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Found a place about an hour away in Toledo Ohio that sells both McIntosh and Klipsch so I went down with the wife to check it out. They had a set of RF7-III's on display, and hooked them up to a 150 WPC McIntosh amp and a McIntosh CD player for me in a private audition room. Should be pretty similar in sound to my MAC6700 (200WPC) and Oppo CD. I played through most of Dark Side of the Moon, A couple songs from Wish You Were Here, and about half of Pearl Jam's Vs.
These are definitely the speakers for me. They hit hard on the base, great treble and mid - but not harsh like I was worried about with the big horn. When I wanted to it loud, it was like I was in the front row of a concert. Plus Eddie's voice in "Elderly Woman..." was exactly what I was looking for, and was the kind of sound I couldn't get out of the Maggies. The 150 WPC amp never went into Power Guard, so I should be fine since I have another 50 to play with. They were definitely more "In your face" than the Maggies, but that is how I like my rock and roll. -Geoff
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MAC6700 , Klipsch RF7-III, Oppo UDP-205. Still under contruction. |
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Thought you would like the III’s, they will rock out with your MAC6700.
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Main: McIntosh C500C/T, MC501(2), MCD500, MR85, Marantz SA11-S3, Magnum Dynalab MD-108, Klipsch La Scala II, JL Audio F-212, Wireworld Platinum Electra/Eclipse, Audioquest Kilimanjaro, Furutech, Billy Bags. Man Cave: McIntosh C46, MC252, MR85, Marantz SA-11S3 and SA-KI-Pearl, Klipsch Cornwall III, JL Audio F-113, Denon DVD-1600, Mitsubishi 55", Wireworld Gold Electra/Eclipse, Audioquest Volcano, Furutech, Sanus. Office: Marantz PM-11S3, SA-11S3, SA-15S2B, Magnum Dynalab DT-5, Klipsch Chorus II, Audioquest Sky/Volcano/NRG-Wild, Furutech, Sanus. MBR: Luxman R-115, K-111, Denon DBP-2010CI, Klipsch Forte II, Sony 52" NX800, Audioquest Mont Blanc/Cheetah/NRG-10, PS Audio, Sanus. |
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Great. Walnut on backorder until at least Feb 28th.
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MAC6700 , Klipsch RF7-III, Oppo UDP-205. Still under contruction. |
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Prudent decision. Klipsch and McIntosh are a perfect match. The new RF7III is efficient and will require very little power for normal listening levels. This means that the first few watts out of your MA6700, which are in Class A mode, will be ideal for horn loaded speakers. Also, the high efficiency rating of the RFIII will greatly reduce intermodulation distortion, especially in the most important midrange, and cabinet resonance/vibration typically found in direct radiating speakers.
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Have never read this about any McIntosh gear over the years. Could you point to the source of your information on same? Thanks.
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Finally got them! They sound awesome. The McIntosh barely breaks a sweat making them sound great too. The red lights haven't been on since I have had it hooked up.
As far as the Class A, I am still in the first electronics class (op amps don't come until next fall), but my understanding with McIntosh and most other amps is that the first few watts are class A, then after that are Class B. I think Emotiva makes an amp now that you can select Class A or Class A/B, but the A only runs in the mid double digits of power. -Geoff
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MAC6700 , Klipsch RF7-III, Oppo UDP-205. Still under contruction. |
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