Boilermaker86

Looks good! Wish you were in Florida !

Check out the alerts section, the RC-62 II is onsale at Frys today for 168 and free shipping

It's been onsale every month since February....you'll get one

What speakers do you have for the front? I'm guessing RF-7IIs?

I took my dog to Chick-fil-A this morning. They said be safe and then saw my dog and said I would be fine....and gave him a treat

Hi guys, Saw anthother deal. 2 RP280 and 450c for $899. Code: september https://www.adorama.com/kprp280feb.html?sdtid=10523316&sterm=wu91gyRJ5zeAUV8Wq0wQb0mpUkmz0qUNUTdl0A0&kbid=62905

Looks good!

Looks like a good deal if anyone is in the market for new speakers. Code is Endaugust to get the price. https://www.adorama.com/kprp280fab2.html?sdtid=10500264&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905

This week with the promo code you can get it for that price in store. The RF-82 IIs are 225 each too. That's why it says limit one per household, once you put in the promo code you can get it for that price. They have this sale every few weeks and some are available for shipping as well. Best thing to do is sign up for the weekly email and you will be notified when they go on sale.

You can get the Rc-62 center at Frys now for $150.....if you want to upgrade. Brand new.

And I just convinced my wife to let me buy them....congrats man! Enjoy

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What is the model number on the TV?

I like the RP-280 in cherry. I like the new front baffle in black against the cherry color. I also like the new RF-7 III too, never really liked the RF-7 II look too much. The older RF-83 I thought looked better than the RF-7 II replacement.

That is great advice. I can't believe when I first got the Reference II line the difference placement could make. At first I felt like the highs were too high and hurt my ears and the bass was so boomy it didn't sound good. Just a simple adjustment playing with how far the speakers were from the wall made a big difference in bass response. Then, I didn't feel like the sound was full or fill the front stage enough...I moved them further apart, angled them in, and couldn't believe the difference it made. As for the highs, after the new placement ran audyssey again and a complete nigh and day difference. And roboklipsch is right on placement. I moved my sub in the corner to give me more room in my living room. Even after running audyssey it couldn't fix the bad placement and still sounded boomy. Moved it back with out any adjustments again in audyssey, the boomyness was gone....a night and day difference just on placement.

Sorry, my point was really more about audyssey and how if the mic is too close to any one speaker it really makes a difference. Like if the mic was too close to the front speakers, then the front sound stage would be quiet. Then if you had the mic too close to the back speakers, they would be too quite and the front too loud. It seemed to do this to me frequently running just the minimum 3 positions. So I feel after all 8 positions making sure not to be too close to the front or back speakers but capture the whole area, it finally made the front and back balance in loudness. Hope that made sense. But the back speakers where they are really remind me of the IMAX theater. It creates this corner of sound...just like you see in the IMAX theater that giant speaker in the corner. I was watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre the remake and when they were in the barn and the kid is making noise and it comes out of the surround left and surround back speakers, its amazing how they work together to make this perfect sound. I was so surprised how well they work in that location. Really the only thing I need next sound wise is to update the sub 12 to a R-115sw to match the reference set up.

As for the back couch...I never sit on it. I sit on the side couch in the ideal position

That's exactly where I put it and that is what made the big difference. Put the mic where I felt the ideal place for the couch would be and it made a huge diffence. That's why I was saying you gave me that idea and it worked great.

What I noticed is my couches are against the walls and when I ran audyssey, I would put the mic on the right side with the right couch in the three positions and then some in the back. Didn't seem right with the sound. Seemed to down play the surrounds too much. So what I did is put the mic in the middle of the room, then to the right and left. Then moved it in front where the end of the couch was and did 3 more, then two more in the back. This seemed to not favor the front or back and everything seems balanced now. Pretty much I used the area rug as a guide and captured the whole area, middle, front and back. I included a picture of the back of the room so you can see what I'm working with.

I'm new to adding amplifiers....what are those big round circles and how do you connect it to a receiver? Do you just use rca cables from the pre-outs on the receiver? Also, if you are running a 7.1 set up...do you need a 7.1 amp or can you use a 5.1 amp? Thnaks.

That helps a lot...plus the wife said they look too big. I kinda agree. I feel like if I got them it's a niche market that would like them since they are the older models and huge if I ever needed to sell them. There about 3-4 listings of the RF-83s on eBay with none selling. I'm sure they sound amazing and it would have been my purchase if it was three months ago....but ultimately I like that mine are brand new and have all the boxes. Plus the Frys deal was amazing prices too good to pass up. Thanks for listening, I think I just talked my self out of upgraditis finally

I know I have been looking at it a lot lately. Only thing is I saw a pair of RF82 II for sale on Craigslist for months and don't know how easy it would be to unload what I just bought. Do you have an idea what I could get for a pair of RF 82 II, RC 62 II and each pair of RS-52 II? If I could get enough and get the guy to come down a bit, it might be an even swap. Then I could come down and listen to youthmans RF 7IIs.

I take it your are in Florida....saw that too. If I didn't just buy the Rf82 II set , I would definitely consider them. Let me k is if you go to hear them and how they sound.

You are the one to thank....I took the idea of having the couch in the middle you told me and applied it to running audysee. I set the mic in the middle where the couch ideally should be placed. Then, ran a position to the right and left. Then did another three positions in front and two positions in back utilizing all 8 positions. Now the sound seems to fill the room and I don't know how to describe it but maybe bounce off the walls better or something. I was initially wondering about upgrading my receiver to a Marantz but I feel the 805 still does such a great job. That thing is a freaking tank. Maybe instead I'll upgrade the subwoofer or tv next. I was thing of either getting a second Sub 12 or getting the new klipsch R-115sw or maybe an LG OLED tv.

Good to know about the diameter, they are all about 2 ft away from the wall so plenty of distance now. As as for the speakers, the center is set to 70hz, surround and rears at 80hz and the front I seem to go between fullband or 60hz set to small. I know it is recommended to have the fronts small, but when I have them at fullband, it seems to have its benefits. I feel like it evens the bass across the whole front stage and gives it this extra punch like being in the movie theater. I almost feel like since audysee always sets them to fullband their algorithm must account for that in the bass management. When I change it to small and 60hz, it is a lot less bass. I've experimented with small and then bumping up the bass on the sub in the receiver settings. Sometimes that just makes my sub rattle and not necessarily add more bass but just feels like it is set too high. Of course the perfect solution is a second sub...eventually. Currently, after this last run of audysee, I just left it at fullband. After running the 8 positions it seemed to balance everything out perfectly.