modplod Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I am hopefully going to be able to buy a couple of RF-5 speakers. I have been informed, I haven't seen them yet, that one woofer and one tweeter are"blown". How easy is this to repair? I was also wondering and this is pst important. I have a NAD AV711 which I am using as a power amp in my system. It is rated at 40wpc, does this unit have enough power for these speakers or am I wasting my time? Thanks for any assistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 RF-5s can produce reference level (peaks of 105 dB) with 25 w.p.c. in a 3,000 cu.ft. room, at normal listening distance. That would be at 80 Hz and above, which is what you would be using if you have a subwoofer (which you should have). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burninator Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Replacing a woofer and tweeter isn't going to be difficult, although a good replacement woofer and tweeter may be hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 you might be able to find factory parts for your RF5 at "The Speaker Exchange" Do a search there as they have lots of brand new and new old stock parts of factory Klipsch parts such as diaphragms motors drives crossovers for Klipsch and many other brands they are excellent to deal with and prices are fair. http://reconingspeakers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modplod Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 I bought the speakers yesterday....Very nice condition for their age. As the seller said 1 tweeter and 1 woofer not working....Took the tweeter out to have a look and it was not connected....Then took the "non-working " woofer out and it had only 1 connection. Hooked them both up and they worked...The speakers sound fantastic and even though I only have a 40wpc NAD amp running them I cannot turn it up more than 1/3 of the way because of the neighbors... All for $40 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 RF-5s for $40?!? Man that's a killer deal. Do NOT tell the seller it was just a connection issue. I also have RF-5s. They're not going anywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Congratulations! Excellent speakers for sure (I now have 2 pairs) and that was one hell of a deal you got there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclefred Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Way back when I worked on an audio shop, it was surprising how many 'broken' speakers brought in simply had a loose pr disconnected wire. Congrats on your find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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