Klipsch RF-35 Speaker System

As I'm sure you can guess from my first review, I'm not a horn tweeter fan for 2 ch. listening. Klipsch has done some wonderful things with horn tweeters, but they still sound like horn tweeters. Horn tweeters are powerful and can disperse treble with more directionality, but lack the range of dome tweeters. Horn tweeters are often the choice for live sound and theaters because of the power and directional quality. Paul klipsch created them over fifty years ago when amps weren't as powerful(horns offer super efficiency with 20 watts of power).

Here's a web site that really explains what horns are all about: http://invalid.ed.unit.no/~dunker/why.html

As for what I liked about the speakers, it's like being at the movies. I thought the results of the sound test where 11 people picked the klipsch over $10,000 V A and $6000. Sonas Fabers (for home theater only) was more than enough said. The one thing I forgot to mention is that the DVD's we used were: The Matrix, Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan.

What really matters is what you think, not some guy on the net. You'll NEVER get an objective opinion from someone who bought what their reviewing. People want to think that what they bought is the best, and they do, but it's what you think that matters.

As for speaker break in, it is you that are being broken in, getting use to the way the speaker sounds. I've owned everything form B&W Nat. Olm C's, Klipsch Horns and V A Mahlers and I've talked to dozens of mfrs and design people and every one said there is no such thing as break in. Think about it, Focal speakers are made of kevlar, they'll be as strong in 10 years as they are today, plus there isn't enough energy produced to "break in" anything.

Chris White from SMR forum said it best when someone asked about break in:

"Although I'm certain that you can find those who will make bold assertions about what music to use for break-in and how long it should take, I'm told by my EE friends that there is no such thing as break-in for speakers primarily because there is insufficient mechanical action to warrant such treatment. As someone with a background in cognitive psychology, I'm prone to believe that through the process of postpurchase rationalization, it is indeed the owner of the speakers that is being "broken in." In other words, there may be a period of time during which you convince yourself that your speakers are sounding better every day.

Of course, I could be completely wrong."

Remember, music is fun. It's what you think that matters.
The purpose of my first post was to let people know that you don't have to spend a lot on home theater speakers to get really great sound.