willybguy

I had upgraditis for awhile, I've had my 7ii's a little less than a year. I upgraded center to RC64ii about six months before that, a 12" Klipsch sub and repurposed Quintet fronts as new rears. I spent six months reading & chatting about separates vs. AVR for my space. I do almost equal parts audio and video. I've always liked Yamaha hardware, upgraded to A2010 w/pre-outs, so incredibly pleased. now, I listen to music and movies very differently. music is 2 channels, only 7's, put yammie into what's called "pure direct' mode, turns off processors and the whole front panel display except for a small blue LED. can't really describe how fantastic it sounds, 'unadulterated.' all digital, no physical media. the A2010 has built-in Pandora, Sirius, internet radio, which I've gotten really into. Or, I stream from an i-device. movies whether streaming or blu-ray from a PS3, full surround, and/or utilizing Yammie's digital sound processing to upconvert audio. Overall, part of my enjoyment of the 7's comes from easily playing with settings. AVR's built-in speaker calibration software, tight integration with Yamaha's iOS apps (which I still think is by far the best out there right now), and my Logitech Harmony remote = I never have touch either of the yammie's AVR remotes. I can control the sub from the harmony remote.... all without getting off the sofa. It's all about what sounds good to you - but in my space the A2010 sounds pretty awesome to my ears. I don't feel like i need to add an amp at this point. If I want more bass in a particular movie, i can notch that up remotely. Maybe in the future if i added an amp i'd take out the sub and reclaim that floorspace.... the sub is big footprint, but I think for now, I'm good.

I took delivery of my b-stock 7's last week - I must have gotten one of the last pairs before the next batch. Mike at ASD is very open about how Klipsch does thesein batches. In every batch, there is some cherry wood that is a different shade. Those get turned into B-stock. I am loving mine so far... it's worth the wait.

I pounced on a great deal today for a better AVR with Pre-Outs with specs Klipsch CS said they'd be more comfortable with. This is the time of year Yamaha rolls out new AVR line, & last year's go on sale. Interested to see if I'll hear a difference with new AVR + RD12 + RC-64ii, before pulling trigger on 7's.

I posted in the AVS forum as well, but thought I'd follow up here too.I've been a Yamaha AVR guy for 25 years; called them up. Really good CSR. He went to Klipsch product page on his end, out loud: " power specs of the rf7's - 250 W RMS / 1000 W peak." He said, "the 671 AVR is rated for 90-95 watts, and not designed to power a speaker like the RF-7."But, the rep concurred with others here; who said, still, "Yes,you can hook up the RF-7's to the 671, and it will, in fact, work at lower volumes." The rep also concurred with others here, who said, "If you push too far, the 671 should shut down or fry as a failsafe. He said it was still possible in that scenario the speakers could be damaged. Then I called Klipsch, and had one of the most educational conversations about audio stuff in my entire life.Using the 671 with RF-7s, especially because I do a lot of streaming (Pandora/Netflix) with higher risk of clipped signal, not a great idea. Klipsch rep also said if I upgraded to another AVR in 120-150w range, he'd be more comfortable I'd be all right for awhile in terms of the impedence dips below 4 ohms. So for now, my RF-7 purchase is on hold.

Appreciate the feedback guys; I'm a little confused @ ohms. The RF-7ii spec page says they are "8 ohm compatible,' the Yammie 671 AVR specs say "Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) 130/170/200/240W" How far above -20db are we talking about the possibility of getting distortation/damage? The very highest I go for Airplay tunes, is about -5 - 0db.

I re-measured my space again... I can get about 8.5" of breathing room from the wall [] I should have said I go higher in volume depending on source; mostly using AirPlay to stream MP3's through the AVR, fidelity seems to drop. I need to hike volume -5db- 0db. I was listening to remastered version of China Grove, off Best of the Doobie Brothers mp3 album, AVR sees Airplay signals as 'analog,' so I use Stere Enhancer DSP setting to get it nice... but it needs extra volume.

Hi Folks, I've searched/read all the posts here & AVS Klipsch forum, still not sure about info I'm seeking about RF-7ii's. I'm upgrading from Quintets; i've already got RC-64ii + RD 12 sub + Yamaha RX-V671 w/ discrete amp configuration/ specs: Rated Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven) 125W (8ohms, 0.9% THD) Rated Output Power (1kHz, 2ch driven) 105W (8ohms, 0.9% THD) Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven) 90W (8ohms, 0.09% THD) Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) 130/170/200/240W 671 AVR has no pre-outs, I can't do AVR + separate amp upgrade right now. Room size is small-medium, square 15 x 20, 10 ft ceilings. My use is 75% HT and 25% music. I'll move Quintet fronts to surrounds once I add RF-7's. My listening volume does not usually go above -20db. Two questions: 1. can/will I damage the RF-7's w/ impedence dips (as some have suggested) without separate amp / power @ my listening volume? 2. I'm tight on space, what is minimum spacing from back wall (side wall no problem) Thank you in advance for your inpu!