johnhart Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I need to get a center channel speaker. How does the RC 7 compares to the RC64? I have RF7s as fronts, Rb75s and RS62s as rears. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Considering you have RF-7s as your main speakers, I would recommend the RC-7. It is the perfect match for the RF-7s. I have the RC-7 and find it to be an awesome speaker/center channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 28, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2009 Kain is correct. It's not really an issue of which is better but which is better for your setup. Since you have the RF-7's, I would match it with the RC-7. They are timbre matched so your front soundstage will be seamless. I had the RC-7 hooked up with my RF-83's and it is a fantastic speaker. I just recently sold it because of the low price of the cherry RF-64 and the fact that Klipsch is no longer making the cherry RC-64. I have not hooked it up yet, I will do that this weekend after the cabinets are installed. I'll be able to give my comparison after that. Good thing is that you can pick up a like new RC-7 anywhere from $350 - $550 which is still cheaper than you can get a RC-64 for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylomer12 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Where do you live? I am thinking about selling my cherry RC-7... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shake777 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I suppose its a moot point at this late date, but Klipsch support recommended the RC64 saying that he tested both with the RF7 and the RC64 was "more natural...both did and excellent job with the center dialog". I would be hard pressed to choose the RC64 again given the info you got from the previous posts. I am just passing along what I was told. I'm far from an expert but the RC64 sounds good with RF7. There may be a gap in the seam between the two that I can't hear. Like you I heard all the raves about the RC64 and chose them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 29, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks for the info shake. I have not heard that info before so that's good to know for people with the RF-7's that they can go with either the RC-7 or the RC-64. Options are a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I also recommend the RC7 to match your mains.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhart Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Let me know if you want to sell yours, otherwise I'll get the rc64. Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylomer12 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Where do you live? If you live on the east coast, shipping would definately kill the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhart Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I live in Vegas.Shipping is usually around $40 to $50 bucks in the continental US. Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylomer12 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Jonn, I sent you a PM.. Please let me know if you got it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I suppose its a moot point at this late date, but Klipsch support recommended the RC64 saying that he tested both with the RF7 and the RC64 was "more natural...both did and excellent job with the center dialog". I would be hard pressed to choose the RC64 again given the info you got from the previous posts. I am just passing along what I was told. I'm far from an expert but the RC64 sounds good with RF7. There may be a gap in the seam between the two that I can't hear. Like you I heard all the raves about the RC64 and chose them. I'd like to know who from Klipsch said that. The RC7 is the CORRECT center for a pair of RF7 main speakers but I"m sure the RC64 is pretty close. The slight timbre mismatch would be in the frequency range of the crossover, around 2200-2500 Hz, something you may never pick up on in normal listening. EDIT - To clarify, on the RC7 the first woofer gives up at 550 Hz, then a single woofer carries the brunt of vocal fundamentals up to 1950, where the horn and 1.75" driver take over The RC64 has a completely different complement of speakers and network. In it, all four woofers work up until 1150 Hz, where a pair take over up to the 1800 Hz point, where the horn and 1" driver carry the rest of the spectrum. It's that 550-2000 Hz bandwidth that are going to be different. That is the dialog range (human vocal fundamental tones). I've not A/B'd the two, but there has to be some differences. At least the woofer/horn crossover point is virtually identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon20x Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I have done the test between a RC 3, a RC 7, a RC 7 with dean X-over upgrade and the RC-64. No need to say the RC 3 was not in the same league. The normal RC 7 is not as smooth as RC 64 but it is more revealing and little more harsh. I could hardly hear a difference between the RC 7 with the X-over upgrade and the RC 64. You will not be disappointed with either one regardless. One thing I rarely see being discussed is the fact that the RC7 is a ported speaker and the RC 64 is not. I did noticed a differeence in the bass, the RC 7 being better to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Phillips Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I suppose its a moot point at this late date, but Klipsch support recommended the RC64 saying that he tested both with the RF7 and the RC64 was "more natural...both did and excellent job with the center dialog". I would be hard pressed to choose the RC64 again given the info you got from the previous posts. I am just passing along what I was told. I'm far from an expert but the RC64 sounds good with RF7. There may be a gap in the seam between the two that I can't hear. Like you I heard all the raves about the RC64 and chose them. I'd like to know who from Klipsch said that. The RC7 is the CORRECT center for a pair of RF7 main speakers but I"m sure the RC64 is pretty close. The slight timbre mismatch would be in the frequency range of the crossover, around 2200-2500 Hz, something you may never pick up on in normal listening. EDIT - To clarify, on the RC7 the first woofer gives up at 550 Hz, then a single woofer carries the brunt of vocal fundamentals up to 1950, where the horn and 1.75" driver take over The RC64 has a completely different complement of speakers and network. In it, all four woofers work up until 1150 Hz, where a pair take over up to the 1800 Hz point, where the horn and 1" driver carry the rest of the spectrum. It's that 550-2000 Hz bandwidth that are going to be different. That is the dialog range (human vocal fundamental tones). I've not A/B'd the two, but there has to be some differences. At least the woofer/horn crossover point is virtually identical. I did Michael. I felt it was a bit more natural between my RB-75's. Persoanly I felt the RC-7 was a bit "honky" after comparing in my system A to B.....they were both there for 3 months........ I did mention to shake777 that I used it between RB-75's and not the RF-7, but he may have missed that point, no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhart Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 I got your pm. Thanks. I am still interested if you want to send me those pics . Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shake777 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 What do you think about using a speaker selector to run both the RC 7 and 64 together. Reason is I just love my 64 but if theres a hole in sound I want to fill it up. Shake777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhart Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Are you still interested in selling your RC 7? (youy mentioned a couple of weeks) Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shake777 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I'm sorry there was a misunderstanding, I don't have an RC-7...I saw a black one on the forum for 500.00 under the heading "Price Reduction-collection". Reply directly to colterphoto1@aol.com serious only Also, I saw one on another site "Canuck Audio Mart" with a pair of RF7s that he was willing to sell as separates. Hope that helps. Shake777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 20, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 20, 2009 I saw a black one on the forum for 500.00 under the heading "Price Reduction-collection". Reply directly to colterphoto1@aol.com serious only Here is the link to Michael's collection he has for sale. RC-7 might be spoken for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylomer12 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 RC-7 might be spoken for. It's me that is in the process of purchasing Michael's RC-7. Our Paypal account got hacked into a few days ago and is in "investigation mode". If you want it, please don't let me stop you from purchasing it. I was going to buy it to experiment using RC-7's as surrounds. Not that big of deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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