Anyone tried Klipsch speakers

[RochaCullen]

I've been looking around for some sensitive speakers to use with my Audio Note P-Zero monoblocks, 8-watts a pop. And I don't think my room could handle a pair of Tannoy wardrobes in each corner. :lol:

Looking at the Klipsch RF-7 II speakers, http://www.klipsch.com/rf-7-ii-floorstanding-speaker, you can see that they are very sensitive:
101dB @ 2.83V / 1m

Just wondering if any folk had experience with them. Are they just a cinema speaker or do they do music with aplomb?

They are a bit out of my budget for the minute, but its nice to have something to aim for :mental:

[freefallrob]

Hi I used to own and use some Klipsch RB-25 stand mounts, they were very good and nicely built.

They were sensitive too and sounded 'fast' but not bright but well balanced, you could hear the horn effect if side by side with more conventional speakers but you ear quickly accustomed to it.

I miss them:doh:.

[DSJR]

The Heresy's were (very) lively little ankle-biters, but my gawd, they were fun :lol: the Klipschorn's in c.2000 trim I heard were incredibly good with sweet toned anciliaries driving them (in my case, a full Quad 99 setup). Placed a tad too far apart in the "long" corners of a fairly oblong room, they still imaged really well, and apart from a touch of sizzle occasionally, just got on with it. I loved 'em and honestly didn't think I would!

Have a look on the Klipsch forum to see what comments are made there :)

[RochaCullen]

Have a look on the Klipsch forum to see what comments are made there :)

Good idea,

They seem to have an audiophile line that I didn't notice before. Just looking at it now on their uk site:

http://klipsch.co.uk/cat/audiophile

Nathan

[Lee Henley]

Ive heard Klipsh speakers several times at shows etc and to my ears I found them very up front and in your face.

[nightyy]

I own the RF-7 (original version) and the RB-25. The RF-7 has the decribed "in your face" effect, the RB-25 is more laid back.
Whereas my Castle Howard S3 are listenable without fatigue and smoothing to the ears (I really like them) the Klipsch RF-7 are the ones that cause goose bumps on a regular basis. (symphonies, vocal, piano concertos)

[Ali Tait]

I have heard them sound good on the end of a good SE valve amp, which tamed the zing in the treble to my ears. Still quite an up front presentation, but good detail.

The 7's are not as sensitive as claimed.

[nightyy]

I have heard them sound good on the end of a good SE valve amp, which tamed the zing in the treble to my ears. Still quite an up front presentation, but good detail.

The 7's are not as sensitive as claimed.

Yes, the right amp is important for the treble. Was too harsh with a Trends Audio 10.1, sounds great with the Kingrex T20, and I have received my first valve amp this week and will test the combination this weekend.
(A Melody SP3, which is not SE but Push-Pull)

[JimR]

A guy at Scalford this year was using something similar. (Not sure of the exact model.). Sounded good to me. Try the Wam forum.

[walpurgis]

I've liked the Klipschorn on the rare occasions I've heard it, but it is a big old lump and not cheap! I wouldn't rule out Tannoys, as many of their models offer high sensitivity with lovely sound quality. I have three pairs of Dual Concentrics and they still continue to amaze me. If you want extremely high sensitivity, bags of mid/top detail and ludicrously fast transient response, listen to a pair of Lowthers. Be warned though, they have a very different sound and are certainly an aquired taste. Nothing else is quite the same. Some might say, "just as well". I've had two pairs of Lowther Acoustas (PM6 & PM7), but did not keep them. Oh, and if you've got a noisy amp, you'll hear it all coming through on these! Geoff.

[freefallrob]

Here is the RB-25's I owned back in 2007, they weren't the main reason for the picture.......

https://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1poFSHVLrFdsPnLFstB_g-We2-9baZk60DixbGcKyPacCt4oSe83PIarLHgxxbV1bjNMOr9aAgS9 xFguXnzyNoXg/smileysam.JPG?psid=1

[jandl100]

The Heresy's were (very) lively little ankle-biters, but my gawd, they were fun :lol:

Yup, I had a pair of Heresy 2 for a short while after reading and believing some magazine reviews.
A very short while! :doh: The mag said they were tonally neutral. :lol::lol:
At my age I shouild know better than to believe mag reviews!

Fekkin awful things, really. :scratch:

Good fun, plenty of enthusiastic bounce. But realistic in any way, shape or form? :nono:

I agree, the big Klipsches at Scalford this year were much better - stunningly awesome bass from where I stood, a bit to the side. Nice sound overall, too.

[goraman]

The RB 81 II is worth consideration but they are horn loaded , and that may or may not be ok in your room.

[jandl100]

I think the good sounding floorstander Klipsches at Scalford this year were RF82.

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp138/Breckland_Audio/Scalford 2012/P1000145.jpg

[daytona600]

youtube search dared mp-2a3c for video with klipsch speakers

amp for sale £400 see my listing in classfied 9wpc 2a3 tubes superb

dont know how to do youtube links

[wiicrackpot]

Yup, I had a pair of Heresy 2 for a short while after reading and believing some magazine reviews.
A very short while! :doh: The mag said they were tonally neutral. :lol::lol:

Fekkin awful things, really. :scratch:

Good fun, plenty of enthusiastic bounce. But realistic in any way, shape or form? :nono:

+1, always wanted to hear a pair and eventually did, oh dear!.:o

Still like to hear the big one's though.

wii.

[northwest]

I have a pair of Klipsch In Ear Monitors and they are very good. I use them on the train while commuting. They are not as good as my Westone's though. But then, what is?:lol:

[DSJR]

You just need to get a mind-set on how to use them I reckon. Fulol, sweet natured amps like EAR and the lovely icon 40WPC amp I heard at dave's recently would be excellent, if too tame for smoother toned speakers like the Harbs, which much preferred the bigger Icon jobbie (I forget the number, but it had KT120's in it I think).

[wiicrackpot]

You just need to get a mind-set on how to use them I reckon. Fulol, sweet natured amps like EAR and the lovely icon 40WPC amp I heard at dave's recently would be excellent, if too tame for smoother toned speakers like the Harbs, which much preferred the bigger Icon jobbie (I forget the number, but it had KT120's in it I think).
To be fair, i was going from my killer valve combo to my Harbeth SHL5 (to date the best speaks i've ever had but had to sell due to hard times):(,
the Heresy's i heard was being driven by Rogers Cadet if i remember, while the sound was open and bounced along o.k., it had a dryness through from mid to top i couldn't live with.

wii.

[DSJR]

Harbeths are like your favourite big and fast car after years of screaming little hot-hatches (now there's a term from yesteryear :lol:), the biggies being effortless and with a subtlety in the driving experience that just isn't there from small race-tuned tin box shopping-trolleys with a wheel at each corner..

I loved the huge twin 15" Cerwin Vega's too - but for all the "wrong" reasons ;) Wonderful for an hour's musical naughtiness, but I could never live with them :)

[wiicrackpot]

Well put that analogy regarding bigger Harbs, i'd go back to them in a heartbeat when funds allow. :)

Those Cervin's sound vulgar, good to pull out when the family/neighbour is out for a ''rock out with your c*ck out'' sesh. :D

wii.

[DSJR]

:lol: