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CD Guys: You're absolutely right. LP's suck. They are a pain in the @$$ to maintain, sound like crap when dirty, skip, and you need to be tweaking your turntable constantly to get the most from it.
LP Guys: There. I hope you consider this my contribution to keeping the cost of LP's at the thrifts down.
Now, back to spinning that nasty vinyl.
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Andy - welcome back! You were missed!
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My RF-7's occasionally enjoy a dose of Pat Metheny's "One Quiet Night". It's just Metheny and an acoustic guitar, played at home is his home studio, and it is very well recorded. I wouldn't admit to being a huge Metheny fan, but I really liked this effort.
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If you can find one of these, go for it. It mates well with higher compliance cartridges. The link describes the table and has pictures. Beware that Pioneer reused model numbers, so there is a hunk of junk version with the same model number in all-black with belt drive.
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A friend wants to sell his Onkyo TX-8522 100 Watt Stereo Receiver to power the 10.5s. Any thoughts? Should I get another receiver for more / less $? I don't plan to expand the system for more than 2 channels.
Info that is always helpful to have when answering questions like this:
- Your budget
- Your listening preferences for music
- A little bit about the room that the speakers / amp / receiver will be used in (dimensions, room treatments, distance from speakers to listening spot(s)
- Other gear that will be used with the speaker and/amp. For example, if you have a turntable, suggesting a receiver or integrated amp without a phono input would not really be helpful.
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What are you trying to accomplish with bi-amping your RF-7's? My $0.02 would be that, before you invested in another amp or a cross-over, you experimented with your listening room to see if you can identify shortcomings that are impacting your experience with music reproduction from your system.
You could certainly try bi-amping, but not only will you need to find the sweet spot on the crossover that gives you the best results, but you'll have some challenges with gain-matching a SS amp and a tube amp.
I'd try looking for a simple solution first.
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Yes, I'm starting to think my leg is being pulled...
...and so far I've fallen for it.
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Mike,
OK, I will try to reply, although my post will be burden among the general adulterant idiocy that this thread has already contains.
I may be one of the contributors to the adulterant idiocy, so I resemble that remark!
By the way, I'm pretty sure that the word "adulterant" is not used in the correct context here.
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Back to the initial question. At what point does pursuit of sonic perfection intersect with, and then overshadow, enjoyment of the music? At what point does experiencing sonic imperfection, either real or imagined, lead to obsessive - compulsive behavior (complete with the need to classify anyone who might not share your perspectives and goals as "zombie-idiots" or "audio-idiots")?
Also, if there is no "need to be impressive", why put it all out there on the web for the world to see?
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My RF-7's and classical are a great combo. I don't have a huge collection of classical (mostly classic rock in my collection!), but what I do have is very easy to listen to on the RF-7's.
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That same ad is posted on the Detroit Craiglist. Scam alert.
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This is what I did with broken pin on my RF7s, hopefully it will work for you too. The pins you will find are hollow and will take a tooth pick quite easily or use a cut (along the vertical line) straw to srink its diameter to allow you to wedge it in the hollow side of the broken pin and the pin base. I used the straw because it was a tighter fit. Cut the straw/toothpick length wise to fit. Then apply good plastic glue and allow to dry for 24 hours. My repair peg is still is standing. I believe they later replaced these with those magnets.
Interesting idea, and a nice, inexpensive repair. I like!
Thanks for this suggestion!
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This is not what you asked for so pardon my asking but, did you call and ask that fellow in the parts department at Klipsch about replacement grills?
They were out of the RF-3 floating grills when last I spoke to them but they might be back in stock by now.
Good luck!
~Noah
I didn't inquire about replacement grills. My thought was that the speakers are now out of warranty, so it would cost. Couple that with the fact(?) that the replacement grills, having the same design, will ultimately suffer the same failure.
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I know much as been written about the grills. Being kind, the "floating grills" may have been a great idea, but flawed execution kills them. The plastic pins that attach the grills to my RB-5's have all completely broken off now (having little ones in the house is no help!).
This is not a post to necessarily gripe further about the grills. However, I was wondering if anyone had conjured up a practical solution for a "home - based fix" to get the grills to reattach to the speakers. I've tried gluing the pins back in place, but that has proven to be a temporary solution. I've also tried velcro, but there isn't enough surface area on the grills to give the velco a good place to stick, and keep the the grills "floating".
I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions. And no smart a$$ comments from the Heritage bunch about selling the RB-5's and getting Heresies or the like! [
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Well, right now I'd say that you're holding a huge hammer if he's going to try to screw you. You've got his address and contact info. You purchased two USPS money orders and sent them through the mail in response to his invitation to purchase a product. I'm no attorney, but if he does try to screw you, then you can report it to the authorities as a case of mail fraud, which is a federal felony.
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Be cool to put a face to the man who built my amp.
I know this was a well-intentioned comment, but let me insert a word of caution here. [
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Tell us about your listening room: shape/dimensions, floor, wall treatments, furniture, etc. Something is likely going on in the listening room that is contributing to the "dead spot".
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These kind of tribs?
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If you like a warm and dynamic sound you must try Denon's DRA-37 AM/FM Stereo receiver. I promise this little 50watt receiver will wake up your Klipsch speakers. CircuitCity has a 30 day return policy.
http://usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/3389.asp
I also purchased the Denon DP-300F turntable from Crutchfield. It also sounds wonderful
That particular one is missing optical in. But thanks for the suggestion. I take it you took a mostly separate route?
It does not have any internal DAC's, so there is not need for it to have optical in. The receiver would rely on the decoders that are built into your CD/DVD player.
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The little Trends jumped up another notch today. I plugged it into a line conditioner, as I've had some issues with some grunge on the electrical line. Interesting results: more focused and smooth.
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Sitting behind me right now (I'm in my office) playing great music is the Marantz 2220B, hooked to a pair of Klipsch KG 2.5's, and a NAD 5220 CD player. The sound is absolutely great for such a modest system. I'd have no reservations about hooking the 2220B to the 5.2's. The Marantz has output that belies it's low output specs, and the 5.2's are efficient enough to get the most out of the Marantz, provided you're not looking for you don't need to be super-aggressive with the volume knob.
The KG-4's are 4 ohm. I'd feel more comfortable if someone else chimed in with their thoughts about powering KG-4's with a 20 wpc vintage receiver.
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Hell, if I had the $$$ I'd buy them all now and you could donate the proceeds. That has the makings of a very nice little system.
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You couldn't get a better, nice looking speaker for that price. Great deal for someone!
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Ultra Grip Liner - this works! This is a brand of shelf liner made of some spongy lattice of matrixed blobs of substance I don't know what - high density foam or something. This stuff works best to my ears. It comes in a roll 12 inches x 4 ft so you can make four mats with a roll that costs $7. I just put my platter on top of it, ran a pen around the circumference, and cut the perimeter and the center hole. This solution I can live with indefinitly. It sounds great. Maybe because it is about one third empty space...
So what have you others found that works (commercial and homemade)?
Currently using the stock mat on my Pioneer PL-600, which is nearly 1/4 inch thick rubber. Same with the SL1210.
I've tried the shelf liner before, and didn't notice much, if any, difference. Be careful not to leave the records on the platter too long with the shelf mat, as it leaves a funky residue on the record.
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RF-7 Right Speaker Hum
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Check the dust caps on the woofers. Mine came loose and it almost sounded like I blew a woofer. Turned out the dustcap was loose. Glued it back down, and all was good again.