Bonzo Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 A very nice pair of original RF-7's in maple finish followed me home the other day. Being a Heritage/modified Cornscala guy, I had low expectations. My expectations are no longer low. These speakers sound great and have authority. There is some brightness in at various frequencies but not terrible by any stretch. I am using a vintage Sansui AU-717 integrated amp that has been re-capped. I was able to tame them some with the high filter and backing off the treble a bit. I would like to hear from RF-7 owners who have had crossover modifications and your opinions. I am hoping to hear from DeanG as I'm sure he still works some magic on them. Here's a couple pics of one next to the modified Cornscala. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Them do look good besides the Mod-Cornscala. Enjoy the sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjai18 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Get some Crites or DeanG crossovers in those and you'll be all set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks but I didn't think Bob built crossovers for the RF-7? I will check his web page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Get some Crites or DeanG crossovers in those and you'll be all set. Just an information comment. Bob's crossovers are stock Klipsch network designs only the brand of capacitors is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 About 2 or 3 dollars of resistors will tame the brightness substantially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 The resistor mod or XO replacement will take away a bit of brightness, or shrill from the speakers. I have only done the resitor mod and am very happy with the sound. I use my RF7 more than I use my Forte speakers for 2 ch listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks guys, I will do some more research. I did send Dean an E-mail with some questions. I have to say, I am really liking what I'm hearing. Years ago I had a pair of RF-5's and they were pretty good. They did work much better with a sub-woofer. I had just never had the opportunity to listen to let alone own a pair of RF-7's. I guess I didn't know what I was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasnyi Sokol Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Perhaps, Your could find interesting to read my small research on rf7 crossovers here https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/156444-klipsch-rf7-old-version-crossover-modification/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 A very interesting read. Kudos to you for the obvious hard work you put into your findings. I haven't done anything with the crossovers or drivers at this point. I did spend some time with placement and have them dialed in pretty well in that regard. Vocals are dead center, provided the song was recorded that way. Some of the best pin point imaging I have heard. I'm getting very good depth of soundstage and separation of instruments/vocals. Some digital recordings do have their fair share of harshness somewhere in the upper mid-range, lower high range. The old fashion 10k High Filter on my Sansui AU-717 integrated amp helps that quite a bit. I am anxious to try it with a tube amp to hear the difference in overall sound. So far, they are not broke enough for me to fix them. I have yet to get to the point where I have to turn them off or risk permanent horn speaker fatigue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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