Klipsch owner thread - Page 694

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

Took a giant leap of faith and jumped all over those "Like New" prices on Amazon.
Got (2) RF-82 II's for $799 shipped (Like New, open box), an RC-64 II for $970 shipped (Like New, open box), and (2) RS-52 II's for $595 shipped (Like New, open box). Keeping my Paradigm Sub 25 (duh, like that was even an option).
My father has the old Reference line of Klipsch in his family room, uncalibrated, running off an ancient Denon AVR. I have always enjoyed watching movies in this room (though my theater room is a whole different ball game for many reasons). I figure with a properly treated room, ARC correction software, proper placement.....I will enjoy the Klipsch's in my theater room if I can enjoy them in such a simple setup as his family room. The biggest excitement I have is finally having High Sensitivity speakers capable of keeping up with my movie listening demand.
Will post results once I have it setup, calibrated, and demoed some familiar scenes.
SO EXCITING!

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

If I'm not mistaken, Fastslappy, you were the one telling me over a year ago to quit wasting my money on dome tweeter speakers and invest in "big woofers and compression drivers/horns for true movie playback, since their soundtracks are very dynamic", no?

Originally Posted by Fastslappy 

Guilty as charged
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L O L

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

Any complaints with Klipsch that made you jump ship?
Also, I have my Sig 8's (v3) up for sale if you are looking for a good deal. PM me.

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

Took a giant leap of faith and jumped all over those "Like New" prices on Amazon.
Got (2) RF-82 II's for $799 shipped (Like New, open box), an RC-64 II for $970 shipped (Like New, open box), and (2) RS-52 II's for $595 shipped (Like New, open box). Keeping my Paradigm Sub 25 (duh, like that was even an option).
My father has the old Reference line of Klipsch in his family room, uncalibrated, running off an ancient Denon AVR. I have always enjoyed watching movies in this room (though my theater room is a whole different ball game for many reasons). I figure with a properly treated room, ARC correction software, proper placement.....I will enjoy the Klipsch's in my theater room if I can enjoy them in such a simple setup as his family room. The biggest excitement I have is finally having High Sensitivity speakers capable of keeping up with my movie listening demand.
Will post results once I have it setup, calibrated, and demoed some familiar scenes.
SO EXCITING!

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

Here is a picture of my theater room with my current Paradigm Signature speakers in it (still working on boxing them up and shipping them out). The screen is 133"
As you can see, the center and towers will have PLENTY of room to breath, with proper acoustic treatments

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

Here is a picture of my theater room with my current Paradigm Signature speakers in it (still working on boxing them up and shipping them out). The screen is 133"
As you can see, the center and towers will have PLENTY of room to breath, with proper acoustic treatments

Originally Posted by Ruben Z 

If you go to amazon and search for the speakers you want for example HERE you will see below description where it says SO and SO NEW and SO and SO USED. If you CLICK the USED link, sometimes dealers will sell OPEN BOXED for cheap. For example, right now, IQ home Entertainment has them for 399. I got mine for like 340 and they were labeled as NEW in OPEN BOX. when I received them, they were obviously new and the box wasn't open. Everything was factory sealed. The USED items change daily, so you just need to look daily.

Originally Posted by eaux 

Usually those are not authorized dealers and hence no warranty will be provided.
There are probably no fake Klipsch Reference speakers but there are lots of fake earphones sold by shady sellers though. Do yours have serial number label at the back?

Originally Posted by jconjason 

Well it wasn't directed at you or your wife, was it? My apologies for interjecting humor into this thread, unfortunately some people don't know what "LOL"means or understand the placement of smileys.
Back to the speaker talk.

Originally Posted by Fastslappy 

BigCoolJesus , you get the speaks Yet ? ?

Originally Posted by BigCoolJesus 

All of the ones I just bought on Amazon are from Authorized Sellers, with full manufacturer warranty.

Originally Posted by Ruben Z 

same here. Mine came from IQ Home entertainment. And seriously, how often do speakers go out lol.

Originally Posted by tsaville 

I had a bit of an epiphany the other day: If we are all trying to recreate the theater experience, and theater speakers are all horn based, why don't we all own horns?
I've caught a case of upgradeitis lately, and I've been looking at the Klipsch RF series (82/C62/S52), as well as the KEF R series (always liked the KEF sound). As a little background, my previous speakers were Polk RTi (RTi 10 fronts). They had no problem getting loud, but I felt they lacked in detail and clarity. I switched those out for Mirage OMD speakers. They definitely have better detail/clarity than the Polk, but they can be a bit harsh at higher volumes.
I know there is no direct correlation between price and quality (you can find good and bad speakers at every price point), but I almost feel like the Klipsch reference speakers are too cheap. In other words, I don't want speakers that are "good for the price," I want speakers that are just plain GOOD.
Considering that BigCoolJesus just took a huge step back in price by switching from those Paradigms to the Klipsch, I guess I'll just follow his posts closely.
BTW, I have listened to Klipsch RF speakers at a friend's house, but I think to really evaluate a speaker it has to be in your own home. His speaker placement was terrible, so I'm not going to judge the Klipsch based on that experience.

Originally Posted by tsaville 

I had a bit of an epiphany the other day: If we are all trying to recreate the theater experience, and theater speakers are all horn based, why don't we all own horns?
I've caught a case of upgradeitis lately, and I've been looking at the Klipsch RF series (82/C62/S52), as well as the KEF R series (always liked the KEF sound). As a little background, my previous speakers were Polk RTi (RTi 10 fronts). They had no problem getting loud, but I felt they lacked in detail and clarity. I switched those out for Mirage OMD speakers. They definitely have better detail/clarity than the Polk, but they can be a bit harsh at higher volumes.
I know there is no direct correlation between price and quality (you can find good and bad speakers at every price point), but I almost feel like the Klipsch reference speakers are too cheap. In other words, I don't want speakers that are "good for the price," I want speakers that are just plain GOOD.
Considering that BigCoolJesus just took a huge step back in price by switching from those Paradigms to the Klipsch, I guess I'll just follow his posts closely.
BTW, I have listened to Klipsch RF speakers at a friend's house, but I think to really evaluate a speaker it has to be in your own home. His speaker placement was terrible, so I'm not going to judge the Klipsch based on that experience.

Originally Posted by tsaville 

If we are all trying to recreate the theater experience, and theater speakers are all horn based, why don't we all own horns?

some have had horns for decades....depsite them being honky.

Originally Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice 
The notion that a horn loaded speaker must honk is pure unadulterated myth.

Originally Posted by coytee 

I agree, that's why I said it.  As I re-read what I wrote...  my (intended to be sarcastic) remark could have been written much better however, I'm not known for my writing abilities.  I've had 3 way horns since 1979 and now have some rather large 2-way horns.

I'm honking every day!