wvkawboy Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 After having run Energy Take Classics with my SVS 20-39 PC+ Sub for over a year now, I was wanting to upgrade. I was first wanting to upgrade my center to a larger more efficient speaker but was also researching some towers. Went to an audio shop to look at centers & they had just taken in as a trade-in, a pair of Klipsch RF-52II's that we're in perfect shape clear down to the plastic over the grills, all in boxes just like new. Got them home & ordered the RC-42II as it fit perfect in my center channel space in my tv stand & waited. Got the Center delivered yesterday & finally wired them all up & did the auto-calibration with my AVR. I love them! I hope to eventually upgrade my Rears to either the RB-41II or RS-41II's but really the Energy Rears don't sound half bad with them surprisingly. With being so happy with these RF-52II's, I can only imagine how well the larger of the series sound! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnote Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Congrats and welcome to the family ! If you are happy with the rears stick with them for a while, they are probably the least important link in the HT chain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Congrats on the speakers and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Welcome WVkawboy….congrats on the new Klipsch speakers. There are a lot a very friendly and knowledgeable folks around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvkawboy Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thanks! Now, if I can only figure out on my Sony AVR which is the best "Sound Field Movie Mode Setting" of HD-D.C.S. or PLII Movie or Neo-6 Cinema... It's confusing to me being relatively new to HT setup of which is best for the immersive surround sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 AVR DSP is just a gimic. There is no way any of those preset tone controls will sound better than what is provided with the movie sound track, turn your DSP off it is just a toy. best regards Moray James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvkawboy Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 AVR DSP is just a gimic. There is no way any of those preset tone controls will sound better than what is provided with the movie sound track, turn your DSP off it is just a toy. best regards Moray James. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I would venture to say most of us don't use all those sound fields and just take the DVD or BD defaults format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks! Now, if I can only figure out on my Sony AVR which is the best "Sound Field Movie Mode Setting" of HD-D.C.S. or PLII Movie or Neo-6 Cinema... It's confusing to me being relatively new to HT setup of which is best for the immersive surround sound. If you have a DVD or Bluray, it should say on the disc which format it was recorded in, and the Bluray player and AVR will probably default to that. I have an Onkyo TX-NR717 and it has several of the settings you mention. I'm not sure if the Onk version translates into the Sony version. I had a LOT of fun experimenting between the modes, and that's what I would recommend to you to find out what sounds best to your ears. Those pre-sets make a LOT of difference in the sound. If you choose a Cinema setting, it will bias the sound to the center speaker and is good for voice/dialog, TV sounds the best to me this way. If you choose music, the bias is sent to the L/R speakers and you have a wider front sound stage. I prefer the Neo-6 Cinema for TV watching, as it adds good quality voice from the center and better bass. I think if you did a poll I might be in the minority as I think most people would prefer the PLII-Movie. The differences are subtle, it just depends on how things sound on your stuff in your living room. Edited January 4, 2015 by wvu80 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbomberger Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Thanks! Now, if I can only figure out on my Sony AVR which is the best "Sound Field Movie Mode Setting" of HD-D.C.S. or PLII Movie or Neo-6 Cinema... It's confusing to me being relatively new to HT setup of which is best for the immersive surround sound. If you have a DVD or Bluray, it should say on the disc which format it was recorded in, and the Bluray player and AVR will probably default to that. I have an Onkyo TX-NR717 and it has several of the settings you mention. I'm not sure if the Onk version translates into the Sony version. I had a LOT of fun experimenting between the modes, and that's what I would recommend to you to find out what sounds best to your ears. Those pre-sets make a LOT of difference in the sound. If you choose a Cinema setting, it will bias the sound to the center speaker and is good for voice/dialog, TV sounds the best to me this way. If you choose music, the bias is sent to the L/R speakers and you have a wider front sound stage. I prefer the Neo-6 Cinema for TV watching, as it adds good quality voice from the center and better bass. I think if you did a poll I might be in the minority as I think most people would prefer the PLII-Movie. The differences are subtle, it just depends on how things sound on your stuff in your living room. Very interesting observation. I just came across this thread about 10 minutes after I decided to listen to some tunes on my HT set-up and I believe that PLII is the best sounding combination to my ears in my house, though Neo-6 is great too. They each have a different sound of course, to each their own of course. Edited January 4, 2015 by dbomberger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Welcome to the "forum." Come often, post often.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvkawboy Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks everyone for the welcome & helpful info! Really lovin' these Klipsch's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschsonian Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Welcome to the forum.. I like the Dolby PLXII mode or Dolby EX if you do not have Dolby Atmos. I find that playing with the settings and fine tuning to the way you like to enjoy your sound is the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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