Mighty Favog Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Having never heard them before and as much as I see written about how good they were/are, should there be an RB75 II ?? I mean, it's been done already for the Forte, Heresy, LaScala, Cornwall (twice), etc. Should we start a movement on this? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 YES. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydukej Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Without significant modifications, wouldn't a RB-75 II be too much in competition with the current RB-81IIs? Short of the larger tweet and higher xover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 2 hours ago, haydukej said: Without significant modifications, wouldn't a RB-75 II be too much in competition with the current RB-81IIs? Short of the larger tweet and higher xover. Real wood veneer, and tweeter being a true compression driver. I bet if priced correctly, maybe a 40% to 50% premium over the RB-81IIs, that they would not be in direct competition. Similar to the RB-35 and RB-75 but not double the premium. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 9:12 AM, Mighty Favog said: Should we start a movement on this? Yes, but it ain't moving too well so far. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Not even an Alice's Restaurant Massacre movement?? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Mighty Favog said: Not even an Alice's Restaurant Massacre movement?? I mean, you can get anything you want there. I hear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I wonder what "other" Klipsch bookshelves would give the 75's a run for their money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 IMO dual RC-7's are the way to go, not much larger than the 75's and much more tower like performance. I bought a brand new pair of 81 II's and the 75's were much larger, fuller sounding in comparison. The RC-7's have a very detailed richness to them the 75's just don't have plus the 7's have significantly more bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 7 hours ago, jjptkd said: The RC-7's have a very detailed richness to them the 75's just don't have Of course we know what we "hear" is subjective but "detailed richness"(and punchy) are the first adjectives that come to mind when I hear the RB-75's. Of course placement, amplification, source, room acoustics, all can add or subtract to this "detailed richness". On the other hand, I bet a pair of RC-7's would be great in a stereo rig. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 7 hours ago, rockhound said: I wonder what "other" Klipsch bookshelves would give the 75's a run for their money? P17b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have a spare pair of RC7s and set them up from time to time, sometimes with a sub and sometimes not. They are nothing short of amazing and I do believe the fact that they are 2 1/2 way gives them a little something extra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 On 8/31/2017 at 6:39 AM, wstrickland1 said: I do believe the fact that they are 2 1/2 way gives them a little something extra Well, doesn't the Tapered Array Design actually take away that second LF driver in some frequencies? That said, I own 2 RC7s and 4 RB-75s and feel their CS driver/Horn is what REALLY makes them stand out from lower end models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Zen Traveler said: Well, doesn't the Tapered Array Design actually take away that second LF driver in some frequencies? I believe so but considering there's two of them it still puts them above the 75's in bass performance. One is crossed over lower at 550hz so one woofer is 45hz-550hz, the other is 45hz-1950hz. For some reason I really felt as though the RC-7's are much clearer and detailed sounding as well, the 75's seemed smoothed over a bit, at least to me, lacking the crispness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 5 hours ago, Zen Traveler said: Well, doesn't the Tapered Array Design actually take away that second LF driver in some frequencies? That said, I own 2 RC7s and 4 RB-75s and feel their CS driver/Horn is what REALLY makes them stand out from lower end models. I certainly don't think the way they're crossed is detrimental. I believe that's part of the magic. Just a theory though. They make a fantastic 2.0/2.1 setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 For you RC-7 fans and given this guy was the one who got me invited to the now defunct BS Forum I thought it appropriate to bring back one of @m00n threads : Btw, if you search for some of his posts there was a lot of discussion on using the RC-7 in various positions in a multichannel setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclefred Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Thanks for posting that, there is a lot of good info for theater enthusiasts. Dispersion characteristics are very important and easy to forget about with Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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