TroyTN

I have a pair of Klipsch RS-3's for about a year now and I was thinking of selling them. I am moving to dvd audio/SACD and want direct radiating surround speakers. These rock and sound great but I think I want to move to a reference series direct speaker. I have RF-7's in the front. I have the original box for the RS-3's,manual, etc..mint condition, black. What is a fair price for these? I see on Ebay these used have sold between $280-$350 used. I guess its a starting point. Any suggestions? Next question..I wonder which bookshelf reference series I should look to buy once I sell my RS-3's? Heck some of the reference series tower speakers sell at the same price as the bookshelf. One would think an tower speaker would blow away a bookshelf at the same price. Any suggestions? thanks Oh ya..I'm running a Denon 5803 for my surround speakers and an Anthem MCA30 amp for the front three RS-7 series speakers. Troy troybish@webtv.net

My room is 15ft wide and I read in a recent Home theater Magazine that the main listening postion should be one third the demension of the room and the front speakers half of that so one sixth. Which means the sitting position at 5 feet and my speakers two and a half off each wall? Does this logic work in your setup? I always assumed one would want to be centered between the 2 front speakers for best stereo effect. I have Klipsch RF-7's for my main speakers. Any suggestions on another way to go at this setup? thanks

With the new Klipsch reference series rolling out does this mean the RF7 is no longer the top model in the line and it has been replaced by the RF35? Or are the new RF series a compliment to the existing reference series? If so I wonder if they will begin to make the RF7's look the same as the RF35's with the woofers solid gold? Thanks

Thanks for all the info... Dean - great info. Pics would be great. I mainly want to absorb high frequency sound. Not so much the lows. My room walls have movie pictures on them, One large window on the rear wall which I installed black curtains which helped a bunch. But I feel there is still way to much high frequency reflections. The room sounds very bright. I want to try a sound absorbing material at the first reflecton points using a mirror on the side walls and possibly the front wall behind the RF7's as well. I have read that if you can clap your hands and get an echo one needs more absorbtion in the room. My clap echo is terrible. I have read others that have installed some sort of sound absorbing material at the first point of reflection had an experiance of night and day sound imaging and depth in their front soundstage. I did a search and found Sonex as the Leader in sound panels. I will check out the other mentioned in this thread. I know Klipsch can be "bright" to some and when I crank my system, It c be bright. I need to deaden my room from reflections I think. I use an Anthem MCA 30 amp with my RF7's. Maybe the amp is not a good match for Klipsch? Anyone heard of Anthem and paired with Klipsch? I love the clarity and depth I get from it. I think it more my room than the amp being to bright. I could be wrong. I will know once I try some absorbers. Thanks again for your input Troy

I want to get some sound absorbers for my side walls and possibly front wall. I have found some RPG Pro foam and Sonex. Does anyone have a recomendation on which would be better for my RF-7's. Are there others available that are effective? The sonex are sold in sheets of 24" x 48" and has options of 500hz and 1000hz absorbive sheets. Which would be better? I have extreme slap echo in my room. Thanks Troy ------------------ Troy...

I have a pair of RF-7's and I have seen several pics of home theater systems here and some of you point your Klipsch straight ahead and some directly at the listening position and others just slightly behind the listening position. So I'm guessing with horn loaded speakers like Klipsch there is no "correct" way to do it to get the best main soundstage? I have read others say there is a certian way to position you main speakers to get the full effect of horn speakers. (please share) Can anyone give me an idea how you have your Klipsch main speakers set up? I sit 10 feet away and the speakers are spaced 9 feet apart. I have moved them closer but I lose that wide soundstage for 2 channel music. Any suggestions on getting the most from these babies and their placement? Thanks ------------------ Troy... This message has been edited by TroyTN on 06-13-2002 at 08:43 AM

Lynnm, So how large did you build your panels and are they hung at ear level and below or just anywhere on the wall at the reflection spot? One on each side wall? Thanks again ------------------ Troy...

