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Thanks masterxela, you're right that's a pretty neat site. But meanwhile, I found something out: The portholes are designed for the backstaging of the audio response - a way to differentiate any distances between original sources of the overall recording. So for example, listening to a concert recording, one might be able to discern the source of say the flute in relation to the horns as they were organized on stage. Surround sound might perform this through DSP but with 2-channels, this is performed "passively" by making use of the waves reverbating from the side and the back of the speakers (that's why we always place them 2 ft from the back etc). Placing them in the wall, takes away all that. But the frequency response is unaffected (layering is intact) and so, now, I must decide whether or not I can live with that limitation...

Sorry folks, can't seem to be able to post pics here...can anyone help?

Affirmative on the band-aid comment; Interesting, okay DrWho.... I'm having trouble uploading photos using the "options" tab in this forum so I'll send them via email. I could certainly make an appropriate opening to let the speakers breathe if that makes sense.... The ports are not blocked per se, they just blow into an enclosed cavity, is that okay? Also the cavity for the right channel is much smaller than the one for the left.. Incidently, the sub may also be suffering from claustrophobia and I may need to cut open a channel outlet for the two passive side driver. The Rf-7 do eclipse the paradigm except when it comes to the low frequencies rumble - the paradigm is ridiculous for that (tough to beat 1000W)....

Yea the bass boost on the GFP is essentially set to max; well I guess I'm going to have to test out the speakers in/out of the wall.

Hello, I'm running a pair of bi-wired RF-7s (bought a few months ago) with an Adcom GFA-5800 (power-amp); Adcom GFP 555-II (pre-amp) and a YAMAHA CDx 530 (average single tray CD Player from the 90's). On a sidebar, I love my used GFA-5800; it cranks out beautiful watts for hours without ever breaking a sweat. This setup is in my basement, picture essentially 600sqft of open space with the Rf-7s tucked waist-high into the frame of the wall - actually that part of the wall contours the speakers so it looks like they're placed into towers. Now the portholes, at the back of the speakers, are not exposed, how does that affect their ability to reproduce mid-bass sound? I suppose, I could always take one or both speakers out and experiment that way but given their weight etc, I prefer, and hope, to have a discussion on this first, if possible. Maybe it's my perception or because there's so much air to move, but thought the Audio overall sounds fabulous, it could benefit from a boost in the midbass. Have I crippled my Rf-7 by placing them in the wall? Should I go out and experiment with an equalizer? What else might I do? Thanks again P.S. I do have a Paradigm sub hooked up as well (1000W, 10-inch bottom driver, from the direct output of my pre-amp); though it does color the low frquency response, it seems best as just shaking the house's foundation (which is was it is meant to do). P.P.S. This is not part of a home theater system. I'm using this 2-channel audio system purely for music.