 of 22410
11/22/11 at 9:11am
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Originally Posted by hordeall View Post

Best Buy has the KF-28 8" tower speakers on sale flack friday for $225 each. This seems like a pretty good deal (50% off). I know they arn't top of the line but I was about to get RF-82II towers for $450 each.
These would be so much cheaper.

Would the sound quality be that big of a difference between the two to warrant twice the price?

Not sure about this years icon line but I have last years model of the Icon line and love them. I'm using 2 VF-35s for fronts and 2 for front wides. You can get the VF-35s for 169 from vanns.com

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/brand/25/1/klipsch/
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post #17178 of 22410
11/22/11 at 10:09am
I'm in search of some in ceiling speakers, and I want to see if anyone in here have any experience of the 5650C speaker?
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post #17179 of 22410
11/22/11 at 11:14am
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I'm sorry it's the RB-81II

RB-81ii definitely looks like an option. They fit and they're easy to get.

Tony recommended on my build thread that I get KL-650 or a great used speaker like Cornwalls. As I've looked around, I've seen several items that look like viable options...

(2) Klipsch Chorus -$995 (edit: just found a pair @ $500 total)
(2) Klipsch Heresy II - $400
(2) Klipsch KG 4 - $400
(2) Klipsch KL-650-THX Ultra2 - $1799
(2) Klipsch Cornwall - $2200 (maybe out of my $ range...)

What do you guys think about these used options? Suggestions?

Again, these would be for fronts of a 7.1 HT system.

Thanks for your time and advice,
Cory
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post #17180 of 22410
11/22/11 at 12:20pm
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Yes. To me the Synergy line is better than these KF's. I wasnt impressed at all when I listened to them at Best Buy. Also the lack of knowledge at Best Buy is sad. It did make for a little fun for me though...



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Originally Posted by pappy97 View Post

Can you guys rank these speakers in terms of which provide the most power/best quality/etc?

VF-35,VF-36, KF-26

My thought is it goes VF-36, VF-35, and then KF-26. But I don't really know. Any thoughts?

I will soon have a pair of all 3 for my 7.1 home theater setup, and trying to figure how which pair goes where, keeping in mind that on my Denon AVR-890, when I use a 5.1 track (most things I watch, of course, are 5.1), the rear sound comes out of the sides and I cannot choose to have it come out the back.

My thought is fronts = VF-36, sides = VF-35, back = KF-26

Thanks!

Spur Darren: So, considering you aren't impressed by the new KF line at Best buy, sounds like my thought of going VF-36 for the fronts, VF-35's for the sides, and KF-26's for the rears (The rears are the least used in my set up) is what you would suggest, right?

P.S. To the extent it matters, the KF-26's as the rear's would be replacing a pair of VS-14's.

Right now:
Fronts VF-36
Sides VF-35
Rear VS-14
Center VC-25

Proposed:
Fronts VF-36
Sides VF-35
Rear KF-26 (pair already purchased)
Center VC-25

VS-14's go into storage or maybe another room's set up.

Thanks.
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post #17181 of 22410
11/22/11 at 12:43pm
Maybe its just me but the Icon line has never impressed me. I had a Synergy F-3 setup to start with which was the lower line and to me the Icons look like they arent even built as well. To me the Synergy's just sounded better. Now that I have RF-7II's i guess maybe I am spoiled. I remember when I demoed the F-3's Transfomers was the demo material. I was amazed at how great it sounded. The new Icon's just didnt have that effect on me.
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post #17182 of 22410
11/22/11 at 2:00pm
Cory, sorry I'm short on time this evening, but quickly...Cornwall is my pick of the group, and they can be found fairly often at around $500 a pair. Heresy or a bit undersized as mains, but many are happy with them. The KL650 is a better performer than Heresy, but not Cornwall. My opinions. I'll revisit the conversation tomorrow when I have more time.
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post #17183 of 22410
11/22/11 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by pappy97 View Post

Spur Darren: So, considering you aren't impressed by the new KF line at Best buy, sounds like my thought of going VF-36 for the fronts, VF-35's for the sides, and KF-26's for the rears (The rears are the least used in my set up) is what you would suggest, right?

P.S. To the extent it matters, the KF-26's as the rear's would be replacing a pair of VS-14's.

Right now:
Fronts VF-36
Sides VF-35
Rear VS-14
Center VC-25

Proposed:
Fronts VF-36
Sides VF-35
Rear KF-26 (pair already purchased)
Center VC-25

VS-14's go into storage or maybe another room's set up.

Thanks.

I have close to the same setup as you. Below is my suggestion and I'd sell the KF-26 or cancel if you can.

My suggestion:
Fronts VF-36
Sides/Surrounds VS-14
Rear VF-35
Center VC-25

My reason is because I've tried the setup's below

Fronts VF-35
Surrounds VS-14
Center VC-25
Sub SW-350 x2

Fronts VF-35
Surrounds VF-35
Front Heights VS-14
Center VC-25
Sub SW-350 x2
On this setup, the heights were nice, but the VF-35s weren't the best for surrounds. I'm guessing because their more directional or whatever you call it. Also, they didn't surround like surround speakers should.

