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jdmccall

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  1. Bouncing can be fun...or at least, Tigger seems to like it! My subs start dropping above 70 Hz regardless of how high above that I might set the x/o. The 100 Hz x/o does seem to knock down the RF82's 50Hz peak, though.
  2. The 82's have a substantial peak in my room in the 50Hz area. I tried 50 and 80 Hz x/o's but hump was still strong, plus a weakness in the 100-125Hz bands. Moving x/o up to 100 Hz, combined with careful adjustment of subwoofer phase, really smoothed things out. Now I'm nice and tight down into the 25Hz band. Sounding real nice! I know it seems wrong to run the cross-over so high, but hey, whatever works!
  3. I'll play with them sometime and try the extreme toe-in. I just spent hours today trying to get the blend with my subs right. I don't even want to think about moving anything for awhile! BTW, you're set-up looks tight! (I mean that in a good way. )
  4. Interesting, but might make for a rolled off top end, being so far off driver's axis'. I pretty much always set in the sweet spot anyway and when I don't, I'm usually not focused on sound quality. How do you like the 62's?
  5. Glad you like your 280's. They are beautiful speakers for sure. My RF82 II's (yup, I bought 'em) are also used for stereo only, although I do use a pair of 12" Velodyne DLS4000R subs with them. I don't know that they need the subs, but I already had 'em and they do seem to warm up the sound...not that that is necessarily better...but I think I like it. My top octave hearing is pretty much gone, so maybe I need some edge on my high frequencies...or at least, I may be immune to it. I also agree ("detail is very good, but probably not cornwall good"). I owned cornwalls for eight years. Compared to them, I would say the RF82 II's are...smoother and more extended, but less dynamic and detailed. Plus, the corns I had were a gorgeous oak oil finish...my black vinyl RF's can't really compare. Of course, you generally pay dearly these days for that furniture-grade wood finish.
  6. Thanks..."dude". Been awhile since I had any "big ol' klipsch" in da' house. Enjoying! Would I like a pair of walnut cornwalls again? Yes!! Am I worried about it? No! Am I keeping my eyes open? Yes!!! In the meantime, and however long that may be, I will be making a joyful noise (of sorts) with the RF82 II / Velodyne set-up. As the wise man once said: "It's all good". -The Dude abides
  7. Thanks, Bill! I have my two Velodyne subs in the corners, so what I've got, sensitivity-wise, is what I will have. That's OK. though. They get plenty loud enough for me!
  8. Purchased from Klipsch and delivered today by Fed-Ex. Boxes looked like they'd been attacked by Samurai Chef. Holes, cuts, slashes...yikes! Speakers seem to be OK other than a tiny abrasion that went through the vinyl on the lower front edge, just behind the grille of one. A black marker pretty much took care of that. It can't be seen unless you're looking for it and get within a couple feet of it. Not worth sending it back, I guess, but still annoying. Lots of listening going on! Crossover to pair of Velodyne DLS4000R's...50Hz, 80Hz...I dunno! Experimenting... They don't seem to really have a 98dB sensitivity. I'd guess closer to 90 than 100. I'd be interested to know how Klipsch derives their sensitivity figure. As for sound quality, the jury is still out but I am very encouraged so far. Very full sounding and smooth across the spectrum. No "horn colorations" as far as I can tell. Nice and clean and open! They sound very...contemporary? I don't know that they sound as good as any of the heritage speakers I've owned in the past (not that I expect them too, of course! ) but for the money, pretty impressive!
  9. Did not know the CIII mid-horn was different than previous versions. That's interesting. I'm watching that black pair on ebay, too, but I just bought a pair of RF82II's and they were delivered today, so I probably won't be getting serious about those corns. But if the price is right...
  10. Thanks for the kindly welcome-back, guys! I appreciate that. I love the NAD gear and do hate to part with it, but I really need to sell...something! The CD player and tuner's gone and the pre has been listed and the amp is next. I'll do well to hang on to the 901's! On the other hand, If the RF82 II's work out well enough -to the point that I seldom listen to the 901's- then the Bose will go down the road, too.
  11. Thanks for the help there, Grizzog. I placed an order with Klipsch on 11/7 for a pair of RF82 II's. They were the best deal going on the net that could find. It'll be good to have some big ol' Klipsch in the house again. Not Heritage, but hopefully I will like them. I think I will! They should be easier (than Heritage) to accommodate anyway...but I'll probably still keep an eye out for a nice, clean pair of cornwalls close to me. As for my 901's...man, I'm having trouble thinking about selling them. I will go ahead and sell the rest of the NAD stuff I used with them, though (C 165BEE and C 275BEE). I've already sold the tuner and CD player. I've got an old Akai integrated I could drive them with for now...until something better comes along or I decide to let'em go.
  12. Years ago, I had a chance on a pristine pair of F's. So tempted, but I passed. It's always the money! In fact I used to think I wanted to assemble a stable of all my favorite, most iconic (to me at least) speakers. And I have had a lot of them...just not at the same time! But I digress... I will be interested in reading your thoughts on the new Ohms, and on the whole quasi-omni vs. quasi-controlled directivity thing.
  13. Should be quite a shock to the auditory system, going from the RB61's to the Ohm's...or vice-versa for that matter! Some of my favorite speakers over the years have also been very different in dispersive characteristics: Klipsch horn-based systems on one hand and things like ESS amt's and Bose 901's on the other. I've always thought it was interesting that such different designs can be more or less equally compelling.
  14. The 280's had been discounted from $600/ea. down to, I think $480/ea. on Crutchfield, but they're back at $600 now. I'll do some more price shopping on them. One concern: When I had a brief (9 month) fling with a pair of LS2's, one characteristic that I really did not like was that the imaging was so focused that you could scarcely move your head to the left or right w/o the imaging falling apart. I never really experienced this when I had corns and k-horns. Do the Reference speakers have this trait to any degree?
  15. Hi Everyone! I used to hang out here a few years ago as jdm56. I've been gone about seven years while running Bose 901's. I'm in the process of selling the 901's and the rest of the system (NAD) I had put together around them. I'm looking to replace the 901's with some affordable towers that will be driven with an older Pioneer Elite receiver (VSX55TXi). The RF82 II's look very tempting at their current price of $360/ea. but I have also been looking at Tekton Enzo's, PSB Imagine X2T's, Paradigm Monitor 11 v.7's and Klipsch RP280F's. Getting out to hear speakers is not really practical for me right now as I'm on crutches, so I'd like a little guidance here! If anyone here has heard any of the speakers I mentioned, especially the RF82 II's and the RP280F's, I would love to hear your takes on them; especially relative to each other. I am wanting a big, lively sound, maybe with a rising top end to counter my falling top end. An easy to drive 8 Ohm load combined with good sensitivity will be desired since I'll be using an AVR to drive them. ...Another option would be a used pair of cornwalls, but I'm very picky and finding the quality I want at the price I want could be challenging to say the least...plus, I owned corns from '85 to '93, so...been there/done that! Thanks in advance!
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