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Sounds like it, this morning I just bought a pair of RB51's to go with my RF-52's and RC-52, I won't go into power or how I'm driving my receiver (spdif from computer). This Klipsch thing is like chasing the dragon, you never catch it, but you come close. My system is in a 12x8x10 room, my computer/tv room, I still have my old Heresy II's, just hanging around (22 years old), but I swore that after the RF-52's that was it, then came the RC-52 and that was it, now the RB-51's and that better be it. I drive the whole thing through my computer, so I have close to 2TB of storage for digital media. I use a Dell Dimension E-521 with an AMD 4800+ X2 processor, 3 GB or RAM and 750 MB of storage (it's BIOS limit). This machine Has a Soundblaster X-Fi Audio Extreme card, to which a digital IO module is connected, which in turn connects to my Yamaha RX-V661, through a spdif cable. I have a Linux server I built, running Samba which is where I store most of my media, it has 1.2TB of storage, both are hardwired into a 1GB hub. I am seriously contemplating a 1080p tv. My Doc says I'm fine, but I must need a brain checkup. This Klipsh culture, which of course is motivated by truly superior sound and spatial orientation can be as addictive as gambling. Crazy thing is; The more you put in, the more you get out. Personally I love the Reference series stuff for my little sound room, way more than my Heresy II's (saying that will get me kicked off this forum (Heresy to the Heresy)). Never in my life did I think that I would have a 5 speaker sound system...now about that subwoofer.... If I were married I'd have been killed by now.. My GF is from Indiana, but somehow that just doesn't do it for her. Good luck...it's always something...

Nope, I saw it too, must be No. Cal

I dunno, as an owner of both RF and Heritage series, I wouldn't give up the RF-82's for Heresy III's. Yea the new Heresy is using the tractrix horn tweeter, but it would be sad to think that Klipsch couldn't come up with something better in 60 years. I look at the RF series as evolutionary and prefer my RF-52's with the RC-52 to my Heresy II's. The detail in the RF series is beautiful, but they don't have the Heritage personality, which is a big part of what Heritage series is about. My Heresy II's have big sound, but even the 52's with the center are really much better, but this is me, much of this is taste and if this is what does it for you, then do it. RF-52's, RC-52, Heresy II's, promedia 2.0's, Yamaha RX-V661, driven by dell Dimension E-521.

I use my simple Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Audio card to drive a Creative Digital IO module, which in turn is connected to my receiver via spdif cable, so my computer drives my receiver, which drives two Heresy II's. So for the a small dollar amount I turned my computer into what I always really wanted it to be, a digital media storage unit. I also have a Linux machine (Fedora Core 4) running samba that acts as an extra 1.25 TB of storage. Using the vlc media player I can broadcast class d into as many rooms in the house as I want. A couple of other rooms have computers with ProMedia 4.2 systems. The bottle neck seems to be with my receiver, a Yamaha RX-V661, which can handle 24 bits @ 48.1 Khz, the sound card can broadcast at up to 96 khz. The way I look at it is that I have a digital storage cabinet for both movies and music.

Ok, two ways to do this: 1. Get another pair of Promedia 2.1's, I had the subs stacked and the satellites on stands, loose the logitech stuff. Run it as a 4.2 system 2. Get a digital IO module from SoundBlaster and a spdif cable, plug the sound card into the I/O module, spdif goes from I/O module to your receiver and use a real stereo. Just a couple of ways...If you don't have a real stereo, go for option 1, it'll kick ***.

Not me...I took the US Navy for twenty....totally worth it. Hey, If I had got dead, I wouldn't have to worry about health care or retirement benefits.

Personally I'd always go Reference series over Synergy, they cost more and they are worth it. Can't go wrong with the RC-64, but it would be nice to have a pair of RF-63's standing on either side of the tv. In the Klipsch world we tend to spend lots of money, and the room isn't that big, in a 12 x 8 room I have a pair of RF-52's and an RC-52, plus a pair of Heresy II's I've had forever. Do what sounds right to you, you have to live with this. Salesmen have their biases, but you have to spend your money. .

As a native of Oceanside and now a resident of New England, I can make but one tangiental comment to the direct-reflcting concept; "No highs, no lows..get Bose". When I was growing up as a kid in So. Cal I was used to open airy sound from speakers, when I first came east to go to college someone had Bose 901's..every one in the dorm thought they were the greatest things in the world...I thought someone had stuffed toilet paper in them. When folks walked into my dorm room, where I had a pair of Heresy's they were amazed. Forutnately as a collegiate wrestler I was able to kick people out as well as invite them in. Now as a grownup (sort of) I have a pair of RF-52's and an RC-52, I love it. I sitll keep a pair of heresy II's in the room, romanticism..

