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    Center to match L/R RC-7's

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    16 hours ago, billybob said:

    Take a planer to the top and slice off abit and on the bottom... You heard it here

    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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    Center to match L/R RC-7's

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    22 minutes ago, jjptkd said:

    The RB-15's are 70hz & up should be a close timbre match same era as the 75's

    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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    Dual bookshelf speakers as center channel

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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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    Center to match L/R RC-7's

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    1 hour ago, jjptkd said:

    The RB-15's look like they'd work

    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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    Center to match L/R RC-7's

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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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    Confused; FL/FR from 5.1 AVR vs 2-channel stereo

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    19 hours ago, robert_kc said:

    I enjoy classical music and opera

    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

    Confused; FL/FR from 5.1 AVR vs 2-channel stereo

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    15 minutes ago, robert_kc said:

    Are you connecting 2 Klipsch RC-7 speakers (which Klipsch marketed as a center channel speaker) to your AVR's front Left & Right speaker terminals?  Do you have a center channel speaker connected to your AVR?

    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!

    Confused; FL/FR from 5.1 AVR vs 2-channel stereo

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    12 minutes ago, robert_kc said:

    It would be helpful if you'd describe the amp and speakers you want to use for stereo, vs. multi-channel

    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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    Confused; FL/FR from 5.1 AVR vs 2-channel stereo

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    21 minutes ago, robert_kc said:

    Does this answer your question?

    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

     

     

    Confused; FL/FR from 5.1 AVR vs 2-channel stereo

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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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