Groto Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Hi, my parents are putting in a home theater and I was wondering whatyou guys would think of this setup: The room dimensions are about 15x19 and the room will be acoustically treated.Klipsch RF-82s frontsRF-64 center (I know the 62 matches but since the center is such animportant speaker I thought it would be ok to step up. Let me know ifthis is too much and would drown out the fronts.. I think I rememberearlier in the klipsch owner's thread people using this with the RF-82sthough)RB-61 rearsRS-52 sidesHSU VTF-3-MK3 subwooferMy question is would the RB-61s match well enough with the RF-82s andRC-64? Would it be better to use four RB-61s and no RS-52? I didn'tthink of RS-52s for the rears (for 7.1) since the sound comes more outof the side rather then directly straight. Or would using all RS-52s begood? I'm trying not to use the RB-81s or RS-62s since they are huge,but if they would be the best to use with this setup I will try andmake it work. Are the RS's bipoles, dipoles, or capable of functioning as both depending on some setting? Thanks! EDIT: I have another problem now...because of the design of the room and special columns on the walls I need to use RB-51s and/or RS-42s for the surrounds because anything else is too big. I know these aren't the ideal match but aren't surrounds the least important speaker since the least amount of sound goes to them? Could these be calibrated to have a louder default volume with the receiver? It doesn't need to be exactly perfect. What do you all think? I hope I don't need to get smaller mains and center =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Welcome to the forum! I'm not familiar with the new reference line but you've been left hanging here so: I agree with you're thinking on the rc-64. If music will be a big part of this room I personally would use the rb's instead of any rs because of the way the sound is directed. I would think you could use a spl meter & test disc to calibrate all spks to the same db level. This is totally ignoring how the room will be "treated". There are a few on the board who are guru's in this regard & to them I defer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethhobrin Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Wow you are purchasing the exact system I own. I have a denon 2807 reciever, RF82s, RC62, RS52s, and RB61s for rear Surrounds along with a 3.3 HSU. I think this setup is perfect. If you can afford it I would get the RC64. You can never go wrong and sometimes(although not often) I find the center speaker lacking(althouth I have been meaning to run it about 1 db hot). The RB61s match just fine with the entire system as rear surrounds. I would not go with WDST speakers for rear surrounds. The RS52s are neither bipoles or dipoles. They are proprietary Wide Dispersion Surround Technology that Klipsch uses. I have tried them as rear surrounds and like the direct much better. If you want to see my setup go here. I have pics. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10823268#post10823268 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groto Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Thanks for the replies! My problem now is becuase of the design of the room we have to use RB-51s. Would these be good enough still? Would they need to be turned up a bit at the default level with the receiver? My other problem is that these are rear ported and would be hung on the wall. They are actually going to be hung on a 1in thick column that is connected to the wall. Behind the column is just air/fiberglass. Would cutting a hole in the column where the speaker port is allow enough air for the speaker? What are all of your suggestions? The bigger RB-61s are too wide and deep for the setup we are going to have. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladi Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Hey, I also read your posts on AVS. No, you can't just hang a rear ported speaker on the wall. Klipsch has a bookshelf speakers that are front ported, I'll try and find it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladi Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 The models are http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rb-35.aspx http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rb-25.aspx http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rb-15.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groto Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Thanks for the links. I just found that that it is possible to set each speaker on a small shelf instead. Would it be alright just having the RB-51s sitting on shelves about an inch from the wall? Would that amount of space be adequate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladi Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 In general, placing a speaker closer to the back wall will produce more bass, 1" is not optimal, but is enough to breathe. You will probably be running the speakers as small and there will not be much bass anyway, so it shouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groto Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Awesome! Looks like I'll be going RF-82s RC-64 and four RB-51s with the HSU subwoofer. This is going to be amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 attaboy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 top notch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesV Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Awesome! Looks like I'll be going RF-82s RC-64 and four RB-51s with the HSU subwoofer. This is going to be amazing! Nothing like jumping in head first.... [] Welcome to the madness... James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groto Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 I <3 madness.[Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixDweller Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 The RB81 is front ported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethhobrin Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I like the RB61. it is front ported as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groto Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Yeah I would have liked to go with 61s or 81s but the design of the room would not allow it. The speakers were just too wide and deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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