Klipsch RF-82 II Reference Series Floorstanding Loudspeaker - Each (Black)

Klipsch RF82 II
Klipsch RF82 II BLACK Single 2-way Reference series black floor-standing speaker

I received these speakers from Amazon in the time frame specified. Delivery was awesome and very helpful.

The setup for these speakers was a snap. Good terminal connections. Just a simple mount for the base to stabilize the speaker from tipping. Very stable.

I am using these for a secondary viewing area and as a music studio reference speaker. The higher power handling is very good with no distortion and very very crisp high and mid-range, typical with Klipsch horn driver. The low end is slightly limited which can be offset with proper EQ without the aid of a sub-woofer. The addition of a sub, while not needed does add improved low end. (watch your cross over frequency of the sub) The Klipsch 12 inch sub is a great addition.

Overall it is a very well balanced speaker. The cabinetry is solid...

Great sound. Flat response. Very pleased
These are excellent speakers. I had a set of Infinity RSMs for over 25 years and always loved the flat response and full sound. Gave them to my brother for his studio when the woofer suspension needed replacing again. I had some JBL 3 way floor standing and was never really happy with the sound. These RF-82 II ref series floorstanding speakers more than met my expectations. Sounded great without any eq. Bumped up the highs and lows and noticed a lack of fullness in the mids at set volume. So, duh, I only increased the very lowest bass and highest treble sliders on my eq. Perfecto. I like just a touch more heavy lows and crystal clear cymbals in the mix (I'm 56) - but be careful not to over eq. I still have a JBL 12" 250 watt sub, which sounds fine (although after buying these RF-82 II's, the ref series Klipsch sub is mighty tempting... Still working to get the JBL sub crossover set where it should be, but all together, this sounds incredible. They need some power to drive them...

I've got the best wife ever!
My wife surprised me by ordering a pair of these for Valentines Day.

Unpacking was easier than I thought since Klipsch packages them upside down in the box. The feet and carpet spikes (if you need them) are right on top when you open the box so it makes attaching the feet a breeze. Once you have the feet on, flip the box on end and just slide the box off the top and there you go!. The speakers were well packed and even though the boxes took a beating in shipment, the speakers themselves were untouched.

My wife also ordered some Sewell Banana Plugs to hook these monsters up. Set up was easy since I already had speaker wire run to a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers and they now fulfill surround sound duty.

Once I had everything set up, I ran the calibration setup on my receiver and then loaded up Destiny on my Xbox One. HOLY COW! It was like I was IN the game. I turned the volume up a little louder than normal but by no means did I have it at earth...

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