ScottDillard

Thanks for the replies. The shelves are adjustable, so height is not a problem. And I can always put it on a shelf by itself (without books beside it) if that helps the sound. The gimbaled mount in the earlier pictures also look like a possibility? If I'm lucky enough to have a ceiling beam near the right edge of the bookshelf then it looks like I could use that mount to hang the speaker right in front on the bookcase?

This is related to the thread http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/131115.aspx where I'm trying to plan my Klipsch speaker layout. There's a layout diagram there if needed for reference. Because of a hallway on the right side affecting the placement of the other rear speaker, I had put the old speaker (Infinity RS2 if memory serves) in a bookshelf on the left side. I'll be replacing the surrounds with RS-62's now to go along with the RF-83's and RC-64, but don't know enough about that speaker or mounting options to make an intelligent decision on where the speaker on this side may end up. (The one on the other side sits on a small ledge near the ceiling so it should have good exposure to the room.) So can an RS-62 sit in a bookshelf without killing the sound (e.g. is it rear ported)? The brick wall isn't an option for mounting since that's inset (basically, the back of the bookshelf). I might could extended mount it out from the bookshelf or ceiling mount it if a stud is handy in either case? Other alternatives or opinions?

Seeking opinions (since I'm a beginner) on how I'm thinking of laying out the new HT (actually, 'obsessing' would be more accurate since I'll be going into week 3 of waiting for the RF-83's to arrive). The old Infinity RS II main speakers were placed right beside the TV (a 73" Mits DLP which is why it stands out so far from the wall), but I'm hoping to 'throw' the 83's past the two windows since from what I've been reading it's better getting a little more separation as well as toeing them in to help the sound field? The sub is an SVS 20-39pc that I'm currently planning to keep and would probably leave where it currently sits 3" from the walls. I'll have to play with how far out from the walls the 83's go to find a decent mix of sound versus looks. I'll address the surround speakers in a separate thread so that the general layout question about sub and mains doesn't get mixed with more specific questions I need to ask about the surrounds. The dots on the diagram represent 6" - the main dimensions of the room are 26' by 15.5'. So my question to The Collective is whether the sub and mains placement looks reasonable (or maybe there's other options I haven't considered)?

And having had older universals where if something went wrong you had to reprogram the whole thing, find the old separate remotes to do the learning cycle, etc., I can really appreciate having all the settings stored online so that you can reprogram it via computer in just a few minutes.

Here's another vote for the Harmony One - I love mine. I can't compare it to some of the other models since it's the only one I've had, though...

Along the same lines, maybe the round disks with a slight lip that you'd put under the legs of a chair that keep the chair leg from scraping the floor? You can find them at any WallyWorld (WalMart, if the term is a local affectation) and should keep the pressure from being a point source. In a similar vein, when I Pergo'd the floors awhile back I got some of the heavy felt padding (also available at WallyWorld) to put between the floor and speaker touch points - both to protect the floor if the speakers move and to reduce any potential vibration problems (which I may have been just imagining might happen and I have no idea whether it's a realistic problem). So my questions to The Collective are: What are the touch points between an RF-83 and the floor? And should I just set it directly on the floor? (I'm not as worried about accidentaly moving/scraping if a kid or dog runs into it since these are 100 pound suckers.)

Thanks for the replies so far. darylomer2, there's no room below the tv - it's standing on a Mits cabinet with the components in it, so the tv screen, components and speakers on each side present a solid face standing out about 1.5-2 foot from the wall. Putting it on a stand really isn't an option with the corgi dogs running around. James, what were you thinking with the "rounded nose piece on the front"? Maybe just a half or quarter circle bit of moulding nailed to the front to give the shelf a lip just in case?

