foodshouldbefree Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 I decided to just get them. what the hell. hah. got a killer deal though: $370 american. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Excellent! Congrats and hope you enjoy them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Is that the price for two or one? Congrats on the new speakers. How do you like them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 2, 2003 Author Share Posted May 2, 2003 They sound pretty good. WEll they sound like heaven compared to the old cerwins i was running....but the highs still sound so harsh to the point where it bugs my ears. and - that was the price for 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Great price where did you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 2, 2003 Author Share Posted May 2, 2003 ---------------- On 5/2/2003 8:48:53 PM easylistener wrote: Great price where did you get them? ---------------- from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbugz Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 great price! i have the RF5 pair and they are slightly bright when it comes to some music. but i think the kick a$$ for movies!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 4, 2003 Author Share Posted May 4, 2003 how long is wear in for these....the highs still sound sooo bad. holy crap. it hurts and bugs my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 What type of music are you listening to? How far are they from the wall. What do you have in your room? Mine took about a week to brake in, but that was really just for the woofers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 I think either your room is terrible, you have your equilization settings wacked out, your amp isn't very good or you just don't like the horn sound much. in a very reflective room, speakers sound much more harse because the mids get smeared and hit you from all angles. is your room made of cement or dry wall with no dampening material? what type of speakers are you coming from? dome tweeters or horns? if your cerwin vega's were domes you would be more used to a smoother sound, and less "in your face". is your amplifier typically described as adding color to the music? if it is, it could also be the source of this harsh sound you describe. the last, and most obvious thing I can think of is that you may have your treble settings all wacked out. this could cause a very harsh and ear peircing sound from the speakers. set all settings to neutral. I use my RF-5's in a music only system and they have never caused ear fatigue. I have them hooked up to a mcintosh amplifier with some mild acoustic dampening stuff, and all equalization set to neutral. hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 foodshouldbefree Give use some more info. If all else fails you can always sell them to me. lol. or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 They still sound a bit harsh. I dont believe it's my amp...and i have "line straight" turned on so no bass or treble is added... My room is pretty small... And i think ill end up returning them if i dont want them instead of going through the hassle of selling them over the net... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 What amp are you using. You need a very high quility amp for Klipsch speakers. Why don't you make some money off those bad boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 im using a luxman amp...i think its half decent...i dunno how much you think i could make of the RF-3s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 You should be able to get atleast 450 for them, if not more. I payed 700 for mine about a year ago. Look on ebay and see what they are going for. Just type in RF3II or RF3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 5, 2003 Author Share Posted May 5, 2003 meh...id rather just return them instead of going through the trouble.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Fouldshouldcostya, Listen when I first purchased Klipsch speakers my ears started to BLEED likle a goat with a slit throat.Then I started to like the sound,maybe I am a upper freq. sado or someting. Then I discovered Klipsch was reproducing sound like the deaf sound engineers meant.Silicone Spears and all the talentless boyz bands were reproduced for their worth. Then I tried some music with more class like Public Enemy...damn I tell ya,the projects almost shook from the Klipsch sound.And after a dozen subs NOBODY DARES challenge my challenged hearing again. Know if you return you RF's you will be remembered as a softie with elephant ears. On a better note if you do find the "Klipsch" sound to true for you,listen to Dynaudio and Spendor. I have a few Dynaudio Contour speakers and they dont favor any music,its Authentic Fidelity. Just know,Dyanudio Contour series cost more,a good deal more. Also Mirage and Energy have smooth sounding speakers in the same price range as Klipsch. With API's speakers your fave boys band will sound like the producer just boosted the talent by 24dB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 ---------------- On 5/5/2003 7:47:40 PM TheEAR wrote: Fouldshouldcostya, Listen when I first purchased Klipsch speakers my ears started to BLEED likle a goat with a slit throat.Then I started to like the sound,maybe I am a upper freq. sado or someting. Then I discovered Klipsch was reproducing sound like the deaf sound engineers meant.Silicone Spears and all the talentless boyz bands were reproduced for their worth. Then I tried some music with more class like Public Enemy...damn I tell ya,the projects almost shook from the Klipsch sound.And after a dozen subs NOBODY DARES challenge my challenged hearing again. Know if you return you RF's you will be remembered as a softie with elephant ears. On a better note if you do find the "Klipsch" sound to true for you,listen to Dynaudio and Spendor. I have a few Dynaudio Contour speakers and they dont favor any music,its Authentic Fidelity. Just know,Dyanudio Contour series cost more,a good deal more. Also Mirage and Energy have smooth sounding speakers in the same price range as Klipsch. With API's speakers your fave boys band will sound like the producer just boosted the talent by 24dB! ---------------- Hi the(reallyfunny)EAR, (im just mocking you) Since last time i posted i think my RF's are actually worn in now... I still have an iffy feeling about them though. They sound good and everything thats for sure...but they seem bright and as if they really olor the music. I like more so a neutral sound... I will decide Thursday evening if i want to return them.... - is there any suggestions as to what other speakers i could look into for about $350-$430 American? Thanks, FSBF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 "- is there any suggestions as to what other speakers i could look into for about $350-$430 American?" What $350-$430...THAT IS IT! All I can say you will find only mid-fi bookshelf speakers at that price unless you can have killer deals. Check out Polk Audio lineup,I think they fit the budget and they should please your softie ears. I hoped to hear "TheEAR I have the income of Bill "The Man" Gaits and live uphill in a $500000000 mansion,so please help me decide on these 100K speakers for my 30*40 dorm." Then I would have said Oh ho! Go listen to the Dynaudio Evidence Master/Krell MRS and compare them to Avalon Sentinel/dual SVS B4-Plus LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodshouldbefree Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 im in freaking high school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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