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    I need help

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    just thought it would save you time to know that the normal matches are the RC-7 for the center and RS-7s for the surrounds.

    I would like to add, however, that I think for modern movie soundtracks, the WDST approach Klipsch is using for their surround is not optimal, the dispersion is too wide. It worked better for prologic, but now direct-radiating (normal-style) speakers are more appropriate, IMHO of course. Not to mention that, and again this is only my opinion, that multichannel music DEFINITELY sounds better with direct-radiating speakers as surrounds.

    I would go with RB-3s or RB-5s for the surrounds, most likely I would go with two pairs of RB-3s for good, relatively inexpensive, 6.1 sound.

    BTW, kudos on the Marantz choice, they make very good products.

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-27-2002 at 03:12 PM

    RF-3II w/ RC-7?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I'm buying direct from the Klipsch rep because I work for Dumoulin. But, as I don't have the occasion to listen to a lot of movie soundtracks with the ensemble, I wanted to get a feel for whether it was worth it to go with an RC-7 right away.

    I think I might jsut go for the RC-3II, even though it looks small and wimpy compared to the mighty RC-7, and down the road I'll put it in the back with the RF-3s, and buy the 7 series for the front. But I need something good to keep me company for the next year or so.

    What about the twin RB-3 idea?

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-26-2002 at 11:47 PM

    Boycot Chinese Hi Fi Components

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    HornEd,

    you are right, as right now and because of the structure of the new company (it is incorporated in Germany), German shareholders now own the majority of it. however, at the time of the merger, it was definitely to be a merger of equals. it's afterwards that things got steered the German way... which might not be an entirely bad thing! we'll see what happens next.

    as for me, the cherry finish is the only way to go. unfortunately, Klipsch has decided that customers spending $850 are not worthy of a good-looking finish, so I guess for the time being I will be stuck with ugly black as my only option...

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    I need help

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    you could use them together for bass reinforcement, I would put the KSW 12 up to my sofa, or try with positioning to fight bass cancellation. Or just stack them up in a corner and try it that way.

    either way, I personally think the RSW-15 will be enough unless you have a huge room. this is a beast, and you could probably resell the KSW 12 without a big performance hit. but if you have the occasion, definitely try it, it could be worth your time!

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    Boycot Chinese Hi Fi Components

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    ...and don't forget "le sirop d'érable"!

    I believe the DaimlerChrysler case was in fact a fusion, not a buy-out. In fact, we were just presented with this case at school, and in fact Chrysler got 58 percent, while Daimler got 42. But both CEOs continually stressed that this was a merger of equals.

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    Anyone here seen the Sharp XV-Z9000 DLP projector?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I was fortunate enough to attend a demo of some dlp projectors, and with each of them, I could see rainbows when rapidly moving my eyes from one part of the pictures to the other. I don't know why that is. I didn't, however, experience the Sharp projector, but I'm guessing it's not exempt from that minor fault. The headache people are probably the ones that tend to move their eyes continually from point to point on the picture, because I didn't get any pain from watching when I stopped doing that.

    so, when are we going to see pictures of your system? how do you like it?

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-26-2002 at 12:45 PM

    Newbie here ... sorry if this has been asked b4 ...

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    the quintet is just not up to par with the rest of the Klipsch line, that is why most of the use people make of it here is for rear effects purposes.

    I would take a long hard look at Energy and their mini systems before deciding as well... or jump the step and go for some Reference bookshelves.

    can't help you with the hiss, but I'm guessing that due to the horn design of the speakers, they could potentially amplify a hiss present in the receiver you use with it. in other words, the speakers are probably not producing the hiss, the electronics must be.

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    RF-3II w/ RC-7?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Okay, I'm nearing the purchase of my RF-3IIs.

    I will of course need a center to go with them, but I can't help but think the RC-3II looks wimpy. How in the heck can it go through the Super Speedway torture test?

    I know the RC-3II is the proper match with the RF-3IIs, however I was wondering if I wouldn't get better results with an RC-7. That way I don't have to buy yet another center when I upgrade to RF-7s in the future...

    Unless a pair of RB-3s placed horizontally would sound better?

    So, what do you think?

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-25-2002 at 12:08 AM

    Post your gaming/ht room pics!

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    sorry, was just curious, as you never really answered the question...

    i'm sorry if I pushed it too far, but I know I'm not the only one wanting to know.

    your setups look damn sweet, you need to get some kind of digital decoder very soon for the #3 (I think you have a DD 5.1 on the way, right?).

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    Post your gaming/ht room pics!

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING WITH THE FREAKING PROMEDIAS AND YOUR 2 HDTVS?????

    WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU???

    I mean, I could understand if you didn't have room, or if you wanted to buy the TV first, but you have bought 3 HDTVS and still nothing more than Promedias???

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    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ GAME / for fun

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    honestly, I thought the channel separation thing was too simple to be the answer. I really didn't have any idea for that, so I guess I didn't get lucky...

    pretty surprising results considering my lack of experience compared with others who took the test... guess it's just practice, all those exams at school prepared me for the Ultimate Audio Test... Hey, BTW, other tests are welcome montigue!

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-21-2002 at 11:39 PM

    In light of the CBS 9/11 Special...

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    they chose to protect people from ACCIDENTS, not from terrorist attacks... When a fire happens by accident or because of Mother Nature and a fireman dies, well, it won't all be in vain, he was doing his job, nothing really we can do, etc...

    but when terrorist SCUM flies an airplane on a building and the building collapses, bringing thousands to their deaths, including dozens of firement, I feel sorry for EVERYONE, because this shouldn'T have happened in the first place, it was not an invevitable accident. it was the act of a coward fool who uses religion as a pretext to guide his disciples to their deaths while he laughs at the bottom of a cave. I will not feel sorry for him, and I don't think anyone will.

