obobskivich Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Ok, so first post, I'm looking for a good sounding pair of bookshelf speakers and found the RB-61's and RB-81's to look quite nice on paper, but can't seem to find any reviews or information beyond whats available on Klipsch's website. Any comments/suggestions about either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 RB-81's are great. Big size, big sound. Bass extension and large soundstage. Here is a link to help you: http://hometheatermag.com/compactspeakers/1006klipsch81/ Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobskivich Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 so, from reading that, i'm thinking these would get along quite nicely with my yamaha reciever and wouldn't mind a sub added down the road thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD1032 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I can't speak for the reference bookshelf systems, but with my B3's (Synergy series), I've never desired a subwoofer, and these have 6.5" drivers. The reference are a step up, so I can't possibly imagine you'd be disappointed. As long as your amp is decent, they should sound fine, but obviously a better amp will make them sound worlds different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobskivich Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 amplification is off my Yamaha RX-770, it sounds great with what i've got hooked up to it right now (pair of Technics i borrowed from a family member, not bad speakers, but I can't keep them...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobskivich Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 so, went to a local shop and demo'd 10-15 pairs of loudspeakers, ultimately hated bookshelves as an entire class of speakers found the Synergy F-2 to be almost "it" (the dealer's RF-62's weren't up and running, and he had neither the F-3 nor the RF-82 in stock) ended up liking a pair of Mirage's a bit better, due to their top end clarity, so I'm wondering, does the reference series have a massive jump in quality over the synergy series (like, would it be worth the longer drive to another county to test out the RF-62's? or can I gauge the F-2's as a decent representation of what they're going to be capable of, freq response wise) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD1032 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I heard both the F-2's and the F-3's at a Best Buy once, and trust me, as good as the F-2's are, the F-3's blow them out of the water. The bass is much, much better on the F-3's. It's quite impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobskivich Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 it wasnt really the bass that bugged me, it was that the F2's sounded like they were inside of a box, like massively recessed sound, more bass wouldn't seem to help that very much imo (i like a very forward and warm sound) no idea where to find a pair of F-3's to listen to though gonna try a little better retail shop and see if they have some other options, hopefully from the reference line (like RF-62/RF-82) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD1032 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Wow, that's weird. I had the opposite impression. I thought the imaging was spectacular. Then again, maybe I just got lucky with my BB's display, which no longer works, of course. The F-3's are, in fact, an updated version of the old reference RF-3's if I understand correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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