Heritage_Head

Nothing wrong with the xpa-3 but I would spend the extra money and have the same power on all the speakers. I think whatever amp you get you will be happy with emo makes great amps. When I bought mine I still had my rf-82 set up, and was still waiting for the new speakers I ordered (rf-7ii set up) to come in. so I hooked it up to the rf-82(rc-62,rs-52) set up and wow it was like I got new speakers. imo huge upgrade.

Watched it last night good movie awesome sound.

Is there any possibility to put the center above the tv? I guess when I see the pics that might answer my questions. Sub makes a good point about the crossover. I run my rc-64ii as large but mine isn’t 12” to the ground. The floor will act like a type of bass horn and will enhance the bass. So moving the crossover up might help a little but that speaker shouldn’t sound muddy.

I have tried everything and i like keeping them at full range. Not so much for how it makes the 7s sound but how my subs sound with this setting. I seem to get to much mid bass and vibrations when the subs get a hotter signal from going the small route. Might be because I run 3 subs in a small room. I would try all these ideas and whatever sounds best to you keep. But I wouldn’t just A B it I would try one way for a few days then another and see how you like it. A B can start to all mesh together for me.

Would changing the hz(on the ps3) make cds sound different?

There’s a small cap on top that pops off (small knife works)

I had the rs-52 on stands sounded great to me. Imo I would pic the rs-52 or 62 over any RB speaker. Maybe others can give their opinion.

First thing very nice job! I’m sure you put plenty of man hours into those projects and it looks great. As youth said I don’t think I would have ever thought of that type of sub set up but it looks great, and in that size room I’m sure it sounds great. It’s hard to keep track what speakers you have all had down there but one thing I will say as far as surrounds goes. If you haven’t tried the RS line yet even in a set up like that with one on the side wall and the other on a stand (or both on stands) on the other side the rs-52 or rs-62 would imo outperform bookshelf speakers. Even though I’m sure the RB line would still sound good. I think with a non-direct speaker (RSline) in a smaller room you will gain a bigger more spacious sound with the RS line I wouldn’t go smaller than the rs-52 I have owned the 42, 52, and 62.

Your selling them (rf-63) what are you going to get?

The rc-64ii is amazing I can tell you that you get that same smile when you hear the rf-7ii. (At least I do) I’m sure the rf-63s sound good also. []

Most subs have crossover and phase controls so being able to control the subs from the avr has become less important. Example my older Sony ES avr had 2 sub outs my new one that costs twice as much only has one. Some of the new ones that have a bass eq in them for 2 subs can be very useful. But really imo the best tool is a bass eq system like what I use (sms-1). I run a 5.3 system and getting the bass just right to me was the hardest part. I noticed parts that would vibrate the room and sound out of place I wasn’t able to get rid of it tell I got the sms-1. Every room has that certain bass frequency that needs taming. I think most people just brush it off like it was the movie or something because not all movies do it. The first time i ran a bass sweep and looked at the screen I was like wow what a roller coaster. Below is a pic of what I have now using. (Sms-1)

Well I used to have mine on stands when I didn’t have a good side wall to put them. You could try that and what you said. I think you can be pretty creative with the RS line and still get pretty good results. Being that they don’t require direct line to your ears to sound good. Their designed to bounce of walls to create a sound stage.

That will sound good not the best possible placement but that will work

Great choice I’m sure you will love them. Good luck on your search shouldn’t be too hard to find some that are in good shape.[]

The one advantage they have is looks but to me it kind of ends there.

Without getting into all the ho ha a simple $100 surge protector will work pretty well. If you look at my gear you will know I’m not a penny pincher. But I’m not one to toss money out the window. I did a lot of research and this is the side I’m standing on.

Nice congrats on the new speakers! When you get a chance take some pics

Even though I love the sound I get from the rf-7ii if it’s not your taste I would go back to what you liked. The rf-7ii wouldn’t be considered an upgrade to the chorus; it’s more of a lateral move if you ask me. So if you liked the sound from the chorus better (and it sounds like you do) I would probably go back. Denon makes good stuff and the 3808 is a nice avr it’s probably just your taste one over the other.

Yep np[] I think you will love it in your set up. So you have rf-63s now?

Most movies -17. Could easily go as high as -10 without the sound changing but my room is too small to go that loud.

Why you pulling the driver out? [] I’d be too scared I would mess it up. when I sent one of my old reference subs in to get fixed they put a small dent in the cone[](store gave me a full refund)

I paid $707(xpa-5) total during a sale they had(new year’s) I would wait for a sale, and yes they have a 30 day guarantee( – shipping back to them) http://emotiva.com/xpa5.shtm

Just not a lot of head room with an avr powering everything. I would say at 1-10 watts per channel the sound is probably pretty close. (Good avr vs power amp) but after that imo it’s not even close. If you watch movies at reference levels regardless of the speakers or the room size imo separates will be a noticeable upgrade.

Very nice any chance you some pics?

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