Klipsch RF3 Review

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Klipsch RF3
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Mike.'s Review of Klipsch RF3 Stereo Speakers

22nd Oct 2002

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Sound Quality
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Clarity, punchiness and efficiency.


Bad Points

None that are worth mentioning.


General Comments

These RF3 speakers fron Klipsch were quite an upgrade from the small bookshelf units that I had been listening to previously. They have a big and punchy sound, although at first they sounded a bit muddy to me (which had quite a lot to do with the positioning of the speakers, along with the speaker wire that I was using). Once I moved the speakers several feet out from the back wall and turned them slightly in toward each other, the sound improved rather dramatically.
Since these speakers are biwire capable, I decided to take full advantage of this feature and purchased a set of Monster Cable speaker wires designed specifically for the task at hand (after all, these speakers are wired internally with Monster Cable, so why not?). Once these wires were installed, presto! Clear sound and great imaging!
Overall I have been very happy with the sound of these speakers (particularly since the upgrade in speaker wire). At higher volumes the horn tweeters can be somewhat piercing (which might have something to do with the acoustics of the room), but not to the point of causing listener fatigue. At lower frequencies the bass tends to drop off some, although I feel that this could be corrected by introducing a subwoofer into the system (something that I am planning to do eventually).
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase of these speakers. I feel that they are a great value for the money and have enjoyed many hours of great sounding music.

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  • rc. on 14th Jul 2003

    This speaker really sucks. I tried it along with its big brothers, RF5 & RF7, and found that Klipsch loudspeakers were not good for music at all. They could never deliver clean and detailed sound and the base coming out from them is just unbearable.