Hello fellow Klipsch fans,
I have been working my way up the Klipsch line up for the last couple of years, with the progression as follows: KG3.5 => KG4 => KG5.2 => Quartets => Epic CF-1.
When I had the CF-1s side by side with the Quartets, I found I preferred the clean, detailed, and accurate sound (not to mention sub-bass) of the Epic series over the excited sound of the (extended) heritage.
From this, I set my targets for a pair of CF-2s for my next pair of Klipsch speakers. After about 6 months of watching Craigslist, no CF-2 have come up for sale locally. However, a pair of Reference series RF-5s have come up at what I consider a decent price.
On paper, these speakers seem similar. Both are two-way designs using 8-inch woofers. The RF-5 are rated to be 1db more efficient (99 vs 98) with slightly extended bass response (34hz vs 36hz cutoff). The RF-5 used a 1-inch titanium diaphragm compression driver, while the CF-2 uses a 2-inch aluminum diaphragm compression driver. The CF-2s are about 20 pounds heavier than the RF-5, use neodymium magnets for the drivers, and cost a little more new ($1600 in the mid 90s compared to $1500 in the mid-2000s).
Does anybody have experience with both of these speakers? Any thoughts on whether I should jump on the RF-5 or hold out for some larger Epics or Legends?
My listening room is about 15'x12', carpeted with 8 foot ceilings (so I don't need a lot of power to drive the room). I generally listen to acoustic music (folk, bluegrass, jazz, or anything that is well recorded without a lot of distortion)
Thanks!
I have been working my way up the Klipsch line up for the last couple of years, with the progression as follows: KG3.5 => KG4 => KG5.2 => Quartets => Epic CF-1.
When I had the CF-1s side by side with the Quartets, I found I preferred the clean, detailed, and accurate sound (not to mention sub-bass) of the Epic series over the excited sound of the (extended) heritage.
From this, I set my targets for a pair of CF-2s for my next pair of Klipsch speakers. After about 6 months of watching Craigslist, no CF-2 have come up for sale locally. However, a pair of Reference series RF-5s have come up at what I consider a decent price.
On paper, these speakers seem similar. Both are two-way designs using 8-inch woofers. The RF-5 are rated to be 1db more efficient (99 vs 98) with slightly extended bass response (34hz vs 36hz cutoff). The RF-5 used a 1-inch titanium diaphragm compression driver, while the CF-2 uses a 2-inch aluminum diaphragm compression driver. The CF-2s are about 20 pounds heavier than the RF-5, use neodymium magnets for the drivers, and cost a little more new ($1600 in the mid 90s compared to $1500 in the mid-2000s).
Does anybody have experience with both of these speakers? Any thoughts on whether I should jump on the RF-5 or hold out for some larger Epics or Legends?
My listening room is about 15'x12', carpeted with 8 foot ceilings (so I don't need a lot of power to drive the room). I generally listen to acoustic music (folk, bluegrass, jazz, or anything that is well recorded without a lot of distortion)
Thanks!
