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Just bought a set of RS3-II's, and today I noticed that one of the tweeters doesn't work. Is it possible that wires could have been shaken loose in shipping (the box was a little beat up). If I take one of the horns out, can that void the warranty? I have not registered the warranty yet (will do Monday), but does anybody know how klipsch handles these types of issues. Will they cross ship me a new tweeter so that I can continue to use the speaker (since the other tweeter and woofer are fine). Thanks for your help, Adam

I had always heard that the ideal height for surrounds was 5-6ft off the ground (assuming your listening position is ~3ft from the ground). However, sometimes you can only do what you can do, so to speak, due to room conditions. If you cannot get stands/bookshelves to set the speakers on, I would not sweat it to much. If it sounds fine then just enjoy them It's better than having your nice RS-7's fall off the wall!

Congratulations on your new purchase!

Here is the email that Klipsch support sent to me: ---------------- All of our shielded speakers are tested before leaving the assembly line. It is very unlikely that part of the shielding may have been dislodged due to shipping, but something that shouldn't be ruled out. I would suggest returning it to your dealer and check it against one they may have in stock or with one of their TV's. The Gauss measurement on this speaker is actually below our standard of 3 and this is taken from the bottom and top of the speaker. The higher the number, the greater the possibility of color distortion. We have found some TV models are more susceptible to magnetic fields than others and Sony flat screens are the easiest effected by this. The larger the flat screen, the more susceptible. But there have been a few other flat screen TV's that may be affected as well. There are other speaker manufacturers experiencing the same problems with one or more different brands of TV's. You may want to position the RC-3 II on a shelf above the TV, this should help. ---------------- It did take them a little while to respond. However, I responded to this email, and their second response came pretty fast. I just moved my speaker back a few inches and do not notice the distortion on the TV anymore. By the sounds of the email, they cannot 100% eradicate the stray magnetic waves from all the drivers (hence the gauss rating).

Just a few days ago I purchased a RC-3II. Today I noticecd some slight distortion in the corner of my TV. The closer the back of the speaker was to the front of my TV, the more distortion. Could there be something wrong with the shielding on my woofers? It is apparent on both sides of the speaker. If I move the speaker back a little on the TV, the distortion goes away, but could this still be causing damage somehow to the back of the TV tube? Thanks for your help, Adam Zeimet

I don't have a lot of experience buying large ticket electronic items (I am a 22yr old student). I how one goes about starting the discussion to talk down a salesman in price. It seems that most retailers are willing to bring the prices down, but I have no idea how to ask for it without sounding like a moron. Any tips would be most appreciated as I am going in to buy my center channel tomorrow morning. Thanks, Adam

Tomorrow morning I am going in and buying my center channel, either the RC3II or the RC35. I can get a brand new RC3II (not easy to come by anymore) for 305 or the RC35 for 370. I demoed the two speakers today and now I am just totally confused. Honestly, it seems like the combination of the two would sound great. The RC3II seemed a little (for lack of a better word) brighter, where as the RC35 definatly covered the lower frequencies much much better. Which is more desirable for a center channel?!? (this is my first HT) These will be getting matched to RF3II's by the way. Oh, and what are some good demoing movies/CD's? Thanks, Adam Zeimet

Awesome!! Always nice when things work out better than they should (usually it's the other way around). With who were you dealing?

Besides the frequency's etc. etc. I believe (correct me if I am wrong), that AM radio is only available in mono sound.

Ya, there are still a couple RC3II's to be found at various SoundTrack stores. There is no chance at all of finding a RC3. I have seen a couple RC3II's super cheap on the internet (ebay), but like you said, with a purchase like this, I would rather just pay a little more, get it through an authorized retailer, and have a warranty. My main concern with the RC35 was, for some reason, it not being voice matched to the older reference line. What did you do (and how long) to 'break-in' our RC35? Does that really make a difference? When I bought my RC3II's, they were floor models (still came with warranty etc. though) so I am guessing they were plenty 'broken-in' if there is such a thing.

---------------- On 6/26/2003 2:17:42 PM gcoker wrote: Don't pay more than $330. I auditioned the RC35 vs. RC3II. The RC35 has a much deeper cabinet therefore producing a much fuller sound. The RC3II sounds much cleaner. The RC3II should sell around $290. These are prices from Ultimate Electronics. ---------------- Do you think that the RC35 would sound okay with the RF3II? I am going to be buying my center channel in a couple weeks here. I was quoted 300 and 360 for the RC3II and RC35 respectivly from SoundTrack (Ultimate Electronics in Colorado). The main choice was going to be on sound between the two though.

I think the best description for the difference is that an mp3 seem's a lot 'flatter'. Correct me if I am mistaken, but mp3 compression strips a lot of the extreme high's and extreme lows from the track. I myself do not have near the audiophile ear that many on this board do, but today I started a CD and an mp3 of the same song at the same time and did an A/B test on my receiver. The difference was staggering.

