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"Not to disparage low cost speakers but always thought of this line as mass market HT stuff? How do they sound compared to traditional Klipsch Heritage Series Heresy III?"
Of course the RB-81II's are not going to be able to run with the big Heritage Klipsch(Khorns, La Scalas, Cornwalls, Belles) but they can hold there own against the Heresy models and dig a bit deeper. Not as refined but pretty darn good for "mass market"
Below is my response to another thread.
"The RB-81II's are pretty big sounding for "bookshelf" speakers and can be driven pretty well with 60w/ch. Before you pull the trigger on those, look on the used market for a pair of RB-75's. They will command a higher price but you will get real wood veneer, a 1.75" titanium true compression driver, and a solid cabinet at 32lbs each. Though my pair sounded awesome with great low frequency extension(nearing 40Hz) in my room, I did add a nice sub to fill in the bottom."
Bill
"Not to disparage low cost speakers but always thought of this line as mass market HT stuff? How do they sound compared to traditional Klipsch Heritage Series Heresy III?"
Of course the RB-81II's are not going to be able to run with the big Heritage Klipsch(Khorns, La Scalas, Cornwalls, Belles) but they can hold there own against the Heresy models and dig a bit deeper. Not as refined but pretty darn good for "mass market"
Below is my response to another thread.
"The RB-81II's are pretty big sounding for "bookshelf" speakers and can be driven pretty well with 60w/ch. Before you pull the trigger on those, look on the used market for a pair of RB-75's. They will command a higher price but you will get real wood veneer, a 1.75" titanium true compression driver, and a solid cabinet at 32lbs each. Though my pair sounded awesome with great low frequency extension(nearing 40Hz) in my room, I did add a nice sub to fill in the bottom."
Bill