I'm now running this:
Fronts VF-35
Front Wides VF-35
Surrounds VS-14
Center VC-25
Sub SW-350 x2


In all of the setups I've tried, the VS-14s work better for surrounds then the Towers. Also, this is my opinion and everyone is different. But I thought they served their purpose better as surrounds.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the Reference line blows the Icon away, and I already have plans to replace mine with RF 7s when I can afford them. Before my Klipsch Icon, I had Bose, when I had Bose, I thought they were the best. When I branched out and tried the Klipsch, I found out Bose is nothing close to the best speaker, in my opinion.
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post #17184 of 22410
11/22/11 at 2:14pm
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Originally Posted by manthatsnice View Post

RB-81ii definitely looks like an option. They fit and they're easy to get.

Tony recommended on my build thread that I get KL-650 or a great used speaker like Cornwalls. As I've looked around, I've seen several items that look like viable options...

(2) Klipsch Chorus -$995 (edit: just found a pair @ $500 total)
(2) Klipsch Heresy II - $400
(2) Klipsch KG 4 - $400
(2) Klipsch KL-650-THX Ultra2 - $1799
(2) Klipsch Cornwall - $2200 (maybe out of my $ range...)

What do you guys think about these used options? Suggestions?

Again, these would be for fronts of a 7.1 HT system.

Thanks for your time and advice,
Cory


From what Ive read on the Klipsch forum, the cornwalls are very nice. If you want to try your hand at Bob crites Cornscalas, he basically sends you everything you need to build two. $1200-1500.


On a side note, I heard some terrible news about Bama's kicker. He tried to commit suicide but couldnt kick the chair out from under him.
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11/22/11 at 2:41pm
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From what Ive read on the Klipsch forum, the cornwalls are very nice. If you want to try your hand at Bob crites Cornscalas, he basically sends you everything you need to build two. $1200-1500

if you can work with wood OR have a local cabinet shop that will do the work the Crites CornScalas are a hella good deal . Bob cuts the motorboards for Ya the rest is making a box , can be done in a few hours by a pro
& you are getting better built drivers/crossovers than Klipsch is putting in the stock Cornwalls
I re-did my Cornswalls (4 of them) into CornScala's best money I ever spent on audio gear bar none they are that Good ..
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11/22/11 at 3:22pm
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Cory, sorry I'm short on time this evening, but quickly...Cornwall is my pick of the group, and they can be found fairly often at around $500 a pair. Heresy or a bit undersized as mains, but many are happy with them. The KL650 is a better performer than Heresy, but not Cornwall. My opinions. I'll revisit the conversation tomorrow when I have more time.

Thanks for your time, Tony. 'Preciate the advice.

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Originally Posted by nezff View Post

From what Ive read on the Klipsch forum, the cornwalls are very nice. If you want to try your hand at Bob crites Cornscalas, he basically sends you everything you need to build two. $1200-1500.

On a side note, I heard some terrible news about Bama's kicker. He tried to commit suicide but couldnt kick the chair out from under him.

nezff, I just looked into the Cornscalas. Sounds like a great idea! His website is pretty bad though, so it's gonna take me some time to sort through all the info. Thanks for the lead. Oh, and, yeah, our kicker sucks. Bad.

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if you can work with wood OR have a local cabinet shop that will do the work the Crites CornScalas are a hella good deal . Bob cuts the motorboards for Ya the rest is making a box , can be done in a few hours by a pro
& you are getting better built drivers/crossovers than Klipsch is putting in the stock Cornwalls
I re-did my Cornswalls (4 of them) into CornScala's best money I ever spent on audio gear bar none they are that Good ..

Thanks for the info, Mike. This may my #1 option right now. The price is a bit high but if I don't buy the cabinets (I have a great woodworker in the family) I could be getting a helluva deal. Thanks again. Really encouraging stuff.


Would 3 Cornscalas make sense for L/C/R? If so, what would be good matches for the remainder of 7.1?


Thanks everyone.
Cory
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post #17187 of 22410
11/22/11 at 3:24pm
here ya go

http://www.critesspeakers.com/cornscala.html
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post #17188 of 22410
11/22/11 at 3:32pm
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here ya go

http://www.critesspeakers.com/cornscala.html

Yeah, that's the site I'm on. It's just not laid out really well. No problem. I'm getting through it. I think I'll give them a call tomorrow.
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post #17189 of 22410
11/22/11 at 3:34pm
Two Cornwalls for fronts just like they are can be tuned with the Reference center(RC-62) and surrounds(RS3-II) for Bluray. Spoiled with them new in 1979 and just now
replaced the cross over boards with Bob Crites complete networks....
good as new again with the same drivers etc. Old school huge boxs with 15" woofers are hard to beat with any of the tall towers for music and no sub.
I have two Klipsch subs for movies but usually just play the Corns for two channel music. Call Bob and talk to him, he will take the time to explain any questions you have. I emailed him one Sunday and he called me back a hour later, I ordered my new C/O boards after out phone call.
Louis
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11/22/11 at 3:36pm
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Would 3 Cornscalas make sense for L/C/R? If so, what would be good matches for the remainder of 7.1?

From everything I have heard, I'd say YES!
As for matching surrounds, the cheap way out is two pairs of used heresy II for $600 to $800 total. The expensive way could be Crites CS-1:


http://www.critesspeakers.com/crites...r-project.html
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