Klipsch RF-7 III Home Theater Initial Setup of Speakers

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[@CalebNestor]

Thanks for the shout out! Looking forward to future videos.

[@Youthman]

Thanks Caleb!

[@philiportiz6713]

Please keep up all the good work your videos are some of the best that I’ve seen. I am a novice I’m just getting my brand new home entertainment system and you have been very informative and I want to thank you

[@Youthman]

Thank you for the kind words I’m glad you enjoyed the videos

[@SuperDave]

As usual, very easy to follow and good set-up. Man, it would be awesome if Klipsch would consider letting you demo/ review the matching center. Those speakers look so cool! Not to mention sound great. I look forward to your thoughts on HT usage.

[@Youthman]

Thanks Dave...stay tuned...

[@JRX6KEN]

Great video dude I'm new to this home theater thing so i am learning a lot from you keep the videos coming

[@Youthman]

Thanks Ken! I certainly don’t know everything and continue to learn daily. Feel free to ask all the questions you want

[@johnparker7284]

Love that setup youthman

[@Youthman]

Thanks John. I’m looking forward to watching the first movie on them this weekend

[@wendellgayheart9228]

Man ...you rock videos!!!!

[@Youthman]

Thanks Wendell!

[@BIGBASSSAMA_4]

These camera angles go crazy

[@bcrigg9388]

Thank You for being my MENTOR in Home Theater. May I please know what SPL Meter you recommend Sir? Thank you in advance for your time…

[@Modeltrainscarsstereos614]

Youthman brings the gas again. Loved seeing behind the equipment rack looks high gas on rollers. And great commentary as always

[@Youthman]

Thanks Darion. You truly have the gift of encouragement and it is much appreciated.

[@Modeltrainscarsstereos614]

Youthman thanks very much I try

[@Youthman]

Well you do a mighty fine job of it.

[@philiportiz6713]

Thank you youth man for taking me behind the scenes I’m thinking of upgrading my amplifier and using or purchasing a para sound and it’s really nice to see very slowly the work that goes behind connecting the amplifiers thank you so much

[@Youthman]

Thanks Philip. More videos coming soon...like in 15 minutes 😀

[@leeromero7738]

Cool man 👌🏼🔊

[@Youthman]

Thanks

[@Modeltrainscarsstereos614]

Love your audio videos the misses should be very proud tell her I said so

[@Youthman]

Thanks Darion!

[@garykarczewski6678]

One more question I am most likely going to enclose my speakers with my new basement build. Question being that the speakers will be recessed into walls wouldn't architectural speakers make more sense vs in box speakers? Bear in mind the sound is paramount both for movies and music listening in this room. Your thoughts?

[@Dukeoden7458]

That's a clean set up bro.Do the subs make the screen shake.

[@Youthman]

Thanks Duke, I actually made a video on that because I get that question a lot - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKWvqGyXZsqsbNU

[@TheRafcave]

Nice video! 👍🏽

[@Youthman]

Thanks for watching Raf! Keep up the great work sir. Been a fan of your channel for some time now.

[@TheRafcave]

Youthman Thanks Mike! Have fun with the demos! 👊🏽👊🏽👍🏽

[@garykarczewski6678]

One more request if possible. I would love you to compare the JBL 590 Tower. These are supposed to be fantastic and a strong competitor to the RF7III

[@bugpack6]

Great Video. I am really tempted to buy the RF7 2 FOR A 2.0 OR 2.1 AUDIO system only. I just keep shying away as I don't like a harsh upper range. I owned the RF82's way back but they were in my HT set up. I never used them for music. Great deals going on right now on the 2's. I know you love Klipsch but would you use them for audio set up only??

[@Youthman]

Hey Eric, check out my other videos. I've been using the RF-7 II for 2ch for several years. They might be on the brighter side. The RF-7 are definitely the brightest, the RF-7 II, then the RF-7 III have the smoothest top end. The RF-83's are also very smooth on the top end as well if you can find a pair of them. Very laid back sound. I've heard the Reference Premiere has a smoothe top end as well. Klipsch will be sending me a pair of RF-280F in March to review so I'll have some first hand experience of how they sound.

[@garykarczewski6678]

Question for you.. What is the widest one should consider for separating the Left and Right Speakers in a HT setup or even for great stereo listening? I have a new HT build in process for my basement and may do a similar setup as you have less the La Scala's unless I can score a great buy on them like you did! I am considering a 120" wide screen. Upstairs in my living room I have a 80" TV thus I have them about 12' apart which seems to work well.

