jwatson364 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 i currently am working on the new icon series, and i got the vf-35 towers which sound great, but have no bass at all....the center channel icon doesnt look to have very good specs, nor do the other speakers in the icon series.... vanns has a sale with the rf-35 towers (duel 8's) for only 299 each which is exactly what i paid for my icons at bestbuy on blackfriday.... should i take back my icon towers (triple 5.25's) for the discontinued rf-35's???? another point to make is the discontiued reference 35's all have much higher db than the icon series.... anyone know how long bestbuy will take to refund my money back to my credit card/debit card if i return them today? thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The RF 35 series was the most popular ever sold by Klipsch. Myself, I found the Reference series hurt my ears after listening for prolonged periods. I did not find this with the Icon series. With there sub (500 model) I noticed excellent Bass and a clean , crisp sound that was pleasing to my Ears. B/B I think has a 30 day return policy, generally. You'd have to check with them as to the "black Friday" sales to see if any thing is different as to returns or credit..............Check your Receipt for clairification................... Bottom line trust your Ears and buy what you can Afford ...................... JMHO............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 You said you like the sound of your current towers, so why buy different ones? Just because the center may not seem good doesn't mean it isn't. Try the center out, and if you don't like it, take it back. As far as black friday deals go, I don't think you can return anything not defective. I say keep the icons....... but I've never heard them before....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyOtherSoundEquipment Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 If I'm understanding your post, you have only the VF-35s and no sub? I wouldn't expect there to be much bass from three 5 1/4 drivers. If you haven't heard the icon x-series subs, do yourself a huge favor and listen to the xw-300d and the 500d. Even the teensy-tiny 8" xw-300d will impress. They will match your towers wonderfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson364 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 yeah i really like the icons v35, they are my first klipsch towers, but i hear everyone ranting and raving about the reference series and they have them at the same price as my icons....i wish i knew about vanns before i got my stuff.... i was gonna match my icons with the synergy sub12 tho.... i luv the sub12 i used to own it, but its gone now.....does the icon series match up to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson364 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 wow, retract my last statement about the icon subs...the 500 is massively impressive....gets to a low 21hz....sub12 is 24hz i think....but its also a 1000....its a little out of my budget as im just a lowly 'baller on a budget' lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 the sub 12 would be your best bet in my opinion. You'll pay no more than 500 for it. You can even find it online......authorized dealer online....... for about 300. Is 3 hz really worth 700 bucks? I say no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 just one of those statements....if you are looking at getting the rf-35's.....i would try getting a set of rf-3's. somethimes people sell the entire set up. Falcon has a real nice pair for $350, but i think they are promised to someone else right now. i have seen complete sets on craigslist. just another thought if you want to go reference.... as far as subs go, i bought elemential designs A2-300 and it blows my synergy ksw-12 sub out of the water. it's not even a fair fight between the two. the eD sub goes down to 18hz and the ksw-12 was 24hz, i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nezff Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 vanns has a sale with the rf-35 towers (duel 8's) for only 299 each which is exactly what i paid for my icons at bestbuy on blackfriday.... they only have 1 Speaker! So you are outta luck I would think, unless you can find another RF 35 somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 jwatson, where do you live? there is a set of rf-3's on craigslist in dallas for $650. that includes all 5 speakers and boxes! i don't think you will be able to get it, there is about 3 people i know in line to buy them. just letting you know, you can get a really good set of rf-3's for not that much money. good luck in your search.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon20x Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 i don't think you will be able to get it, there is about 3 people i know in line to buy them. just letting you know, you can get a really good set of rf-3's for not that much money. You got that right as they are seating in my living room, I have not heard back from Justin either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 man you scored another great deal! don't worry about justin, mitch will ****** them up! i just texed mitch and we will see between the two of them who is smart enought to get them. i was curious....were they rf-3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson364 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 im new to klipsch speakers, but my icon v35's kick the s*&t out of every speaker system i ever heard at anyones house!!! they do kick asp, but without a sub yet, it has me thinking upgrade while i can....but i think once i get the sub12 or two sub12's , i will be in luv!!! my buddy has one sub12, so i may need two to put him to shame!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson364 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 or get another klipsch sub that will pyzz on his sub12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I recently purchased my VF 35 towers from Vann's also. These are great speaker. I have a VC 25 center, VB 15 surrounds and VS14 for Front Height speakers in my HT. I you like music listening, which sound like you do : ), just add a sub. The center channel is easy to hear the voice track if the receiver is setup correctly. By that I mean you can't stray to far from the autocalibration setting. I also have an 8in Klipsch sub which provides me all the bass in need. Your ears will be happy and don't buy speakers just on reading spec. I also have Klipsch satellites to complete my 9.1 setup and could not be happier. You can't beat the great bargin that Vann's has going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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