maravela

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.70 of 5, 10.00 votes

Price Paid:  $400.00

Summary:
WOW! this speakers are really something. very good looking and small, don't take much of your room space.

Extreme detail, very very open, they add an aerness to the sound, trebble is fantastic, very musical midrange bass and treble.

Easy to drive them, u don't need a monster amplifier, just remember to pear them up good and you are set for a amazing ride in the music world.

There are a lot of reivews favoring these speakers and at first was very sckeptical about them, but then i tested them and understood why they where so praised.

Go get them NOW

tip: if you want to geat more out of these speakers, pull of the black metalic grile that is over the tweeters, then you will have a very detailed tweeter and more aiernes to the sound.

Strengths:
trebble = musical
middle = musical
bass = musical (goes deeper thand they are rated)

easy positioning, of course don't put them too close to the waals!! or you are going to get a booming sound witch is not how they really sound.

Weaknesses:
Aboslutely none!

szimm32

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.33 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $750.00 from Sound Unlimited, Bri

Summary:
After owning my BA VR30's for a decade and becoming a more discerning listener, I decided that I needed to buy new speakers. I spent far too many hours driving around and listening to speakers. As a music teacher, I often listen to reference recordings (primarily orchestra & jazz) and found myself complaining about everything under $2000. I'm not an audiophile that picks apart the engineering side of the speakers and references everything against recordings that expose ever weakness. On the other hand, I brought 20 CDs to every music store I could find and auditioned 50+ speaker systems ranging from $500 to $25,000. I want the music to sound open, airy, clean and real. I want bassoons, oboes, strings etc. to sound the way they do when I go to Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, or Boston's Symphony Hall. I also watch movies once or twice a week and wanted my stereo set-up to be able to easily handle movie soundtracks/effects.

After a six month search, I had settled on the Klipsch RF-7s. I, like many others, loved them but also found them a little bright. I loved listening to jazz on these (probably how I fell in love with them), and thought they were very, very good on everything else. I brought the RF-7's to my house for a 30 day audition when a friend of mine told me about a local guy who sells speakers out of his house and has the audiophile's audiophile reputation. I went to his house/office for about 15 hours over two weekends and fell in love with the RS-6. Did he have better speakers - Oh my god yes! I didn't have $10,000 to spend. I listened to tons of music hooked up to numerous components to be sure that I would like them with my equipment. After my second weekend, I sent back the Klipsch.

These are spectacular speakers for the money. They are not the RF-7s. They're 98% of them though and I like the fact that these are bright in the right spots (jazz/orchestral percussion) but lay back for female vocalists and strings. I've hooked them up to an all-Rotel system that I borrowed before settling in on the Denon 3806. I have to say that these speakers do better with a tubes, but after tweaking my Denon for enough hours, I feel confident that I made the right choices. I can sit in our ensemble hall and listen to a $20,000 system that I hand picked and never get jealous. The sub was necessary to boost sound on movies, but for 2-channel listening, these speakers kick out GREAT bass.

These are phenomenal speakers for the money and anyone in the under-$1000 price range who listens to music for pleasure will love these. Buy yourself a nice amp that allows custom settings and you'll find yourself loving life with money left in your pocket for nice surrounds, center speakers, subs, etc.

Strengths:
Soundstage
Nice, in your face sound without being bright
Bass depth and response
Beautiful cabinets
Price! ! !

Weaknesses:
Cherry color is a little too red for me. They look great, but don't match my other cherry furniture.

Similar Products Used:
Boston Acoustics VR30
Legacy Audio Focus 20/20

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marcus001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.20 of 5, 10.00 votes

Price Paid:  $750.00 from New on Audiogon

Summary:
This is a review for the Monitor Audio RS6 tower speakers. Simply put, I'm amazed at these relatively inexpensive speakers. I've gone through many speakers in my living room over the last couple of years including Kef Coda-7, EFE technology DV62si, Ohm acousics100S3, Onix strata mini, B&W 705, B&W 683 and heard many more in showrooms. In my space, the RS6 is hands down the best speaker I have come across. Other reviews have noted the preponderance of bass and the crisp top end and these features complement my Jolida 502b amp with KT88 tubes perfectly. The bass response is solid, big, and round--it holds the kick drum and walking electric, acoustic, or hammond B3 bass lines exactly where they should be--at the very foundation of the music. Bass is tight, accurate, musical, and nuanced....but admittedly it is big. The midrange is liquid and detailed with beautifully realistic voices and superb presentation of brass instrumention. The high end is detailed, accurate and holographic. Reverb decays, cymbal shimmer, and high end harmonics add to the amazing imaging better than ribbons I've had....and the imaging. Well, it is simply the best I've come across in an affordable speaker. Every instrument has its place and is isolated in horizontal, vertical, and depth space. The soundstage is the largest of any speaker I've heard (except the Focal 836v in the showroom). I mean baby grand piano soundstage in your living room---acoustic guitar so big you can see fingers over threaded strings and feel wooden resonances...big. Balance is tipped slightly forward, but not in your face...again, a perfect match for a more laid back or neutral amp--tube or solid state.

If your interested in this speaker you probably read the stereophile review by Reina and are dubious about all the superlatives heaped on these little jewels. I believe that it deserve ALL the hype--more than I can say for the other speakers I've had. The Kefs were exceptional for their paltry $100price but they don't really even belong in the same discussion as the Monitor Audios. In the realm of affordable high end, the rs6 is simply an exceptional speaker, period.

