RTTR Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I have Cherry F-3s in my avatar, look aren't they pretty, it's too bad I don't own the real things. "I grins at Klipsch" And don't even think about selling them in the US now AFTER I bought the black ones. Anyway... ranting over, for thoes that don't know, a pretty cherry version of the Synergy series is available overseas, but not here, don't ask me why, maybe Amy can tell us. http://shopping.sorishop.com/goods/g_detail.html?gid=9347 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Why are the drivers silver colored and why are the dust caps not black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTTR Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 Why are the drivers silver colored and why are the dust caps not black? Huh? Thats the way all current generation Synergy are. http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=836 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor.Ham.Slap Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Those are definitely very sweet looking. I also wonder why we aren't carrying the cherry F-3s as I'm sure more would move since there are choices in finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsakura Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Can't read korean........ but they look nice though, comparatively better than black because there's none of them around? [] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Why are the drivers silver colored and why are the dust caps not black? Huh? Thats the way all current generation Synergy are. http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=836 Oops. I was thinking of the RF-3s. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted April 19, 2006 Moderators Share Posted April 19, 2006 Dealers didn't want to stock them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 figures.... Bestbuy And oh why do I have to see the black plastic on my rf83 and not like the cherry f3 that have even though vinyl cherry they still wrap around the drivers..... Eh I'm just making a note..... Not complaining though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiocvk Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I prefer Cherry over black, dealers should reconsider and let their customers make the choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Jay, I don't understand. What black plastic on your new RF-83s vs. the cherry F-3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Customers in Korea and a few other regions in Asia prefer that particular "cherry" color over black by more than 9:1. That is not the case in the US. Even the color of that "cherry" is specific to the intended region. It is quite a bit more orange in tone than "cherry" that is popular in the US. We aim to please but take into account rates of sale and economies of scale. You would likely be surprised at the minimum purchase quantity of the vinyl material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meuge Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 They look amazing. I'd get these for my parents if they were available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Jay, I don't understand. What black plastic on your new RF-83s vs. the cherry F-3? Well looking at the cherry f3 the cherry veneer or vinyl extends around the actual woofers and you can see the wood in the front. While the rf-83 baffle has that black plastic covering but none of that beautiful cherry veneer.... well like 1/8 of an inch really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted April 19, 2006 Klipsch Employees Share Posted April 19, 2006 Jay, I don't understand. What black plastic on your new RF-83s vs. the cherry F-3? Well looking at the cherry f3 the cherry veneer or vinyl extends around the actual woofers and you can see the wood in the front. While the rf-83 baffle has that black plastic covering but none of that beautiful cherry veneer.... well like 1/8 of an inch really True,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The Reference line has a "in set" motor board. The Plastic sits "into" the front of the speaker acting as a seal and aligning the holes for screws. All this allows the cabinet to be built in a way that makes them very strong. It also makes building them much more easy and controllable. In the RF-7 the motor board has to go through many stages of paint to look like it does. There can be a large fail rate in that process, (one spec of dust in the paint and back to the sanding dept) With the new look there is none of that. The new Synergy line has a "knife edge wrap" cabinet. Very clean look. But we could not make that line in the same way we make the Reference cabinets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho Nacho Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Customers in Korea and a few other regions in Asia prefer that particular "cherry" color over black by more than 9:1. That is not the case in the US. Even the color of that "cherry" is specific to the intended region. It is quite a bit more orange in tone than "cherry" that is popular in the US. We aim to please but take into account rates of sale and economies of scale. You would likely be surprised at the minimum purchase quantity of the vinyl material. So if I am part Korean I can get some Cherry? They are b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 paint??? you mean stain/gloss? Also I do rather prefer veneer over plastic but the plastic is top rate I think 1/4 inch thick by the way it sounds knocking on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted April 21, 2006 Klipsch Employees Share Posted April 21, 2006 paint??? you mean stain/gloss? Also I do rather prefer veneer over plastic but the plastic is top rate I think 1/4 inch thick by the way it sounds knocking on it. the wood on the motorboard of the RF7 is MDF. It is not a "pretty" wood, only easy to work with and sounds good. The edges must be filled and sanded and filled and sanded and painted and sanded and painted and baked and checked to be ok .... Stain and gloss is on the "cherry" part of the cabinet. We go through a lot to make the plastic sound as solid as it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Oh Trey, RTTR sent me a link showing the quintet II using and quote ENCLOSURE MATERIAL: Stone Mineral Compound what the heck is that and why does drwho like it sooo much? Also I brain farted on the rf-7 thinking it was like the cherry f3 that wrapped around the speaker and not that black face it had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Trey? BobG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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