...and I use the term "pig" affectionately... I read the stats about a 33x13.5" footprint and 61 pounds, but until I saw it in person it just didn't register... I'm in the process of switching out my venerable Infinity RS II HT setup for a Klipsch one. (Anybody know anybody wanting classic Infinity speakers in the Dallas area?) I have a Mitsubishi DLP so the top of the screen stands out about 17" from the wall. Due to its width, the RC-64 is too wide to go in the stand below the TV without relocating other components, so I wanted to share my current plan with the knowledgeable (or at the least, opinionated) community since I know little about home theater setup or construction. My current plan is to put the RC-64 on a shelf above the TV with the goal of making the shelf mostly invisible. (I found another thread where someone built a beautifully sculptured mantle for theirs, but I'm looking for a more simplistic/invisible solution.) I'm thinking about using some shelving from Home Depot where you mount vertical rails (blue in diagram) into the studs in the wall and insert shelf racks (green) into the rails, then I'll cut and finish a shelf (yellow) to lay on top of that so that the speaker can be located as far forward as possible while making the shelf mostly unnoticeable from the front. So I'm running this idea by y'all to see if there are any fallicies in the plan (in particular, are there any vibration concerns?) or whether there are any better ideas before I start marring the walls?

Apologies in advance for a newbie question (and one that was touched on implicitly by wuzzzer in the second post in this thread). Under what circumstances would you want to run your video through the receiver? I've always (perhaps wrongly?) run the video to the tv and the audio to the receiver. Are there advantages and/or applications I'm unaware of? -Scott

I have a pair of RF-83's on order that I will have to pick up and transport home in my pickup. Having never seen factory boxed ones before (and trusting this group more than whatever salesman I might get on the phone), I'd like to know whether they can be transported horizontally safely on their sides or backs, or will they need to stand upright for the ride? (I'll take different hardware for securing them depending on the answer.)

That makes a good segue into my situation and question: I'm in the process of replacing my old HD setup built around Infinity RS II's with one built around RF-83's, RC-64, and RS-62's. The two pieces I'm currently planning on keeping are the SVS 20-39pc sub and my Sony da333ES receiver. Anybody have any opinions for or against?

I'm NE of Dallas in a small community named Nevada. I grew up in SW Arkansas - in fact my mother packed ammunition during WWII in the buildings that Paul Klipsch set up shop in after the war. I ran into, and fell in love with, some of the heritage speakers during high school in the late 70's and in about '77 or '78 a high school geek friend and I decided to show up at the factory one day during the summer to see if we could get a tour. We were given a tour by one of the techs and then got to meet Paul at end for a few minutes - I wore one of his Bullshit buttons off and on for years thereafter until it fell apart. In college one of my roommates and I decided to buy a pair of Heresy speakers (it's been too long ago for me to remember which model, but I think they were Heresy II?) and we loved to blast the neighboring campus with a combination of Pink Floyd and Shostakovich (no air conditioning in those days, so the windows were always open). We bought one speaker each and then flipped for who would buy the other person out at the end, and that was the last time I owned any Klipsch speakers. My music-loving father-in-law passed along a pair of Infinity RS II soon after college and they've served me well all these years, but I'm finally in the market again. Anyway, enough babble... How's the best way to track down or attract the attention of the DFW forum member using SVS subs? I was guessing that I'd need to replace the center and surrounds, but am hoping that the SVS will meld well enough that I can cut several hundred dollars off the next upgrade.

This looks like an old, dead thread, but I went to StarPower today and ordered a pair of RF-83's since they seem to be only players in town these days. The salespersons (at least the one I dealt with) still didn't have a clue (I spent a LOT of time waiting for him to figure out, then get help, on how to turn on the systems in the various rooms). I ended up ordering a pair of 83's for $1500 which seemed reasonable from the the day or two or research I could do while trying to figure out what to do about my recently deceased Infinity RS II's. Anyway, down to the real reason I'm writing - Does anyone have anybody (including themselves) that they'd recommend in the DFW area to come out and help me balance my setup? I'm fairly/mostly ignorant in a lot of technical aspects like toe-in, how to set the crossovers or whatever with my SVS 20-39pc for best sound, whether I need to ditch the Infinity center and surrounds to match the Klipsch, etc. I cook a mean steak (Texas dry rub, of course) and know a bit about wines if it's a social visit or we might can deal on used equipment or cash for professional calls.