[Center channel rp250c vs 440c]

I think the 440c and the 450c with 4 woofers do have an advantage over the Centers with 2 woofers.

In the 440c and 450c two woofers are used up to 500Hz and 2 other woofers are used for 500Hz till 1500Hz, which reduces Frequency Modulation distortion compared to the 250c which uses two woofers that handle lowest frequency up to 1800Hz.

 

[rf 25 tweeters/horns]

Tweeter was Klipsch 160744 K-137 apparantly discontinued and replaced by : klipsch k-138-160748 (use google to find out more).

 

 

[RP-8000F vs Rp-280F]

I have a R-26-FA and a RP-160M (bookshelf speaker) - The RP is far superior to the R-26.

And convinced that the same quality difference exist between the R-28F and the RP-280F.

 

 

[Can a mismatched new center Klipsch work?]

Differences in 'timbre' between speakers can be heard easily by playing a 'noise' sound - most home theater amplifiers have a noise generator to set /check the speaker levels which can be used for this 'test.

I  think timbre matching the Center to the L/R is over-rated.

 

 

[first real world pics of the new ref premier gear]

Regarding the numbering - it seems to me this is consistent with the older numbering:

RF82 : Reference Floorstander - 8 inch - 2 woofers

RB61 : Reference Bookshelf - 6 inch - 1 woofer

RP504c : Reference Premiere - 5 inch - 4 woofers - Center

 

jef

[Center channel rp250c vs 440c]

I have a 440c a in room of 12x24x9 and very satisfied with it.

jef

[Accessing RP-160m Tweeter]

Check : http://support.klipschgroupinc.com/kb/faq.php?id=79

Link to RP-160M at the bottom of the page.

[General question on R15M]

You can hear the difference between Cerametalic and IMG clearly.

I have modified my R-26FA's from IMG to Cerametallic after hearing the difference with my R-160M's.