Duke Spinner Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 the 7's ...just don't have the midrange THWACK of a 3 way ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I have been reading this thread for several days. I became depressed and almost sold all my klipsch and bought an AM/FM emerson clock radio to put in the middle of the room so I could curl up in a fetal position with a single candle lit while sucking my thumb....then I thought better about that and decided to keep my RF-7's! Funny thing is...Room size and speaker placement has eveything to do whith how a speaker will sound. I've not been privy to hear some of the classic klipsch products and have often bid on Khorn...just cause...one day! annyhooo, it really is to each his own. The best speaker I have ever heard are the B & W 802's driven by yamaha seperates. Heck I have even heard bose 301's sound dang good. As I have posted in other threads, I have just moved and my system does not sound near as good as it once did sue to room size and placement. I am in the process of purchasing 260 watt amps to see if that will help situation by reoplacing my 150 watt 5 channel amp. Funny thing is that my ex got a pair of KLF-20's and my take on those were they were more open and airy to me which I felt was due to being a three way speaker with a mid range. I still felt that the overall headroom and bass responce was better with the RF-7's though and they do seem smoother. Who knows...I could have sworn I heard a difference in my speaker wire as well when I bi-wired my system with Kimber 8tc...now I'm not so sure...I think many time I hear what I want to hear and would be better off just sitting back and enjoying the music! Phil It is nasty when you get nuts and think your system sounds like junk. My Sherwood Newcastle amp is passable ;B&K was probable the best 5 channel amp I ever heard. If you are in the process of purchasing "2 - 60 watt amps" with KT-88s [] ;you will get a excellent performing complment to your RF-7s. VRDs or otherwise...shameless plug. TUBES RULE ! HEHE Sorry, I am a little delerious since I got my Belles yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I've bid on Belle's as well. I guess I didn't want them bad enough. Acually I am considering setting up a 2 channel system with tube amps and Khorn, Belles, La Scalla's or those B & W 802's. I'm jealous....Again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I've bid on Belle's as well. I guess I didn't want them bad enough. Acually I am considering setting up a 2 channel system with tube amps and Khorn, Belles, La Scalla's or those B & W 802's. I'm jealous....Again I have heard B&W 802s with big buck MAC stuff at my local dealer that carries Klipsch. Not bad at all. What I use as an analogy is,"I like klipsch for my taste because I would like to sit with my legs dangling over the edge of the orchestra pit". Some people like the balcony... Good luck on your next decision. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 When I said I didn't want them bad enough I mean that it is almost fiancially not feasible unless you can get local pickup...and I have not found that when I had the spare cash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 When I said I didn't want them bad enough I mean that it is almost fiancially not feasible unless you can get local pickup...and I have not found that when I had the spare cash! It really could take a roadtrip. I was lucky the Belles were only 3:15 each way. Some guys seem to drive 5 or more hours each way for their objective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 When I said I didn't want them bad enough I mean that it is almost fiancially not feasible unless you can get local pickup...and I have not found that when I had the spare cash! It really could take a roadtrip. I was lucky the Belles were only 3:15 each way. Some guys seem to drive 5 or more hours each way for their objective. I drove 5 hours for a pair of "mint" K-horns. The sellers definition of mint and my definition of mint were certainly not the same! I had an issue with the after-market woofers! I guess he thought I wouldn't check? The Chorus II's are just over a 3 hour drive. Fortunately there is a Trader Joe's close by. My wife has given me a list. Two cases of "Two Buck Chuck" chardonnay is at the top. I'm going for the Rogue River Ale. Sorry Duke, I like it better than Sierra Nevada. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 Well. I have been listening for about 2 hours and on my third Rogue "Dead Guy Ale" and I am liking the Chorus II's, A LOT! They are so effortless on their presentation. Everything is there and correct. I'm sorry guys but the 15's just do bass better! They can throw those big sound waves without breaking a sweat. Oh, that pesky mid-range. On my modest system, no contest: RF-7, good Chorus II, better!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Try new caps in the networks and look out. Belles in the house in the past week but Chorus IIs stay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormin Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Well. I have been listening for about 2 hours and on my third Rogue "Dead Guy Ale" and I am liking the Chorus II's, A LOT! They are so effortless on their presentation. Everything is there and correct. I'm sorry guys but the 15's just do bass better! They can throw those big sound waves without breaking a sweat. Oh, that pesky mid-range. On my modest system, no contest: RF-7, good Chorus II, better!!! Glad to see the chorus II lived up to the hype. Personal favorite here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 glad to hear things worked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 One of my favorite live recordings is "Waiting for Columbus" by Little Feat. Bill Payne's piano just "jumps" out of the CII's, more laid back on the RF-7's. Don't get me wrong, I think the RF-7 is better than most new speakers out there for about twice it's price. I know Klipsch had to make some compromises for todays market and did an excellent job! I can't imagine the RF-83 could be much, if any, better. The jury is still out but, the CII's are certainly getting major points! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ahhhh, live Little Feat....Every time I go to the CD store I forget about Little Feat.....just wrote it down!!! What about DeanG's new crossover network...doesn't that help the crossover network some what as well as other aspects? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Oh yea....I would drive a ways to get them, don't get me wrong...I bought a pickup last year to pull a horse trailor so I can now load them sans rain.... Only other thing I had before was an Expedition that I did not think had enough cargo room to hold them. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 "But you're right...I could never sell them as they were my first klipsch mains and all the work Colter went through driving them back from Florida..." Hell yeah! You never forget your first.... Klipsch. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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