[@Youthman]

Hi Gary, most suggest making an equilateral triangle between the distance between your speakers and the distance between your speakers and your listening position. Take a look at this www.crutchfield.com/S-uiSTw4SejjR/learn/learningcenter/home/nonHTspeak.html

[@kevinlane8957]

Hey youthman been loving the videos. Just wondered I’m thinking of changing my home theatre set up. I currently have a Yamaha receiver, Dali zensor 5 floor standers. Dali zensor vokal centre and Dali pico for surrounds with a rel t5i sub. I am thinking of changing to the klipsch rf7 III series but getting s package for 5.1 would this be a good upgrade and do you think I would enjoy the sound? Thanks for any help and advice 👍🏻

[@Youthman]

Hi Kevin, I have not heard the Dai speakers so I cannot comment on how they compare. I love the RF7 III. They are incredibly detailed, yet very smooth and refined on the top end. A 5.1 RF7 III System is amazing for Home Theater. For Home Theater, I would recommend upgrading your 8” to a 15...or at least a 12”. It’s night and day difference.

[@Youthman]

Do you live in the Us?

[@kevinlane8957]

Great thank you for your advice with the sub size and also the description of the speakers. No unfortunately I’m over in the uk otherwise would be coming over for movie night 😂 🍿 looking at the size I’m just wondering if they might be too much for my room size. It’s about 11ft x 15ft and 8ft tall What do you reckon? Thanks

[@_Chev_Chelios]

Youthman, when are you going DBox-ify your home theater to get it up to the state of the art?!? 😁👍🏻

[@oistein74]

I'm building a surround sound system and I was looking at Klipsch Atmos speakers but not much can beat dual 10's. So I'm leaning towards RF-7 III....

[@Youthman]

That are amazing speakers for sure. My plan is to purchase two more 5800 in-ceiling speakers for Atmos

[@oistein74]

Getting the RF-7 III for sure after watching your vids. You're doing a great job man!

[@kevinholdner5702]

Hope you will use a center channel of some sort so you can give a good report of the III's in a HT setup. I also have an AT screen and my plan is to use 3 RF-7 III's for LCR instead of the RC-64 center.

[@Youthman]

Yes, I reached out to Klipsch and they are sending me the RC-64 III. And absolutely, the an LCR is the best front soundstage you can get. Absolutely seamless. Have you contacted a dealer for pricing? If not, let me know and I’ll hook you up with Cory. I haven’t found anyone that beats his pricing.

[@kevinholdner5702]

Youthman I'm in Canada (near Toronto). Gibby's electronics seems to be the only place selling the III's and they are $2800 a piece. They had 2 open box II's they were selling for less than the price of one III. I was so tempted but I really want my next upgrade to last and I feel I would have regretted "settling" on the II's. Presently I have RF82's with RC-62.

[@drewkilkenny]

I just picked up a set of these rf7 iii and was wondering if I should buy wire them or not. I'm using a Yamaha as 301 as my amp. I know there's a lot of discussion out there on bi wiring. And the Yamaha has an option to do this. Just wondering if I should or not. Thank you

[@Youthman]

Many years ago I used my Yamaha channels to bi-amp and I didn’t hear any difference.

[@lyndonramchatesingh105]

Hey youthman is denon x3600h a good receiver does it put out 105watts or less

[@yournightmare9999]

I have those speakers 3 months before ces show in 2017

[@Youthman]

You had them or you heard them?

[@angelobonelli5558]

good evening, kindly I would like to know if putting the isoacoustic gaia decouplers to the klipsch rf7 lll, you have real improvements in the performance of the klipsch, or are they okay without decouplers? thanks for the answer you will give me. 👋👋

[@Youthman]

I have never used GAIA decouples but I have doubts people could tell the difference in a double blind test between with and without them.

[@angelobonelli5558]

@@Youthman grazie mille 😉👋

[@jdmsz9378]

When you're manually level matching the speakers, what volume level does the avr has to be at?

[@Youthman]

I typically run Audyssey first, then use my SPL meter to make sure each are same level. I knew Audyssey tuened down my mains because of the LaScalas high sensitivity so I increased the mains to match the surrounds.

[@garykarczewski6678]

Curious on size per room and speaker fit? My room new HT room which is incorporated in a Great Room has a sitting and viewing area of 9' ceilings, x I have a great room which will be also the HT room with a 12" screen. The viewing area is about 18 ' x 22'. Screen area will be about 120" or 104" wide. Would the RF7III be the right size for this viewing area or are they too big?

[@Youthman]

I had RF-83 and an RC-64 III in my theater room that is 13’ x 19’ with 10’ ceiling. Currently have 3 LaScalas in my theater room. My screen is 150” diagonal and feel it’s the perfect size. I think the RF-7 III would be great for your size room

[@Youthman]

My son has the original RF-7 with an RC-64 II in his 12x12 bedroom 😀

[@jtc168]

Watching in 2020. How does rf7 3's compare to jtr speakers for 2 channel music listening? Hope you can do a comparison video in the future. Thank's.

