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Hey, thanks everyone for the helpful comments. I re-measured the space and even with the Auralex isolator pads, I can easily fit a pair of the RB-81 II and it will look great (sort of a wall of horns and cones aimed downwards to fire at the couch). I am going to spring for the larger model. It's funny how I started thinking about the RB-41 and have moved all the way to the 81s. Visualizing this from work, it seemed like the 81s would be way too big, but when I got home and pulled out a tape measure, it seemed more reasonable. I will post pics when I get this all setup.

Wow... RF-7 system in a 10x10 foot space. I'm very jealous. Like most Klipsch owners, I like over-the-top sound pressure levels []. With a sensitivity of 101 dB on the RF-7s, I can imagine that your Emotiva stack doesn't have to work very hard to be convincing. Where bi-amping really helps is with the reduction of intermodulation distortion: http://www.audioforums.com/forums/showthread.php?14401-Bi-wire-vs-Bi-amp ... my Yamaha (and pretty much all other AV receivers) do not perform any active or passive filtering (crossover). However, there is still some benefit to passive bi-amping: reduced components connected to individual amplifiers(the Yamaha has individual amp modules) which means that each driver gets a more pure signal and, more importantly, suffers less from the effects of the other drives. Also note that AVRs mostly have only one power supply, so you won't gain a lot of extra power with bi-amping. An engineer from Yamaha stated that the sound improvement is real, however, with respect to clarity and detail. I need to re-measure my space to see if I can fit the RB-82 IIs in the space allocated on top of the cabinet. If you are enjoying RF-7s in a smaller room, then I need to put on a fresh pairs of drawers and go large. Of course, next, I will need to upgrade the surrounds...

Hi Folks, I picked up an RC-62 II center at a close out sale for a local AV retailer that went under (good-bye, Ultimate Electronics / AudioKing - I will miss you). I have a previous set of RS-10 surrounds, elevated on the back wall of a small room (maybe 18' W x 10' D). The center is probably too big for this room, but can you really have too much speaker? [] Anyway, I am considering adding Klipsch bookshelves for the R/L front (Yamaha RX-V667 AVR), but I am really stuck on which model (i.e., RB-41/51/61 II). They will sit on the shelf above the panel, on risers to tip downward towards the listening position, on either side of the center. I can't find any meaningful reviews on these models on the Internet (excluding a small number of user comments on Amazon). Even the AVS forum is pretty quiet on these speakers (unless my Google skills need work). To be frank, that is making me a little nervous. Also, with the fall of Ultimate Electronics and the shift in product lines at BB/Magnolia, there isn't really anywhere I can go to audition these. I guess I am looking for two things: 1. testimonials or a review that comments on SQ and 2. an opinion on the one model over the other. In addition to the minor spec differences, it looks like the 61 adds bi-amp and moves the passive port from the rear to the front of the speaker (which may really matter, since these will be a few inches from the back wall). Thanks, in advance, to anyone that can offer an opinion.