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1 hour ago, Kman said:
so after all that I decided to go with the RP280/450C set up. I think getting them black was the right choice too. I was buying so much other gear I needed to shave off a few bucks where I could. thinking down the road I could get the RF7III's. if I wanted. Have to say I am very satisfied with these speakers. Not really the Klipsch sound I am accustomed too- but they definitely rock for Movies & music. The RS62II's work great with them and the 5800's in the ceiling. Paired them with a Yamaha A3060 and and external amp for 7.1.4. Atmos sound awesome. finally got the JVC projector and Stewart screen up. so far so good. looking forward to some movie watching now.
Looks awesome!
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1 minute ago, customsteve01 said:
We made the boxes and bought the lights at HD.
That is a neat, unique look.
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48 minutes ago, Arkay said:
Never mind! Got a good deal on this on this bundle and just pulled the trigger :-)
RP-280F
RP-450C
RP-160M
Congrats!
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5 hours ago, derrickdj1 said:
Fantastic Beast: This is a take-off from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. It is a fun film with lot of good special effects.. Family friendly and entertaining.
Planning on picking up the 3d version tomorrow. Looks like something we'll really enjoy.
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1 hour ago, Youthman said:
This might be a good read for you - First impressions of the Parasound HCA-2205a Amp. This was my first power amp.
Thanks Youthman!
I'll definitely read through that. I've got the RP280's and 450C with a Pioneer SC-1223-k. I'll have to check if amps are even possible with the Pioneer.
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I too have wondered how much of a difference I'd notice using external amps along with my receiver. I've never used them before.
I'm not even sure if my receiver will allow it either. I'll have to check into it when I get home.
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On 3/6/2017 at 6:56 AM, Coolerf said:
I just ordered my new Klipsch speakers. I decided to go with two RP-280F, a RP-450C, two RP-250S, and a R-115SW. I'm super excited to join the Klipsch owners community. Im upgrading from and 8 year old Onkyo HTiB system. I bought a new Denon AVR-X4200W after buying a new Samsung 60" KS8000. I'm beyond excited to get the new speakers and start rocking out and watching some movies!
I just recently got the 280F's and the 450C from Cory and they are awesome! You're gonna love them!
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3 hours ago, Kman said:
wow. outstanding room. love the bar area- plenty of room everywhere. first class job. congrats. my only critique is you need to post bigger pictures....HA
Thanks!
We did TONS of planning and did most of the work ourselves. It's nice to see it all come together pretty much exactly as planned.
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5 hours ago, Ceptorman said:
Very nice Yippie......I could live in that room
Thanks!
Yeah, we pretty much do live down there.
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Finally got some time to take some current photos with my new RP's. Room is pretty much finished (well, until I decide to change something again
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Current setup-
- RP280F's
- RP450C
- RBH A-815L surrounds & rear surrounds (in ceiling)
- Hsu VTF 15H MK2 subwoofer
- Pioneer SC-1223k receiver
- Epson 5030ub 3d projector
- Vapex 110" motorized tensioned screen
- Panasonic TC-P65GT30 3d tv mounted behind the screen
- Panasonic DMP-BDT220 blu-ray player
- PS4 & Xbox One
- Logitech Harmony Elite remote
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9 hours ago, Kman said:
thanks-I've been following yours- its awesome. love all the detail put into it. Mine was never intended to be a full fledge movie room- but things just kept changing. still might go with a tv on wall and motorized screen. kind of best of both worlds. hard to tell from the pic, but I had a recessed area above the cabinet in the ceiling installed for this purpose. I should take some more pictures I guess.
I had a perfectly good 65" Panny 3d plasma that I mounted on the wall behind the screen thinking that I may want to use it once in a while when watching older movies or playing games. So, I bought a motorized, tensioned screen and mounted it out from the wall in front of the tv.
I haven't used the tv even one time since I got the projector and screen. It doesn't matter what I happen to be watching, it's much better on a big screen! I could have saved a good chunk of change by just going with a fixed screen and using the tv somewhere else.
The photos below also show my black RP280's against a grey background, if that helps at all.
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1 hour ago, Kman said:
I should take some more pictures I guess.
Yes please.
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1 hour ago, Youthman said:
Or maybe this will help you visualize which would look better in your own room.
Definitely black.
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1 hour ago, Kman said:
So now that I have the room done. I need to start buying equipment. Including front speakers ( already have the surrounds). Was going to go for the RP280's but figured I would go for the RF7II's instead ( already have the RS62II's). But not sure If I should go with black ( which would blend better with the front) or cherry. I like the look of the cherry but ascetically not sure if black would be better. any thoughts? I know when the lights go down they sound the same anyways.....
Your room is awesome! I would definitely go with black speakers.
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On 1/2/2017 at 0:41 PM, Youthman said:
Welcome to the forums. Are you sure they are fixed? Looking online, they show holes for the grill pegs. The only series I knew of that did not have removable grills were the Icon Series.
