the borg Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 well, actually they're in the basement. Got them in yesterday. There was damage to one RF-7 grille (looks like the speaker may have tipped over during transit), but the online vendor said not to worry, he's putting a new grille in the mail. First off, these mutha's are big! I thought my SVS subs were huge, but these humpers (all of them) were raised on steriods. Also, the texture of the metallic woofers seems to be totally different than those on the RF3 series. As soon as they were out of the boxes, I removed my KSF-5 surrounds and installed the RS7's (big; did I say "big") and connected them with Monster HT THX rated cable (gotta' figure a way to bi-wire to my Denon 5800). I removed the RC-3 and replaced it with the RC-7. I hope anyone who buys this speaker, has a wi-i-i-ide shelf space on top of their TV, because you're going to need the room (did I say big already?). One puzzling thing, the two holes on the bottom for elevating the speaker did not have threads inside for the two long screws provided (I assume the screws just fit inside and the adjustment is made by moving the nut up and down the bolt). Now it was time to wrestle those 90 pound RF-7's out of the boxes and replace the trusty RF-3's. Fortunately for me, the much larger RF-7's did not cause too much of a problem when it came to positioning them, but this could be a major league problem for anyone dealing with a severly restricted amount of space. I wired up the RF-7's and RC-7 with Monster Z-2 cable, removed my Heresys from the back surround position and placed the RF-3's in the back surround post. Time to test them, first without my SVS subs. I insert a DTS audio sample disk: Lyle Lovett, loved it; Boyz to Men sound almost as good as the original Temptations; They Can't Take That Away From Me, gorgeous. In stereo mode, the RF-7's are much warmer and less bright than the RF-3's. Suprisingly, they are also much more efficient than the RF-3's and presented a wide sound stage with the vocalist (in this case Sinatra) dead center stage. In fact, I had to get up and go put my ear to the RC7 to make sure it wasn't putting out all that beautiful vocal placement. At loud volumes the speakers asked for more without distortion. In 5 and 7.1 mode, the sound was totally enveloping. I was really emersed into the sound of the music (Mars). My old KSF-5's, as good as they are, had to be boosted to +5 to +7db's to keep up with the RF-3's, but the RS-7's present a big, prominent footprint at ZERO db! I mean the sound is sweet, warm (for Klipsch)and very wide, while at the same time being very directed in its dispersion pattern. These wonderful speakers don't need any help and so I set each channel on the receiver at zero. Now for the movies. Trust me people, there are things in Gladiator DTS ES, and the DTS sample disk #3 & 4 that you have "never", ever heard. And once you include the SVS subs, wow! In fact, I hadn't planned to watch Gladiator beyond the opening battle sequence, but the sound was so overwhelmingly good that I actually watched the whole movie...again! I almost took the day off today to just listen and marvel at these monsters (pun intended since the Monster Z-cable wiring must be contributing to the sound). Tonight it's X-Men, On Any Given Sunday, and the startup of the Shelby Mustang in Gone in 60-Seconds, plus some music selections provided by Directv. Tomorrow, LD time! Friday, Saving Prvt. Ryan and The Matrix. Saturday...JFK (5.1)...Sunday, The Haunting DTS ES... We are the borg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htxpert Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 I hate to tell you this But I TOLD YA SO! Your mini review echo's mine Did you notice how deep the soundstage is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Phillips Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 I'm happy for you. Had the chance at CES this year to play with them.When the place was supposed to be closing Phil H and myself jammed a bit.If I had nothing,these would find theirself a home plus the RSW-15. Someday I will get to check out SVS,till then I'm happy. Excellent review,excellent(O!I said that) ------------------ Main HT:'77 Klipschorns w/ALKs, '75 Heresy center,modified with,K-Horn sqauwker & AA network. KSP-S6 at sides 2 KSP-S6's rear. Denon AVR-3801 2 Denon POA-2800 200X2 1 driving the Horns 1 driving the bi-wired Heresy center. 2 DIY 12"4ohm subs,Carver A500x 400 watts per ch.feed. 1 12" powered sub(behind the couch)feed from the surrounds pre-outs. Sony DVP-C650D. Dishnetwork Echostar 4700 w/DD JVC S7600U S-VHS Pioneer CDL-D501 laser Music in "Direct"only! DH Labs T-14 speaker wire to the front 3. Room size;15.5 X 25' opening into dining room. Old RCA 52"RPTV w/matching cabinets Bed room HT: KSB 2.1 mains,SC-1,SS-1's,2 SW 8 II subs. 2 Heresy's for music. Denon AVR-2800, Dishnetwork,Sony SLV-975HF VCR,Panasonic DVD-RV31. 27"RCA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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