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Thanks guys, I thought it was a pretty nice score. Guess I better not say what I got the rest of my speakers for, I've been very lucky... I figured the same thing Youthman, they should work just as good as the 75's for rear duty. I just realized they may fit even better in my system because I have RS-7's as side surrounds which have an 8" woofer and 1" tweeters, just the same as the RB-5 ll's. So my front three match, and now my four surrounds. Oh- and the Wheaties box is NOT for sale I collect souveniers from most St.Louis Cardinals World Series Championships, and as you may guess, that is a LOT of stuff because the Cardinals have the 2nd most Championships ever, behind only the Yankees! It's quite the obsession for me Take care!

One more closer up:

Hi everybody! I was pretty excited to get home today with a pair of RB-5 ll's and stands that I picked up here locally for $150! When I saw the ad for 2 cherry RB-5 ll's already on a nice pair of stands I called the guy right away and said "I'm on my way!" As many of you know I am working on my HT of 2 RF-7 mains, an RC-7 center, 2 RS-7 surrounds, 2 RSW-15 subs, and up until now I have been using 2 RS-3 ll's as rear surrounds until I could find a pair of bookshelf speakers that I wanted. To be honest I was holding out for a pair of RB-75's to feel like I had a complete reference 7 series set. Anyways I figured I would snag this pair of RB-5 ll's up at this great price, then sell my RS-3 ll's, and use the RB-5 ll's as rears until I found a good pair of RB-75's for a decent price that would eventually take their place. I figured when I replaced the RB-5 ll's with the RB-75's I could even sell the RB-5 ll's for a pretty good profit. That WAS the plan. But then about an hour ago I hooked these RB-5 ll bad boys up in place of my RF-7s in front so I could see what kind of speaker I was dealing with. To say the least I was BLOWN AWAY by the sound quality of these RB-5 ll's! I was not expecting the music or movies to sound anything near that good with the bookshelf speakers hooked up as mains! I was very surpised because I bought these are "surrounds" thinking they would be ok, wow did I underestimate these things! So I began thinking, if they are this good in front, they will do the job perfectly as rear surrounds. In fact I bet I would have a hard time noticing the difference of this pair compared to a pair of RB-75s used as rear surrounds for a movie. For one the rear surrounds dont really do much work, so to me they will be as good as RB-75s in that spot, and secondly- these speakers kick ***!!! Overall they are in good shape, which at this price was just another plus for me, I would give them an 8.5/10. After this post I am going to hook them up as the back surrounds, and watch a loud movie! I was thinking Hellboy 2 on Blu Ray with DTS HD-MASTER 7.1 audio!!! Take care everybody Here is a pic I took when I got them home:

And I just read that your are running all three of your 15" subs in a 10' x 12' room!?! Holy crap Falcon, you are hardcore [:|] That is just awesome!

"It is probably over killed but I can tell you nothing beats it when watching u 571." Amen brotha!!! Two RSW-15's with that movie, thats about as good as it gets! I dont think I could ever go back to just one sub ever again- I'd even like to try two Epik Conquests together

Hey guys it looks like the decision was made for me, which in a way is a relief I waited a bit too long trying to decide between this extra pair of RF-7's or sticking to my original plan to get an XPA-5. So it looks like I will be getting a shipment from Emotiva some time after Christmas. I am comfortable sticking with my RS-7 as surrounds as I do use my HT mostly for movies. I'm glad some of you knocked some sense into me that the RS-7s are great surrounds for movies, otherwise I probably would have gone right out and bought the towers. Although now that the thought of a HT full of RF-7s is in my head, I will probably try to make it happen someday! For now I just need to save up for a few amps and a nice xmc-1, it's long past due that I jump into nice seperates. Falcon- a while back I saw a lone black RF-7 for sale here locally, they wanted $400 for it but that was a few months ago now. If I run into one I'll let you know. Thanks guys.

Yes, they hit hard- and I never come close to turning them all the way up! They are absolutely awesome with music, and they do a good job with the movies as well, and I use my speakers about 95% for movies and tv. When the wife isn't around I do shake the house with music though! Anyways good luck with your setup! If I ever run into any more great local klipsch deals that I dont need for myself I will let you know about it. Too bad I sold my old 12" klipsch sub a few months back, I would have given it to you for $150. Take care.

