Niterox

Okay, I have come to my senses and decided to keep the Forte IIs I had put up for sale : Now, can I ad the Forte IIs to this setup as front speakers and make the RB-61s the surround speakers? Is that too much? The Forte IIs sound so good I am tempted to dump this whole setup and just use them!

I finally hooked these up for a listen and they sound awesome!! I've changed my mind and am going to keep them. I don't want to give them up!

I could add a Denon DRA-825RA to the speakers for another $150. Someone make me a reasonable offer for everything?

Anyone interested in these?

Well, someone just messaged me that they usually sell in the $450-$650 range. I'd like a fair price, but I don't want to gouge anyone, either. If I could get $650 for them that would be great.

Well, this is all good information. I misspoke when I said the center speaker was on top of the cabinet. It is underneath the cabinet! Maybe not a terrible problem, but the lower face of the cabinet blocks the top of the speaker grill by about 2 inches. Probably not optimum. My other choice is on top of the cabinet, but there are some decorative items in that space and I will likely lose that battle. This is definitely an issue as I have it crammed in a corner with one side of it right next to the wall. I can probably move it but I will have to get a longer cable. I may have had a breakthrough here. I looked through the RX-V683 Manual for a contrast setting and I discovered a few things. I had set the front speakers to "small", but left the center "large", so I changed it to "small". Then, there is a Parametric EQ section and I had selected "YPAO: Flat", which "Adjusts individual speakers to achieve the same characteristics.", so I changed it to "YPAO: Natural" which "Adjusts all speakers to achieve a natural sound.". I also adjusted the center speaker distance to be a foot closer, which it is. The spoken word is now almost too loud! I am very encouraged by this!! I watched some of the shows we tried last night that were clearly better on the TV speakers and they sounded much better tonight after my adjustments. I just want her to not hate the sound system. I really appreciate all the tips I'm getting here!

Okay. Finally got around to taking them out of the box. Feeling a little nostalgic. They look really good for 25-year old speakers! Here is a link to download all the pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n1oFHf05CKXBigMvvE_lHklFH2fcLRHR?usp=sharing Going by the pictures there are a couple of small corner dings on the "right" speaker and some minor scratches on the top of the "left" one. One half of the top of the left one seems a little faded, but not bad. The grills are way better than I remembered. As far as price, there is not much to go on. There is a pair on Ebay with a BIN of $795. Would prefer a local buyer, but if someone wants to pay shipping we can do that.

Hmm. My front and center speakers are on a cabinet directly under the flat screen, about 14 feet from my chair, pretty much straight on. The sub is on the floor, to the left of the cabinet at about 13 feet from the chair. It is behind a side table and kind of blocked by a chair, but I did not think that mattered? Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of options for placing the sub.

Well, my center speaker was tuned down to less than the front speakers from the original auto setup program. That was a lot of the problem. Once I boosted that it was a lot better. Something that added to the confusion a little bit is the RX-V683 has this DSP function that allows you to change venues for different sounds: a Hall in Vienna, or a small nightclub, etc. It's not very helpful if the speakers aren't set up properly to begin with! Dunkirk was pretty good. Mostly male voices, understandably. I will definitely play with the configuration. I was hoping for a "wow" kind of sound from this setup. I'm sure it is in there. It will just take a little work. Too many of us novices expect a perfect plug and play experience right off the bat these days.

I can tell I am going to have to work this for a while. I found a post that discussed using an SPL meter and a procedure to follow. I downloaded a few apps to my phone and gave it a whirl. Then I started manually adjusting after that. I think the sub is too much for the room. I had to tune it way down both after the automated setup and the manual one I tried last night. It seemed to be best when I first just turned the center speaker up from the original automated setup. I'm considering investing in a proper meter. I set the front speakers to "small". I'll have to check and see if I have an equalizer for just the center speaker. The crossover is whatever the default is now, @dimanata2007 , which I think is 60. The article I was reading suggested changing the crossover to 80. Interestingly enough, @garyrc , the movie we were watching and having so much difficulty hearing the spoken word was Dunkirk. Lots of accented speakers. The problem, really, is setting it so that even the soft spoken words can be heard fairly clearly, but the sound effects and music aren't overly loud. I appreciate all the suggestions!

I have a pair of Forte IIs I would like to sell. As far as I know, they are in good condition. They've been in the boxes for at least 20 years and haven't been used. They sounded great. If I recall, the speaker grills are a little rough. Price, I'm sure, would depend on how they look and whether they are in complete working order or not. I would prefer a local buyer. Shipping would be additional. If anyone might be interested in these, please let me know. I can unbox them and take some pictures, and hook them up for a test. http://assets.klipsch.com/product-specsheets/forte-II-brochure.pdf

I am running 2 RB-61s, an RC-62 and an R-112SW with a Yamaha RX-V683. I used the speaker setup wizard in the Yamaha and then tweaked the base down in the sub because it was just too much. When we watch movies it is hard to hear spoken words clearly, which is frustrating. I can fiddle with the setup in the Yamaha, which sometimes makes the situation better. It is especially frustrating for my wife, who is a little hard of hearing. She'd rather listen to the built-in speakers on the Samsung flat screen TV, which is much clearer voice, but of course nowhere near the richness of music. Can anyone please give me some suggestions on improving this?