kolibasa Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Here's my story. Growing up my grandfather (raised by my grandparents) owned a pair of Heresys, only i didnt always know that. Going into high school i got into sound and that was about the time that the Pro Media's were launched. I was in the market for some new speakers, heard them once and had to have them. Shortly after getting them I found my way on the Klipsch site and thats when my love of speakers began. It was then that my grandfather showed me that thos old *** speakers sitting in the corners of the living room were the Heresys. Fast forward ~ 6 years, me joining the Marine Corps, deploying and getting married.... I run into a pair of SB-3's at Best Buy on sale for $150. I've been using those for about the past year. Yet I still dont consider my self a true owner. Then it happend. last weekend i'm in New Port and see this thrift store, its fairly large. My wife, kids and I decide to go and see what we see. I was hoping to score some good CD's for cheap (and I did) While I was rummaging around I start looking up on the top shelves, there I find alot of speakers. Right as we are getting ready to leave i turn a corner and WHAM. (2) RF-7's, (1) RC-7, (2) RB-5 II's. $1299. We leave. ALL week I thought about them, called the place twice asking if they were still there. Friday, I tell my wife that I gotta have them. No arguments.... Saturday I pay for them. Sunday I picked them up. Today's monday and HOPEFULY i'll get to hook them up. I've dreamed of owning these speakers since the first time I logged on to the klipsch website back in the day. It feels GREAT to know that I finally have them and got them for hella cheap. Now currently I live at my inlaw's and my room is 10x10. My wife is going to let me hook everthing up so I can enjoy it for awhile, but after a few weeks i am gonig to have to go back to 2 channel SB-3's and all my new R's will be out on the balcony wraped up in their boxes till we move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Great story, welcome to the forum. Be sure to post your impressions once it's up and running. Oh, yea, we like pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 I'll have pics for sure, dont worry about that. Correct me if i'm wrong though.... ~$1,400 (after taxes) seems to be a sick deal for the whole set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peshewah Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 That is a good deal on those speakers. It good someone found them who really appreciates them. Does your Grandfather crank up his Hesesy? Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 My grandmother wont let that fly, so no. They unfortunatly just sit there... unused for years and years. I meen even when i figured out what they were I didnt use them that much because they were in the living room and I had my speakers in my own room.. I do remember i'd clamp 1 year shut with 1 hand and the other ear on my hsoulder, and turn his amp up (an old Yamaha Natural Sound, purchased at the same time as the Speakers, R.I.P.) and see just how far down the street i could hear the music. They were sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 If you really are putting them on a balcony make sure and weatherproof them. Enjoy them even if for a short time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 So my innitial impressions are wth the RC7 that i hooked up last night. I am running a 3 channel front stage, SB-3 RC-7 SB-3. I'm listening to some music on the cable music channels and it is painfully obvious that 1 of 2 things is true. 1.) the SB-3 is an aweful aweful speaker 2.) the RC-7 is freaking awesome. The SB-3's are just so much brighter its crazy. Tonights the night i get the RF-7's up the stairs. I dont think i'll be able to bring my self to put them outside..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU73 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 double post [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU73 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 2.) the RC-7 is freaking awesome. [Y] you are not wrong there. there once was a thread here about a poll to bring the RC7 back. it is a very popular speaker and I still cant believe that I have one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 24, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2009 My grandmother wont let that fly, so no. They unfortunatly just sit there... unused for years and years Tell your grandfather to play those heresy's, tell him dtel said unless he is grandmother whipped and has to do everything she says play some music ! [:@] I figure he don't know me so what the heck, he can be, or grandmother can be mad at me and you will not get the blame ! Go for it ! [] Or tell him to join the forum I will tell him ! [][][]...............what state he lives in ? [*-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzlemizzle Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Wow that's an awesome deal, congrats. I personally think you should go 2 channel and sell me the rc-7 and rb-5s for cheap though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 hahaha you guys crack me up. especialy you fizzle I hooked the RF's up last night. I am not happy 1.) Listening to CD's off an XBox + HDMI to the Plasma +RCA out to the + 200$ Yamaha receiver = A Very revealing listening session. 