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No, I actually meant the RF-7's. I just didn't finish my thought. I just edited the original post. The RF-7's sounded REALLY bright because I had turned up the treble to 3 o'clock when listening to my RF-7 II with Deang to bring back some of the top end that the mod trimmed.

Man, that was one of the coolest days I've had in a long time! I've never been to an Audio Get Together at someone's home, much less hosting one. Met three new friends and am looking for the next GTG. Haha... @Deang you crack me up. We started off the day comparing all 4 speakers. We all liked mine with Deang Crossovers but I mainly focused on the stock RF-7, RF-7 II and RF-7 III since most guys don't modify their crossovers. When we first played the RF-7, they asked me what settings my treble was on because they sounded overly bright. I had the treble set at 3 o'clock on the receiver to bring back some of the highs that the Deang trimmed on the RF-7 II so we set it back to flat for the rest of the day. I wish we could have done more A/B with both RF-7 II but I believe even you mentioned, you feel that's not a good way to compare speakers. Regardless, we had an incredible time hanging out.

We had a BLAST on Saturday listening to the RF-7, RF-7 II and RF-7 III.

I could be wrong but I thought Cory said he was only able to ship within the US.

I just watched the video again and you are right. They look more redish in the video and more blondish in the photos. Funny thing both videos were shot with my Nikon D7100. Theater room is 100% incandescent lighting (canned lights from the top aimed straight down) and the living room was mostly ambient lighting from a huge 3 sliding glass door on the left and windows on the right side.

And like any salesman (aka dealer), the dealer could offer a discount if you bought more than one item. Again, I believe it is up to them.

The dealers I know in the US are willing to sell below MSRP. Maybe it depends on how much profit the dealer wants to make? I think that's why they don't advertise anything but MSRP.

Here is a visual look at the differences between the RF-7 II and RF-7 III.

Thanks Bubo. I made a Spotify Playlist based off of several suggestions from others. Not exactly sure what the "final list" will be yet when we do A/B/C comparison on Saturday between RF-7, RF-7 II and RF-7 III. Orchestral part started off nice...then it got weird. LOL I'll check out the others on your list as well. Thanks

Save your money. LOL

Thanks Adam I agree, I would have liked to have seen some time of removable rubber feet as well that is a bit more permanent than stick on rubber feet.

Thanks!

Thanks Peter.

I totally agree here. One pad fell off in the theater room before moving it to the living room. I think it would have been great to have a screw in rubber foot. I think felt pads might be a better option for my living room than the rubber feet.

"NEW 1 ¾” Titanium Diaphragm Compression Driver – The compression driver features a new phase plug design to improve phase coherency at the throat of the horn, resulting in improved sound pressure linearity at high frequencies." As far as what does that translate physically? I'll be able to find out over the next week as I do some physical comparisons between the three. I really like the new design of the ports. Breaks away from the typical round ports. The whole woofer or just the dustcap like in the original 7's? Yes, I listened to them for a few minutes, then just let them play for over an hour while I did some photography and work on the computer. Couldn't do any critical listening as there was too much noise (washer and dryer, kids etc) going on. Will have to save that for this Saturday's Audio Get ToGether. And thanks for the offer on banana plugs. I have them installed on each of my systems and even have several pair of speaker cables with banana plugs to use as well when needed. They are an absolute MUST when comparing or swapping speakers. Already done! First audio clip will be uploaded Tuesday at 2pm on my Youtube Channel. Then on Wednesday, I'll upload a Home Theater Demo of a clip from Fate of the Furious. It's nice and warm here in Florida. LOL They sure felt like it. Thanks Ceptorman. The sun had already set when I got ready to take photos so the lighting isn't that great but oh well. Will try and have better natural light when I photograph the RF-7, RF-7 II and RF-7 III side by side.

Nah, I just threw them over my shoulder like a continental soldier.....ok maybe not. I had help. Even with two people carrying them, they are quite heavy.

It's growing on me. Then again, I didn't like the rear feet on the RF-7 II originally. Took a bit to get used to but now I like it. LOL Apparently angled Plinths are very common in very high end speakers. The RF-7 III come with tiny rubber pads. I added them when I had them in the theater room and one has already fallen off. I personally would suggest the small furniture pads for the bottom to keep from scratching hardwoof floors and it would make them very easy to slide if you needed to adjust the angle or position of the speakers. This is another example of seeing in person is much better than viewing online. When I first saw Klipsch reveal them, I was like "What is that?" because it was so non-traditional. Now I think it looks really cool! Not sure how much it effects sound. The woofers now have separate chambers which is nice too. Thanks River I have always loved the Cherry and Mahogany finishes. Cherry gets darker with age so even these will darken up over time. That's what I wanted. And later this week, I'll bring out my son's RF-7's and do another side by side between the RF-7, RF-7 II and RF-7 III. I'm curious to here how they compare to the RF-7 II. I think the rubber horn will greatly reduce any resonances that plastic horns sometimes have.

For those interested in how they look side by side.

Ah I thought maybe you were wanting to demo them in the theater room because of the acoustic treatments.

Haha...don't think that will ever happen. That's what I thought. The RF-7 III are going in the living room to compare to the RF-7 and RF-7 II.

Even though the theater room has better accoustics, my plan is to do the comparison in the living room for several reasons: 1. Much easier to connect equipment since speakers would be in front of my cabinet if they were in the theater room 2. Living room has the Acurus A200 vs just the Onkyo receiver in the HT. 3. Living room easily will accommodate more people than the HT 4. Living room has a wall where the RF-7 can have some boundary gain where in the theater room, they would be 4' from the front wall. Why do you ask? What do you have in mind?

Thank you Shu. I think it will be great showing size comparisons with the RF7, RF7 II and RF7 III right next to each other. I haven’t seen any photos or videos of that anywhere online.

Thanks for the kind words. I’ll be moving them into the living room next to the RF-7 II and also bringing my RF-7 in there as well. One of my videos will be physical differences side by side comparison.

Thanks. Yes it does appear the grills are slightly transparent which I think is pretty cool.