Skillz4lif Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 On 12/23/2016 at 9:42 AM, calhockey10 said: then pray this guy still has this http://richmond.craigslist.org/ele/5878622310.html RC7 to match them and you have a pretty stout front line Thanks again for this link. The guy did still have the RC-7. So, I'm planning on getting it. The only issue is that I haven't gotten a response from the seller of the RF-7s. I've emailed him twice, but there is also a phone number so I'm going to try to text him. Either way, I should probably get the RC-7 anyway right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 I will be picking up the center today but the guy with the fronts has a buyer. He said he would let me know if the deal falls through but right now I'm going to treat it as if they are sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 I would like to thank everyone for the advice given on this thread. I am the new owner of RF-7s and a RC-7. It was a pretty funny story too. Calhockey10 added 2 links for the speakers but I was having trouble getting in touch with the guy that had the mains. Well I finally called him and he mentioned that he had already found a buyer. So I simply moved on, and focused on picking up the center speaker. Well, while I was on my way to pick up the RC-7 the other gentleman called back to see if I still wanted the RF-7s. Well of course I did, so I asked where he was located. Crazy as it seems, it was the location I was already heading to. The seller of the center was the son of the guy selling the mains. I ended up having to come back the next day because I had driven my car over there, but I now have the entire front line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted December 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2016 Awesome speakers and story. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thanks. He reached back out to me because he's selling a pair of RS-3s. What's the opinion on those surrounds? The price is 150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted December 30, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2016 RS3 are descent. If you can find a pair of RS7's, that would be the best option but would likely cost $350 - $400 if you can find a pair. @WakeJunkie will tell you they are a significant upgrade. Another good option would be the RS-52's. They can be found for not too much more than the RS-3's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thanks. Yeah, he mentioned the RS-7s but said these were still good since the 7s are hard to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Fairly easy to come by are the RS 35's. These are incredible surround and will match any Reference setup. I can't honestly find one negative on this speaker in a surround role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 2 hours ago, derrickdj1 said: Fairly easy to come by are the RS 35's. These are incredible surround and will match any Reference setup. I can't honestly find one negative on this speaker in a surround role. I have to agree. I had the opportunity to "upgrade" to RS-52's and RS-62's for very little more $$$ and I chose to keep the 35's. I do know both are "better" speakers, especially the 62's, but the gains over the 35's were not enough to make me switch. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 hours ago, derrickdj1 said: Fairly easy to come by are the RS 35's. These are incredible surround and will match any Reference setup. I can't honestly find one negative on this speaker in a surround role. Thanks, I will keep an eye out for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 So what's the group's opinion of RB-25s. A pair showed up for 160 and If I'm going to change the surrounds, I might as well update the rears as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 14 minutes ago, Skillz4lif said: So what's the group's opinion of RB-25s. A pair showed up for 160 and If I'm going to change the surrounds, I might as well update the rears as well. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, willland said: Bill Price is good too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 On 12/30/2016 at 11:42 AM, Youthman said: RS3 are descent. If you can find a pair of RS7's, that would be the best option but would likely cost $350 - $400 if you can find a pair. @WakeJunkie will tell you they are a significant upgrade. Another good option would be the RS-52's. They can be found for not too much more than the RS-3's. So my guy just posted his surrounds. He's selling the RS3s for 150, the RS52s for 300 and the RS7s for 500. He initially reached out to me about the 3s. I guess he realized he had already gotten quite a bit of my money in the last week. So what are your thoughts on these prices? I know the 7s would be the best option but I can't swing that price after buying the other speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2017 I can tell you I used the RS-52 with my RF-83 (which are on the same tier as the RF-7's) and they were fully capable of keeping up with them. If the RS-7's are out of your budget, if you really want them, offer him less for the RS-7's and see what he says. If he won't budge or can't get it within your budget, shoot for the RS-52's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 12 minutes ago, Youthman said: I can tell you I used the RS-52 with my RF-83 (which are on the same tier as the RF-7's) and they were fully capable of keeping up with them. If the RS-7's are out of your budget, if you really want them, offer him less for the RS-7's and see what he says. If he won't budge or can't get it within your budget, shoot for the RS-52's. I will certainly think about it. I find it hard to pay that much for the surrounds when I only paid 400 for the pair of RF7s. The fronts were listed as fair condition but didn't have any issues that weren't cosmetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, Skillz4lif said: I will certainly think about it. I find it hard to pay that much for the surrounds when I only paid 400 for the pair of RF7s. Oh I totally get that. I'm the same way. I'm patient enough to wait for the ridiculous deals to come around so items priced at fair market value rarely even get my attention. BTW, that's a sweet price on the RF-7's. That's exactly what I paid for my son's and his were pretty much mint with none of the grill pegs broken. I was fortunate to recently pick up a pair of RS-7's for @WakeJunkie for only $50 and they too were near mint. Older gentleman moved into a house that had a pair of RS-7's mounted on the wall. He simply had no use for audio. Even crazier than that, I was 3rd in line. Have no idea why the first guy didn't do whatever it took to get there to pick them up that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Youthman said: Oh I totally get that. I'm the same way. I'm patient enough to wait for the ridiculous deals to come around so items priced at fair market value rarely even get my attention. BTW, that's a sweet price on the RF-7's. That's exactly what I paid for my son's and his were pretty much mint with none of the grill pegs broken. I was fortunate to recently pick up a pair of RS-7's for @WakeJunkie for only $50 and they too were near mint. Older gentleman moved into a house that had a pair of RS-7's mounted on the wall. He simply had no use for audio. Even crazier than that, I was 3rd in line. Have no idea why the first guy didn't do whatever it took to get there to pick them up that day. Well my RF-7s weren't mint but I was happy to get them for the price. The same could be said about getting the RC-7. It simply had scratches on it and they called it Fair. Right now I have my quintets on the back line but have been looking at the surrounds and possibly some RB-3s for the rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 3, 2017 Moderators Share Posted January 3, 2017 Even the RS-52 would be a huge improvement over the quintets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillz4lif Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, Youthman said: Even the RS-52 would be a huge improvement over the quintets. Yeah, I will have to decide how I want to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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