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@memyselfandi I believe it's the same as the RF-7 IIIs, the first 7 digits are the colour part no., Black Ash or Cherry, the following 2 digits are the Year 2010, next 2 digits are the Week 34 & the last 4 digits are the production "batch" code, there would be a preceding 0029 & succeeding 0031, anyway it looks to have been built between August 23rd-29th in 2010

@derrickdj1 Sorry for resurrecting a 10 Year Old thread but was wondering if the Black paste polish has marred the Black lacquer finish in any way? I attempted to apply some Black "Silicone Free" furniture paste polish to the top of my RC-64 III & it now has a light fog up with a white shadow looking mist on the finish as it was mentioned in a follow-up post above, what I find surprising is that Klipsch had advised in their Owner Manual that a furniture polish if desired could be used on their old 2001 "flagship" RSW-15 wood veneer subwoofer, perhaps not for the Black Ash but their Medium Cherry wood veneer finish.

@OO1 I believe you meant the RF-63s as there is a slight woofer size discrepancy there 6.5" vs 8"

@DeangSo is Klipsch falsely advertising it as a 1.75" Compression Driver for all their other models equipped with their 1.75" Compression Driver like in their RF-7, RF-7 II, RF-7 III, RC-7, RC-64 II, RC-64 III models, is it merely the diameter of the Voice Coil for all these models too?

The RF-82s (Ref IV) were actually 2000Hz & the RF-82 IIs (Ref V) were 1400Hz

@SmarshThe first 7 digits refers to the RF-7 III's colour part number, not sure if it refers to Black Ash, Natural Cherry or Walnut, Klipsch previously had it listed on the RF-7 III's product page but no longer lists the colour part number, the next 4 digits are the "Date Code", "2219" is Year 2022, Week 19 so it was built in May 2022, the other was built 10 weeks earlier, "2209" is Year 2022, Week 09 so it was built late Feb/early March 2022

There was rumoured talk back around May 2020 that Klipsch would be releasing "The Beast" king of subwoofers but that too seems it was merely a rumor, Klipsch's Jill Escol spoke of it briefly on the Daily HiFi podcast here,

Way back at CES 2017, Klipsch's Mark Casavant indicated that a matching sub with Real Wood Veneer enclosure would be forthcoming to complement the RF-7 III & RC-64 III speakers but here we are, some 5 years later, zilch :(

I believe they were manufactured in the year 2006, week 47 so some time during late November between the 20th-26th.

It could be a possibility as I don't think many were expecting to see the Forte IVs arriving sometime in February, the Forte IIIs are still fairly recent, I suppose I'm getting hung up by a sole singular disparaging "professional" review about the RF-7 IIIs I read but I'm well aware that amongst Klipsch enthusiasts they have received unanimous praise.

I was curious whether anyone had some insider info on whether the Reference RF-7 III/RC-64 III flagship models will see a refresh next year, a fourth iteration perhaps as it was recently discovered the Heritage lineup will see the introduction of the Forte IV which will be announced shortly & possibly be available in February @$4500/pr, the Forte III was announced in July 2017 & is only 3.5 years old so it seems model refreshes are much sooner compared to the past.

Would the RC-64 III be similarly affected by this veneer problem & is it all finishes? I don't believe this was ever reported to happen with the RF-7 II or the original RF-7s.

I was just wandering if the flagship RF-7 III & RC-64 III will see an upgrade later this year or some time in 2021? I know there was a 7 year gap between the IIs & IIIs (2010 to 2017) but curious if the IIIs will see an update shortly to the Mk IV version, could we see an updated design for the RC-64 IV having 2 rear Tractrix ports or possibly front ported. The Heresy III went from a sealed design to the IVs being ported, I know not quite a good comparison. Do you think the RC-64 IV will remain a sealed design?

I came across this unflattering review of Klipsch's RF-7 III published back in October 2018 in the UK, https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/shop/product/viewfile?FileId=4754&ProductId=937 A couple of excerpts from the Lab report, "Klipsch claims an exceptional 100dB SPL sensitivity for its RF-7 III but our measured 92.8dB on pink noise suggests that figure might as well be plucked from the air. The RF-7 III is a sensitive loudspeaker, just nowhere near as sensitive as its manufacturer suggests." "The forward frequency responses, measured on the axis of the horn tweeter [see Graph 1, below], feature a suckout of about 7dB close to the 1.3kHz crossover, with output rising thereafter to 9kHz. These result in response errors of ±6.5dB and ±5.7dB respectively (200Hz-20kHz), allied to a slightly disappointing ±1.5dB pair matching. Despite the treble prominence, the horn tweeter’s restricted directivity will reduce treble power output and may result in a sound that lacks treble ‘air’, both because the spectrum of the side wall reflections will be denuded of treble, and because the room reverberant sound will lack treble energy too. The CSD waterfall [Graph 2] is mostly quite clean in the treble but with some suggestion of resonances around 1kHz." Their "Lab Report" test results seem really rather disappointing & not what I would expect from Klipsch's flagship Reference RF-7 III monsters, I believe these have received unanimous praise from owners & professional reviewers alike, I had not heard of any real negatives at all until this UK review.

I was just wandering if the flagship RF-7 III & RC-64 III will see an upgrade later this year or some time in 2021? I know there was a 7 year gap between the IIs & IIIs but curious if the IVs will see an update shortly, could we see an updated design for the RC-64 IV having a Tractrix port or possibly front ported. The Heresy III went from a sealed design to the IVs being ported, I know not quite a good comparison.