JoelArt

Got the 280F a day ago, and yes they give a bit more body to the sound, especially the bottom end hold up better the more you raise the volume simply due to the larger speaker body I guess. The listening sweet spot is definitely more forgiving over the 250F. Perhaps 260F would have sufficed if they had still been available where I live but the 280F is even more capable so loss here.

So, staging/imaging is being able to easily tell the placement of instruments? I this a general rule for smaller speakers in the same series with the same construction? PS. I might even think the imaging on my RP-250F are a bit to precise as minute head movements drastically changes the phantom center of character dialogues in my 2.1 setup when compared to the more smeared image on my old Audioengine A5 desktop speakers.

I have the chance to upgrade from RP-250F to RP-280F, I don't listen to extreme volume and I have a 17m2 room, is there any benefit or audible differences to the larger speaker when listening to moderate volumes. PS. I have a subwoofer so anything below 40hz isn't of critical importance.

Hi, I just upgraded to RP-250F for a very good price, I'm coming from Audioengine A5 desktop speakers that I think sound rather good with what to me sound like a wide stereo sound stage but wanted an upgrade in quality. My problem is that the Klipsch seem to be extremely sensitive to "toe angle". At first I had them parallel to my TV (not aimed at me) but the sound seemed a bit off, almost like they were are a bit out of phase and they had a slight nasal sound with the mids receding. I have the MiniDSP so I can easily test it and they are in phase, I also have UMIK-1 and measured them both in REW and they both actually measure very similar and flat from my listening position except a bit more base extension on the Klipsch. So as I start to switch back to and forth from my Audioengine (standing on-top of the Klipsch), I noticed that the A5 feel very relaxed to my ears and moving my listening position left to right and changing their toe-in doesn't change how the music sounds and feel. The biggest thing is, I don't get that out of phase sensation. From my googling I understand that high frequencies are very directional and I'm wondering if the Klipsch horns are the culprit. If I toe them in so I can even see their outside just so, they sound much more relaxed, virtually in phase and there is less sensitivity to moving my head side to side. I believe have them fairly well set up (3.5 x 5 m living room ), 70cm from the wall, I sit with my back to the long wall with the speaker in a ca 2.5m triangle set up. I guess I want to ask, is this out of phase sensation and toe angle sensitivity due to the use of horns on speakers. should I perhaps return these and buy another type of speakers?