glennbarn Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 My budget allows me this much only and I couldn't go higher. I am choosing between the 2, please help decide which one to pick. What are the pros and cons of one against the other ? Which is better in terms of performance, sound quality, durability etc ? Any input will is truly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 To be honest I audition them both at Ultimate. The RC-35 had a much fuller sound but was as not clean (defined). The RC-3II was alot cleaner but not as full. I chose the RC-3II but I probable would be happy with the RC-35. What main speakers are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoz01 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I have the rc3II and have always been happy with it. I have it paired with rf35s. I tried the rc35 to see if it would be an improvement, but am happier with the rc3. My $.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb in SC Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I am running a 6.1 setup, I have both a RC-3II and an RC-35. I have tried alternating them between the front center and the rear center. I am happy with both of them. I would get which ever one was cheaper (provided they both sounded okay to you). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmyforte Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 you should get which ever one matches your fronts. however both are close in performance. either one is ok to use with any of the 3 or 35 series stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 glennbarn, As you can see most of us agree that the difference between the RC-35 and RC-3II are minimal. Either one would sound great. I would listen to them both and choose which one you liked and got a good price for. I think I paid $290 for the RC-3II. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBK Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I run the RC35 with RF5's fronts and the sound is excellent. A very impressive sound center channel. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennbarn Posted January 21, 2004 Author Share Posted January 21, 2004 Thanks everyone for your input. I'll be using the RC-3II or RC-35 as a center with my RF-15 for now. Eventually, I'll move the RF-15s to the rears and grab either the RF-35 or RF7 (if my budget permits). I'll visit my dealer this weekend to see which is better. Thanks you all for spending time to share your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenolin Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 After spending a good number of evenings at our local Tweeter store flipping back and forth between the RC-3 II and the RC-35 I personally choose the RC-3 II. It to me gave a much cleaner sound whereas the RC-35 provided a much more 'Live' sound which I simply dont like. If you can find both at your dealer flip between them a number of times as there really is a BIG difference. Also, I dont know if others have found this but I found that the older 2001 Reference serial speakers sounded better then the newer 2003 series and they are getting hard to find. I *JUST* got my RS-3 series II surrounds today and they are almost impossible to find now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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