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    Klipsch at Wal-Mart

    in General Klipsch Info

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    good points, HornEd...

    but isn't there a reason why the big WalMart closed down in the first place? Why would any other big store try its luck after that? just an honest question, I'm obviously not putting the conclusion of your long years of experience and pondering into doubt. I'm looking to learn as much as I can about anything of interest at this point in my life. I have made some preliminary conclusions, but I like to think my mind is very open to change and new ideas, which I think is the right way to go, no?

    I'll have plenty of time to become a grumpy old man entrenched in his opinions later on...

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    Favorite DVDs

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    btw, i only listed the ones I have.

    some guy at work has this DVD of Keb 'Mo with AMAZING sound, and there is the classic Hell Freezes Over from the Eagles.

    Daylight in DTS as well as Top Gun are old classics, but I don't think they're up to par with what we see coming out right now, same for Terminator 2.

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    Klipsch at Wal-Mart

    in General Klipsch Info

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    mdeneen, I agree almost entirely to your post.

    I'd like to see it as a complement to mine, not an opposition.

    When you liken a nation to the family, I agree, that is why I specifically talked about able vs. disabled people. i meant that at large, including mentally disabled people. of course, to act in a humane way, we must cater to these individuals and appreciate the luck we have to be born healthy and in the right place of the globe. My argument still stands: able people should not be allowed to reap the benefit of an overgenerous government.

    The bureaucracy required to set up helth insurance is IMO unacceptable, since the same insurance can be provided by individual companies, and the costs driven down by the efficiency of competition, instad of up by the intrinsic inefficiency of our Administration... On the other hand, we need a neutral, non corporate institution to: "Police the stock market; Police air safety; Police the environment; Build missile systems; Explore outer space; or provide for embassies in foreign lands", as you so well put it. Those things cannot be provided by a profit-oriented institution.

    In fact, I like the idea of privatization to give me the freedom to "pick and choose". For example, if I know I have a very heatlh lifestyle, then I can choose not to be insured for cardiac problems, unless there is a history of that in the family. Of course, some things cannot be individualized, such as building roads for example. Even though I take the metro, I will still have to pay for the roads, for example. No problem with that. But having a system that allows me to choose between several competitors to obtain some of the things I need/want is attractive to me.

    And I definitely think that the government has alienated itself from me. Why is it that so many people ***** and moan about the gov.? Certainly not because they have a representative one, right? Bring me a political party that vouches for more privatization, RAISING the speed limits in accordance with the capacity of modern cars, etc., and I will vote for it. In the meantime, I am too busy with my studies and work and personal life to go out and create my own polotical slate. So I will have to vote for compromises and liers who don't do half of what they promise to do, and who are afraid of more "extreme" positions because what they really want is to be elected by the politically-correct majority, not to make a real difference. Those people are all about power, they are not after making a true change in our society towards what they think is best. the government needs to be trimmed down from the huge, dumb, slow-moving slug it has become.

    oh, and about walmart, when it does leave town leaving a lot of services to the population uncatered to, I would only see this as an opportunity for entrepreneurs to rebuild the "mom and pop" small-store infrastructure. again, instead of moaning and complaining that there aren't any stores left to cater to my needs, I'd go out and fill the void! another occasion to profit...

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-21-2002 at 05:19 PM

    Klipsch at Wal-Mart

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    I will again say that there is a BIG difference between healthcare and defence: yes, both are about death in a certain sense, but it is impossible for an insurance company to post a soldier besides every house or to be able to defend our frontiers effectively. you need a huge monopolistic organization to do that, unfortunately, and we call that organization the government.

    healthcare, on the other hand, is provided on an individual basis. we can't prevent viruses from invading the country, and thus protecting all of us collectively, what we must do is to provide insurance so that each one of use, when he gets sick (which underlines another big difference: we get sick at different times individually, but we get attacked or menaced at the same time, collectively), can be cured.

    I am of the opinion that more emphasis should be put on people to obtain what they want/need and less on the government. I mean, if I, a 20 year-old full-time student with no experience can earn a decent income, anybody can. I'm getting sick and tired of people making up excuses. There are a lot of jobs out there, just go and freaking look for them, instead of sitting on your nationally-insured butt complaining you don't get enough employment insurance money. I'm sorry, but I am in the middle of paying my taxes, and it pisses me off that I have to pay for some physically and mentally able people that are too lazy to go out and get themselves a decent life. Come on, I'm not exceptionally intelligent or anything, and I know that I can choose from dozens of jobs that may or may not be very rewarding money- and self-esteem-wise, but that could get me through life for a little while, until I find something better and continue climbing the success ladder. And if people didn't spend all their money plus some money they don't even have (credit cards etc.), they wouldn't find themselves in a pathetic situation once their job gets cut off and they have to look for another one.

    So I guess my message to people is get off your ***, for crying out loud! I would feel so ashamed if I was so lazy as to depend on poor University students' money... Survival of the fittest has served us well until now, why shouldn't it continue that way? I've seen too many stories of poor, education-less people rising to the top or at least making a decent living to believe in the fairy tale of "I didn't get any break from life, it's not my fault"! Take my Indian friend who came here with 5 CANADIAN dollars in his pocket, without speaking the language, and is now returning to University after earning a more and more decent income. I simply believe in determinism, you make what you want of your life, you just have to stop blaming exterior factors and start acting.

    The sole purpose of the government would be to humanly cater to the disabled and allow people to turn their life around, as well as defend us collectively and maintain a proper infrastructure (roads, comunications, etc.). The government is not supposed to be there to subsidize us, it's the other way around. Don't ask what your country can do for you, but what you can do for yourself!

    Phew, I feel better now.

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    This message has been edited by Seb on 03-21-2002 at 02:16 PM

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