YK Thom

Interesting thoughts from all. I love the sound of the Khorn but the reality of my living space rules them out. I enjoyed stand mounted RB61 IIs for several years in this space but found they could be a bit harsh on with some recordings. I started searching for a deal on the RF7 IIs thinking a full sized floor stander in my room would be nice full and remove the need for a sub (I'm not a wall rumble kind of guy and neither are my neighbors). Stumbled across Ohm Accoustics, a brand I was always curious about; took the plunge and haven't looked back. I find the clarity the Klipsch have is there with a more realistic presentation of the sort of music I listen to - predominantly jazz at moderate, sometimes high moderate levels. The large Klipsch do amazingly well with rock music because of the volume levels available and the fact that such music is always played through horn equipped PA systems, which the Heritage models in particular share many similarities. Seems the secret to great Klipsch sound with the Heritage series is tubes - which add a certain amount of distortion, albeit pleasant distortion. It seems with solid state the Klipsch can be too revealing of flaws which makes sense as they were originally designed to operate in a world that was powered by tubes.

I have owned a few Hyundais. They are well made and hold up well.

Good luck with your hunt. They don't seem to pop up very often.

Surprised the old Electro-Voice Interface D doesn't pop up on the lists. Fantastic sounding speakers. Would love to come across a restored pair some day.

Don't leave us hanging... and by the way I appreciate the fact that "normal" affordable components were used. Very easy to pontificate about exotic tubes this and that, but most of us never had them and still don't.

They would have had to be rebuilt top to bottom. By the time you were done they would have been essentially replicas. It reels the mind that they could be let go so badly.

With a room that size I'd lean towards the stand mounts. Down the road when you move they will most likely be fine there as well. Seems a lot of apartments have smaller living rooms than they used to. At some point they could be moved to the back as rears in a surround set up.

I have a feeling the Threes are destined to become a classic. I hope to hear a pair later this year while down south.

It should sound very good. It is large, capable, very clear and neutral (uncoloured), and punches well above its price point. In fact I use one with my Ohm Accoustics 2000 Talls and somehow it blends flawlessly.

A very impressive video and that motor boat has some serious power. As for the forty foot jumps....nope. Alabama looks very nice, going to have to make my way there at some point.

Both the Denon and Marantz are good choices. I have been a Marantz fan for many years so would be inclined to lean towards it. You will have more than enough power for most rooms and still have the option of adding more through the preouts down the road should you find it needed.

I'm with you. I had a pretty extensive vinyl collection back in the 80s but became an early CD adherent back in 84 ( NAD player). I like the sound and don't miss the never ending work of turntables. Have yet to jump into the digital file world, the formats change to often for my liking and I don't want to buy another copy of the White Album to quote Tommy Lee Jones. I do however listen to some pretty good good sounding internet radio through my Apple TV from time to time.

Wow! If you feel a little envy from the north it's just me.

Thank you kindly. You have been all over the country.

Thanks Teaman, we are all Canadian, although some of us have four seasons, some of us just have Winter and Not Winter.

Very much the same sort of celebration.

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians on the forum and happy impending Fourth of July to my American friends!

You will be fine, my fronts are 6ohm Ohm Walsh, everything else is 8ohm Klipsch, works and sounds fine.

I'd like to watch this at some point.

My two cents: Marantz and Klipsch go together like chocolate and peanut butter.

Absolutely brilliant!

It looks like he took very good care of them.

This is the first I've heard of this.

Just read the review of the Rival in the June 2017 Stereophile. The fit and finish look great and would make a good inspiration for those building their own Crites Cornscala (which is what they look like to me). I have considered commissioning the same guy who built my AV unit for a Cornscala build. Not in the immediate or midterm budget though. Seems like PWK's concepts continue to echo through the years.

Old thread but an update... After a month and a half or so later we finally got our schedules to match. Living up north work travel is very common and we have been out of sync. The RB61 IIs were delivered a week ago. He is absolutely blown away and has given his former speakers that these replaced to another friend (domino effect). He is something of a musician and frequents one of the pubs with open mic nights as a participant. The live sound is not what he was used to or expecting. He has been texting me all week as he tweaks the positioning and can't believe the difference is sound and detail. Another member of the Klipsch tribe is born.