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I tried the R-28Fs. They are also louder at any given volume than my current mains. Overall, I think they sound pretty good. They do have a noticeably brighter sound than my current ones...not sure if I like that, but I suppose that is just a personal preference. The highs did appear to distort just a bit at high volumes whereas my current ones don't, but I suppose I can warm the sound up some with EQ settings in the receiver and possibly get rid of that while also bringing the overall tone closer to my liking?

So, I compared the R-25C with my current setup's center from my main living room (http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cmt340c/cmt340c.html). I disconnected all other speakers and ran it in 7ch "Music" mode to send roughly "full" output to the center. I used standard surround decoding during movies. I had ranged the volume from soft to pretty much cranking it. I tried both with some music (Mastodon and Hozier), and then the opening scene from Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring which has some incredibly deep bass (blast after Sauron is taken down), and incredibly screechy highs (Orcs howling), along with the narration of Galadriel's smooth voice (I played it on BR disc, but this is this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhjDnrw34QA). I found the Ascend to be noticeably bassier (it has bigger woofers) and perhaps a bit "fuller" sounding (not sure how to describe it...it gave off more of a non-directional sound...the sound seemed to "fill the room" more, even at lower volumes). The R-25Cs were louder at the same volume, which made it harder to compare apples/apples. I think the R-25c did very well in the movie the movie test, although I preferred the Ascend overall in music. One strange thing I've noticed. I was testing on an Xbox One, and the sound it plays when navigating the menu has some harsh frequency which always sounds horrible on nearly every speaker I've tried it on...it rattles the built-in speakers of all of my TVs, a soundbar I have, and it does as well on the R-25c, but surprisingly is much less noticeable on the Ascend (but is still there). Just a small thing I noticed. Bottom line, I think the R-25c is a fairly solid performer and I might end up keeping it...I do wish I'd gotten it for less than MSRP to make me feel a bit better about the purchase. I need to test the rest of the speakers though, but I'm hoping they all work out b/c I'm not looking forward to re-packaging/returning them...especially the R-28Fs. I've been kinda busy this weekend, but I'm aiming to check them out tonight if all works out. Again, thanks for all of the input.

Thanks, although I think most people are aware, it is helpful to remind yourself of important points like that when you have so many other thoughts/concerns floating around in your head That being said, I am leaning toward returning the R-25C for an RP-250c and keeping my R-28F L/R speakers. Would that be a reasonably compatible swap?

That is so true. Home theater systems are especially bad for me regarding that b/c I enjoy them so much, I am already spending a "lot" of money, and I'm hoping to keep them for a long time...so there is always "well, if I pay just a bit more..." type stuff constantly going on. This time I was especially naive when I picked them up b/c it was done with little more than amazon review type research beforehand.

Thanks a lot, everyone. FWIW: This is for a small/med basement with a low ceiling that is fully enclosed except for the stairs leading down. For comparison, my setup in my "main" living room is: 4x (with stands): http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cmt340m/cmt340m.html 1x: http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cmt340c/cmt340c.html 1x: http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/subs/fv15hp.html Yamaha Aventage RX-A820 I've had that about 4 years and have been pretty happy w/it. Thanks, last night I went through about the first 15/20 pages of posts here and have seen some w/you in it referring to the rp250c and it certainly got me thinking. Is it well matched with the other speakers I got if I decide to keep 'em? I did compare the Klipsch speakers I got inside BB and they sounded better than the "midrange" polk ones they had, and a whole lot better than the low-end Polk ones.

Are you saying that the speakers I got from Best Buy are not the same as the ones I linked to, even though they have the same model numbers, and SRP $? Ex: BestBuy R-28F : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/klipsch-reference-dual-8-floorstanding-speaker-each-black/6228118.p?skuId=6228118 Klipsch R-28F: http://www.klipsch.com/products/reference-floorstanding-speakers#r-28f Those are not the same? Thanks for the feedback.

Hey all, I was going to post a very similar question, but since this question is so close to what I was going to ask, I thought I'd just reply with my additional information and hopefully piggyback on any answers. My setup: R-25C : http://www.klipsch.com/products/klipsch-reference-center-channel-speakers#r-25c 2x R-28F : http://www.klipsch.com/products/reference-floorstanding-speakers#r-28f 1x R-12SW : http://www.klipsch.com/products/reference-subwoofers#r-12sw 2x R-15M : http://www.klipsch.com/products/reference-bookshelf-speakers#r-15m Onkyo TX-NR656 : https://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-NR656-Channel-Network-Receiver/dp/B01D86TLES/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494036700&sr=1-1&keywords=onkyo+tx-nr656 The biggest things I'd like to know is does everything reasonably match with timbre, power, etc. After getting home from BestBuy and doing more research I now have doubts about the center. Like stevoc, I'd also like to know if the RC-62/64 II models are properly matched with the rest of my components, or any other thoughts you may have about my setup. As an aside...is there a guide somewhere that lists what is matched? How do people know? Thanks!