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What kind of distance do you have from active rear speaker to wall/corner?

Checked the Klipsch product page and the RSW-10 is described as front firing active with rear firing passive speaker, the -12 and -15 are described exactly the opposite. Anyone with these subs have any idea if this is an accurate description?

Checked American TV and Electonics web site (fairly new here in St. Louis) for Klipsch subs, and they do have the RSW-12, whereas Ultimate Electonics no longer lists the RSW-10 or -12 models. At $1299 plus tax this would run me around $1400, plus cabling. For general music and occaisional movies this is a significant investment on top of RF-35s and RC-35 center. My other option was SVS Ultra cylinder, which I think runs around $1200 give or take, with shipping a tad more.. Since my goal is to add bass without shaking my house apart or going deaf in the process, are these two subs comparable except at the lowest frequencies? The SVS seems to have more "features" on the rear panel, not sure they add much the RSW-12 lacks, any thoughts?

Thanks for the inputs everyone. Recently checked Ultimate Electronics on-line, and they have deleted the RSW-10 and -12 from their web site, leaving only the -15, which is above my price point. Assuming the -10 and -12 have not been discontinued, but have not checked the Klipsh site yet. There are a couple of other smaller companies in the St. Louis area I could try for the -10 and -12 if they carry them. Since my sub locations in a family room situation are rather limited, do these units require corner locations, and do they also require a fair distance to the wall? Noticed that they have a front firing passive woofer and a rear mounted active one. My situation could make distance to the wall an issue. Guess I need to get out and hear these subs in a showroom. Even when Ultimate had all three, the setup was hard to fathom relative to the signal source and the receiver settings, etc. Having read tons of stuff on the SVS cylinders, I was leaning that way since I do have one short corner between two doorways which is about the size of those designs, but I have yet to determine what the cylinder is made from, so that leaves me hanging on just what I'd be purchasing. Also, a wooden enclosure just fits my perception of what a speaker should be, but perceptions can be misleading. Aesthetically, the RSWs would also match my RF-35 fronts, RC-35 center, and maybe someday my rear surrounds, if I ever get the wife re-convinced on wall mounting the RS-35s that are still new in the box for nearly two years...... might have them up for sale if she keeps insisting on in-wall rears. Thanks again for the feedback, and any insight into the placement questions? Larry

About a year ago I was looking at subs to complement my system (RF35 mains, RC35 center, RS35s if I ever get them mounted....). There were so many posts about problems with the RSW series quality issues, blown fuses, turn-on problems, etc., that I got fairly discouraged and never made a move to buy anything. Are these subs still experiencing these issues, or have owners' experiences been more positive? Thanks for any feedback.

I have an early 70's Pioneer receiver (Allied, made by Pioneer) with a dead right channel. Does anyone know of any repair shops in the St. Louis area that handle this type of equipment repair? Hate to pitch the unit, and I'd also like to hear what it sounds like with my RF-35s. Any inputs are appreciated.

Reading thru the posts for this thread I have not seen a discussion of the Radio Shack digital versus analog SPL meters. Their web site shows both available. Is there an advantage to one or the other type for balancing a 5.1 system?

Wound up swapping the August unit unopened for a 26 Nov unit. Have not noticed anything unusual about the speaker except that it takes some experimenting with the various surround sound options to get something that sounds "right". I'm running a Denon 1804 with Klipsch RF-35 mains, but have not yet connected RS-35 surrounds and no sub yet, either. So, I'm experimenting with 5-channel stereo and various other tape and DVD sound options. But no obvious defects in the RC-35 like the posts from last fall. Anyone have a clue why my system profile does not show up in a post?

This is my first post to the forum and I have really learned a lot reading from everyones experiences and advice over the last several months. My 1972 Allied (made by Pioneer) 55 Watt receiver finally lost one channel last year and I've made the leap into all of this new technology. Love my RF-35s, but now have a question about my new RC-35. Late last fall there were several posts about RC-35s which had various quality issues. Bought one this weekend and just noticed the (unopened) box is stamped August 2003 and I'm reluctant to open it up, maybe better to swap for newer stock in a couple days or a week.... Was this the timeframe when the questionable units were also made? Since I have no idea how this speaker should sound I am leaning toward just swapping it out unopened. Anyone have any data points on production of this model in the August 2003 timeframe versus the run of questionable units?