Bilka316 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I have an opportunity to buy localya pair of RS-62's tomorrow for $600-. ( He says they are new in the box??) I have done some homework on the new RS series and they are the best of the three by far. I could get the 42's for around $400 and the 52's for $500+. Myquestion is.... Will the 62's be too much for my current setup? My current system is listed in my sgnature section! I am running 100watts per channel ( so the specs say) My HT room is only 12X12 of deticated space. My couch is set against the back wall so I only run 5.1 and I plan to mount the surrounds on the side walls at ear level in line with my listening postion. Should I buy the RS-62's? I think it is a pretty good deal.... only $100 more per speaker than the 42's. Please help... I need to make the deal by tomorrow before he sells. Thank you for your advice. Oh and I forgot to mention " THIS SITE ROCKS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 If your budget allows for $600 for surround speakers I'd highly suggest thinking about another pair of RF-35s for surrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 well you can look at my sig to see where i am coming from. i personally think if you have your HT gear in any livingroom, then you should never need anything above an RS-42. in fact specs wize the 42 and 52 are the same except for physical size. i am running 7's (upgraded at that) and they (42's) hold their own. now i am going to upgrade the 42's xover (because i am crazy like that) but i don't need to. i wouldn't spend $600 on surround speakers (in the RS line). if you listen to lots of music, then wuzzer has a great idea. if your HT only, i'd say find a pair of RS-42's for $200. you should be able to buy a pair at that price. (that's what i paid for mine). believe it or not, the rs-42's are a great speaker. i think people don't give them a chance because they are so small. now i do have to turn them up when i calabrate my set up with a spl meter, but so what. they still ouput the same 80db as my 7's. i think what you said with the couch up against the wall, you picked the right series of speakers. btw, my living room is 16' 3" x 16' 3". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nezff Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I had RS42s with my RF63 setup and they were fine. I only paid $300 brand new for them. I sold them for that exact same thing and bought a XPA3. I will be using my RF62s for rear duty now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted May 22, 2010 Moderators Share Posted May 22, 2010 Here is a pair of RS-42's for $275.00. Seems like a very nice guy and would possibly be willing to ship. See my alert thread here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilka316 Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Well once again being impatient I went for the 62's. I did not want to worry about having to upgrade again. These speakers are huge!!! They do sound amazing and I got a good deal from what I have seen. I know I could have gotten a better deal if I would have waited but I am happy with the end result. I guess I was hoping everyone was going to tell me to go for the 62's. I was kind of surprised on the advice to buy the 42's. From what I have read on this site and many others the 62's are vastly superior. Any thoughts???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted May 24, 2010 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2010 I personally have never been a fan of 4" speakers. As wuzzer mentioned, if you have the budget and you do not mind spending that much on surrounds, the RS-62's are great. I found a sweet deal on a pair of RS-52's and could not be happier. Congrats on your new purchase. Now sit back and enjoy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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