Deanhorn

When I referenced the Heritage series, I was really referring to the Quartet, Forte, and Chorus. Also, the CF series is really the Epic series. My apology.

I have just discovered this forum and wanted to throw my 2 cents in. I bought the KLF 20's just over a year ago and I am sure glad that I decided to buy them. These speakers are fantastic and probably have the flattest frequency response of any Klipsch design to date. I have even measured the frequency response in my own listening room and it is very flat except for a 4db peak at about 200 HZ. I can not imagine that the new Reference series replacements have a frequency response as flat. First, I would expect the relatively large woofers to start rolling off before the 2000+ HZ crossover. Second, the tweeter horn in the KLF 20 is unusually flat and I can not believe that the new tweeter horn could be any flatter since it covers more frequencies. How about adding frequency response graphs for the RF-7 and KLF20 in this forum? I hope that replacing the Legend series with the Reference series is not as big of a mistake as when the CF series replaced the Heritage series. The performance of the CF series left a lot to be desired and the CF series also had two way speakers. These speakers were not on the market for very long, so I think Klipsch can not dispute this. I have my own theories for replacing the Legend series. 1. It is far easier to design an entire home theater suite of speakers with a smaller horn at a higher crossover frequency. Just try to imagine creating a matching surround speaker for the Legend series with the sizable horn that are in these speakers. Just look at the size of the center speaker in this series to get an idea and this is a two way with a high crossover. Thus, it is not matched very well anyway(and neither are the recommended surrounds). 2. Klipsch is trying to get the sound of the speakers similar to other brands while keeping the high sensitivity. An acoustic guitar through the Reference series with their cone midrange can not possibly sound as dynamic and lifelike as through the Legend series. A horn covering the midrange frequencies makes it a real Klipsch to me. One more question: How come the RF-5 speakers cost nearly twice as much as the RF-3 speakers when both have the same identical woofers and are in a similar sized cabinet?