Zen Traveler

Honestly, this topic has been discussed over several threads through the decades and Klipsch engineers seemed to say the LF drivers measure pretty close out of the box and any perceived harshness would come out of the horn, which should be unchanged. Regardless, after your effort you're now enjoying your speakers it's a win/win!

I think I was...My wife said someone called looking for me so I assumed that was what it was for. Stay tuned! 🕵️‍

Fwiw, the RB-5IIs also used real wood veneer and I remember Klipsch advertising Monster Cable in the 2nd versions of the lower end Reference (RF-62II/RF-82II) that were released of those speakers...I was only surprised understanding it was a marketing tool for those speakers and hadn't actually thought about it in regard to my speakers...Btw, we have the RF-3s at another location and thought they were real wood veneer. Dunno, but can't check right now.

Interesting. I now gotta admit I looked at the back of mine and they read the same. Learn something new everyday. I stand corrected.

Original RF-7s we're replaced by RF-83s in the early 2000s. Then they reintroduced the RF-7 Classics with cosmetic changes while the RF-83s were still in production. Then came the RF-7IIs without the black dust covers and cosmetic changes, along with it harder to pull the crossovers, followed by the RF7IIIs that came out 3 or 4 years ago. Fwiw, I don't remember any being advertised with Monster Cable, although the Classics may have been...That's how I remember it.

Welcome to the forum. Are you looking for Home Theater or 2 channel?

I think the MK2 may use Monster speaker wire but they are essentially the same.

Fwiw, I think one should consider an amp/AVR that's rated to drive 4 Ohm Speakers (If you are going to listen @ high SPLs) and not necessarily the Watts per channel. That's my take.

True. Otoh, the RF-7 has a horn tweeter, but 2 10" LF drivers so the efficiency of the horn needs to be mated to those drivers which evidently needs more power to drive. It seems to give the speaker a more jagged Frequency Response Curve and doesn't make the RF-7 a legitimate 8 Ohm speaker....

Does that mean it's more about the current delivered than thinking in terms of watt-per-channel? Fwiw, I'm a multichannel music/home theater guy and feel the impedance dips in the RF-7s was what one should consider (along with max volume) when matching a power source. That's my 2 cents.

The ones I mentioned have the best reputation although the Dual THX models were up there if you got a good amp. I have no experience with the newer models but when you get over 10 years I'd be concerned with the amp going.

Fwiw, I bought the RSW 12 & 15 new exactly 20 years ago and they really are considerably better than the KSW line or anything since, imo. The RSW-15 weighs 85 lbs, has a 650 watt continuous/2400 watt dynamic Bash digital hybrid amp and hits pretty tight in the lower end. They both are still going strong and gotta admit I'm surprised...Of course, buying that old of a sub used is a gamble. That's my take.

Another thing to check is that your terminal jumpers for the speaker wire is connected.

Doh! Got me again.

Ha! She had the added benifit of inviting *troublemakers* to purgatory as an alternative to banning folks to keep the Forum lively. 😎 Btw, if you start one of those, I'm sure you'll have some of us follow and bring our boots! 🤠

Hi Amy. Hope you are doing well and I wouldn't recommend starting a Forum. 🤐

Fwiw, that dude is using Taoism in medicine, just as folks seem to be doing here in audio--both are appropriate to the one who finds deeper meaning. That's my take.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui Google moves like water, manipulated by the flow of words typed on my keyboard....when you put in "Wikipedia," knowledge crashes on the shores of Enlightenment.

Not that simple nor that funny...Fwiw, I don't think supporting Ukraine has kept any funding away from the American people. Good post.

What's the price?

You guys are GREAT! This flowed well. Any idea of a ballpark cost including $100 insured? {Edit Note: I will follow the link chain but curious before going that route.}

It's been a while since I've shipped anything and wonder if US Mail and a small box would suffice? How much to ship these in the US? Thanks.

Count me in!

Have you checked your speaker connections? Sounds like it could also be a wire touching at the avr or the speaker.

Fwiw, I think our biggest problem is people don't pay attention to REAL News if they don't agree with what's being reported from/about The people in the News.