I received my Denon 5803 last week with my RF-7 reference all around and wow. I have played with the crossover and I left the RF-7 and RC-7 at large and all the rest at small. The crossover as well was left at 80hz. Of course the RF-7 can ake it at 40hz and 60hz but it just lacks that kick in the chest at 40 and 60 hz from the sub. I for now I am leaving it at 80hz. The overall bass repsonse is better at 80hz. Make sure and set the Main+LFE when the RF-7's are at large. This way it send uniform base to the RF-7's and the sub. I use an M&K350THX sub. Troy

I was wondering if many of you Klipsch owners use any sound diffusion material in your room to widen your soundstage using Klipsch speakers? If so what do you use? Also I read that one can simply have someone move a small mirror along each side wall until the person sitting in the sweetspot sees the speaker in the mirror and that is where the first sound reflections occur and a sound diffuser should be placed on the wall at ear level and below to better expand the front soundstage. So one would have a sound diffuser on each side wall. I have even read one should cover the entire front wall with some sort of fabric. Does this apply with horn loaded speakers like Klipsch? Anyone do it and notice a huge improvement? Thanks Troy

I was wondering if many of you Klipsch owners use and sound diffusion material in your room to widen your soundstage using Klipsch speakers? If so what do you use? Also I read that one can simply have someone move a small mirror along each side wall until the person sitting in the sweetspot sees the speaker in the mirror and that is where the first sound reflections occur and a sound diffuser should be placed on the wall at ear level and below to better expand the front soundstage. So one would have a sound diffuser on each side wall. I have even read one should cover the entire front wall with some sort of fabric. Does this apply with horn loaded speakers like Klipsch? Anyone do it and notice a huge improvement? Thanks Troy

I have a Denon receiver and Klipsch RF-7s up front and RC-3 in the center. I was thinking of getting a 3-channel amp to run the front three channels. So many people seem to claim getting a separate amp to run the main channels has such as dramatic improvement over a standard receivers amplifiers. My question is what manufacturors make 3-channel amps? It seems parasound made some great 3-channel amps a few years ago and stopped. I was looking at used Parasound amps which sell for $800-$900 bucks when there are nice 5 channel amps for the same price. Why doesn't anyone make decent 3-channel amps anymore? With the advent of DD EX and DTS ES one would think there are several people with decent systems needing to upgrade for the rear center channel. Even the new Aragons on this website only has 2-5-7 channel amps...They used to make Great 3-channel amps.. Troy

For best stereo imaging how do you have your RF-7's? Pointing directly at the listening position? I get better separation pointing them just to the left and right of the listening position. If I point directly at me they do not seem as dynamic. Then again if I had a larger room it might help. My room is only 14' feet wide. RF-7's are 9' apart and I sit 12 feet from them. The manula states to face them forward and slightly tune them inward.. Troy

I will be getting RF-7's soon and I was wondering for those with reference series Klipsch speakers do you toe in our front speakers to the listening position or point thme straight out? which will give the best imaging? I will sit about 14' from the speakers. I assume I could put them about 6' apart and point them straight ou or have them 9' apart and toe them in and have the same effect. How do you have your Klipsch for optimal stereo imaging? ------------------ Troy...

I have the RF-7's and the owners manual suggests the main speakers be a minimum of 24" from the front wall and 24" from the side walls. I have moved them 12" and 24" and I cannot tell much difference. Does anyone have theor Klipsch speakers less then the recommended 24" from both front and side walls? I would think farther apart and pointed directly at the listening position would have better stereo imaging. I think Klipch speakers are better facing directly at the listener.. Your thoughts on the distance from front and side walls and the towing in of the main speakers for stereo imaging.. My speakers are 9' apart and I sit 13 feet from them. If I move them 24" from the side walls per the recommendation They are only 7 feet apart. Thanks. ------------------ Troy... This message has been edited by TroyTN on 08-11-2001 at 10:24 PM

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