Strengths:
Soundstage, imaging, non fatiguing top end, "in the living room" vocals.
A PERFECT match for your EL34 or KT88 tube amp
Big foundational bass with port plugs to tune as needed
Small footprint with tasteful, simple, high quality fit and finish
Very inexpensive considering the exceptional performance

Weaknesses:
Bass could be too overwhelming in a small room, or for those who like it too polite.

Similar Products Used:
Ohm acoustics 100S3
Onix Strata mini
B&W 705
B&W 683
The RS6 is not only a superior speaker, but does so at 1/2 the price.

tntarheel

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.60 of 5, 5.00 votes

Price Paid:  $700.00 from audiogon

Summary:
wow. for the $$ these are hard to beat. And the price value is the context of my review- remember these are not Paradigm or Magnapan for another $1K or the "furniture models" like meridian or vienna for $10K more. I ran these with Outlaw 950 and Outlaw 750, Oppo DV-980, and with and without Klipsch RW 10D sub.

So- I have listened to a lot of speakers at friends and was a live sound and studio engineer in another life in another galaxy far far away. I still visit my local retailer once a month just to hang out and listen to cool stuff (Lexicon, Paradigm, Rotel, Anthem). However- my own system before these was Klispch KG 5- no high end audiophile stuff but not chopped liver either.

These speakers are awesome. They have a rich midrange with a lot of detail. I am hearing instrument decays, reverb decays, and acoustic resonance that I have never heard before. Female voices (Bonnie Raitt, Kate Bush, Eva Cassidy) are particularly clear and focused without harshness. Male vocals (Sting, Peter Gabriel, Lyle Lovette) are clear and articulate w/o any "honk".

Treble is really awesome too. Crisp and snappy but not "sizzle". Maybe the bump at 21 khz fits my abused ears but they sound really smooth and delicate. Again tight snappy hi hat work is audible w/o the "sizzle" of some artificial systems.

Bass is also astonishing. Listed down to 38HZ they sound lower- which is a testament to the musicality rather than artificial "tuning" at a low frequency that dominates no matter what note is present. As a matter of fact, I barely need my sub- only for the very lowest octave. However, placement is crucial- I have mine too close, by necessity of my room to the rear wall. This produces a considerable bump in the 140 hz range. The port plugs help but another 10" from the wall would be perfect, rather than the 2db roll off on the pre/pro.

lest you think these are only cool for jazz or light rock. I also loved the tight bass drum punch in Tool's "10,000 Days" and the dense recording of Mars Volta's "Bedlam in Goliath" is MUCH more articulate than before. Other big rock records like U2's "... atom Bomb" and Rush's ultra dense recording "Snakes and Arrows" sound better and "airy-er" Even a primarily acoustic recording I assisted on, Doc Watson's Down South" instantly reminded me of the control room and the "glitches" we "covered up"! Classical music (Dvorak, Husa, Fennell) had great separation and depth.

Soundstage is very good- if not great, a little toe in helps. I love the plinths and adjustable feet- perfect height/angle is there.

Sensitivity is good- no probs driving this with my outlaw 750

Only warning- these NEED about 75 hours to burn in. they sounded good out of the box but stiff, brittle, and lifeless compared to today.

Again at this price an absolute steal. I am happy and will not look for any more upgrades to the fronts.

Strengths:
frequency response/accuracy

bass

adjustments

PRICE!

Weaknesses:
placement is crucial

burn in time required

Similar Products Used:
Klipsch KG 5, KG 3.2, EV Sentry 100a

tntarheel

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $700.00 from AudioGon

Summary:
Everything I say here is ion the context of the price and value. I'm sure a pair of Paradign's or Revel's for another grand would sound better, and the marquee 10K speakers would LOOK better too. I also am rating these for music only as that is my primary mode. But for 700 bucks, these are a steal. Awesome speakers. I have them bi wired with good cable (BlueJean) to an Outlaw Audio 750 with Outlaw 950 pre/pro and an OPPO DV-980H.

They really have a crisp top end which complement my jaded and abused ears (years in rock bands, live sound engineer, & studio work). The mid range definition, especially on female voices is really spectacular, and the bass is amazing at this price & size.

I heard natural instrumental and voice and reverb decay that I not heard before on my Klipsch KG 5s. Breaths, acoustic ambiance, overtones on drums, etc. that were missing before. I suddenly realized snappy (as opposed to brittle) top end on Peter Gabrie's "So", in your face acoustic realism on Lyle Lovett's Pontiac, and on Doc Watson's "Down South" I heard things I hadn't heard since I was in the studio 20 years ago.

Even more amazing is the bottom end. They are spec'd at 38hz but sound deeper. I bypassed my Klipsch RW10D and barely missed it.Moreover they aren't really tubby and artifical at one frequency to get that illusion. It IS critical to place these guys well. Mine are really too clsoe to the rear wall and as a result have some slight boom at 130 hz. The ports plugs helped a little but I ended up rolling off 2 db with the pro/pro.

They also beneift from burn in. I have about 100 hours now and they sound much more pleasing and accurate than they did for the first 25 hours. The top end was a bit stale at first and the midrange was dry as well. Now they sound incredible.

Strengths:
mid range detail, bass extension, HF smoothness (to my ears)

Weaknesses:
Placement (rear walls) is pretty crucial, burn in time required.

Similar Products Used:
Klipsch Kg5s, Klispch Kg 3.2s, Yamaha NS10.