rhyx

Sounds awful like a Bose advertisement to me...

Well that's a pretty telling comparison pic. Gold woofers and an enclosure swap - boom it's a Reference speaker.

Based on what I read in the article it sounds like the German's had them for actual testing. No idea how they got them "early" if it was indeed early.

Sounds like either a problem with the speakers or the sub/amp combo. What happens if you put the right speaker on the left satellite output?

Nice looking setup! Can't wait until mine come in!

Congrat. Do you have already a sub? What receiver/amp are you gonna use to drive them? Right now I have a Denon 2112ci that I've been very happy with. Eventually going to kick it downstairs for use with our ceiling speakers in the living room and patio. Just need to identify a suitable replacement. I have a Premier Acoustic PA-120 subwoofer. Seemed to be a good bang for the buck choice when I bought it years ago. Glad I'm finally in a house and able to use it to its full potential. It was NOT suited for apartment use! Update - Speakers arrived and set up properly! Thanks to Acoustic Sound Design (http://www.acousticsounddesign.com) for getting them to me before the July 4th Holiday. There was a small amount of box damage but this is common with freight shipping. Speakers were in perfect condition.

Pulled the trigger on 2x RF-7ii, RC-64, and 2x RS-62. All in black! Hopefully they come next week before 4th of July holiday.

Youthman is in Plant City and has a pair of RF-7II's but only in a 2-channel rig. He just sold his RF-83/RC-64 combo and now is using LaScala triplets up front. Don't take the drive or you may be on the hunt for LaScalas also. Welcome to the forum if I have not already greeted you. Bill Thanks for the welcome Bill! I'm not sure what I want at this point. Just continuing to do research. I will own these speakers for a long time so I don't want to rush into purchasing anything. A trip down to see Youthman certainly sounds like it would be worthwhile!

Where did you buy them from at $1500 each? Think they beat the RF-7 ii speakers?

I'm trying to decide what to replace my pitiful Klipsch Promedia Satellites with. I have a 15x20 theater room with a 7.1 prewire. 120 inch 16:9 screen. Currently leaning towards 2x RF-7 ii, RC-64 ii, and 2x RS-62. I partly like the idea of RB-81 bookshelf speakers for the side surrounds, since I just haven't heard bipole speakers in a home theater setup in person. Will probably just kick 2 of my satellites back to perform rear surround duty until I decide to drop additional cash. If anyone is remotely near north central Florida, I would absolutely love to hear a demo of your setup. I went to a local retailer, but I was only able to hear the RF-7s in a 2.0 setup.

For what it's worth, I've been using my Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 satellites with a Denon receiver for a few years now. Threw them up on some speaker stands and wired them up like any other speaker. Audyssey for calibrations worked just fine as well.