DanSoloRocker Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Hello, all, including any disinterested folk. I think I'm going to purchase a pair of light cherry RB-35's soon. I would like to know if any of you own/have used these before in your two-channel setup or just for home theater? Thanks in advance for replies. Much obliged. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I have owned three pairs of RB-35s in my time and two of the three pairs were used in a stereo rig with very nice performance, with and without a subwoofer. I only sold(7 years ago) my most recent pair because of the acquisition of a beautiful pair of cherry RB-75s. The 75s are incredible in stereo and I would say that the 35s would get you about 80% there. No shade on the 35s, just highest praise for the 75s. Bill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Hello and thanks. I think the RB-75's prove elusive both literally and financially for me. I did read that these 35's seem more like the 81's. I'll go ahead and take this affordable chance, especially since the finish looks nice. There is a pair of RB-5's on ebay. What do you think of those? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, DanSoloRocker said: There is a pair of RB-5's on ebay. What do you think of those? Great performers as well. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 7 hours ago, DanSoloRocker said: Hello, all, including any disinterested folk. I think I'm going to purchase a pair of light cherry RB-35's soon. I would like to know if any of you own/have used these before in your two-channel setup or just for home theater? Thanks in advance for replies. Much obliged. I bought a pair of RB-35's for my brothers home theater years back and was surprised by how well they performed. I think the RB-5's are a little nicer with real wood veneer and standard 1" tweeter but they are rear ported. All in all both are great little speakers I think the port positioning / speaker placement and price / availability would be my biggest considerations between the two, performance wise they're both pretty decent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 12 hours ago, willland said: Great performers as well. Bill Thanks, Bill. I think I will go ahead with the purchase. I used to own a pair of RB-81 II's and kind of miss them. However, I can't pay their price today. I'm assuming the following ranking of satisfaction is somewhat accurate? RB-75 > RB-5 (I or II) > RB-35 > RB-81 (I or II) Dan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 11 hours ago, jjptkd said: I bought a pair of RB-35's for my brothers home theater years back and was surprised by how well they performed. I think the RB-5's are a little nicer with real wood veneer and standard 1" tweeter but they are rear ported. All in all both are great little speakers I think the port positioning / speaker placement and price / availability would be my biggest considerations between the two, performance wise they're both pretty decent. Thanks for your input, sir. While on the subject, what would be a proper ranking in satisfaction for these bookshelf speakers? Something like this? RB-75 > RB-5 (I or II) > RB-35 > RB-81 (I or II) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, DanSoloRocker said: Something like this? RB-75 > RB-5 (I or II) > RB-35 > RB-81 (I or II) My take: 1st place pair of RC-7's, Palladium P-17's, RB-75's, RB-5's, RB-81's then RB-35's the last two are very close all are nice sounding speakers IMO the RC-7's are going to be closest to a full tower sound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, DanSoloRocker said: Thanks, Bill. I think I will go ahead with the purchase. I used to own a pair of RB-81 II's and kind of miss them. However, I can't pay their price today. I'm assuming the following ranking of satisfaction is somewhat accurate? RB-75 > RB-5 (I or II) > RB-35 > RB-81 (I or II) Dan. Yes. Fwiw and imo, if you kind of miss the RB-81s you're gonna kinda like the RB-35s. Also, the RB-75s are the ones you more than likely wouldn't feel the need to upgrade. That's my take. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zen Traveler said: Yes. Fwiw and imo, if you kind of miss the RB-81s you're gonna kinda like the RB-35s. Also, the RB-75s are the ones you more than likely wouldn't feel the need to upgrade. That's my take. Thanks. I agree but the RB-75’s are rarely found affordable for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, jjptkd said: My take: 1st place pair of RC-7's, Palladium P-17's, RB-75's, RB-5's, RB-81's then RB-35's the last two are very close all are nice sounding speakers IMO the RC-7's are going to be closest to a full tower sound Wow, I didn’t think about the RC-7’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, DanSoloRocker said: Wow, I didn’t think about the RC-7’s. Yes, I've ran pairs of these several times over the years as surrounds and stereo speakers side by side with the 75's and P-17's, I preferred the 7's each time. While the P-17's were a bit more refined and detailed they really lacked bass and cried for help from a subwoofer-- seeing how they cost twice as much as a nice pair of RC-7's AND require a sub i passed them on. The RC-7's are only a couple of inches taller than the 75's but they have an extra woofer making them sound fuller much more like a tower speaker in fact in small to mid sized rooms a sub isnt really needed with them at least for most of the music i listen to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Fwiw, I imagine finding a single RC-7 for the price of a pair of RB-35s will be hard to do and they are over twice as wide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Zen Traveler said: Fwiw, I imagine finding a single RC-7 for the price of a pair of RB-35s will be hard to do and they are over twice as wide. Yes price wise a nice pair of RC 7's will typically run about the same cost as a pair of 75's but I personally believe they are better speakers and worth the effort to find a matching pair. As far as size goes if you stand the 7's on end and rotate the horn they really are only a few inches taller than the 75's and about the same size all other dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Well, I've brought the pair home, cleaned them up and resuscitated them (sort of). One horn has no sound. I've opened it up as well as the crossover and everything looks intact. The other one sounds nice. Update: It does have sound but very subtle; nothing impressive. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 A connection issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 When I bought my last pair of RB-35's both tweeters were shot. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 If nothing within the speaker is disconnected and it isn't an amp issue you are probably looking at a blown tweeter. Replacements are available. They are a good model and worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 31 minutes ago, YK Thom said: If nothing within the speaker is disconnected and it isn't an amp issue you are probably looking at a blown tweeter. Replacements are available. They are a good model and worth the effort. Nothing was disconnected and I even switched outputs from my receiver. It definitely sounds like it has been blown. I found a used one on eBay. I’ll definitely post an update when I receive it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSoloRocker Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Well, I did the deed and now they sound great! Approximately $300 for speakers and one replacement tweeter.I think I’m done searching for any other bookshelf speakers.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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