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i saw a pair of klipsch rf3 II i was looking at on brandnamez.com for 269. can anyone give me any info on these speakers? i cant find too many reviews. i want to use them in a small room 10*12ish. how do they compare to paradigm products as far as sound and value? is a sub necessary or can it wait a few months? what about break in time? how do they sound straight out of the box?

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it's 269/ea not a pair - shanlei 14:59:05 01/08/02 (0)
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Re: Klipsch RF 3 II - Larry M 10:51:22 01/05/02 (2)
I can't comment on that particular model of Klipsch but I can tell you I once owned Klipsch Cornwalls for 27 years and they were great! Not good but GREAT! Like an idiot I sold them this past summer for only $200. I bought them in 1974 for $1100.
If they have the protypical Klipsch horn sound (which some people don't like) Your probably o.k. You will never hear an organ sound better. Paul Klipsch died many years ago and Klipsch has gone commercial since then so ask around.
I'm at my office now so I don't know the website but I stumbled across some literature on the Cornwalls. It was like a 40 page or so report from some writer from Slovenia to the Belgian audiophile school on the great Cornwalls. He once said something about an "Ode to a legend". In it he tells about Klipsch in general too.
I'll try and get that back to you.
Larry M
- Re: Klipsch RF 3 II - jolly202 07:06:18 01/08/02 (0)
  Check out this test of Cornwalls: www.belgaudio.com/kcgeneral.htm
  I've had my Cornwalls since 1974 and they are absolutely wonderful. Tried to pick up another used pair on eBay, but can't get in under USD1000.
  BTW, next time you wanna unload great audio stuff at silly prices, give me first dibs please!!!
- Paul Lives... - Estes 17:02:43 01/06/02 (0)
  Hi Larry: Paul is still alive and visits the factory frequently. Like anyone in their 90s he is not as spry as he used to be. It is true that control of the company has shifted to relatives, and the company is not building them like they used to, but they still can make interesting products.

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