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They are for hooking up the sub in case your receiver/amplifier doesn't have a low level RCA sub or LFE output.

Pretty major toe-in here with the horns aiming directly at me. With a blindfold you'd swear I had a center channel!

Unfortunately in our current society bigger isn't always better in most people's eyes when it comes to speakers. I'd bet that 9 out of 10 custom home theater installations in new houses being built in the last 5 years utilized in-wall or in-ceiling speakers. Try stuffing a KLF30 in a wall! The pair in my sig that are my best friend's were purchased by him for $500 a few months ago. They were within an hour's drive so shipping was $0. They are in about as mint condition as you could possibly get a used speaker for. They really do sound incredible, don't they?

I'm really curious as to how they sound. Anyone have any thoughts?

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Enjoy that 12! Make sure to spend some time with setting the phase, gain, crossover and also the physical location of the sub in the room.

I wouldn't set any to large considering which ones you have. Bookshelves and surround speakers typically would be set to small.

Don't forget to check places like eBay and Audiogon for used pairs of RS-3 speakers. I'm sure that many people will be selling their previous generation speakers now that the new reference line is out.

Mark, I wouldn't take offense @ that. Brand new ones (cherry, black, and possibly maple) can be had for 1K now being a discontinued model. I forget the name of the company, but they advertise on ebay and are out of Nevada. They post at 1299, obo (I wouldnt' offer them a grand if I weren't serious, because that will more than likely buy them including shipping). Would it make any difference that these speakers are broken in and the new owner wouldn't have to go through all the hassle of doing it themselves? [] Kidding of course, but I think I can still get closer to $1000 for them.

Sorry but I stopped eating at McDonald's ever since I saw the movie Super Size Me. Its been about 2 years since I've eaten at one!

Got an offer of $550. Ummm, no. []

I could come if it was on a Sunday. I usually only get 1 Saturday off per month and in February my Saturday off is the 17th. I could bring the Fortes but probably wouldn't have any room for my receiver or CD player or anything else unfortunately. Too bad I didn't have a big truck and I could bring the Fortes/RF-7s/KLF30s and we could really rock out!

Thanks for the recommendation! I just bought one for $16.25 including shipping on eBay. Can't wait to get it!

Don't be too quick to fault the Sub. Is your receiver set up correctly and the sub hooked up correctly as far as input gain, crossover, etc? The Sub-12 is a huge upgrade over the 10. I'd make absolute sure that the sub and receiver are on their correct settings though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Naim-Wiremold-AC-Strip-50-gets-you-1000-improvement_W0QQitemZ110075100082QQihZ001QQcategoryZ39783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Memorable quotes: "The order in which the components are plugged into the strip is critical. If you plug the power amplifier into the strip closest to the end where the strip power cord enters, and work your way back to the source component, you will get a much better sound. Because of the advantage of being able to control the order in which the components are plugged in, using a Wiremold strip is far superior to plugging components directly into a quad or double quad receptacle." "Keep power wires separated from signal wires--do not bunch your power wires together, but keep them flowing as gracefully as possible (electricity does not flow effeciently around sharp corners and bends). Use only the Naim Audio power cords as supplied--they easily outperform even the most expensive power cords, and certainly any average cord."

I used to subscribe to Stereo Review years ago but I haven't had a subscription to any audio mag in a long time. Any recommendations on a good one or two? Thanks!

Anyone have any good recommendations? I have a couple CDs from back in the day by Bass 305 that are cool but they they are all techno music and that gets old fast. Any great pipe organ recordings? Thanks!

Not trying to sound rude, but is there a reason why you want the subwoofers hooked up in a stereo arrangement? Low frequency bass is very difficult if not impossible to localize, meaning you typically can't tell exactly where the sound is coming from. I'd say its a pretty good bet that if you were able to do an A/B comparision of your subs in a mono and in a stereo setup you wouldn't be able to tell any difference. If you do still desire to hook it up that way, is there any way that you can use the receiver's 'Multi-Out' pre-outs to hook up to your sub? I just was looking at the H/K online manual to your sub and the rear panel setup and noticed those connections. Maybe you could configure the input for the multiroom system to be the same input as your main system and then it will be sending the same audio signal as your main speakers are receiving? Its worth a try, although you'd have to use RCA interconnects and not speaker wire.

They're not in Minneapolis but they are in the Minneapolis craigslist. The seller doesn't list a specific city that they are located in. I emailed them the day they were posted but haven't received a reply. I'm sure its probably some type of scam or something.

RB-81 Specifications frequency response 46Hz-23kHz +/-3dB RB-61 Specifications frequency response 43Hz-23kHz +/-3dB Which is odd since the 61 has a smaller woofer yet it plays deeper? [?]

If you need a ring, give me a shout! []

My system is a 2 channel setup with a subwoofer. I don't have an HDMI input on my tv. So while the Onkyo might be 'better' it has a lot of things that would be pretty much useless to me. [] Sometimes its helpful to check other sites such as http://www.avsforum.com and see what ones there have to say about different brands. Just remember, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. There's a lot of people out there who absolutely hate Klipsch speakers. Fortunately there's a lot of us who won't settle for anything less.

What makes a good receiver? I think I'd be up all night answering that question! I guess a good answer is that you get what you pay for. As in everything there is a law of diminishing returns. A receiver that costs $1500 probably isn't going to sound too different than one costing $2500. But, a receiver that costs $150 is typically going to sound much different than one costing $1500. Some brands are known to be 'bright' in their sound meaning that they accentuate the treble frequencies more. Some are known to be 'warm' in their sound meaning that they accentutate the midrange frequencies more. Klipsch speakers usually sound better on a warm sounding receiver. I don't have any personal experience with Onkyo so I'll let others comment about them.

Brands such as Harman/Kardon, Denon, Rotel and Outlaw are good matches with Klipsch speakers. Don't worry about a difference in a few watts per channel in a receiver. As long as it is a reputable brand (see above) you'll be fine. Generally you have to double the wattage of a receiver/amplifier to see an increase of 3 decibels. Example: A speaker that is 99 decibels efficient at 1 watt will output 102 decibels with 2 watts, 105 decibels with 4 watts, 108 decibels with 8 watts, etc. Going from 105 to 140 watts is going to give a net difference of about 1 decibel in output. If you run a true 600 watts into your RF-82s they will theoretically be putting out about 128 decibels in sound. Even at 128 watts they will be putting out about 122 decibels.

Pros: They sound incredible and look great. If you look at what you typically pay for Klipsch that are 10-20 years old you'd probably pay 10x that amount for new speakers from other brands that still probably won't sound as good. Cons: Thanks to this forum you'll never be satisfied with what you get. You'll always want bigger, better, LOUDER! []