cide Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I heard these speakers are supposidly magnetically shielded, Well, I upgraded my sats from PM 5.1 Ultras sats to RSX-5's, and when placed rite near my screen, they cause color distortion, etc. The old sats do not do this. They are fine if they are like 6 inches away. I got these sats brand new off Ebay, apparantly they are not bstock or clones... is this magnetic shielding only partial... can any RSX owners testify? I suppose if the magnet is big enough it would bleed threw the speakers anyway arent I right? Or did I just get ripped off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 understand that 'magnetically shielded' does not mean there's like a copper or lead lining inside the speaker. Usually there's a magnet of equal size to the driver's magnet, glued back to back with it, to nullify the magnet field. I suppose maybe the magnet could have come loose (does it rattle?) or maybe there's someone making bogus speakers. Does it have a klipsch sticker on the back with serial number? Maybe there's something wrong or we can confirm that it's a genuine Klipsch product and go from there. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Okay, I looked up the spec sheet from this web site http://www.klipsch.com/media/Products/RVXRSX%20Brochure.pdf THose are supposed to be magnetically shielded. Klipsch?? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cide Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 No there is no shaking sound from inside, and it occurs on both speakers not just one. Also, there is no klipsch sticker with a serial number. I got these off ebay so they would have to have removed the serial number in order to sell the speakers.. Unless they are bogus speakers... oh nos http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5826767278&sspagename=ADME%3AL%3ARTQ%3ACA%3A1&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I'd write to Klipsch about the magnetism difficulty and about whether that seller is a bona fide wholeseller of Klipsch merhandise or not. Getting units new in box with labels removed raises a big red flag in my book! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cide Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Well, Here is the auction link http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5826767278&sspagename=ADME%3AL%3ARTQ%3ACA%3A1&rd=1 I'll ask klipsch, what specific email address or contact method should I be using? And yes, I too tend to wonder how they got a pair of brand new speakers seemingly untouched and factory sealed in and out to remove labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 They were probably factory rejects or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cide Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 They don't sound like it, and they are in MINT MINT condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Cide, I know what you speak of,I have an older pair of Quintets that are shielded and yet placed very close to a CRT they affect the CRT! The shielding is not proper,you have to keep them 1.5ft away,if inline with the CRT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 EAR has an idea, what if you move them forward or backward of the CRT, does the interference diminish? I seriously doubt if someone would go to the trouble to bootleg these cabinets, they're pretty bizarre moulding. Maybe call Klipsc tech support to see what their experience is with these. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 EAR has an idea, what if you move them forward or backward of the CRT, does the interference diminish? I seriously doubt if someone would go to the trouble to bootleg these cabinets, they're pretty bizarre moulding. Maybe call Klipsc tech support to see what their experience is with these. Michael Magnetic fields have a pattern,and even turning slighty or advancing the speakers will solve the magnetic field interference with teh CRT. I ahve so many subs with huge magnets and none distorts my CRT's,why? Simply turning the sub lets me place a sub as close as two feet from a monitor where it would take 6 feet in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 magnet magnets have a pecular field where there a dips and nodes just like a room. I forgot how it is shaped but yes certain ways can affect the shiedling. Also if you actually point the speaker at the tv it will distort since the speaker is not shielded in the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Just because a speaker is "magnetically shielded" does not mean it is completely free of magnetic interference! The same way that something is "fire resistant" it does not mean it will not burn. Magnetic shielding minimizes the stray fields but does not remove them you have got to use some common sense here folks. Having the speakers so close to each side of the television also creates too narrow a soundstage anyway. Space them out for best performance. The reason that the labels & S/N's are removed is so that they cannot be traced back to the originating dealer that trans-shipped illegally them in the first place. They are legit Klipsch speakers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I just remembered something about when apple makes the iPod, sometimes the workers or someone in the know would actually pocket the iPods before they make it into the box hence a box that is obviously lighter and emptier inside. That may be the case with the RSX-5 where someone happened to know how to get it out of the factory before they put the serial number on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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