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I've gotta say, I listened to most of what you put up there with the exception of the synergy line and all I can really say is that they're all different. The RF-82 sound incredible to me but had such a huge footprint the wife hated them. I listened to the WF-34/35 line and was stunned at the detail it had. The bass difference from the 82's vs the Icon WF-34 is definitely different and the 82's will hit quite a bit lower but I cross over with a sub and it takes up the slack the WF-34's don't have. Also if price is a big difference, the wf-34 has nearly the same specs and I really couldn't hear much of a difference except a hair on the low end with the advantage going to the wf-35. Its just a sound preference. I think the sound stage was much better on the icon-w line and I can close my eyes and just feel the stage deepening further and further especially with certain music like jazz or fusion. I like both for different reasons but I like crisp, sparkly music with punch mid and punch tight bass with no slop. I felt the 82's could be used nearly without a sub at all (even though I would never let that happen ) and the low end just comes through so tight its unreal. I listen to things like dave matthews band and heard something on a song that I had literally never heard before because of the detail of the Icon W line. Ultimately its up to you, but those RF-63 are awful nice and that was a wrench in my decision when I was buying. Only reason I didn't was that I couldn't demo them locally. I hope this helps and I've had some heresys some Icons, some Quartets, a good friend has K-Horns that I get to listen to regularly, and cornwalls for rear speakers in his theater. I've gotten to demo quite a bit of Klipsch and they just keep me coming back. Something about that sound that just sends chills for me. Good luck with your decisions.
why is klipsch called fatiguing and diliked in other forums
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I feel that its just a listening preference. They are crisp, sharp, detailed and some don't like that. I feel like polk tends to be too focused on their titanium dome tweets and they are "harsh" and fatiguing in my eyes. I prefer the smooth mids, details, and crisp sound that the horns make compared to other brands. I'll be a klipsch die hard for a long time unless some other company just comes out with something that outshines them.