GBShade684

Looking at building out my HT setup and I currently have 2 RF82's which I am very happy with. They sound great and look even better(in my opinion, although my wife feels differently). Looking at getting a sub next. Planning on making the purchase at the beginning of next year, mid jan probably. Looking around the price range of $500. I see the SW-112 on ebay for a hair under this mark. I am not looking to shake the whole house, just most of it.[] Any thoughts on other comparable subs at this price point? I've heard Paradigm and SVS being tossed around quite a bit, but haven't looked into them that much to be honest. I also plan on cutting off the RF82s @ 100Hz and letting the sub handle everything below. Won't have to worry about taxing my receiver that way. Also does anyone know the thread where a guy and his wife built this massive and amazing looking crossover network on a board and hung it on their wall beside an equally massive and amazing looking HT setup. Guy was slightly older and said his wife worked on the project with him...

Just spent the last 2 ours of my work day reading this thread instead of working on my presentation. Wife is not going to be happy that I am bringing work home.[] Besides that, I can't think of a better way to spend a couple hours. Can't wait until I get into a real house(not a rental) so I can build out the basement to my hearts content...

Saw this post and had to reply...GBShade684 on PS3. Playing Black Ops continuously, well until the wife tells me it's time to turn off the game and move on to other more "interesting games". Going out of town this today, but I'll be back after Labor Day. Hope to see some friend invites Tuesday...

Just want to say yhank you to everyone for the advice and help. I feel like I made a good choice in Klipsch for many reasons and one of the biggest is the support from fellow forum members!

Used them for video games and movies so far. Play radio really well. I need to come and listen to some other peoples systems apparently because I think these sound amazing with everything. Guess I haven't ever heard anything great! Anyway, tried to turn them up playing the game...couldn't take it. Don't think I will have any clipping issues![]

And number 3. The wife is really coming around. I think deep down she likes them.[]

Woah...pictures didn't turn out that well on the iPhone, but oh well.... here is picture two.

Picture 1. Listening to Eagles....

Got home yesterday and there it was![] Got everything hooked up and running last night. A little tinkering here and there. Set the speakers to large but put the Xover @ 50Hz. Haven't really turned it up yet, my wife isn't big on being rattled. [:-*] Somehow managed to cross my wires and hooked up the LF out of phase. So once I got that fixed things sounded pretty good. Funny thing was my wife was complaining about not being able to hear everyone's voices that well. I explained that if we had a center channel then that would play 60%+ of the dialogue. Her exact words were. "Well I guess we should get one of those then." JACKPOT!!![H]

So here we are weeks later and a lost receiver somewhere between my home in STL, MO and my old home in Jefferson City, MO. After talking to USPS for the fourth time in a week I ran across someone who may actually help me. Supposed to get a return call, but hopefully now I may get my receiver...just hope it isn't broken when I get it.

Mustang, Where did you get this chart? Just a reading from a dB meter? I am in the market(well will be in about 8 months) for a sub. Never owned one. Just trying to understand the advantages / disadvantages of the different setups. Budget is much smaller, but I like learning about all the good options out there.

Just something that kinda shocks you as a first time buyer. I don't think I would have even noticed if it hadn't been for my brother in law pointing this out. One more piece of knowledge aquired by experience I guess...

I noticed that as well when I got my RF-82's. I have yet to actually use them, so I can't say whether I appreciate this small fudging of the numbers or not, but I was kinda disappointed when I pulled out the old tape measure.

Dennie, I've been wondering and reading about clipping a lot. That was definitely a concern of mine and something I put a lot of thought into before going ahead and purchasing the receiver. The way I understand it, clipping is a result of overdriving your receiver, causing partial or full square waves as compared to a nice sine wave. That I get, as well as the lack of movement by the driver under such circumstances. My question is when would this occur? I couldn't seem to nail down a definitive answer here. I was assuming that if I turned it up past 0 dB, that I would be entering dangerous territory, but that was just an assumption. Is there anyway to know for sure, or at least have a good approximation of when clipping will occur? I assumed with only 2 speakers that the receiver would be able to handle the load a little better...

From reading the manual, the default cross over is set to 100Hz. The listed range for my RF82's is 33Hz to 23kHz. So should I set the default to 33Hz, effectly eliminating anything below 33Hz(because I do not have a sub)? Am I okay setting the speakers to small(defaulting Sub to yes) and not having a sub? I would assume yes but I like to be sure.

Dennie - taking your advice...just downloaded the manual going to give it a read today while the wife is out shopping. What do you mean by setting the front speakers to small? Is that adjusting the frequency response, or is it limiting the power delievered @ said frequencies? I have trouble understanding these things sometimes due to the fact that I am an engineer. Sometimes I try to make things too technical and end up confusing myself. I do want a nice bass response, that's why I went with the 82's over the 62's or 52's. Mistake on my part? Maybe should have gone with 62's and a sub? Bruce - thanks for the input. I thought that might be the case, but I like to keep things clean. That is the main reason I went with the newer receiver with HDMI. Less cables for me ='s less hassles. Any thoughts on cable management? I am going to keep my power cords separated from my audio wires. Don't want to introduce any additional noise into the system. Any other things I should be thinking about here? Again thanks for all the help. I really enjoy learning about this stuff(I can see why Don calls it Madness!).

After keeping my eye on some Pioneer and Denon receivers I pulled the trigger this morning. Got the VSX-520-K slightly used for a pretty good price. Should have it hooked up and running by the end of next week. I'll post pictures then...

Thanks for the information everyone. I did get two RF-82's. Guy was moving and they were on craigslist for what a new single costs, so I decided to jump. I do have a free receiver coming my way from my in-laws. It's a bit older with no HDMI, so I was shopping around for one with HDMI to simplify things. I may wait it out and just work with the free receiver and run HDMI to the TV then audio out from there to the receiver. Any issues there? I will hold off on the bi-wiring. Just heard mixed opinions. I was looking at banana clips for the connectors on the wire. I have heard monoprice.com thrown around on here a lot. Checked it out, seemed like a good deal. WAY cheaper than BB. One day I will expand to 5.1(maybe 7.1/2?). Just moved to this house, it's a rental. I currently own two other houses. Market sucks, so my money mainly comes in and right back out. When the other two houses are gone, then I'll be in business!

Should have mentioned the red diamonds are bookshelfs and orange rectangles are couches. Green is the fireplace, above that is my mounted 46" lcd...

So this is my frist time owning a nice set of speakers. I will admit I picked my speakers blindly because they looked pretty(RF-82's). I listened to them before I picked them up and I couldn't wipe the smile off my to save my life. Now I have these beautiful speakers and no receiver. I am going to pick up a cheap receiver(max $200) for the time being just to get them up and running. I have been doing a lot of reading on these forums. From what I have read I shouldn't be overly concerned with the output / channel so I am happy with 80-125 / channel. They have the ability to be bi-wired, so I guess I will do that. Looking for thoughts / help on the wiring. The guy I bought them from just ran 1 wire(pos and neg obviously) to the LF posts and then daisy chained to the HF posts. Would this be an acceptable bi-wiring method, of should I be attacking this problem with a different strategy. I am planning on using 16 gauge wire, since I will have 20 ft runs max(that's if I bring the wire through the floor and into the basement). Any thoughts on this? Also any receiver ideas? I have attached an amazing picture of my currently living room. The stars are where I plan on putting the speakers. Everything is carpeted minus the magenta spray paint area, that's the kitchen with laminate hardwood...