nathometheatre

Good Day Dean, I have read all over the net in various forums about your cross-overs, and other upgrades I can make with my Klipsch RF-7's and RC-7. I also have a good friend that has a pair of Infinity Alpha 50's and Infinity Alpha Center Channel. Can you email me your info please? I can either be reached at nathometheatre@verizon.net, or call me cell @ 214-793-4443. Thank you! Kevin Turpin

seeing that you had an RC-7, do you like the RC-64 better? Can you tell a signifcant difference in performance?

Flip those bad boys on their sides as I suggested, as the mounts are around $60 last time I checked, and that would make a world of difference allowing you much more flexibility using their current position.

Youthman, Did you ever add the RS-62's to the sides of your theatre? I recall reading where you had planned on doing this, but I don't see them in the pics of your theatre. Did you decide to go 5.1 instead? I know their expensive, but you can find them all over the net for under $700 for the pair. I know when I added my RS-7's to my theatre it really pulled the front sound stage together with my rear surrounds. I really like your theatre! Incredible job, and done on a reasonable budget to boot!

Pictures are worth a thousand words....... Can you post some pics for us to see?

Yes, I'm actually in the process of getting ideas on how to approach my whole theatre with acoustical treatment and bass traps. I've had several conversations via other forums (in particular www.hometheatershack.com one of my favorites, as these guys really know their stuff!), and I found a company called GIK acoustics that makes acoustical panels with artwork provided by the buyer, or they have thousands of choices to choose from on their site. I really didn't want to have to remove my theatre decorations, especially my framed movie pictures. So I found these http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/system-setup-connection/17170-bi-wiring-speakers-2.html . Anyone know of this company? Bought any of their products? Also, if you guys can read this thread without having to become a member of the site, this is one of the best articles I've read about trying to address acoustical issues in your theatre, and how it will never be like the real thing (as far as live performances), and all we can do as try to get it as close as we can. Great article! http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/general-discussion/21437-logic-semantics-conclusions-philosophy.html This subject is really for another thread, but if you guys post on a different thread let me know where you went. Thanks, Nathometheatre

Youthman, I found your thread showing your theatre from beginning to end, and read the entire thread! It was great watching your theatre come to life in the end! Job well done! I'm about to build a riser for the rear seats in my theatre as well using your design (among others) as an example. With all the insullation you added in the riser, did you notice a significant difference with the bass from your sub? Adding insullation in a riser is a great way to trap LFE in your room, so I was wondering how much of a difference this actually made. I'm also about to address the whole room with acoustical panels and bass traps to address the standing waves and early reflections I'm getting from my sound stage. also, I saw how you mounted your rear RB-35's, and would think you'd be missing some of the surround effects being that their not pointing down towards the main listening area. Being that the RB-35's are a direct radiating speaker, you could turn them sideways to allow more room to point them down. I had the same issue with my rear RB-25's, and had to do this, which made a sigificant difference! That being said, you'd have to replace the brackets you're currently using to accommodate them laying on their sides. Just a thought. I wish I would have seen your thread before you mounted them, so I could have suggested this earlier. Anyway, this may not even be an issue in your theatre, just thought I'd mention this.

Here's a side view of the RC-7 mounted shelf. Hope this helps!

Attached is my RC-7 wall mounted using a 1/2" shelf that's cut to 28" wide x 18" deep. I bought two steel shelf supports from Home Depot, and screwed them into the studs, and then screwed the shelf down on the top of the brackets. This will easily support an RC-7.

Thanks a ton for recommending acoustimac! I've been looking at different materials, designs etc...... And this really helped me out! Nathometheatre

I think you'll be happy with either the RC-3 or RC-3II, as both are good centers. As one reply already said, it's best to have the same series (driver materials) in your front three speakers. I've had them all, including the JBL Northridge series many moons ago, and I thought they sounded good. At least until I upgraded to the Reference 7 series.

Sorry for the confusion. My descriptions were not corresponding with the correct pictures taken, but I think you guys can put it together. Were still going to remove the computer under the rear speakers, and add a 5" riser to accommodate the rear two seats. The wiring you see hanging from the ceiling was from some old track lighting witch were replacing too! Once were completely done I'll post new pics (with the correct descriptions!). Hope you enjoy our humble little theatre! Kevin

Front pics didnt come out as well, but you can still get the idea. Mounting the RC-7 using two steel "L" shaped brackets was tough! Had to find both studs 16" apart to hold this beast!

left side RS-7

sorry. not familiar with how to post pics several at a time.