[verkauft - ins Ruhrgebiet] Klipsch RF-5 - Esche-Schwarz Echtholzfurnier!

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Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Summary:
I've had the RF-5s for almost a year and they always impress me with every type of music I play through them, whether on CD or vinyl or playing the soundtracks of DVDs in my home theater. I've owned a number of different types of speakers over the years, AR4s, AR2AXs, Magnapans, JBL 100s, Avid 330s (still own as they are great) and JBL E90s (which the Klipschs replaced) and I've enjoyed listening to these speakers more than any other. I thought it was my ears that lost a bit of edge over the years while listening to the JBLs but after I bought the Klipschs I realized it wasn't my ears but the poor sound qualities of the JBLs.

Although I never believed in 'speaker break-in', with the Klipschs this was true. At first they were bright and somewaht harsh but now after almost a year they are as smooth as butter through my sound system electronics which consists of a Yamaha RX2500 receiver, Denon 3910 DVD player, Kenwood 750 TT, and Stanton 881s and Sumiko Blue Point cartridges.

The imaging is awesome with depth and a very broad soundstage - sometimes I have to make sure my receiver is in 'pure direct' and not surround sound as it sounds like there is a center speaker. Speaking of 'pure direct', the RF-5 needs no tone control correction in my room which I can't say about many speakers although my Avid 330s come close. I've moved the RF-5s around the room and they seem to be almost impervious to placement which can't be said of many speakers including my Avids. Some speakers are very fussy about placement but most of us just don't have the luxury of placing speakers where they sound their best because of a WAF or the room. Of course some records and CDs are mixed/mastered so poorly that some tone correction is needed. The dispersion of the highs also do not roll off when you move around a bit or stand up which I can't say about ANY speaker I have ever owned. It must be the horn.

Prior to buying the RF-5s I auditioned the RF-7s (too big), Paradigms, Definitive Technologies, B&Ws, Vienna Acoustics and a slew of other speakers, some at far greater cost, but to my less than 'gold' ears, the RF-5s sounded the best. The first record I played through them, Trio with Parton, Ronstadt and Harris brought tears to my eyes and joy to my ears; I thought they were playing live in my house. I then played Live at Leeds and thought I was seeing the Who once again live and in their prime. The RF-5s played louder than my poor ears could take but they never distorted or sounded 'clipped' - it sounded like a concert.

Speaking of the 'in concert' and 'upfront' sound, if you don't like speakers that are 'in your face' then don't buy Klipschs and buy some other type of speaker. Personally, I love that in your face sound but others may not. Having been in the music business for almost 10 years in the late 60s and 70s and attending about 2000 concerts, I like the 'in concert' sound.

Bottom line, you can't go wrong with these speakers and since they are out of production get the new RF-82s as I heard them and they sound identical, if not a shade better.

Strengths:
Imaging, bass, purity of sound

Weaknesses:
None