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  1. A few weeks ago, I demo'd the RF-82's, RC-52, RS-42 with RW-12d at Best Buy. I was way under impressed with the RC-52. I would at least get the RC-62 but if you can afford it, the RC-64 is pretty impressive when I listened to it at a home theater store. Just my .02.
  2. I found a few reviews for the two models 2600 Reviews and another review 2700 Reviews One thing that I noticed was that the 2700 does not have THX Select 2. I'm assuming that this means that the 2700 is not THX Certified. Is that a correct assumption? According to this article, THX Select is THX Certification is for "components that are certified to perform in a mid-sized home theater environment of up to 2,000 cubic feet." Since the 2700 is not THX Select 2 certified, does this mean that it is not equipped for 2000 square foot HT's? Here is an article regarding THX Select 2 on the THX website.
  3. I too have been leaning towards the Yamaha RX-V2700. 1 month ago, it was $1700.00. I stopped by Best Buy last week and it is down to $1200.00. I would see if you could get your local rep to match the BB price if nothing else. I was told that by Sept, I would see the price of the current Yammie receivers drop in price due to the new Yammie's coming out. Guess they are already beginning to lower their prices.
  4. Thanks for the info. I'll try and get in touch with GroomLakearea 51. Gainsville isn't too far (about 2 hours) from us. Might be worth a drive up if they have a nice setup with the Klipsch. I'll contact Paul to see what Klipsch speakers they have for demo. The only place that in my immediate area (1 hr away) is www.radioactiveonline.com . They have had the best setup so far that I have seen. Just wanted to get a different source if possible. Michael
  5. I know this might be an odd question but is there anyone here in the forums that has an RF-7 or RF-82 setup that lives close to Tampa or Orlando that would be willing for me to listen to their system? I live in Plant City, Florida and am finding few dealers that actually have them to demo. I think I am leaning towards the RF-7's but not 100% yet. I drove tonight to Land O Lakes to visit a theater store and was totally unimpressed with their setup. They had a Sony ES receiver hooked up to the RF-82's, RC-62's, RS-52's and RW-10d. I was not impressed at all. I stopped by Best Buy on the way home and was much more pleased with their setup using the Yamaha RX-V2700 receiver. That is sad when Best Buy sounds better than a home theater showroom.
  6. Rotel 1095 Review B&K 200.5 Review B&K 200.7 Review Looks like all three of them have great reviews from other owners.
  7. Last time I was in the store, they had them all hooked up to a Yamaha RX-V2700 but are using it as a preamp. I'm not sure what kind of amps they have it setup with. It sounded very nice and had lots of power.
  8. Thanks Saturn and Bob for your thoughts and comments. I'm leaning towards the 7's but will definitely go back to the store sometime to have the guy setup the 7's and 82's side by side with same setup and A/B them in the same room. That is the only true fair way to compare.
  9. That is definitely a photo of a Rockford Fosgate sub. Doesn't appear to be their newest line of subs. I found a photo that looks like the sub they displayed on ebay. Here is the link. It was the only one I saw on Ebay that has the red color around the outter basket of the sub. Once you receive the sub you will probably find one of three things: They put the wrong photo on the auction and it really is a Klipsch sub They put the wrong description and it is really a Rockford Fosgate sub. Someone added a Fosgate sub in a Klipsch box. When the sub arrives, look at the sub to see if it says Punch. If so, it's a fosgate sub. Then look at the back of the sub box and see if it says Klipsch or Rockford and it will tell you what type of enclosure and amp it has.
  10. You might want to look at the last few topics that were posted. They are in reference to receiver suggestions. I haven't received a lot of feedback on some of my posts too. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/936349.aspx http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/936638.aspx May want to try searching the forums for Receiver Suggestions. Here is the link
  11. I personally do not like the look of the Denon's. IMO, HK and Yamaha have great style, but the important thing should be how it sounds, not how it looks. []
  12. I can't offer much. I have an older Onkyo TX-DS555 Dolby Digital 5.1 Receiver that's about 7 years old. I'm not current on the new models. I have been very satisfied with my Onkyo. I have been looking at upgrading to the Yamaha RX-V1700 or the Yamaha RX-V2700. Since we will not start building our new home with a theater room until Jan, and will not move in until around August of 2008, I will not be buying a receiver until then because technology will change and the Yamaha 1700 and 2700 will be a lot cheaper then if I choose to stay with them.
  13. At the top right of the forum, click on your username where it says "Signed in as ..." . Enter your system specs in the "Signature". It will be displayed at the bottom of your posts.