I was wrong in my previous post, the spikes are not included with the feet. Spikes for the RF3's came at .37 a piece. So, you might as well just order them for Klipsch, the shipping will probably cost more than the entire cost of 8 spikes.

Parts Department Phone Number: 317-860-8100 Toll Free: 800-274-5547 Fax Number: 317-860-9195 E-mail: parts@klipsch.com I recently called about replacement feet (I think this package includes the spikes too) for my RF-3's. They were ~2.50 a set (4).

Yes, I believe that the RS surrounds should be placed on the side walls, a few meters above your head. Although, I guess it is a matter of personal opinion. The RS series also allow for a little variance in speaker positioning. Below is from the RS-3II product description on the Klipsch webpage: "The RS-3 II delivers a 90° wide by 60° high output pattern. By aligning two horns at 90° with respect to each other, along with a front-firing woofer, the RS-3 II surrounds smoothly cover a 180° horizontal arc. The surround points at you no matter where you are seated, drawing you into the middle of the action. WDST is not only the most effective surround technology, but also allows the greatest number of placement options available."

---------------- On 6/12/2003 12:51:16 PM skonopa wrote: I got to listen to the RF-3's, '5, and '7s in the showroom at the dealer side-by-side-by-side using a Denon AVR3802 (as I have - before the Klipsch got pulled ). Between the RF-3 and RF-5, I found the difference to be minimal, but still noticable. The RF-5s did indeed have a slightly better mid-range and slightly better bass response. ---------------- Side by side I have demoed the RF-5 and RF-3 (the 7 was always in a different room). While the RF-5's definatly did sound better than the RF-3's, I am not sure if the price difference would have been worth it to me. If I wanted more than the RF-3's, I would go for the 7's. Also, it seemed to me that the difference between the 3's and 5's was in the upper end. They actually use the exact same woofers as the RF-3 (The RC-7 uses these woofers too). The RF-5 does have a different cross-over, with a different 1" tweeter and a bigger 8" horn. Anyways, try and compare the two side by side and get what you can afford. They are both excellent speakers and I am sure you will be happy with your purchase.

Well, since nobody seems to know, would the owner of a RF3II speaker mind measuring the distance from the middle of the mounting hole in the bottom of the speaker, to the ouside of the speaker, if you get a chance. Thanks, Adam

I don't have those either Anybody from Klipsch know if these feet are interchangeable??

I am just wondering if feet made for the RF3II speakers will fit my RF3's. I remember reading that the feet were much stronger on the RxII series and my RF3's are currently footless. Does anybody know if the measurements for the feet are the same for the two speakers? The Klipsch parts guy I called could not tell me if they were or not. Thanks

Definatly a good deal as long as they are in good shape. I got my RF-3's open box for 300 each (100 off each speaker) which I was pretty happy with since 1. I am in college and I don't have a load of money and 2. they were in excellent shape, only missing the feet (which I am assuming were thrown away when they setup the floor models. I am pretty sure that those surrounds retail for ~$250 a piece.

---------------- Looking at the new "compare" feature on the main Klipsch site, the specs for the RC-35 are _very close_ to the RF-5, on paper they don't look like an insult to the reference line. ---------------- They are close to the RF-5, but pretty much identical to the RF-3. The biggest difference between teh RF-5 and RF-3 was just the horn size and cross-over anyways. The RF-35 does not seem like an insult to the reference line at all, it is right on par with RF-3's which are excellent speakers in my opinion. I have not heard RF-15 or RF-25's, but they seem like tweeners between the Synergy line and the Reference line.

I recently had a post about this with no replies unfortunatly. However, I plan on demo-ing these two speakers in the near future when I buy my center channel. I will let you know what I think.

This seems like it would be a surprising move, and definatly lower the overall quality of the reference line. It seems to me that the RF35/RC35/RS35 all compare closely to the RF3/RC3/RS3, with the 15 and 25 models simply being cheaper reference models. I see no direct replacements for the RF-5 or RF-7 models

I think you will probably be okay in a room that size. It is still a large room but the Rx-3's should handle it. In my old apartment, I had RF3's in a room that was about 15x25 with large openings on the side and back. In other words, not the most ideal HT room. Definate sound loss was apararent, but they could still fill the room if they had to. I lived on the 3rd floor, and I remember coming home from class when my roomate would be watching a DVD and I could hear it outside on the ground level. It's a good thing nobody lived directly below us at the time

Have any of you shopped at a SoundTrack? They are the only Klipsch retailer I have found in Colorado. They too are very selective about who they give good customer service too. I had to flat out tell a salesman "I want to buy these speakers today" before I could get anybody to give me the time of day. Hopefully it will be a better experience when I buy my center channel in a few weeks. I think it's funny how us younger (I'm 22) shoppers would do anything to get the common courtesy of a nod when we enter these stores, and the 'target shoppers' for these chains just want to be left alone