billybob Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 59 minutes ago, billybob said: Have I missed anything?☕ And really for just casual looki ng and listening, likely not tell difference between the 2 models. And actually think the 3s a good fit as surrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 10 hours ago, Craigsttaa said: I am seeing a pair of RF-3 listed for $350. The seller claims they are in very good condition with no dents/creases on the woofers. He is also 2 hours away from me... I might jump on them if they are still available this weekend, as that is the soonest i could make the drive. I'm still debating if I want to be more patient and wait for a pair of RF-5s to come up, so all of my surround speakers match. But the RF-5s seem pretty rare and the asking price is generally pretty high I have used RF-3s as side surrounds and liked them very much. I switched them out for RB-75s which we no longer use in our bedroom and feel it was close to a lateral move in that location (as mains with an RC-7 the RB-75s are definitely the ticket). 7 hours ago, billybob said: And really for just casual looki ng and listening, likely not tell difference between the 2 models. And actually think the 3s a good fit as surrounds. I agree although I am always on the lookout for a pair of RF-5s in my neck of the woods because I think it would be cool to have those as surrounds in our HT listed below. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Zen Traveler said: I agree although I am always on the lookout for a pair of RF-5s in my neck of the woods because I think it would be cool to have those as surrounds in our HT listed below. I really like the RF-5's kind of regret selling mine sometimes they really are amazing speakers especially for their size I thought they were as good / on the same level as forte II's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_jitsu Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 9:17 AM, Craigsttaa said: Cool insight on the value...I was a bit uncertain given these speakers are well aged at this point. I don't think this particular guy is coming down. I offered him $600, and his starting price was actually $800, and has since offered $700. I'll honor the $600 if he wants to do a deal, since I already offered it...but yes definitely not going any higher. I'm a patient buyer and can wait Everything has become so much more expensive this last year. I am selling (local) a pair of RF-82iis in good shape. Based upon this forum I went with $475 for them. I had an offer of $400, told the guy $450 was my bottom line and did not hear back from him. I looked on eBay and everything was north of $575. I don't have experience w/ the RF-5s (love my RF-7's) but $600 might be the best you can do in this market. Inflation has just been out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Maybe OP got the 3s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigsttaa Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 12/20/2021 at 1:14 PM, billybob said: Maybe OP got the 3s... Hi all - just reporting back that I did in fact pick up the RF-3's over break to complete the 7.2 system. I did not mean to ghost you guys...I am just new to the forums and need to set up notifications I guess for replies. I wish I could have found a pair of RF-5s to perfectly match, but these RF-3s were in good shape and at a reasonable price. They did not come with feet however, so now I do have to figure out where to find some feet, which seem to be long out of production from what I can tell online. So I'm using RF-7s upfront, RF-5 for surround (5.1 content) and RF-3's in the rear (for 7.1 content). I will say only about 10% of my movie collection is 7.1, so while another pair of RF-5s would have been nice, it's really not a big deal at all. After having spent about 1.5 weeks with the RF-3s, I would say they blend with the overall system pretty well. I went from a Quintet IV 5.1 system to the current RF-7/5/3 lineup w/ 2x R-115sw...so just overall the sound improvement is huge. I almost have too much sound now and I believe the next step will need to be acoustical treatments, rather than more amps or speakers. I am also planning to build wood bases for the RF-5s and RF-3s, so that all tweeters are at the same height, with the RF-7s being the largest and sitting on the floor. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Cool and thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Congrats! That has to sound amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigsttaa Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Hi all - I am getting this system dialed in... playing around with speaker placement and settings. I definitely need acoustic treatments in the room, but there is nothing i can do about it right now. For those of you who have the RF-7s and matching RC-7, do you have any center gain set to the RC-7 in your processor? I have been playing around with +1-3.5 decibels. +2.5-3.0 seems to be best so far, but different sources seem to yield different results in my mind. The Pioneer Elite MCAAC set it to +1.0 I think, but that didn't seem like enough. Just curious what others are doing. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigsttaa Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 12/17/2021 at 9:04 PM, jjptkd said: I really like the RF-5's kind of regret selling mine sometimes they really are amazing speakers especially for their size I thought they were as good / on the same level as forte II's. There are so many people in the forums saying how great the RF-5s are... I can't buy anymore speakers right now, but I'm actually tempted to look for another set of RF-3's (so my surround and rear surrounds would match perfectly in the 7.2 setup) and use the RF-5s that i have in a stereo setup in anther room. Just an idea of the future and gives me a reason to keep checking used speakers online, which is always fun haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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