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  1. Get the 63s. They were really reference co-flagships with the RF-83s until Klipsch streamlined their product offerings and went from three top-of-the-line offerings, the RF-63, RF-83 and RF-7, into a single flagship RF-7ii. Likely a financial decision within the business. Ditto on the impedance dips. When I got my RF-83s, the AVR I had then, a Pioneer VSX 919, would shut off at around -15db. I upgraded to an Elite SC-37 and have no problems at all.
  2. My SC-37 runs my RF-83s, RC-64 and RS-52s quite well. Lots of detail and smoothness.
  3. You will waste your money at Best Buy. Don't fall into the trap of overpriced cables. Most here will tell you that www.monoprice.com has everything you need with respect to speaker wire and other cables, all excellent quality, at the best prices, with very reasonable shipping, lifetime warranty on cables, and a 30 day money-back guarantee. I personally buy all of my cables from there, as do many others who post on this forum. For speaker wire, Monoprice's "Enhanced Loud Oxygen-Free Copper Speaker Wire Cable" will work excellently, and 100ft of 14 AWG (which is what I use) costs $25.20. You will find it here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10239&cs_id=1023902&p_id=2791&seq=1&format=2 As for a subwoofer cable, I don't know how far away your sub is from your amp, but Monoprice's "25ft High-quality Coaxial Audio/Video RCA CL2 Rated Cable - RG6/U 75ohm" cable is excellent and, again, is what I use, and costs $6.53. You will find it here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10236&cs_id=1023603&p_id=2683&seq=1&format=2 Since your sub has left and right inputs, you'll want to use a "6inch RCA Female to 2-RCA Male Digital Coaxial Splitter Adapter". It costs $1.43. You will find it here: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10236&cs_id=1023603&p_id=6261&seq=1&format=2 Good luck.
  4. Yeah, the 80" has been out for a few months now. It's huge. Since I sit 17 feet back, 80" is the size I would like, but I prefer plasma over LCD and, more importantly, I feel the matte screen finish on the Sharps, while minimizing reflections, degrades picture quality. Yellow pixel arguments aside, the Quattrons do have a pretty good picture though. We'll see what companies show off at CES next week. From what I've heard, OLED is up-and-coming, albeit still unaffordable for most for many years to come.
  5. Good one! That movie rocks! Guy at the Dexter Lake Club: "If I was in your shoes I would be..." Boon: "Leaving!" ...later... Flounder: "The negroes stole our dates!"
  6. One of the reasons just to paint a wall white, use a projector capable of multiple aspect ratios, and be done with it.
  7. I have always had the same questions and thoughts about this. A spec of a certain frequency, + / - a certain number of dB, by itself, tells you nothing about how loud the speaker is actually reproducing that frequency. For example, my RF-83s are spec'd at 29 Hz, +/- 3 dB. OK, fine, but just how loud (how many dB) is the speaker at 29 Hz? I have not come across a response graph for the RF-83. Based on what is said above, specifically "will deviate no more than plus, or minus, 3 dB SPL from their stated one watt-meter dB SPL value", since the RF-83 is rated at 100dB sensitivity, does that mean that the speaker produces 29Hz at somewhere between 97dB and 103dB?
  8. And so there is (an exclusive retailer). I didn't know that! Funny.
  9. A certain well-known big-box store (I don't want anyone to think I am advertising for them, you can do some simple googling to find out where) will be offering the KF-28 and KF-26 for half-price on Black Friday. I mention this because I heard the KF-28 in an HT configuration, using an Onkyo amp, at a store about a month ago, while the scene near the end of Drumline was playing where the two groups "face-off" against each other, and was flat-out shocked at how well they sounded. I went home and brought up Drumline using on demand and the Icon setup sounded about as good as my RF-83/RC-64/RS-52/SC-37 setup. Given the price, this could be one of the greatest deals in home speakers recently. I got my reference IV's at a closeout discount which I learned about on this forum, and am always looking to repay the favor.
  10. I forget to mention it also occurs during movies, for example, last night I was watching Law Abiding Citizen and was switching between DD and stereo, getting the same effect. BTW - I'm considering doing much the same as you with respect to a home theater in my basement that I am considering building. I currently do not have an HDTV. I do have an HD box which runs a 480i signal to my TV via S-video and audio to the AVR via HDMI. The biggest issue I have with cable/satellite HD channels is compression which, in my opinion, and to my eyes, drastically takes away from the picture quality on an HDTV. The picture on my 14-year-old SD Mitsubishi destroys the compressed, weak, soft, artifact-plagued HD cable/satellite picture I've seen with respect to sharpness and clarity, which to me are the two most important aspects of a TV's picture. HDTVs do produce brighter, but not necessarilty more accurate, picture and colors. I saw the Pioneer 6020 in person, showing the TDK BluRay, many times at my local Best Buy and, believe it or not, my current TV gives a quite similar, window clear picture. You may guess that I haven't been running out to get a new TV. The only true quality HD at this point is BluRay, hence the case for a dedicated HD theater that is not used to watch TV.
  11. I have my RC-64 on a shelf above my TV, about 5 feet off the floor. The RC-64 tweeter is only about 10 inches higher than the tweeters of the RF-83, which flank the TV. This setup should create a seamless front stage. All the issues I have posted about I have heard with the tweeters in this position.
  12. Thanks for the input Islander, but been there, done that, and at the end of my rope with this $1000.00 speaker. The tweeter operates, it just seems that is not operating properly, like you said, with weaker highs. I've played music through it and, while it strongly outputs cymbals, it seems to be missing the highest detail parts of the cymbals. While my new SC-37 seems to be able to somewhat reduce the problem, I wonder if it us just modifying the sound from the 83s to match the output of the 64. I'm going to stop in to Simply Stereo this week. They are an authorized dealer and I wonder if they can perform authorized repairs so that I don't have to box up and ship a 70 lb speaker.
  13. Youthman, while watching an HD channel, have you ever listened to, say, sports commentators voices in Dolby Digital, and then switched your receiver from DD to stereo? This is where the difference is most obvious. For me, during stereo, where the announcers voices come strictly from the RF-83s, the high frequency components of the voices become more apparent, along with some low frequency parts too, which is not surprising given the larger woofers. There is more sibilance. When switched back to DD, interestingly the voices are stronger, and in some way clearer, but with some of the high frequency parts missing, resulting in less sibilance and a "dulling" effect that creates a slightly unnatural voice tone. Essentially the performance I'm getting from my RC-64 is "as good as it is bad". The difference was clear during the NBA Finals and while watching NASCAR and Wimbeldon this weekend.
  14. Does anyone know how seamless the front stage is with the RF-7II and RC-64II (respective crossovers of 1200Hz and 1400Hz)? They are similar to the RF-83/RC-64 combo in that the RF-7II and RC-64II have different woofers but the same tweeter. If they are indeed seamless, then so too should be the RF-83/RC-64 (respective crossovers of 1650Hz and 1150Hz/1800Hz (tapered/overall)). Klipsch does not advertise the RC-64II as having the tapered arrray.
  15. The thing that adds to the frustration of my problem is that the RF-83/RC-64 combo is known not to be a "perfect" match, but has been reviewed to still give a very good front stage . The question is just how far from perfect is the match, and is what I am experiencing outside of the known imperfection? I understand that those with the RF-63/RC-64 experience a seemless front stage. This is to be expected, given the exact match of all drivers, not just the tweeter. But, for me, as with hachuelo, the issue seems to be one with the tweeter and a "muffled" less crisp sound. I live near Simply Stereo. Last time I was in there they had an RC-64 set up. I'll try and take a ride over there this week and see if I can get some answers.
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