2.) My stupid bed 1/2 way blocks the woofers.... As forward as these speakers already are they dont need any darn help 3.) My rooms tiny, 10'x15' so they are about...7' from me. 1 side has a crib and bare wall, the other has curtins. Listening to a Focal Test CD I have and chills went up my spine. I've listened to that CD hundreds of times in my car. (1995 Honda Del Sol with 3 way Dynaudio's, 10" SWX Alpine bhnd the pass. seat) and this is the first time I can say that listening to music at home is more enjoyable!!!!!! *the downside however.... it makes me want to push my car even further lol. 2 Channel was definatly better than 5 chan stereo, or even ProLogic II Music settings. Again though, turning it up to loud just led to alot of uncomfortable sounds that just dont belong b/c of the crap equipment. I'll prob. be putting them up this weekend, so i'll take some pictures before I put them up. Honestly, Every time I look at them I remember all those times when i was younger and my grandfather would take me to hillcrest hi fi. (stereo shop in texas) and i'd listen to, drool over all the different speakers. I always figured one day id get something along the lines of the RF-3 or Paradigm Monitor's. Now I have RF7's and RC7 and RB5's!!!! it just hasnt set in yet :/ I still cant believe that i picked them up for so cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 oh, and my wife still doesnt get it...... although.. she did seem to enjoy it when i turned on transformers. It was on HDMax. We caught it at the scene where they are fighting the scorpian like robot in the desert at the begining of the movie. I turned it up and it sounded awesome. I think she could tell the difference, but she'l never admit it, or admit that she liked it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 PICTURES Sorry for the crappy quality. It seems my Wife/Daughter/SistersInLaw have managed to break every digital camera the family owns.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sunburnwilly Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Pretty awesome bedroom set up ! I'll bet the cradle is rockin' , literally [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 The test Movies so far... Jurassic Park, Iron Man, Dark Knight I've listend to just about every CD I own (not in their entirity). I love these speakers. The RF-7's are Crystal clear, they go low quite nicely. Obviously not low enough to not need a sub, but still they do a descent job. Imaging even in the far from perfect setting that they are in is very very good same with the sound stage. The RC-7 is as many have said before, an amazing center channel. It impressivly hangs with the RF-7's all day even when set to LARGE. As for the RB-5. Doing an A/B compare with the RF-7's. The RB's are definatly more effecient obvioulsy. But I'd say that they sound damn near as good as the RF7's in the mid to upper ranges and in the lower end like a smaller RF7. A/b Comparison with the SB-3's sitting between the RC and RF reveiled that they have a much much fuller midrange/middbass, cleaner high's and significantly better bass. I was suprised that they are practicaly the same size. As far as Harshness... The only time I notice it is when i am sitting at my computer listening to music... As you can see in the 1st picture, where I am standing (which you cant see) is where my computer is. 6 feet to my left about 2 inches up is the horn on my RF7...... Just yesterday i went to a local independantly owned hgih end A/V store and listend to some subs. while listening to subs there were some 700$ B&W's Playing (each). Not only are my RF-7's twice the man (2x bigger) than the B&W, they sounded better I M O. that changed however when I took a listen to the 14,000$ B&W's. yum. Back on topic however. It made me think again how awesome it was that I got not only the RF7's that own those B&W's for the price of the B&W's, but I got (2)RB-5 and (1)RC-7 for free I love these speakers and THAT my friends, is all I have to say about that. for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Disaster strikes : / I cant say this hasnt been there from the begining because quite honestly i havent been pushing these speakers all that hard. I was just listening to one of my Focal test CD's, a track with a drum solo. I had it turned up and i started noticing somthing, odd... coming from my left RF-7. upon closer inspection with my ear. It its a crackly sound..... I'm thinking blown? I did have the bass turned up +4 on the reciever and had the tracking playing fairly loud. It does have a good amount of bass from the kickdrum as well. They are set to Large to. I just dont believe that, THAT blew 1 of the 10"ers.... Thoughts? Tomorrow I'll be disecting that speaker to see whats up, and i'll test the driver independantly.... I just dont feel like doing it right now, i got work in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 why must you all be sleeping. Wake up! To add to waht i said earlier, to further paint the picture... It continued to happen even after i turned the volume down and changed songs. And it is just that left speaker, top 10". I have since unhooked the RF7's and am using the RB5's in Stereo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolibasa Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 checked it out today. Dont know what it WAS. Not having problems. Still lovem. This thread can now die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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