gnorthern Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Working in IT I think newer is usually better. My local store only sells the RF-82 II; it does not sell the R-28F. Since both speakers have similar designs, similar specs, the R-28F being a newer design, and slightly cheaper, I am wondering if I should find a store that sells R-28F. Can anybody tell me if I should look for the R-28F? Thank you in advance for responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 You would be better off looking for the RF-82 II. While the R-28F is a good speaker, the Reference II series is considered to be the best value, and the best sounding between the I and II series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 The RF-82 is the superior speaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Rf-82ii is higher model than the other one. And do yourself a favor stop looking in store for them. They are gonna charge full retail plus tax. Call mike at acoustic sound design and save yourself 300$. Full warranty and mike is a great guy to work with. But you HAVE to call for special pricing. They are not allowed to advertise below msrp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Working in IT I think newer is usually better. My local store only sells the RF-82 II; it does not sell the R-28F. Since both speakers have similar designs, similar specs, the R-28F being a newer design, and slightly cheaper, I am wondering if I should find a store that sells R-28F. Can anybody tell me if I should look for the R-28F? Nope. Although not exactly the case, you can think of the "Reference" line as Icon's with colored woofers. You can find them at big box stores who just swapped them for their Icon line. The non-Magnolia Best Buy stores come to mind, non-Magnolia meaning they're not allowed to carry the good stuff like a Magnolia store would. The Reference II line has nicer crossovers, has titanium instead of aluminum tweeters, and they are typically heavier which is nearly always a good sign when comparing apples to apples. The crossovers and especially tweeters are worth getting the Reference II's though. I've heard these in person, the tweeter is much harsher and does not blend in with the woofer very well comparatively. Stick with Reference II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Also, the woofers are IMG composite instead of the nicer cerametallic(aluminum/ceramic) woofers in the Reference II line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnorthern Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks for the information. I bought RF-82 II at a pretty good discount locally. I am not going to undercut the place where I get to try everything out by a few dollars (full retail would be a different story). Now if I could only hurry up and get my new house finished so I can listen to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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