Good decision Natas. I would recommend getting the XPA-5 amp before the end of the year sale is up, it would save you $100! But you will have to wait for those dang umc's or xmc's to finally come out! Good luck with your system.

Pronex, my wife was probably a lot like yours. She enjoyed the Quintets and didn't understand why I went and spent so much money for what I told her was a "slight upgrade." I have to say she didn't like all the spending, but I rationalized saying I was selling the Quintets and KSW-12 (like that was really going to help pay for the new set of speakers But, after everything was setup for the first time with both RSW-15's she looked at me in disbelief which turned into a huge smile. She said, "well maybe its not that bad, we will never have to pay for movie tickets ever again." She is very patient with me, and very supportive, lucky me

Well as far as the sudden "jump" from one system to another "upgraditis," I though mine was pretty crazy. Now as far as multiple systems and extra equipment go, yes Falcon, I am not nearly as crazy as you! Luckily I am completely content with ONE nice system- well at least for now... I couldn't possibly use all those speakers, but don't feel bad, my wife would be calling me a complete psycho if I had all that extra equipment Hasta Luego

Well personally I have had 3 different Denon receivers (3803, 3805, currently 2808ci), and loved every one of them. In fact I probably won't ever use a different brand of receiver. But hopefully that wont matter soon, unless I'm talking about my bedroom system, because I hope to be moving up to seperates (that is if I can ever stop spending on klipsch speakers). I strongly second falcon's suggestion of the emo xmc-1 (or umc-1) along with an xpa-5 amp. That would be an awesome system of seperates for much less then 2k, and it is the exact route I plan on taking. Listen to Falcon- he really seems to know what he's talking about! Inventor, I have never actually seen an 805 in action, but before you I had only ever heard good things about it, especially for the price. What do you not like about it? I'm curious because I'd like to forewarn my father-in-law who is planning on getting an 805 for himself soon. So I would appreciate your take on it. Thanks.

Thats funny. A while back my wife and I were so naive that we were content running a lowly set of Quintet ll's with a KSW-12 sub. I finally got bit so hard that I skipped the synergy lines along with the middle reference lines entirely, and went from the lowest klipsch line straight on up to the flagship reference series seven setup!!! Now how's that for a hard bite? We now live in Klipsch bliss, and we would never go back..... Now as far as the Heritage line goes, I "hear" that is a completely different addiction- which is why my wife makes sure to keep me far, far away....

Hey everybody, I was hoping to get a few different opinions from some other Klipsch freaks like myself. Right now I'm running RF-7 mains, RC-7 center, RS-7 surrounds, RS-3ll rears, and two RSW-15 subs. I was going to use what little bit of extra cash I have to get an amp, an emotive XPA-5, but I have a chance to pick up a 2nd pair of RF-7's instead So my situation is this- I would love to grab this extra pair of RF-7's and finally be rid of the RS-3ll rears that dont match the rest of the series seven set. If I do so, I would be running the new pair of RF-7's either as side surrounds or rear surrounds. I know the RS-7's sound better as side surrounds (at least in my opinion) which means I would just put the towers in place of the current RS-3ll's in the back. But on the other hand I feel like the rear surrounds really dont do much work, so the RF-7's would be better utilized at the sides, with the RS-7's picking up the rear surround duties. Opinions on which of these two options each of you would go with? Or maybe I wouldn't notice a big enough difference for the money, and I should just stick to my original plan of getting the amp? If I do get this second pair of RF-7's, my eventual goal will be to pick up a third pair, and just have a straight RF-7 with one RC-7 center HT setup which I think would be pretty damn cool. Of course then I would run into the problem of whether or not to replace the lone RC-7 center with another RF-7! Haha- decisions, decisions Opinions are MORE than welcome.... Thanks guys!

Hi Runninshine, too bad I didn't see this thread earlier! I live in Payson, about 40 minutes south of Sandy. I wouldn't consider myself an "expert" but I've hooked up my fair share of avr's in the last couple of years If you need anymore help with anything just let me know, I'd be more then happy to make the drive up there. I always enjoy checking out other HT's when I get the chance! Take care.

And what the heck, why not one with my little terrapin friends who like to watch movies with me! Right now they are all watching The Dark Knight on blu ray, looks like they love it as much as I do

Here's one with the grills on...