[@Youthman]

That would be cool to do a side by side comparison. From my 2 day trip to Wisconsin and hearing three JTR systems, JTR has a lot of the same qualities (clarity, detail and dynamics) but take it to the next level.

[@jtc168]

Thanks for your propt reply. I bought the rp8000f and rc64 iii (still in the box) and waiting for the rf7 3's... until i saw your videos on the JTR speakers... and now having 2nd thoughts. I am following your channel and slowly building up my home theater set up. I'm also waiting if you will switch to the emotiva RMC1 processor. Thanks again from Canada.

[@Youthman]

@@jtc168 The RF7 III are great speakers. It will likely be awhile before I get a pair of JTR towers in for review. The JTR are truly next level speakers and subwoofers. So far, I've been extremely impressed. I will not be switching to the RMC-1. I reviewed it awhile back and it is far too buggy for me. I would be continually frustrated. With that said, it sounds amazing (when it's working properly).

[@konadbenz3383]

oh boy

[@theredon2]

I like how nice you have hide all your devices. I have several question. if I may? have you ever try to bi- wire your speakers meaning (4 conductor wires) I used blue jeans speaker cable those are a great cables. Have you think moving to a 4k display? how can I get the demo disc? BTW I like you SPL meter I have one similar to that one from Radio Shack and in my opinion they are great.

[@Youthman]

Thanks On2Red. I wanted to have a very clean look, yet still be functional. Blue Jeans makes great cables. I have used Monoprice Cables and have been very pleased with their quality. I have tried bi-wiring but did not hear any difference in the sound. My understanding is that you would need to bypass the internal crossover and use an active crossover if you want to hear a difference using bi-amping or -bi-wiring. The Shack Meter has served me very well over the years. Thanks for watching!

[@theredon2]

Youthman I see, how can I get the Atmos demo I been looking for one. To hear the difference. I’m giving up on the Atmos. I’m using the SVS elevation speakers but the Atmos effect is only occasionally it’s not presence the hole movie.

[@Youthman]

I received the demo disk from a contest in an audio Facebook group. They can be purchased on EBay for around $100. Not cheap...

[@jakeatchison463]

Do all four terminal accept banana plugs for bi wiring?

[@teotuckseng7721]

Hi Youthman, shall we toed in our speakers or let the rear of the speakers parallel to the wall for better sound quality? Kindly advise.

[@Youthman]

With most Klipsch speakers, I tend to toe them in to where the tweeters are aimed slightly behind my seating position. Try small increments until it sounds the best in your room

[@teotuckseng7721]

@@YouthmanThank you.

[@nicolasfalcon7145]

Hi! I wanted to know what is the difference between plugging it into the top or bottom connector? The manual says that it should be connected to the e above, but in the video you connect it to the bottom

[@Youthman]

It doesn’t matter. The signal travels to both terminals via the jumper.

[@nicolasfalcon7145]

@@Youthman Thanks very much for the reply

[@TarnishedGamer1]

I just got a pair of RF 7 iii's. I only have a basic sub (Onkyo SKW-530 10"). Would you recommend setting the RF 7 iii's to LARGE so they can help out with the bass? Or leave them as SMALL with a crossover at 60Hz?

[@Youthman]

I’m not sure the Onkyo is doing much. See if your receiver has a setting for Double Bass or Main + LFE. This will send LFE to your mains and also to the Onkyo.

[@TarnishedGamer1]

@@Youthman it does have double bass, but only if I have the speakers set to large, unfortunately.

[@Youthman]

That’s the point. If you set your speakers to large, they lower frequencies that your mains are playing will not be sent to your sub. If you set it to double bass, it will.

[@TarnishedGamer1]

@@Youthman ahh ok. I'll do that then until I get a real subwoofer. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply!

[@Youthman]

Glad to help

[@khailephd]

Wish I could find some rf-7 ii or the original rf-7 on Craigslist or some sort of classifieds for around $1000 but so rare. They are like $1500 on eBay. Might as well get the new rf-7 iii at that price.

