ct1615 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 "The RC-25's tonal balance is ever so slightly lightweight...We have one caveat: Avoid mating a bright or even slightly harsh receiver with the RC-25, which will highlight that weakness. Our setup involved first-class electronics, and our reference discs sounded awfully good. " What is a bright receiver????? For the full article go here http://reviews.cnet.com/Klipsch_RC_25/4505-7869_7-30582947-2.html?tag=top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike S Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I don't agree with their review. I had the opposite experience. I compared the RC25 (in my home) against the Boston Acoustics VRC, CSW MC300 and the Axion 150. I felt that the RC25 had a significant edge in bass response over the VRC and gave weight to vocals...very warm sounding. It also was not as bright as either the VP150 or the VRC. I gave the Klipsch the edge over the other centers based on it's "mid-range" warmth and dialogue inteligibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct1615 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Share Posted February 3, 2005 Cool, but who makes bright receiver? Is Yamaha a bright receiver, Sony, HK, Denon, etc.,? He doesn't say in the article and I have yet to see someone post a list anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 What I want to know is what "first-class electronics" they were using. CNET isn't known for being audiophile reviewers in even the most extensive stretch of the word. They're about as high-end as Consumer Reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 i don't like cnet, but an example of a bright receiver would be yamaha compared to an hk, a yamaha reciever is a birghter sound in general than that of hk as onkyo is brighter than hk as well. hk is a warmer sound. i don't know if you can call a receiver bright unless you are comparing it to something that is not as bright... i'm not sure if that makes total sense. EDIT Also be sure not to confuse "detailed" sound and brightness they are different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct1615 Posted February 6, 2005 Author Share Posted February 6, 2005 Thanks for your response Grams. The writer (Steve Guttenburg) does a lot of work for HT magazine and I have enjoyed several of his articles. I just don't understand why you would leave that info out? You would not write a food review like that and state the best way to prepare a chicken kiev in with "good spices". Why are reviewers so scared to call out electronic manufacturers on their products?...yes I know sales $$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottscay Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 It's been said, but let me reiterate that Yahmaha builds bright recievers. I'm sure Yammys sound good on some other speakers, but I'm running a mid-entry level Yahmaha and it sounds pretty harsh in the high notes. Currently upgrading to a serious AVR. Stupid money... Scott P.S. I've been told that Denon recievers are a bit bright for Klipsch speakers as well; I haven't owned one, so I don't know, but I thought I'd pass the warning along. Anyone have personal experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JewishAMerPrince Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 ---------------- On 2/6/2005 5:33:54 PM ottscay wrote: P.S. I've been told that Denon recievers are a bit bright for Klipsch speakers as well; I haven't owned one, so I don't know, but I thought I'd pass the warning along. Anyone have personal experience? ---------------- I wouldn't call Denon receivers bright at all, in fact if anything Denon tweaks their receivers to sound overly warm an full, and therefore more powerful. Sort of like the old "loudness contour" setting that used to be popular in stero amps and receivers, except with no way to defeat it. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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