disclaimer statement: to follow is a purely subjective and opinionated conversation (just like everyone else).
However suffice to say there ain’t a lot of love for the RF-3 around here...primarily because despite its “reference” implication inferred by it’s model name/number...there really isn’t much reference quality about it. As others have suggested it really was a watered down consumer grade big box store AV type speaker. As such it was NOT part of the Heritage series which everyone holds in high regard.
And I’m no Klipsch-basher by any means... I love their Heritage series stuff like all the other guys here. Which means your Heresy, Chorus, Belle, Forte, Cornwall, Klipschorn......etc.....
And of course, like what’s also been said said here today, is that proper implementation ie...listening environment and speaker-supporting audio chain should also be executed properly.
I’ll always have and never get rid of a Klipsch Heritage series something, (be it Forte or Chorus) in my inventory. But In the interim two years ago I discovered and acquired Tekton Impact monitors, which while a different animal ... they are quite sensitive (like Klipsch) and thereby a joy to listen with my low power class A Pass amplifier.
However suffice to say there ain’t a lot of love for the RF-3 around here...primarily because despite its “reference” implication inferred by it’s model name/number...there really isn’t much reference quality about it. As others have suggested it really was a watered down consumer grade big box store AV type speaker. As such it was NOT part of the Heritage series which everyone holds in high regard.
And I’m no Klipsch-basher by any means... I love their Heritage series stuff like all the other guys here. Which means your Heresy, Chorus, Belle, Forte, Cornwall, Klipschorn......etc.....
And of course, like what’s also been said said here today, is that proper implementation ie...listening environment and speaker-supporting audio chain should also be executed properly.
I’ll always have and never get rid of a Klipsch Heritage series something, (be it Forte or Chorus) in my inventory. But In the interim two years ago I discovered and acquired Tekton Impact monitors, which while a different animal ... they are quite sensitive (like Klipsch) and thereby a joy to listen with my low power class A Pass amplifier.