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Oh, hi Michael. It's the high-fidelity reference. http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=295-468

bump. anyone know a good free box design program atleast?

So, I think i'm going to take my 15" dayton out of my car and use it for home theater. Box size isn't that big of a deal, it can be reasonably large (less than 4ftcubed), tall would be the best dimension. Specs are: Power handling: 500 watts RMS/800 watts max * VCdia: 2-1/2" * Le: 1.00 mH * Impedance: 4 ohms * Re: 3.3 ohms * Frequency range: 18 - 800 Hz * Fs: 18 Hz * Magnet weight: 150 oz. * SPL: 90 dB 2.83 V/1m, 87 dB 1W/1m * Vas: 9.95 cu. ft. * Qms: 3.10 * Qes: .49 * Qts: .42 * Xmax: 14mm * Dimensions: A: 15-5/16", B: 14-1/8", C: 6-1/8". Can anyone help me with a design please? My box knowledge is very limited. Also would you go ported or sealed?

Dean do you or would you make a crossover for the rf-5? Also what kind of work am I looking at to swap them if so

Wow, thanks for the advice, i'm newish to audio and i've always wondered why the amp plates had binding posts [:$]

i've only got my rf-5's so far so i'm running 2 channel stereo, sounds is excellent. yamaha is an excellent value; this is from an audioholics review for the 659: "At full continuous unclipped power (132wpc x 1; 8 ohms, 120wpc x 2; 8 ohms; full bandwidth with less than 0.1% THD+N), the RX-V659 still maintained excellent bandwidth linearity with a -3dB point of 65kHz despite we were driving the receiver way beyond its rated 100wpc power specification. Into 4 ohms, the RX-V659 was able to deliver continuous power levels at a whopping 200wpc x 1 and 170wpc x 2 with less than 0.1% THD + N. The amplifier section of this receiver is truly underrated. I never encountered a budget A/V surround receiver that could deliver this kind of power before. Truly amazing."

Anyone have some recomendations? Cheap is good.

Can't say much about pioneers but Yamaha makes a great sounding reciever. I'd give them an audition too.

Nice set up, i love my rx-v659 and RF-5s.

So my brother just is getting into audio, and he bought a tube amp with l/r rca inputs. He got 2 klipsch bookshelf speakers as well. My question is how does he run a signal to a subwoofer when he gets one? All help is appreciated, thanks!

I'm looking for a headphone amp (tube much prefered) between $50-300. I've found little dot MKs on ebay and seem pretty good. I'm using sennheiser hd595. Recomenadtions please!

Hi, i'm posting my questions in this folder since I got no responses in the subwoofer folder. I'm going to be installing a subwoofer in my car and I have some questions you guys should be able to answer. I'm going to be getting this subwoofer (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-468) and i'm wondering if a 1.5-2.0 cubic foot box would be big enough and also if you would recomend going sealed or ported. Would sealed reduce rattle because less air is moving around? What effect would too small of a box have on it? All responses are very appreciated. Thanks in advance

bump. could really use some responses

I'm going to be installing a subwoofer in my car and I have some questions you guys should be able to answer here but i'm not sure if this is the right folder. I'm going to be getting this subwoofer (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=295-468) and i'm wondering if a 1.5-2.0 cubic foot box would be big enough and also if you would recomend going sealed or ported. Would sealed reduce rattle because less air is moving around? What effect would too small of a box have on it? All responses are very appreciated. Thanks in advance

I have a Yamaha rx-v659 powering my rf-5s and it's very nice. Build quality is excellent (it's heavy), and it has more than enough power for my system. If that's the one with the hdmi inputs i'd definetly get it for that price.

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=100-024 I bought that for my RF-5 setup and the dayton banana plugs and it is seriously great stuff. The 12gauge wire is very high quality and looks even better. And it's only $33 which is dirt cheap compared to others.

Thanks for all the helpful replies. It's still pretty confusing not knowing which amps are good but as time goes on i'm sure i'll get an idea of which one to get. I'm liking the TAD-60 a lot. I found one on ebay for 900 but it will be gone by the time i'll have that to blow. []

Thanks for the suggestions but it seems tube amplifiers arent easy to come by (more brands would be great)

New or used. (i'm not looking to spend much, <700 if possible). I'm not sure what you mean by integrated or power amp. Is amp just stereo rca inputs and power outputs? It doesnt have to be american if it sounds nice. And power shouldnt be a big issue since the rf-5s are pretty efficent at 99db/1watt and I probably wont crank them. Thanks for the help; i'm very new to tube amps (the mcintosh was the first i've played with)

I'm looking for a reasonably priced stereo tube amp for my rf-5s. I don't know who makes a decent one but I listened to them on my friends McIntosh 225 and I liked the way they sounded. Any recomendations please?

I got a Yamaha rx-v659 and I couldnt be happier. It doesnt have HDMI but it makes up for it in quality and sound. http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/yamaha-rx-v659

I just got a yamaha rx-v659 and i'm very happy with it. It has lots of power and sounds great. The only downside is it doesnt have HDMI inputs/output but the quality is worth it in my opinion. Read the review on audioholics

I would highly consider a Yamaha receiver. I got a rx-v659 for use with my RF-5 setup and I am extremely impressed. The sound is amazing and it certainly has the power to handle a ranger of speakers (it's rated at 100wpc but it puts out 120wpc x2 at <1%thd with no clipping). Heres a review of it and at $399 you'll actually be able to step up to a higher model. http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/yamaha-rx-v659

As much as i'd like to get something with 100+wpc (I think the Yamaha is 100wpc) money will be the biggest issue. They wont be played above 100db ever i'd say so i'm not sure if i'd even need that kind of power to get them rocking. Will higher wpc make them sound more dynamic at lower levels?

Ok, sounds like I should go with an HK receiver then. My only concern is that some specs say the avr-247 is 50wpc and some say 85wpc. I'm sure even 50watts will be enough as I Probably wont be listening to them at any excessive volume level. With the RF-5s being so efficent do you think 50wpc is enough?