Klipsch-Meister Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Normally I do a lot of research before purchasing a set of speakers, but sometimes a sale price is too good to resist. My local audio store had a "one time only/one pair only" deal on new, in-sealed-boxes, RF-82 ii speakers: $620 USD / $800 CAD (Yes, that price was for the pair!). I had no opportunity to demo them, but the lowest price I have ever seen these in Canada was $1,400 for the pair, so this was a "no-brainer" purchase (Normally they sell for upwards of $1,800 CAD!) I recently moved my old PSB Stratus Gold i speakers out of my smaller listening room and into my larger AV room where they no longer have any accentuated bass bloom. The RF-82 ii is not much smaller, but in my listening room the bass seems tighter and more realistic for acoustic bass and kick drum. Having never owned a speaker with horn tweeters, I was a little worried about "beaming", but with judicious toe-in and placement, the horns provide more detail and better imaging than the PSB dome tweeters. They were a little strident at first, but after a "break-in" period (50% for me and 50% for the speakers) they are really growing on me. For the money, I don't think that I could have found a better speaker! Primary Use: 75% Music vs. 25% TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 @Klipsch-Meister, Welcome to the forum. A rockin deal it was. Glad you jumped on the Klipsch Train. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclefred Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Congrats on a great deal. Like you, I was a bit apprehensive about my first pair, Quartets, but was quickly hooked in to the dynamic horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedPrince Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Wow! Nice deal. I love Klipsch, specially for music. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch-Meister Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 Thanks for the welcome guys! I should clarify that I have had speakers with a hybrid dome/horn before. My JBL Studio 230 speakers have what JBL calls a 1” CMMD® Lite high-frequency driver and High Definition Imaging (HDI) Waveguide , but this is really a dome tweeter recessed in a shallow horn. Imaging is pretty good, but the high frequency shimmer of cymbals and the tinkle of bells has a slightly artificial quality. These have currently been relegated to surround duty, but they are still a great primary listening speaker for small rooms. I'm finding the RF-82 ii great for classic rock and electronic music. But, what I am really enjoying most, is "rediscovering" the detail in all of my accoustic recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 7, 2017 Moderators Share Posted July 7, 2017 Welcome, sure sounds like you got a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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