I'm just curious and trying to learn something. Was there a version of the Icons that didn't have removable grills? My former KF-28's and KC-25 had removable grills.
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22 minutes ago, phillmartin said:
Thanks guys! Looks like I'm going to be placing an order! I should have mentioned that I'm not the biggest audiophile; but within my small circle I am. Anything other than tv speakers are fancy for my family.
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LOL! That's pretty much my exact situation too.
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1 hour ago, phillmartin said:
Current have r28f, r25c, r12sw as a system powered by a Marantz 5010. I am looking to upgrade my surrounds which are currently old satellites from an hd300 HTIB. I see that newegg has the RS-10http://www.klipsch.com/products/rs-10-surround-speaker surrounds for 79.99 each. Which would save me a cool $100+.
I've read that some people suggest staying with the same series for speakers which would be the r14shttp://www.klipsch.com/products/reference-surround-sound-speakers which are currently 279 for the pair.
My question is this; does anyone forsee difficulties I may have with surrounds out of a different generation that the rest of the system? Maybe I am over thinking it, but hopefully not wasting anyone's time; Thank you in advance for any guidance.
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I recently upgraded to RP280's and RP450C from some older Icons (KF-28's an KC-25). I've been using in-ceiling
rbh-A815L's for my surrounds and rear surrounds with both lines of the Klipsch and have had no issues or problems at all.
There may be a reason to stay in the same line (and brand) for the surrounds but in my real word experience, I'm not sure if it matters too much. Especially with the types of sounds coming from the surrounds.
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1 hour ago, oldred said:
Watched this one yesterday...Got to say ...to me the ending was a WTF moment.
George,
In a good way, or a bad way?
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Some further impressions on the new speakers.
So far, I am VERY impressed with them. I was a little concerned whether I'd hear much of a difference over the Icons but I'll tell you, they are a big upgrade.
Movies and music are MUCH more detailed, even at much lower volumes. One of my favorite concerts is the bluray of the Eagles Farewell Tour in Melbourne. I listen to it quite often. When I listened to it for the first time with the new RP's, there wasn't a single song where I didn't hear instruments that I couldn't hear with the Icons. In fact, it was kind of distracting, but awesome at the same time!
The Icons were very nice speakers but the RP's are definitely in a different league, at least to my ears. I love the looks of them too. I am extremely happy with the purchase, especially considering the great price I got from Cory.
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2 hours ago, 1HOHDude said:
Yes: 90". Love it... more pics.
Awesome!
With that large of a 4K tv, do you use the projector much?
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13 hours ago, 1HOHDude said:
Well the theater is nearly finished. Some harnessing and hiding of wires to do. 90 " Samsung 4k
Fronts: TSCM
Center: Two RF 82ii crossed
Sub: Tuba 24 and down firing Klipsch
F. Surround: RS-52ii
R. Surround: RS-62ii
Rears: RB-62ii
4 ceiling Klipsch in the wall speakers
Main seating 400 watt shakers
Control Center to left of main seating:
Marantz 9.1 AVR
Samsung Blue Ray
Epson Projector
110" electric screen
90" 4K tv?!?!
Wow! I didn't even realize they made them that big!
More photos of your room/layout please!
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Ceiling height is right at 7'9" finished IIRC.
Luckily, we had the house built and were able to make a number of changes to the plans as things came up, which made it easier when we started on the HT and the rest of the basement. We had a fairly large 2nd floor bonus room (wife's craft room) added to the original plans. In designing the support for that room, they said it would require putting two columns in the basement to support a large bonus room floor beam. The one column that was needed to support the center of the beam would have ended up in an awful place to try to have to work around so I talked to the builder (also lucky, the builder is a friend of ours) and they beefed up the beam so it only needed to be supported at the ends. That eliminated that dreaded center column. The other column I was able to incorporate into a wall.
The builder also used trussed floor joists (instead of 2x's) that were designed to span the full width of the house. That also was a big bonus because that made it so I didn't have any additional support columns I had to work around. It also allowed all the HVAC ductwork to run between/through the trusses so I didn't have to deal with any soffits either. Well, except for the ones I made myself for the can lights and rope lights.
Our previous house had all the issues you're dealing with in the basement but we still managed to make a fun theater/family room that got used a lot.
Just make sure to take your time and try to think everything through before you start and as you go. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it!
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19 hours ago, DoubleJ said:
Nice looking setup!!!
What are the dimensions of the HT area?
Thanks
JJ
Thanks!
The area with the equipment and seating is approximately 13' wide x 21' deep.
The one whole side opens up to the start of the 4' wide hallway which makes the room feel much larger. We considered framing in the HT area to completely separate it from the rest of the room but I wanted it to be more open. I think we made the right choice. We use the room almost nightly whether we're watching a movie, Netflix-ing ( I'm sure that's gotta be a word these days) or listening to music.
The last Blu-ray you watched.
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This is why I haven't watched it yet. I don't understand the thinking that adding nudity and swearing somehow makes a movie "better".