I have never seen the RF-63's for demo, good thing, I saved a lot of money. I own both Heritage and RF/ RC series stuff, frankly, I like the RF/RC series. I run a pair of RF-52's with an RC-52 and it does a beautiful job in a relatively small room (12x8x10), be it Jazz, punk or HT apps. Man, when I saw the RF-63's I really wanted them, but up here in the Northeastern US we are not well covered by Klipsch, most people here prefer speakers that sound like they have cotton stuffed in them. If Best Buy doesn't have 'em the only way to go is mail order, which can be really expensive for big speakers. I would have loved to get the RF-63's and an RC-63. You need all three, sides and center to really get to that point where it is superb. My mom has a set of Klipschorns and a Heresy center channel (circa 1962) it kicks, but I prefer the Reference series for most listening, I believe they are the future of klipsch. My Heresy II's have more personality, but when I am listening to intricate jazz, the Reference series rules, when I do HT, most of friends prefer the Reference setup, with the RF-52's and the RC-52, it is just more balanced. The point of it is to go with the sides and the matching center channel, the sound field created is great. Anything Klipsch makes is efficient, I use a Yamaha RX-V361 and it has all the tools I need for some really awesome HT apps and for just plain old music. Go for the enitre RF/RC series, one listen will make you a believer. Geez, I like the sound of my RF/RC series stuff better than my Heritage stuff, which cost a lot more.

seek therapy, this has to one of the more outrageous home systems I have ever seen, well done. I have a pair of RF-52's and an RC-52 in a 12X8 room w/a 10 foot ceiling. Seems to fill my room well enough, then again I live in a condo with really soundproofed walls

my room is about the same size as yours...I have a pair of Heresy II's and a pair of the RF-52's with an RC-10 center channel, my listening position is about 7 - 8' away from the TV and speakers, and yea, I can get more than I need. Actually the 52 has a lower frequency response than the 62 I think. Coupled with the RC-10, I get a full room of sound. Totally cool for us city dwellers, my room may be soundproof, but I still have a long term investment in my ears.

As a retired USN LTCDR, all I ever got was a boat that could do 48 knots with a range of 240 nautical miles. Currently I own a pair of RC-52's with an RC-10 center channel, cool considering I am 7' from the tv. I also own a pair of Heresy II's I purchased back in 1985, and for some crazy reason, I miss hearing them. I understand that time doesn't stand still and the Reference series is the future of Klipsch, but they just don't have the same sound. I bought the RC-10 because my room is so darn small, I live in a city where space is at a premium. Should I sell the RF's or just suck it up and get used to them, they are good technology. I remember when I was issued my first M-16, prior to Lebanon, on shore leave I bought a Galil, which served me well for over 20 years, so I am not adverse to shifting paradigms when practical. Maybe it just takes some getting used to ?

I figure as a 50 year old man with a BP of 104/50 and 6 Litres of lung volume I can still fight five rounds in the Octagon and wrestle tournaments once a month. I am 5'6" and weigh 134 lbs. This way, when I die, if any of my organs are any good, someone else can have 'em. Besides, I've heard Surgeons ***** about operating on fat people, and I don't want to cause them any inconvenience.

I recently purchased a pair of the RF-52's and an RC-10 center channel. These speakers replaced my Heresy II's as my primary speakers. I have a realtively small room, 12 x 8, so I didn't go with the RC-52 center channel. The Heresy II's have served me well, and know I miss that total Klipsch sound. On the other hand, the RF series seems to be the future of Klipsch. They are Reference series are efficient, accurate, detailed and smooth. They seem to be the future of Klipsch. But, they don't share the same sonic characteristic that makes Klipsch what it is. By the way, I have kept the Heresy II's...they are only 22 years and I have replacement parts to keep them going until I die, although I have never needed one.

Gosh, my start was in '62, I was 4 years old, my mom, like any good Carlsbad housewife and wife of a USN Captain, had a pair of Klipshorns, Heresy center channel and McIntosh power equipment, since then I have progressed to a pair of Heresy II;s and a pair of RF 52's and a RC-52(just traded up). Not sure which I like better yet, the RF series is smooth and efficient, but the Heritage series just has a sonic characteristic that is unbeatable. Fact is the Heresy II's have a unique sonic quality, and I will not part with them.

Two awesome choices, personally I went with the RF-52's and an RC-10 center channel, the combination sounds really good, of course I still keep my old Heresy II's around. My room is 12 X 10 and I have a Yamaha RX-V361, w/100 watts per channel x 5 channels. Good luck, and the upgrade bug is always there.

The first real stereo I ever heard was my mom's, she bought a pair of Klipschorns with a Heresy center. When old enough I got my own Heresy's and later Heresy II's. I still own the Heresy II's (22 years), but I now own a pair of RF-63's and and an RC-52, which I like much more than my old Heresy II's. For a loud party the Heresy II's come out, for daily listening and movie watching I go with my Reference series any day.

I just purchased a pair of the RF-63s and an RC-52. As a long time owner of the Heresy II's, I can honestly say I prefer the reference series, they don't have that Klipsch "sound", but on the other hand, they really give a tremedous, wall of sound that my more efficient ( 1 db ) Heresy's can't produce. They don't have the typical Klipsch character we all have come to love, but I have really grown used to these in a very short period of time. On the other hand, they are efficient, accurate and create a far better sound field in both music and multimedia, hey, it's progress and I love it.