In this pic you can see the rack that I will be moving everything to once I get my two emo xpa-5 amps and xmc-1 pre/pro. Also the stupid speaker cable coming out the middle that I have been too lazy to move around to the wall

Another pic of my favorite room in the house

Here is a pic of my HT in progress- I know the pic quality sucks, but its the best I've got

Inventor, sounds like you will have a nice setup any way you decide to go. To clear things up, yes, I would be using both xpa-5's which gives me 10 channels of 200 watts. I would use one channel for each of the 4 surrounds, which leaves me 6 channels left. I would then use two channels to each RF-7 and the RC-7, so 400 watts for each of the front 3 speakers, and 200 watts to each of the 4 surrounds. I have heard it is a good thing to give the same wattage to the front 3, especially since my system is used 95% for movies and TV, with only occasional 2 channel music blasting when the better half is gone

Thats interesting that you chose to run 3 xpa-2's with your reference 7 series. I have RF-7 mains, RC-7 center, RS-7 surrounds, and RS-3II rears (soon to be rb-75's) and two RSW-15 subs. I emailed Lonnie (GM of Emotiva) about which amps I should get for my speakers. After studying up, I narrowed my choices down to: 1) an xpa-2 for the fronts, and an xpa-5 for the other 5 speakers, which would give me 200 wpc to my center and surrounds, and 250 wpc to my RF-7's. My other choice: 2) was to get two xpa-5's and biamp the front three giving me 400 wpc to the front three speakers, and still leave 200 watts to each of my four surrounds (ten channels total at 200wpc). Both of these amps are the same price, so price is not a factor. I then emailed Lonnie to get his advice, because nobody in the world knows more about emotiva amps then this man! This was his reply to me: "In regards to your system, I would suggest using 2) of the XPA-5 amps and bi-amping your main speakers and center channel. They XPA-2 has a lot of power but due to the higher rails within the unit the noise floor is slightly higher than on the XPA-5. It isn’t much but enough that when connected to Klipsch horns you can hear a hiss, so the XPa-5 is a far better choice for you." Since the XPA-5's are a "far better choice" over the XPA-2 for my Klipsch speakers- I will be ordering two XPA-5's! Lonnie was a big help, their customer service is second to none.

That is a great idea about the serial #'s. I asked him for pics of the serial #'s and a list of all the specific upgrades. When I get them I will post back here. If he doesn't give me the serial # pics then I will just assume they aren't authentic, and that they really were too good to be true Thanks guys.

I understand being sceptical, but I know they are real klipschorns. I think what he meant when he said "new" is that they will be "like new" when he's done. But I really dont know. He is more than happy to let you come look at them. I've seen them and they look great already, mint. Give me your email and I'll send you some pics so I can get another opinion. He also has receipts for the upgrades, etc. You are right though, it doesn't sound normal to go changing everything inside, does it? Thanks!

Hey Noah, why did they remove your post: "Hi TonySly,Sometimes I wonder about this place...Then I see the date on your post and I am sure. I am no SubWoofer expert, as I think you know, I just got my first nice unit just after you got your 2. This forum seems to be mostly good for searching rather than the asking of questions. I searched the heck out of it and found some useful things. Low pass disable is what you want as long as the Dennon can be set to LFE and/or LFE crossover to THX (80 hz.) The polarity setting can only be set by you according what sounds best...Because you have those lovely RF-7's now, you could send the lowest bass notes to "BOTH" (LFE + MAIN) but with 2 massive RSW 15's, I think that would be foolish. I would set it to LFE. I am set to "both" in my system and I am thinking about changing...I wish I had even ONE RSW15 but I am really glad I finally got an RSW-12... Good luck! Noah" This post helped a lot in confirming the settings I had gone with, I dont know why they would have removed it!?! Anyways thanks again for the help Noah, you are the man! Also to the Ear, thanks for taking time to help out! Take care guys, my system sounds better than ever thanks to you. I finally finished making all of my bi-wire and regular speaker cables so as soon as my RS-7's get here in the mail, I will use them as surrounds and move my RS-3 II's to the rear. Then all I will have to do is replace the RS-3 II's with a pair of RB-75's and I will be done! I really think finding and installing all the new speakers and components is half the fun

No, he is saying that is what they are worth. He may be exaggerating a bit, but I really dont know. The price he is actually asking now will make your eyes pop if you thought he was charging 30 grand