BruinsFan

hi, I need brackets for a pair of AW-650 - anyone know where i can get some? thanks.

will the store allow you to take home the speakers and listen to them in your home? Because you are correct - speakers of choice will sound different from store to home. May also consider your long term plans - if you plan to place them in a larger room down the road then you may want to get a set of 35s now. Personally I didn't find that the 15 or 25s could handle the size room I have. But I also thought the RF7s would not image properly. I settled on the RF5 with an RC7. I'm still playing with speaker placement but the current setup sounds better then when in the store. Hang in there and keep asking - folks here have a lot of good advice.

Any one have or know where to find the specs for the new In ceiling and in wall speakers from Klipsch? I believe the models are r-5800-c and r-5800-r and replace the RCR-5 and RCW-5.

I have 4 sets of speakers around the house (3 klipsch pairs, one infinity outdoor). What are the pros/cons to using an 8 channel distribution type amplifier (such as the rotel RMB-1048, 8 x 40) versus a good speaker selector (impendance matching/protection) and good two channel amp (ie RB-1070, 2x130). Thanks.

sorry 007 - I'm stealing that picture - that's to handy not to use in more places.

well that's what the spl meter read. fortunately or unfortunately - I am completely deaf in one ear so - I just turn my head slightly and I can stand next to a jet engine without ear damage. oh and setting this type of equipment is not easy when you only have one ear. Which is why I ask for so much help. It take me a long time to discern subtle changes - if ever. Want to have some fun - move your speakers around and then plug one ear. See how long it takes you to get it back right.

thanks guys but as you see from my post a few days back that the edgy sound has cleared up. Not sure the exact cause or fix as I've moved the speakers, set up the receiver and they've had time to break in - or all the above.

I once heard someone say that no good bands have ever come out of Canada. Just not sure how people can make such general statements. It's not like this person has heard everyband in Canada. Sounds like you just have a trained ear that doesn't like the components or something else common to being built in Japan and not just the fact that it's built there. I don't have that kind of experience at all. The Denon DVD, Rotel 1056 and Klipsch sound too good for me to poke holes in it. At least for now

well that seems a bit short sighted but your entitled to that opinion. Most of the companies are very global now. Denon has some head-quarters in Jamaica or something like that. They have a major research facility in Georgia. I think the 2900 I just bought was made in China. So I'm not sure how this fits into your buying scheme. The Rotel receiver was also made in China, though I'm not sure where the company orginates from.

They're starting to blow out the Denon 2900 so I went with one of those. I don't think anyone would consider that a bad option. Broke down and got the silver because my wife said it matched the Rotel better.....

There's not much EQ on the rotel that I have found - you can trim the Highs and lows +/- 10db but I'm not sure what specific frequencies it is effecting yet. I seem to get better variations in sound with just changing the crossover settings. I left the receiver on for a full day and it does seem to be settling in. I cranked it this morning and the edginess didn't kick in till above 105db (measured 16 feet back) - which I will have to blame on the room And seeing as I don't listen to anything at that level - I don't think this is even a concern. JewishAMerPrince: well said. I find I'm having to retrain my ears to Klipsch speakers as well as the Rotel. I had an older but decent Yamaha (5 years old) with good energy speakers (12 years old). While I think the quality was good it doesn't compare to the new equipment. After setting up the receiver last night and it really started to shine. I'm a novice at this so it make take some time to get the settings right - but it's quite good.

I'll try that if it continues after I let it break in for a while. I set up the receiver this evening with my SPL meter - all of which I am very new at. I don't think I'm too far off though - cause it cleaned up the sound nicely. Listened to a variety of music and a few DVDs. Good audio and picture. A nice jump in quality over what i had. I didn't get around to cranking it (didn't go much over 85db) so I'm not such if the edge introduced at high volumes was still there or not. I'll play with that tomorrow. If it's there at low volumes - I don't have the ear to tell.

I listened to the stores 1056 using their RF5s. I already acknowledge the lack of setup and difference in rooms etc. could be causing the edge at high volumes. I was just wondering what to be aware of during the setup of just the receiver that may help - which someone mentioned. As well as how much stock I should put into the "break in" times for new speakers. I have about 35 hours into them. I'm not sure about speaker placement yet as I am just starting to setup this room. Thoughts on speaker placement for those having heard something similar before would be helpful. Again it's for of an edge on vocals then a harsh sound I've heard with Yamaha's or Denon's. (It's prononced in my house with the hardwood floors.) Again, not sure what the setup on the DVD would matter since it's heard on various inputs but I'm using a the coaxial digital out. A few people seem very against the Denon 2900's redbook playback yet others are very happy with it and several online reviews I read rated it high. I guess opinions just vary greatly at times.

ok I will - thanks. I just wasn't sure if there was a lot to the "burn in" time for new speakers and how much they may or may not mellow after some usage. It sounds very good at reasonable listening levels. I don't have a very good ear for that sort thing (in fact I'm deaf in one ear - try to set up a 6.1 set up like that ) but to me I'm liking what I hear. Watched ID4 last night - just default settings - although I set speaker distances - and it was good. Video better then I remember and audio was clean.

well alot of folks felt the rotel was a real good match. They sounded good when I auditioned them so here we are. Now given it could be the room or as I said the setup of the receiver since it's right out of the box. But just wanted to see what other people's milage has been, etc.