[@Youthman]

My friend literally just texted me a few minutes ago saying “CL listing just yesterday in Nashville, jumped on it immediately, and drove up this afternoon. Only a few months old - 7 II's and RP-150M - for $1000 cash. Near $4k value... So happy and they are beautiful in person. Did a quick demo and sound amazing too. Now I'll be looking for a 3rd for the center channel.” I don’t expect you to find many deals on EBay. Be patient...the deals are out there. Watch Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Let Go

[@khailephd]

Youthman thanks that gives me hope. I live in the NJ/NY area and you surprisingly don’t get many ads for this stuff. It’s one of those things where people can have a hard time selling or a hard time looking for equipment at that price point

[@Clyde177]

Are the Klipsch RF - 7 III 100 SPL? I'm trying to decide between the forte III or the Cornwall. tough decision to make. Help a man out. :) it's time to retire my Infinity Kappa 9's

[@Youthman]

I had both the RF7 III and Forte III in my living room at the same time and my ears preferred the RF7 III - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZqmiYKbo86io5I

[@Youthman]

Forte III Sound great but I don’t listen to classical, Jazz etc so the RF7 III are better suited for my music taste

[@Clyde177]

@@Youthman Thanks, The RF7 III it is...That's what I will get. I really enjoy your videos. Stay blessed and the best of health to you and family the rest of the year.

[@Youthman]

@@Clyde177 Let me know how you like them. If you order them through Amazon, I would be grateful if you use my affiliate link in the description of the video.

[@stevebond2170]

I need a Atmos demo disk! Where can a guy get hooked up with one?

[@Youthman]

I won mine. Dealers sometimes get them at trade shows and CES for free. They also sell them on EBay but they are around $100

[@jimmytatro11]

Hey youthman do you think my room is too small for an RF 7 iii and rc 64 home theatre? The dimensions are 12.5 feet by 21 feet and height is 9 feet. I'm either going 8000f's or rf 7's with the matching center.

[@Youthman]

Absolutely not. My room is 13’ x 19’ with 10’ ceiling and that combo sounded amazing in my setup

[@jimmytatro11]

@@Youthman thanks youthman

[@in4chandru]

hi Youthman! where can I buy the Dolby Atmos disc? The ones I see from Canada are coming from Thailand. Not sure if that disc from Thai is a pirated one. So, could you please send me a link to purchase the Atmos disc? Thanks!

[@Youthman]

Unfortunately those discs are not for resale. I want a few of mine and contests and had my Marantz Rep hook me up with one.

[@in4chandru]

Youthman oh okay, no problem

[@Youthman]

Sometimes you can find them for sale on EBay but legit versions are typically $100

[@user-pf7qg9lc6p]

I am anyway, Yamaha man, i recommend japan productions, i love Yamaha receivers and speakers and subwoofers!

[@nodoubt46able]

Yamahas are for sissies

[@Youthman]

Sorry doubleu dee but that doesn’t even make any sense.

[@Youthman]

Everyone has different taste as well as budgets. If King loves the way Yamaha sounds, nothing wrong with that.

[@nodoubt46able]

AHH, WAS JUST IN A razzing mood, its all in fun ! great videos btw man, ive watched a bunch..

[@Youthman]

Thanks

[@i0001w]

The jumper on this speaker is not good for high freq, please if you can use any short cable is a lot better

[@Youthman]

It’s a 9’ cable. Not sure how a 6’ cable would make a difference. I may could understand if it was a 50’ cable. Thanks for watching.

[@i0001w]

No, I mean the ( Jumpers ) are made of very cheap stuff > i.ebayimg.com/images/g/RrAAAOSwwpdW~UZ~/s-l1600.jpg

[@Youthman]

Oh I gotcha. I see what you mean. Yes the metal jumpers are very thin Material. Not sure if or how much they effect the sound. I’ll checkout your link

[@fernarias]

You're not supposed to toe in horn speakers.

[@Youthman]

I've owned a ton of Klipsch and have been a part of the Klipsch community for many years. You are the first person I have ever heard say that. Whether you are "supposed to" or not, I can assure you, they sound better toed in.

[@fernarias]

It's in "dope from hope" written by PWK. Small areas, like yours, speakers placed straight out into the listening area(if you're 6 feet tall then your speakers are about 8 feet apart). Large areas, place in corners, towed in 45 degrees, but large areas with speakers apart 12 feet or more. Very large areas, place towed in at 45 degrees and add a center speaker. That's what the man said, that's what I do. The Klipsch community is full of misinformation (like 99.9999 percent copper wiring that doesn't exist, bi amping in the age of 60 watts per channel or more, large horns in a small room, passive crossovers vs. active crossovers, etc, etc, etc, good for them). Just try it and the harshness of the horns will mellow and stereo imagine will improve.

[@Youthman]

I completely respect the knowledge of PKW but ultimately what sounds best to my ears in my own home is what I'm going to do. I don't simply do things that others say I should do. I tend to do what sounds best to me, even if that means I'm doing it "incorrectly". BTW, I don't buy into fancy cables or bi amping. ;)