Klipsch vs Polk Audio

[Bob C]

My previous system had Klipsch RF-3 surround speakers for a Marantz system. One of the tower speakers stopped working, so I purchased new Polk Audio RTi surround set. After the purchase, I got curious and pulled one of the drivers out of the Klipsch tower to find the driver’s connection was broken, so I reconnected the driver and the speaker now works fine. My question is would the Klipsch RF-3 and the matching surround speakers sound better than the Polk Audio RTi A9 tower speakers and A3 center and the matching surround speakers with my new system of 2 McIntosh amps(MC-2250 and MC-7205) and a MX136 preamp. I always thought the Klipsch speakers sounded good, but a little bright.

 

[motorstereo]

Congrats to you on your new Mcintosh gear. I'm thinking you're in the best position to answer your own question and it should be a fun time comparing the 2 brands of speakers.
FWIW I've been a fan of Mcintosh-Polk combos for the past 20 years and Mcintosh-Klipsch not so much. Rooms, gear, and listening preferences vary widely so your preferences may not match mine.

 

[Bob C]

I’m so glad you said that. I can’t do a head to head comparison because my Klipsch speakers are in my basement and I’m too old to carry them all upstairs for just a test. I agree, because like I said, while the Klipsch are very efficient, they always seemed a bit bright. I’ll leave my Polks in service on this system.

 

[F1nut]

Good choice.