Hofy Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 What is the difference between the original R3 series speakers and the newer R3II series? So far the only thing I can find is the newer R3II series are wired with Monster Z cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Below is quoted text that was posted by Jim G a Klipsch Forum Moderator. It outlines as of August 2001 the changes Klipsch made to the entire RF-3II Series. Wes ---------------- On 8/24/2001 3:21:00 PM JimG wrote: The RF-3 has been discontinued and we are sold out of them already. It's replacement is called the RF-3 II and starts shipping this week. The changes are that the RF-3 II gets Monster Cable inside, new snap-in port tubes, convoluted foam inside, a logo on the front motorboard, a new grille, new boxes and inner-pack and it goes up $50 in price to $850/pr. It has not been re-voiced but does sound better with the new internal wiring and it certainly looks better with the cosmetic improvements. Plus, the grille won't break when you tip it forward and the port tube won't come loose if you use it as a handle to carry the speaker around (which is how 95% of the people grab it to carry it). The RB-5 has also been replaced with the RB-5 II. It gets Monster inside, three new finishes (to match the RF-5's et al), new boxes and inner-pack, motorboard logos and also goes up $50 to $850/pr. RC-3 and RS-3 also are gone - replaced by RC-3 II and RS-3 II. They also get Monster inside and new boxes and inner-pack. They both retain their same MSRP's at $350/ea and $550/pr respectively. All of these changes have been made to bring these models up-to-date with the newer Reference models. Jim ---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 wow, long time no post shapeshifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofy Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Thanks Shapeshifter. I am pursuing some R3 original speakers and wanted to make sure there was no major difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL O Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 IMHO there is not much of a difference, I have both. But I did read somewhere that the difference was that the RF3-II have Monster Cable, and the crossover was upgraded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL O Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Oh and the new ones have the emblem on the front of the cabinet and the grilles are different at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 ---------------- On 12/21/2002 3:30:19 PM prodj101 wrote: wow, long time no post shapeshifter ---------------- Hello prodj101, Not quite as active as before, but I'm still looking in. Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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