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After living with these for a few months, I decided to do have a "showdown" between all of my tower speakers.
The others in the lineup were:
VMPS Mini Tower IIA
BIC Venturi DV-84
The VMPS Tower II SE did not participate, due to size and weight!
The BIC's are surprising good, especially for the price we paid (on sale).
The Mini Towers were good also, but lack overall "punch", a bit veiled in sound.
The R-820F's blew everything out of the water! Crystal clear highs, extremely detailed, with a low end that rivals my VMPS speakers. Extremely clean, almost analytical in nature. Not fatiguing to listen to at all!
I am driving these with an all tube pre-amp, and a 300 watt/channel Mosfet solid state power amp. You don't really need that much power as these are hyper efficient.
Strings, piano, guitar, trumpets and trombones really shine on these. Classical, jazz, or rock music all comes to life. I'm a former musician, so music is first in consideration, with video/movie soundtracks taking second place.
But with that said, these things shook the house with the bomb explosions in Saving Private Ryan, and Dunkirk.
Yes, I know these are budget towers from Klipsch, the lower version of the RP-8000. But they sound better than all of my other speakers, even the ones that cost three times the price.
These are on sale again right now, for about $249/each, from Klipsch. You can't go wrong for that price!
This summary from Sound Stage Hi-fi:
I enjoyed my time with the Klipsch Reference R-820Fs, and think their sound quality is competitive with anything in their price range. And if you like to play your music loud, and/or pressurize a home-theater room with maximum SPLs, the R-820F might be your best bet in a pair of budget floorstanders. I like the unique styling of Klipsch’s Reference models -- their copper-colored woofers and horn-loaded tweeters set them apart from a crowded field of competitors. Kudos to Klipsch for remaining true to their heritage while providing excellent value in a reasonably priced floorstanding speaker.
The others in the lineup were:
VMPS Mini Tower IIA
BIC Venturi DV-84
The VMPS Tower II SE did not participate, due to size and weight!
The BIC's are surprising good, especially for the price we paid (on sale).
The Mini Towers were good also, but lack overall "punch", a bit veiled in sound.
The R-820F's blew everything out of the water! Crystal clear highs, extremely detailed, with a low end that rivals my VMPS speakers. Extremely clean, almost analytical in nature. Not fatiguing to listen to at all!
I am driving these with an all tube pre-amp, and a 300 watt/channel Mosfet solid state power amp. You don't really need that much power as these are hyper efficient.
Strings, piano, guitar, trumpets and trombones really shine on these. Classical, jazz, or rock music all comes to life. I'm a former musician, so music is first in consideration, with video/movie soundtracks taking second place.
But with that said, these things shook the house with the bomb explosions in Saving Private Ryan, and Dunkirk.
Yes, I know these are budget towers from Klipsch, the lower version of the RP-8000. But they sound better than all of my other speakers, even the ones that cost three times the price.
These are on sale again right now, for about $249/each, from Klipsch. You can't go wrong for that price!
This summary from Sound Stage Hi-fi:
I enjoyed my time with the Klipsch Reference R-820Fs, and think their sound quality is competitive with anything in their price range. And if you like to play your music loud, and/or pressurize a home-theater room with maximum SPLs, the R-820F might be your best bet in a pair of budget floorstanders. I like the unique styling of Klipsch’s Reference models -- their copper-colored woofers and horn-loaded tweeters set them apart from a crowded field of competitors. Kudos to Klipsch for remaining true to their heritage while providing excellent value in a reasonably priced floorstanding speaker.