ivanhurd Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Recently I've been kicking around the idea of trying out wides in my setup. Would RB-42IIs be good enough, or would I want something more substantial to keep up with the rest of my system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 rf-42ii is a substantially smaller sounding speaker than what you have. i would recommend a pair of rb-61's. unless you have to have towers. then i would still look for a pair of rf-62/82's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^^^I hear you, but from what I understand the wides are just for some extra atmospheric stuff and I was thinking I shouldn't need much speaker for that sort of thing. I actually meant RB-41IIs, I will edit my first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 The wides are like front height. I use RS 35's with my RF 7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 The wides are like front height. This doesn't really help to answer my question =^P Would RB-41IIs work as heights as well? Maybe something to ponder for down the road since my 4311 is capable with an amp...My main question is will the 41s be enough speaker to keep up with the rest of my system or will they get drowned out? I would think with proper calibration they would be just fine for the purpose. Am I correct in thinking this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechMan Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm no pro in the HT dept. but I would think a set of RB41's would do just fine once you adjust the low pass on your reciever. My RS42's can hold thier own quite well with my heritage fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 This doesn't really help to answer my question The RB 41's will work as fron't height speakers. I ran the VS 14' s with the RF 7's and they were fine. They are 50/200 watts like the 41's. You may have to move your xo up to 100 Hz, but that is not a problem. For wides, RB 61's may work better. Front Height speakers for me was easier to put up and look natural above the mains. One is not better than the other concerning FH vs FW, since no movies have discrete FH oe FW channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Cool, thanks for the info. I may or may not do it. The 41s are pretty inexpensive, so it wouldn't be a big hit to try it. I suppose I could always look for used as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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