kevincaudill

Hey guys, I have a room about 23x13.5x8 that i am trying to create my first 5.1 system in. I sit about 18 feet from the screen when watching HT. It will be powered by a Denon 2805. I currently have the RB-35s with the RC-35 and the RS-35s. I am very impressed with the RB-35s but the wife acceptance factor has become an issue for these. I dont have room for floorstanders so bookshelves wall mounted will have to do. The RB-25s fit the bill in the aesthetics departmetn but am concerned given the size room i have that they may not have enough guts. The other main concern i have is the center channel. I have not been impressed with the RC-35. It just doesnt seem to deliver that "punch" that we know and love with Klipsch. There doesnt seem to be the clarity and depth to the sound. It is almost like you are listending to someone down the hall instead of right there in the room with you. This is another reason i am hesitant to go with the R-25 series. What do you guys think/suggest. Kevin

Thanks for the quick reply! i will have the front speakers set just to the sides of the tv no matter what set up i go with due to space limitations. I have the Denon 1804 but the dealer was pushing a Yamaha 640 model (one of their newer receivers) which did sound pretty good. I guess one questions is would it be better to maybe upgrade the RF-25s to RF-35s or even RF-5s and use the phantom mode versus keeping the RF-25s and going in wall behind the tv for a center channel? Kevin

I am having a HUGE problem with the WAF (wife acceptance factor) of my new 5.1 setup. I purchased 2 RF-25s for the front along with a RC-25 center and 2 RB-25 rears. The wife hated the center channel on top as well as the rears. She could tolerate the towers though. So now i am faced with possibly going inwall for the rear surrounds, which i dont think will make a huge problem. However, for the center channel i am needing to go inwall or none at all. My dealer said you could set the receiver to some sort of "phantom center channel" mode where you wouldnt need a center channel at all, claims you cant tell a difference. Does anyone have any experience with this setup? Conversely, if i go inwall with the center could i still use the two tower RF-25s since it will be so far behind them? I want to salvage some sort of system even if it isnt ideal at this point. Thanks as always for all your help! Kevin