Trisstan Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Okay I just purchased a RC-52 II and a SW-450, as I am going to slowly upgrade my HT setup. My plan is to get the RF-52 II's,RB-51's and RS-52 II's as well as an Integra DTR-40.2. My wife and I are looking for our first house so I have no idea what size room everything is going to get put into; so my question is did I limit myself by going with the RC-52 II over the RC-62 II or the RC-64 II? I am by no means an audiophile, I enjoy all types of music and I really enjoy watching movies with my wife and the kid. I had first got the RC-42 II and I wasn't impressed with it at all, then traded it in and got the RC-52 II which I am happy with currently, it is a huge improvement over my POS Sony speakers I was currently using. The vocals are nice and clean as well as crisp. Currently I run and Onkyo TXSR607 (have to upgrade to utilize 3D with the 46"HX909) but I rarely have the amp turned up past 12 as we are currently living with my in laws while I finish school which is in a few weeks. I haven't even been able to setup the sub properly either but in time it will get configured. Sorry I like to talk, errr I ment type, so the question was did I limit myself by going with the RC-52 II and should I step up to the next set? Appreciate any opinions given. Oh and the decision to go with Klipsch was a no brainer after hearing them at the store, can't wait to get the next speakers in the setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisstan Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 bumping, hmm curious why no one has chimed in giving their opinion on the matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornfedksboy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Welcome to the forum! The RC-52 and RF-52 series is one of the more popular sizes as it is not overly intrusive in a smallish space. It's got a great sound as unit, but nothing beats size! Are you limiting yourself? Yes and no. The RC-52 II could certainly be used with any of the Klipsch Reference floor standing speakers, but it will be somewhat lacking if you go bigger. IMO, the best utilitarian center would be the RC-62 II. It was made to match up with the RF-62s and RF-82s and would not be too much speaker for the RF-52s (though not quite a perfect match). The RC-64 II would be a little more limiting. It is a REALLY big speaker. You have to have a stand that can handle it (which can be a problem) and it is set to match the RF-7 II which puts you at a whole different price point. It would also work with the RF-82 II, but is not designed to match. My recommendation, if possible, would be to get an RC-62 II and when the time comes get some RF-62 IIs or RF-82 IIs depending on room size and WAF. That speaker truly would give you the most flexability and best sound under most circumstances. On the other hand, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the RF-52 series. It will give you great dynamics, but when compared to the bigger reference speakers, the sound stage has noticably less depth. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisstan Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks for the information,my wife and I will be buying a house sometime in the next year or so; with that in mind there is no way to know what size room will be our HT, I looked closely at the RC-62 II and for the space we are in now I think it is 12ft x 10ft with an 8.5ft ceiling and the 62 just seemed too much speaker for it at the moment. I am hoping that the house we end up buying will have a partly finished or unfinished basement so I could make the HT room whatever size as my wife only has one stipulation and that is that we can put either a games room for the kids (5year old and 9mth old at the moment) and then the rest is up to me. With what you have said I think that ultimately when we do build our HT depending on the size the current speakers ie the R 52 II set, will be our secondary system for the main room and will decide on the 2nd set of Klipsch once we know the dimensions of our HT room. I just wish that we had a real showroom around here for Klipsch speakers unfortunately the place in town here that sells Klipsch have everything in a room with false walls that are paper thin so I think a lot of sound actually escapes the room and doesn't do the speakers justice. I am going to have to find a place that is close to Manitoba, Canada that has a decent showroom or just suck it up and get passports for the family so we can visit the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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