[Help me decide which speakers to use where in a 7.2 surround system.]

Thanks guys. That is what I suspected would work best, but wanted a second, third or more people to agree with me.

[Help me decide which speakers to use where in a 7.2 surround system.]

Hi all,

I have not posted too often lately but I have a question for all my friends on this site.

I have a pair of RS-52 ii surrounds and a pair of RB-61 ii speakers. I was wondering which to use as surrounds (to the side of seating area) and which to use as back surrounds (behind seating). The room is open on the left side to the kitchen area and seating is about 11 feet to screen. There is about 7 ft behind the seating area. Room has a vaulted ceiling which is about 8 ft high in front and about 15 ft high in back. I am using RF-7ii and RC-64 for front speakers. I have an Emotiva XPA-5 amp and plan to use two of the amps in my Pioneer VSX-52 for the back surrounds.

Thanks for any comments.

[Speaker stands for RS-52's]

VTI makes a couple of different stands that are 36 inches tall. I use them for my RS-52ii and they work fine.

[damaged woofer rf-7 II]

I would give Klipsch a call and see if they have any. I bought a couple of boxes from them a few weeks ago.

[Look what I got for Christmas!! Show off your gifts here!!]

I got a new RW-12d subwoofer. Sounds pretty good.

[I just got the best deal ever, no seriously must read]

Hopefully, your seller doesn't read this forum and fine out the true value of these speakers, before you pick them up. I may have told him about the mistake in the subwoofer, but I guess it would depend on how I felt that day.

I could go get these as fast as I could before the deal falls through.

Good Luck

[Amplifier suggestions]

I just bought a Pioneer Elite VSX-52 and am very happy with it. It will upgrade to 1080p and does have AirPlay too. It also has an internet tuner so you can listen to internet radio from around the globe if you connect it to your home internet connection. If you have lots of money and want even better amps you can go for the SC-57 or SC-55.

You can look at all these receivers on Pioneers web site.

[Need help deciding on center channel speaker.]

Thanks everyone for your opinions. I really don't want to wall mount the TV since I am renting and have always worry about wall mounting something that weights over 100 pounds. I think I will probably keep the speakers I now have and have been thinking about getting an amp for the front speakers. Of course that means I will need to get a new receiver since the one I now have does not have pre-outs.

Thanks for all the ideas.

[Need help deciding on center channel speaker.]

I have a chance to get a new RC-64 not RC-64ii for about $600.00 at my local retailer. I have a pair of RF-82ii and a RC-62ii at the present time. Will the RC-64 sound better with the RF-82iis or should i stick with my RC-62iis? If i switch I will also need a new TV stand since I will not be able to fit the RC-64 into the present stand.

Thanks for your opinions

[RF-7 II Bi-Amp'ed vs RB-81 II with low and high fronts]

I agree with most of the others that have given you advise. Get the RC-62ii. I just upgraded from the RC-52ii and the difference is very noticeable. I use the system mostly for TV and a lot of the dialog comes out of the center speaker, so do not go cheap on this. I also upgraded to RS-52iis for side surrounds. The RS-52s do much better for base than RS-42iis. Also use your bigger speakers for the side surrounds and the smaller ones in the back.

[rs42 vs 52 vs 62]

I have just upgraded to RS-52ii from the RS-42ii. The 52s can put out more base and seem to fill my room better. They are quite a bit larger than the 42s and look better on my speaker stands. The 52s also seem to sound better to me with my front speakers (RF-62ii and RC-62ii.

[RS-10 vs RS-41 ii]

Thanks all for the rapid replies. I will get the RS-10s. I will be using them for back rear surrounds.

I already have RS-42ii for the side surrounds.

Thanks

[RS-10 vs RS-41 ii]

According to the specification sheets these two speakers look pretty much the same. What is the biggest difference between the two? I can get some new RS-10s for about $60 a speaker less than the RS-41s.