audiophileman Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Just did a demo on the RF-7 ii absolutely loved them. I am going to buy them and the RC-64 center. My question is since the RS-62 ii is discontinued is anybody using the KS-525-THX. Everybody I talk to says they are not a good match unless it is a complete thx system. Please let me know if anyone is using the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Where are you located. There are RS 62's out there. I used the RS 35 with my RF 7 and 7 II's. The RS 35 is a great surround speaker to pair with the RF 7 or 7 II's. A reference series surround would look a bit nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiophileman Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks for the response. I am in California, everybody that I talked with says that the thx model is not a good match because it does not give a flat frequency response and its sound quality would be different and not match the rest of the system. The only other model made today is the RP 250S they tell me that model would match, but the horn dispersion is 90 by 90 instead of 90 by 60 like the RF-7 ii so there has to be some sonic differences. Do you know where I can get the RS 62 ii ? If not can you give your opinion between the thx model and the newer RP 250S? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted September 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted September 8, 2016 50 minutes ago, audiophileman said: Do you know where I can get the RS 62 ii ? Here is a pair on Ebay for $600obo - Link Pair on Craigslist in New Orleans for $400 - Link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I know of another dealer who is packaging THX surrounds with RF-7ii's now that the 62's are gone. I have some on hand, I could mix them up and try them out and report on my opinion if you're interested. The horn dispersion shouldn't be a big issue with surrounds, I would think that if anything the new style would help. Biggest concern of mine would be the flatness that THX stuff is known for. Reference stuff is much more colorful. Shouldn't even matter on ambience but if something pans around the room like on concert blu rays I'm not sure how noticeable the different timbre would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 IMO the thx will have flatter response which is why to a lot of users they have a dull sound or boring sound to them. I personally would try and find you a used set of 62ii's. Just be patient till you find a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiophileman Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thanks MetropolisLakeOutfitters. That would be great if you would do that, it would be much appreciated. I would really like to know how the thx speakers perform. I seen them on Crutchfields website and they call them powerhouses. It does make me wonder because the RS-62 ii had 6.5 inch woofers vs 5.25 for the KS-525-THX. Of coarse there is a lot more to it than just the woofer size. I agree if you have a chance to try them out on concert blu rays that would be a great test. I will wait to hear back from you, and once again thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Let's get ready to rumble... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted September 11, 2016 Moderators Share Posted September 11, 2016 Anyone want to cast votes on which they think will win? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The RS-62's have my bet. THX doesn't mean a whole hell of beans to me honestly, other than an expensive logo put out on products for the purpose of generating more money. I venture to say I'd probably even pick the RS-52's over the THX ones, though I'm more critical for music - so I may be biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 It's not much of a fair fight at this point. THX has nowhere near the bottom end as the 62's and the high end isn't colored the same. Midrange is flatter and timbre is nothing alike, both of which is obvious on the THX LCR's but I didn't think it would be quite so obvious on the surrounds. Some ambience doesn't matter but if it pans or is aggressive or especially if there is anything like a gunshot or male voice, the THX just doesn't blend in with the rest of the system. We played "Call of Duty: Ghosts" on it and they just didn't do it for me on that material at all, lots of low male voices and gunshots in the surrounds with it bouncing around and playing the same sounds on multiple speakers, it just didn't blend. Pitch Perfect 2 wasn't quite as bad. I had Audyssey off. Running it would help a little but from what I've seen so far, mixing the THX surrounds with RF-7ii's isn't really the best idea ever. Granted, they're not really broken in yet, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobc910 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 That's good to know. I am still toying with the idea of keeping my RF7 as main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I really like the RS-7 surrounds, thought they just blew the doors off the RS-3's I had at the time and sound a considerable amount better than the KSP-S6's. I've never heard any of the newer reference line though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badass091286 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 i'm using the ks-525 thx as surrounds.. and find the audio quality quite good.. they are powered by my pioneer sc-lx90 susano with no problems.. but i do have a pair of rb-81ii's lying around, maybe i'll try them for surrounds and see tbe difference during one of these days..Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badass091286 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 and by the way i'm also using rf-7ii's as mains and a rc-64ii center with 2 r-112sw subs running as all channel bi-amp configuration in 5.2..Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 4 hours ago, badass091286 said: running as all channel bi-amp configuration in 5.2.. could be doing more harm than good here. but thats a topic for a different thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiophileman Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Thanks badass091286, I always thought the ks-525 would be a good fit for theRF-7ii and RC-64ii as well. But unfortunately I have no way of hearing them without buying them first. Some members say the timbre is different. But of course everything is subjective. If you try out the RB-81ii let me know what you think. Did you ever try the RS-62ii or were they already discontinued when you bought the fronts and center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 If you had nothing to compare them to they'd work in general and you may be perfectly happy. When you can A/B them with a better matched surround and you're noticing significant differences when you do, it's hard to say that they're timbre matched. They're just not. I can't see how you'd be gaining anything over the RP-250S with the THX if you have reference mains. The biggest problem is that reference stuff is colored and THX is flat. It's like having Martin Logan Motion 40 mains and James surrounds. Sure it will work. Saying they compliment each other and it's timbre matched is probably a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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