DO NOT BUY THE RF-7'S, AND FOR SURE DON'T BUY THE RF-3'S. I USED TO OWN A SET OF RF-3II'S BEFORE GETTING RID OF THEM. I BROUGHT THEM BACK TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL WIRING OF THE SPEAKER AND NO SOUND CAME FROM ONE SPEAKER EXCEPT A HISSING SOUND. (THIS WAS AFTER 1 WEEK OF USE)SO I RETURNED THEM FOR ANOTHER SET. THE SECOND TIME WAS EXACTLY THE SAME THING PLUS IT WOULD CAUSE MY AMP TO OVERLOAD WHENEVER I TURNED THEM UP AT A QUARTER VOLUME. THIS DID NOT LEAVE A GOOD IMPRESSION AND I FINALLY GOT MY MONEY BACK. EVEN WHEN THE RF3'S DID WORK, THEY SIMPLY DIDNT'SOUND AS GOOD AS I HAD EXPECTED THEM TO. THEY LACKED BIG TIME IN BASS, AND ESPECIALLY IN SOUNDSTAGING. I TRYED RE-POSITIONING THE LOCATION,ANGLE, AND DISTANCE OF THE SPEAKERS ABOUT A THOUSAND TIMES, BUT STILL COULDN'T ACHIEVE AN OPTIMAL SOUNDING "SWEET SPOT". FROM LISTENING TO THE RF-7'S, I WOULD SAY THEY WERE QUITE A BIT BETTER THAN THE RF-3'S IN EVERY RESPECT. THEY HAD DEEPER BASS, EMPROVED MID-RANGE AND A SWEET TWEET.... TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IF THEY'RE WORTH THE MONEY, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY NO. THE RF7'S ARE A GOOD SPEAKER AT A $1800 PRICE POINT, NOT $2500. BUT EVEN THEN, THERE ARE STILL DIFFERENT TYPES AND DEFINETLY BETTER SOUNDING SPEAKERS OUT THERE FOR LESS MONEY. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS (AND THE REASON I'M REPLYING TO YOUR MESSAGE)IS THE PARADIGM STUDIO 100'S. AT A $1900MAX)PRICE POINT YOU'RE GETTING A LOT MORE VALUE FOR YOUR DOLLAR. THE PARADIGM'S WILL OUT-PLAY THE KLIPSHC'S IN TERMS OF SONIC QUALITY. WEIGHING 110 LBS EACH SPEAKER, YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY TELL THAT THEY ARE MUCH BETTER BUILT, HAVE MORE INTERNAL BRACING, AND LARGER MAGNET'S THAN THE KLIPSCH'S. THE STUDIO 100'S HAVE A MUCH BETTER SOUNDSTAGE AND ALLOWS YOU TO SIT ANYWHERE IN THE ROOM AND STILL HAVE A GOOD SPOT.
WELL, I HOPE MY OPINION HAS HELPED YOU IN MAKING A DECISION. LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS NOT YOUR EYES: DON'T LET THOSE NICE LOOKING BRASS WOOFERS FOOL YOU, OR THE OVERLY NICE PEOPLE TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU....TEST, THE PARADIGMS AND YOU'LL SEE.