Flyer91 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 As a new member and re-convert back to Klipsch, I would like to say hello to you all ..... and that sometmes bad things can turn out to be good things! Point in case .......... After my old 73" Mitsubishi DLP recently decided to present me with the green blinking light of death after a power failure this past Feb, I decided to replace it with one of Sharp's new LC-90LE745U 90" LED/LCD AQUOS models ...... and that started the home theater "upgrade ball" rolling ....... My old Harmon Kardon AVR645 was replaced with a new Onkyo TX-NR1010, and then I started looking for new speakers to replace the Bose AM 7 and 5's that I have been using for the past ~20 years. Bose gets a lot of bad press, and I can certainly understand why, but these have served us well considering how well theysounded for their size, and made my wife happy because they blend into the decor well, being so small and unobtrusive. But we are retired now and have moved to the Sierras in a more open designed home, and have both the room size and space between neighbors to go .... bigger! Also, as we have gotten older both my wife and I have been struggling to hear dialog on the center channel, especially when there is any other background sound on the center. It's been to the point of us passing on a lot of Netflix streaming movies because of that fact. So .... I decided to 'specifically' look for a center that would help with that particular issue, and a newer AVR to replace the aging HK. Although the RC-64II was a no-brainer, I sort of had a "false start ........... 5 yards, play the down again" and initially ordered a pair of FL-82II's and the 64II, but then decided (while the 82's were in transit) to go ahead and get the RF-7II's ......... so rather than send the 82's back and take the shipping and restocking hit, the 82's will have to serve as wides (via DSX in the Onkyo). They're probably overkill for the wides, but I managed to get them for just a bit more than the MAP price for a set of RB-81II's, although admittedly I'm sure I could have found a similar reduction on the 81's as well. I also got a pair of RS-62's and two each of the RW12D's. I'll use an old set of Bose 101 monitors for the rears or heights (once I decide which I prefer) and drive them with an old Pioneer elite, off the Onkyo's 9.2 pre-outs. If I feel I am getting anything of real value from the rears or heights, I'll replace the 101's with a set of RB-XX's (not sure which ones at this time) but I may just go 7.2 and just the wides with no rears at all. So far I only have the TV set-up and the RC-64II running off the HK645. But ...... just swapping out the old Bose AM's center with the 64 has cleared up the center channel dialog to where we can now 'easily' hear voice that was otherwise garbled and/or lost in center channel background. So we are 'very' happy with what has arrived so far ......... and really looking forward to receiving it all and getting it hooked up!! Many years ago I had a set of Heresy II or III's (can't remember which) and I was running the original SAE pre/power and parametric eq. gear, with a DBX-3BX as well as a 4 Yamaha amps and 4 stacked Advents. My brother called it the "wall of Voodoo" (after a band of that area). As my new Klipsch speakers are now starting to show up, I can see that there has been a lot of change over the past few decades, and it appears (so far) that I'm probably going to be glad to be back home with Klipsch .... which I have preemptively named "Wall of Voodoo , Part Duex"!!! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome back to Klipsch....Visit often, post often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knorbu Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome, you are going to have a very nice setup, I do not think clarity will be an issue anymore! Congratulations! Mark p.s...your voodoo is way bigger than my voodoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Awesome and congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 24, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome, things have changed a lot with HT, it's nothing like it was just 10 years ago, have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome home...they still make the Heresy III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themrclean Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Welcome to the forum, It's always nice to see someone convert from BOSE to Klipsch. You are going to love your system once you get it all set up. By the way, we all love pictures around here so please post some once you get everything in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Thanks for the welcome guys. Yep ... it's good to be back! [8-|] Here are some pic's of what I've got so far ..... The Sharp 90 with the RC-64II slid into a shelf in the Bella cabinet I had my old 73" Mitsubishi DLP on. Here's a shot of the new Onkyo 1010 sitting on my coffee table, ready to replace the HK645 in my equip cabinet. You can see the empty box that the 64 came in, and 2 boxes with the RF-82II's in them. I'll get my RS-62II's tomorrow if the FedEx tracking page is correct ........ my RW12D's should show up Sat. or Mon. I just bought the RF-7II's today, and expect to get the tracking numbers tomorrow. Hopefully they will be here next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2013 Beautiful home and a fantastic upgrade to your BOSE speakers. Going from a Bass "Module" to a powered subwoofer will be a HUGE upgrade in itself. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 OMG!!! I am in love with that TV.. To tell you the truth, I didn't even know that they made a 90" and I was shopping for the 80" a few months back. Nice gear man and we,come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Great post, welcome back to the fold. Post early, post often! Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapsnb01 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Welcome to the forum! Looks like a nice space for your setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks for all the kind words guys. I fixed the sizing on the pictures (sorry about that) and when I checked this AM I see my RS-62IIs are to be delivered today with the RW12D's due tomorrow. I'm hoping to get tracking numbers for the RF-7II's today, and delivery of them next week. I've been using an old 100 watt MTX 10" sub with the Bose AM systems. And I also just switched from two Buttkicker mini-wireless systems, to two 1000/1900 watt Buttkicker amps and 4 BK-LFE transducers (two each per amp in parallel) under the seating. For me, I find the the Buttkickers do best with a level set to about 1/3, high cut on, low cut off and the cross-over set at about 55 hz .......... or you just bounce about at every gun shot and bass pluck. But yeah ....... I'm guessing that with the dual 12D's there should be a much improved bottom overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Welcome back to klipsch.... But I will say this.DONT YOU RVER LEAVE US AGAIN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 The rest of my speakers finally got here. I know the subs might not be on par with the rest of these speakers, but we've been pretty happy with a 10" 100W MTX SW1 at half volume, so I think/hope the dual SW-12Ds will be fine for us. I need to decide on either an XPA-5 or going with an XPR-5 (and running a 20 amp circuit for it) to back up the new Onkyo NR-TX1010 (use it for a pre-pro). Not sure yet if I'll run heights or rears ....... once/if I decide on either I'll go with a pair of RB-81 or 61IIs. I also got a 300lb rated MonoPrice wall mount for the Sharp 90" LED/LCD TV, so ......... I have my work cut out for now. [] Here's a couple of pic's. of what my wife is calling "the warehouse that I turned the room ont" (she's not real happy [:@] cuz I'm old and have a tendancy to take my time on these projects) [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Here's a couple of pic's. of what my wife is calling "the warehouse that I turned the room ont" (she's not real happy cuz I'm old and have a tendancy to take my time on these projects) [Y][H] Mu-wah-ha-ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Here's a couple of pic's. of what my wife is calling "the warehouse that I turned the room ont" (she's not real happy cuz I'm old and have a tendancy to take my time on these projects) What a great way to enjoy your retirement! She's going to be even less happier with you when you tell her you want to save the boxes[:@] Great system.....Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Android Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Nice system!!!.......Boy will you be impressed with clarity ,detail , bass response. That new system is going to be moving so much more air than your old system........I'm jealous....[8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Awesome, nothing like jumping right in and going all out with new gear! Those windows are huge, they make the RF-7II's look small! Congrats on a heck of a setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prerich Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Excellent system!!!! I'm also curious - are you prior military as well? I generaly only see the sword collection with military members stationed in the far east (namely the PI, Japan, and Korea). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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