  14. Not really. I just began looking at the RF-7's a few weeks ago. I had originally planned on getting the 82's but now I am comparing and researching which is the best option for my setup. I checked out the one on Craigslist. It is local only and Florida happens to be a LONG way from Cali. [] I'll keep looking.
  15. Looks like AVB Direct on Ebay has sold the RF-7's for $1150 including shipping. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160117465206 Anyone ever dealt with AVB Direct on Ebay before? Are they A stock, brand new, unopened?
  16. I moved my post to another topic since it deals with the comparison of the RF-82's and the RF-7's. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/935825/ShowThread.aspx#935825
  17. Two weeks ago, I had a chance to demo the RF-7's with the RC-7. I was blown away. They were bright, loud and clear. Today I stopped by Best Buy to check out the RF-82's for the first time. The 82's are more in line with my budget. BB had it in a dedicated theater room about 18' x 25'. They were using the RC-52. Surprisingly, they do not carry the RC-62 which is the matching center for the 82's. The rears were the RS-42's. It was setup with the RW-12d. It was hooked up to the Yamaha 2700. I told him I wanted to watch a movie demo and to turn it up pretty loud. I noticed on the sub, it was turned almost all the way up. Frankly, the RC-52 was most dissappointing (which I expected it would be). It could not keep up with the 82's. The sub also was disappointing. There was no WOW factor at all with that particular sub. For $700.00, you would think that you would get a huge amount of clean bass. It was just ok. The 82's sounded nice, but I wasn't as impressed with the overall quality as much as I was the RF-7's. I then asked if he could put in a concert DVD and changed the receiver to 7 channel stereo so that the vocals would be directed to the main speakers instead of the center channel. Again, they were ok, but not a WOW moment. My next step is to return to the store where I demo'd the RF-7's and have them A/B with the 82's. I guess this will be the only way for sure that I can compare apples to apples. With the RF-7's, they were paired up with the RT-10 sub and the RS-52's. They also were using the same Yammie receiver but they were only using it as a processor and had the speakers being powered by a 200w x 5 amp (do not know the brand of the amp). It was incredible sounding. Here is my question. In your opinion, are the RF-7's that much more of a speaker in sound quality than the 82's or was it the fact that the one's that I listened to at Best Buy were paired up with less than par speakers for the 82's (RC-52 and RS-42) and they had a weaker sub and no dedicated amp? The store that had the RF-7's said that he got a sweet deal on a bunch of 7's and bought them all. Said he would sell the RF-7's for $1600/pair and $600.00 for the RC-7. $2200 sounds kind of steep for them. What would be a reasonable offer for the RF-7's? How much for the RC-7? Thanks for your input.
  18. Yes, as long as your subs are powered, you can use a Y to split the signal. They are mono anyways.
  19. Now I see it. In my opinion, I would say that is poor speaker placement. The only way that could be ok is if they angled it slightly upward and the sound cleared the table, but I don't even think that is possible in that setup. One that I love is when I have seen "professional installers" install the center channel near on the bottom floor like in the image below. I'm not an audiophile but in my knowledge of speakers, tweeters are pretty directional. If you have a tweeter firing at your feet, I cannot see how that is proper speaker placement. If it is on the floor and angled upward towards the height of your head, that would be ok. I have always read that with front speakers, ideally you want to have the tweeter of each speaker the height of where your head will be when sitting down on your couch, chairs etc. Just my 2 cents.
  20. I'm not seeing it. I only see the iGroove SXT.
  21. Yeah, I saw that one. I'm looking more for an actual piece of aluminum that has the THX logo cut out of it instead of having the Logo printed on something.
  22. Wouldn't you want to use THX specs when you can?
  23. Thx for your comments/suggestions. I like the 2 subs too, mine will just happen to be in one box.
  24. That is the way that I have always had my rears (apart, not together). If you go to http://thx.com/home/setup/speakers/71.html on the left nav, go to Speaker Layout. They have suggested arrangements for each speaker. The screenshot I showed was for 7.1 layout. If you look at the 5.1 layout http://thx.com/home/setup/speakers/51.html they suggest to have the bipole/dipole to the sides as opposed to having direct firing in the rear behind the listening area. Many people have suggested in the forums to go with direct firing rears in a 5.1 configuration. THX suggests otherwise. Any thoughts or discussion on this issue? The THX site has some good information about speaker placement, screen setup, angles, distances etc. This will come in handy when we build our house and theater room.
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