steinba

Thanks. I guess I could have searched the forum better, because I've found a couple of threads now saying the same thing; Thatthe RF63 is a more refined and more classy loudspeaker than the RF-82 II. I'll get around to listening to them, then. Thanks again!

I'm looking at RF-82 II's as a candidate for my new speakers, since they're currently sold for a pretty good price. I've been told that I really should have a look at RF-63's instead, but I'm hesitant, as they cost almost twice as much, and on paper, it looks like they should perform almost equal to the RF-82 II's. I'll have to go out and listen to them both, of course, but I like to do some "research" first. The bass driver area of three 6.5" cones is almost identical to two 8" cones, and I guess the 8" ones have a longer stroke. (?). The (older model) RF-63 has a larger diameter compression driver for the treble horn, but I've heard many people describe the top end on the newer drivers as better, so I don't know. There are also differences in crossover frequencies and other small details, but it still looks like the RF-63 and RF-82 II should perform pretty similar, as I assume they're designed in a similar way. If anybody has any thoughts or tips about this, It'd be greatly appreciated. Is the RF-63 really a (that much) better/different speaker. Thanks!