Deathrend Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 So over the past few months, I've been slowly updating my home theater to a respectable setup. Currently I'm trying to decide on front speakers, as my current speakers aren't really up to par with everything else. My Setup: Denon 2309CI (Recent buy), RC-10, Two KLH-12" (Over a decade old, not sure of the model..), two S-3's ($250 from Vann's), RW-10d After running the Denon Audyssey auto-setup and a little tweaking, the sound is great, it blends well even with my antiquated KLH speakers. So I'm now I'm wanting more. I'm looking to upgrade my front left and right speakers to something more fitting with the rest. I'm looking into suggestions on what to go for, price is semi-negateable, but around $600-800 would be prefered. I've been looking into the RF-62's, RF-52's, F-3's($350 each on Amazon), as well as possibly going the Bookshelf route. I would more than likely be Bi-amping as I have no plans (Atleast not for a while) of running a 7.1 setup. I'm wondering if going with the cheaper F-3's would be a poor choice, as well as how well it would match up with my RC-10 (Which most will probably say is underpowered.. ). The speakers are all less than 6 feet away from the main listening point, so the size isn't as big of an issue (I really don't know the proper mesurements). The main useage will be Blu-Rays (I own over 130 thus far). Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hey Deathrend, welcome to the forum! I have not listened to any of those speakers you mentioned, but I have to tell you that the mains are the most important speakers for HT and 2 Channel listening. So, my advise to you is get the best speakers you can afford. You will not be sorry. Even if you need to save up a little longer, it will be the best investment you can make. If you "settle" now on speakers, you will just want to upgrade again in the near future. We're glad you're here and we hope you keep us posted on your speaker search. Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathrend Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks for the quick reply! I'm wanting to pay a visit to a local dealer soon to get a better idea, as well as see what kind of deals I can get (I picked up the RW-10d for 420 befre taxes there). I'm just worried about their judgement, as they seem to want to just sell what they can at times. So for the past three or four weeks, I've been learning everything under the sun about speakers, placement, size, height, sound and so on. I was also wondering about going for something better, as you said, maybe the RF-82's, I'm just wondering how these will preform with my RC-10 (One I do kind of regret, but it's worked great for the last year or so or a $120 buy) and if so, what I should look into there. I've looked at the RC-64, but I really don't like the idea of spending a grand on a center channel (Though I do know it's where the majority of voice comes from). I'm just torn on which way to go. I'm just wondering how everything will sound togather, as I have an odd setup. I tend to put way to much thought into simple things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Thanks for the quick reply! I'm wanting to pay a visit to a local dealer soon to get a better idea, as well as see what kind of deals I can get (I picked up the RW-10d for 420 befre taxes there). I'm just worried about their judgement, as they seem to want to just sell what they can at times. So for the past three or four weeks, I've been learning everything under the sun about speakers, placement, size, height, sound and so on. I was also wondering about going for something better, as you said, maybe the RF-82's, I'm just wondering how these will preform with my RC-10 (One I do kind of regret, but it's worked great for the last year or so or a $120 buy) and if so, what I should look into there. I've looked at the RC-64, but I really don't like the idea of spending a grand on a center channel (Though I do know it's where the majority of voice comes from). I'm just torn on which way to go. I'm just wondering how everything will sound togather, as I have an odd setup. I tend to put way to much thought into simple things! Hey Deathrend, Don't worry about their judgment, it is only your judgment that matters. Listen, Listen, Listen! Go listen to as many speakers as you can. Take music that you know very well and go listen. Take notes. Listen to speakers that are over your budget, under your budget and within your budget. Get an idea of whats out there and what sounds good to you. Don't worry about matching your center channel right now. You can always run a phantom (tell the AVR no center speaker and it will split the signal to the left and right speakers) center until you can find a matching one for your (soon to have) mains. Don't "over think" this. It is about quality sound. Close your eyes and listen to the music. If a speaker can do music "right" it can do HT right also. .....and by all means, have fun! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathrend Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 So I took your advice, went to my dealer and found my perfect setup.. at a great deal! Apparantly he bought out the last of the RF-7's which I fell in love with. This weekend I finished my setup: RC-7 Center, RF-7 Fronts, 4x Synergy S-3's for surround, and my RW-10d. With this, it takes anything I throw at it, without any issues what so ever. My music has never sounded better, I can feel every single small gunshot.. I'm just baffled by what I hear now. The two RF-7's and the RC-7 cost me around what I was going to pay for a pair of RF-82's (A little more.. but well worth it). To me, the RF-7's might be a bit aged, but I just can't get over the ammount of sound out of them, to me, they sound better than even the RF-83's (Which I did also look at while shopping around). Thanks for the advice, I'm really glad I shopped around now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Sounds like a great system[Y] Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 To me, the RF-7's might be a bit aged, but I just can't get over the ammount of sound out of them, to me, they sound better than even the RF-83's (Which I did also look at while shopping around). The RF-7s and RF-5s have just been put back into production, due to popular demand, so don't feel that they're aged. There are a couple of threads going on about them now. Congrats on getting yourself a great system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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