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And be left with a box that has a 1/4" top and a 1/4" bottom ... You heard it here Considering the RP-404C II. But afraid it may not have enough SPL to keep up with the RC-7's. (Know it will NOT keep up with my KPT-904's.) Afterall, 4 x 4" woofers have only HALF the area of 2 x 8" woofers
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Thought about mounting these RC-3 tweeters/woofers on the "outside of the box ... but would never be able to make an adequate frame for grille cloth - haha; wife does NOT like "open" speakers. So; next suggestion?
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@TasDom Thank You SIR! Yes; is going to take a major amount of Vaseline
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Just found this pic ... don't think I can fit it "nicely" in a 7 inch box
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Cool - yes; maybe the best solution just to build one. Not sure the woofer/tweeter sizes will let me cut-off an inch. Maybe @TasDom could measure these? Thanks a lot TasDom
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Thanks for the tip ... was wondering about that
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Thanks Now only if I could find a walnut pair CraigsList seller has a pair of walnut RP-500M's ... 48Hz cutoff which is substantially better than the RB-15's ... yes; rear ported, but I can always "stuff" them. Appreciate your input on those
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Found a Klipsch RP-404C ii which easily fits my dimensional constraints ... but; freq cutoff is at 87 Hz ... is that low enough for a center?
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The Rp-500m's which I was considering cut off at 1500Hz Also was considering the RP-404C II which has a crossover at 1900Hz.
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Schu, thanks! Guess the problems are not as bad as expected
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Thanks; have an Onkyo TX-RZ810 (130wpc) ... think it should be sufficient.
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Started a thread earlier today, looking for a center channel to compliment L/R RC-7's. However, due to size constraints a pair of bookshelf speakers would be much easier. Yes; know it is generally NOT recommended due to interference issues. But ... also know many (?) people do use DUAL centers. So; anyone has any experience with this. Also, NO clue how to hook up dual bookshelf speakers? Parallel/serial to AVR (Onkyo TX-RZ810) or use a separate amp. Interference or not? Thanks, Emile
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Yeah, thanks but how do we hook them up? Separate amp or parallel/series to AVR? Interference issues? Also found a nice pair of RP-500m's close to me - no clue which are better.
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Darn ... too tall Thanks for taking the time to measure
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Haha; did not even know they had feet Anyone who has an RC-3 care to measure? Thanks
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Close, but "no cigar." RC-3 is 7.9 inches tall - 0.9" too high
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OK; used to have Heresy's as L/C/R, but the wife "disapproved," so got rid of those and am now using RC-7's as L/R without a "center." (Haha; wife hated the center Heresy in front of the fireplace - and "lost" the space on top of my KPT-904's when I went for bigger horns.) But ... want to try another center again But; have dimensional constraints Max height of (new) center is 7", max depth is 9", width OK to 38" - so another RC-7 is NOT possible. Any thoughts on a center that would be small enough and compatible to my RC-7's? Also thought of using dual bookshelf speakers (such as RP-500m's). Know this is generally NOT recommended due to interference issues. But also know many (?) people do use dual centers without any problems. Hook them up parallel/serial onto AVR - or use a different amp? Appreciate your advise on this. Cheers, Emile
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Robert, same here as well as some classic rock like Queen and (old) Chicago. Did not think classical was appropriate for testing as there is not much "center" presence, so used a 5.1 DVD - Norah Jones, "Live in NOLA." And ... YES SIR ... you were absolutely correct Set down-mix to "stereo," and pretty sure my Nikko/Crown/KPT's are getting a FULL STEREO feed. And my Onkyo AVR "says," HDMI 5.1channel source, so the down-mix did NOT affect the HDMI feed, just as you predicted! AWESOME! Made a small mistake You kept on referring to page 68 ... and I kept on indexing the PDF to page 68 - which is (actually) page 64 and shows "audio reference charts;" never showing "stereo" for 5.1 inputs. Lesson learned ) Thank You, Thank You! Cheers, Emile
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Interesting ... never seen that approach before
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Yes, TWO RC-7's as Left and Right. No center. Sounds as good as my previous setup (Heresies L/C/R - haha; wife objected to "center" in front of the fireplace ... also had no room left on top of my KPT's as I switched to much bigger JBL horns (only slightly smaller than K-402's) Thanks for correcting my thought of "just adding another DAC;" will run the Oppo menu again, "downgrade" to stereo and see what happens to the HDMI. But, will have to wait till tomorrow as I have to pick-up my wife from the airport shortly. THANKS!
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Robert, Thanks a million for your help on this. OK; Stereo setup is Oppo - Nikko Beta II preamp - Crown K1 - KPT-904's. Multi channel is Oppo/other HDMI - Onkyo TX-RZ810 - RC-7 (front L/R) and RB-75's (rear) and sub. Studied the Oppo manual and "think" any 5.1/higher input gets transferred to the Oppo RCA outputs as 5.1/higher (as per the tables). Tried the Oppo menu and cannot find a setting to "downgrade" its RCA outputs to stereo. Only stereo output comes from coax/optical. So, easiest way seems to be an optical to RCA converter and then hook it up to my Nikko preamp. But, haha, could be wrong Thanks for the help
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Robert, thanks a lot! It is becoming clearer to me (and found out another mistake I made). OK; let's assume we are using a 5.1 source ... First, yes; Oppo is connected to AVR via HDMI. Also, Oppo is connected to separate preamp/amp/KPT-904's using its L/R outputs. And that was my first mistake Thought that connection was giving me full "stereo," but it gives me "5.1 L/R." And no clue if this can be set to full stereo WITHOUT affecting the HDMI output. So; when I was comparing my Oppo "5.1 L/R" output with my AVR L/R pre-output I obviously did NOT hear a difference But the question kind of remains, i.e. What is the (sound) difference between "5.1 L/R" and "stereo." Seems to me that "5.1 L/R" SUBTRACTS the side/rear/other channels whereas they are present in full "stereo." But; have no clue how much this impacts the sound. Please advise. Many thanks, Emile
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OK; let me try to explain it another way If I hookup my "back surround" pre-out we get a completely different speaker sound if compared to "stereo." So; I would assume that hooking up the L/R pre-outs would also give me a different sound from "stereo" as these signals are "processed for surround sound." Right/wrong?
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Not really Let me rephrase ... what is the (sound) difference between L/R from surround sound versus L/R from 2-channel stereo?
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Sorry; was a "speech shortcut." Hooked up via pre-amp and power amp.