My new RBH 8300/PX arrived!!

[dolynick]

Yea. It’ll be better with the rug. There is a big sofa where we sit in front of the speakers. Also, the slatted wall has tamed down the room a fair amount.

I would also think a rug will help. My first throught when I saw the pictures was that there were a lot of hard surfaces and the room would be rather lively. Nice to hear that the slat wall has helped.

Congrats on the speakers. Hopefully they live up to all your expectations of an end game purchase. Or at least I assume they are, given the price point on these!

 

[TLS Guy]

Well, even Gene uses some Kimber Kables…

I use Belden on 100' to 250' on drums, and I cut to length and terminate.

 

[flyboylr45]

I would also think a rug will help. My first throught when I saw the pictures was that there were a lot of hard surfaces and the room would be rather lively. Nice to hear that the slat wall has helped.

Congrats on the speakers. Hopefully they live up to all your expectations of an end game purchase. Or at least I assume they are, given the price point on these!

Does the game really ever end??

I have the SVTRS upstairs in the theater room. Those will be the last to go. I just don’t know of or heard any other speaker that can come close to the dynamics and pure effortless sound those speakers produce.

The family room has a big problem. It has a large, 3 panel glass sliding door. We plan on replacing the door next year but want to keep it open without any treatments as it goes out to the pool area. The room will get more acoustic treatments but they have to look modern. The family room faces the kitchen which got a modern facelift a couple of years ago so everything has to have a cohesive look.

 

[flyboylr45]

I use Belden on 100' to 250' on drums, and I cut to length and terminate.

I use Belden from BlueJeans cables everywhere. Speakers, XLR, RCA, etc. The SVTRS have Kimber Kable.

 

[Boerd]

Here they are in my family room setup. Currently powered by Bryston and ATI.

Description…

The 3-way UNRIVALED 8300/PX flagship tower speaker features RBH’s award-winning aluminum cone technology and easily outperforms tower speakers costing much more. The 8300/PX lets its listeners experience their favorite movies and music in a way never thought possible, until now. Remarkable full-range performance is provided by the aluminum cone 8-inch woofers and reference 6½-inch mid-range drivers and AMT tweeter. Dual rear-firing ports help the 8300/PX achieve its full-range response down to 25 Hz, and dual 5-way binding posts allow for increased performance through bi-amplification with a subwoofer amplifier such as DA-2602DSP

The improved construction and upgraded handmade crossover provides several key benefits over reference. The rigidity of construction ensures only the drivers are doing the talking and reduces cabinet resonance. This means there is less smearing and a more defined imaging stage. Due to the extra weight, transient response is also improved.

The crossover is comprised of hand selected parts and doesn't stray from the tried and true RBH tone curve. The high quality parts results in an enhanced sound that improves upon the already excellent imaging, soundstage characteristics, and transient response of the Reference version. Greatness is refined. This speaker is worthy of consideration for any 2ch hi-fi enthusiast.

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Great looking speakers. How are the dynamics?How sensitive to positioning are they?

 

[lovinthehd]

I use Belden from BlueJeans cables everywhere. Speakers, XLR, RCA, etc. The SVTRS have Kimber Kable.

Sorry to give you a hard time....but why KK for the SVTRS particularly? The aesthetic?

 

[flyboylr45]

Sorry to give you a hard time....but why KK for the SVTRS particularly? The aesthetic?

It’s all good.

Really for the creamier, creamy mids and sparkling highs.

Just kidding. Gene recommended them and they measure like a properly built cable and wanted something different. Funny things is, for esthetics is ridiculous because you can’t see them behind the speakers. The cables are brown and lay on the brown wood floor. ‍

 

[flyboylr45]

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Great looking speakers. How are the dynamics?How sensitive to positioning are they?

I’ll be honest. I got them last week. Rushed to set them up before going out on a trip. Haven’t really had too much time to play with them. I placed them where I thought would be a good starting spot and off they went. I got a nice string of days off coming up next month when I can play with them more and get them dialed in. Also searching for a rug as my wife didn’t like the one she ordered and back it went.

I’ll add this: had them long enough to know I didn’t like the X8500H powering them at the levels I listen to in my room.

 

[Kingnoob]

I’ll be honest. I got them last week. Rushed to set them up before going out on a trip. Haven’t really had too much time to play with them. I placed them where I thought would be a good starting spot and off they went. I got a nice string of days off coming up next month when I can play with them more and get them dialed in. Also searching for a rug as my wife didn’t like the one she ordered and back it went.

I’ll add this: had them long enough to know I didn’t like the X8500H powering them at the levels I listen to in my room.

Looks like an expensive avr but it’s not up to the task ? Too many channels ?

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[everettT]

Looks like an expensive avr but it’s not up to the task ? Too many channels ?

Denon AVR-X8500H 13.2CH IMAX Enhanced AV Receiver Review

Denon's AVR-X8500H receiver supports Dolby Atmos,DTS:X,Auro-3D, & IMAX enhanced to their max configurations with 13 built-in amplifier and every major 4K/UHD video standard. Best AVR of the Year?

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I'll let him answer but based on his room size, open areas, and listening habits it might not be as adequate as the larger amp. I'm guessing from the MLP it does fine, just not for filling the rest of the space. Peace of mind goes a long way

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I'll let him answer but based on his room size, open areas, and listening habits it might not be as adequate as the larger amp. I'm guessing from the MLP it does fine, just not for filling the rest of the space. Peace of mind goes a long way

He probably likes his volume at 105dB, while I like my volume at 75dB.

I have RBH SVT towers w/ just Yamaha RX-A3080 in an area of 45’ x 26’, but I don’t like it that loud.

 

[flyboylr45]

He probably likes his volume at 105dB, while I like my volume at 75dB.

I have RBH SVT towers w/ just Yamaha RX-A3080 in an area of 45’ x 26’, but I don’t like it that loud.

Ok. Yes. I will confess that on some tracks, I get a little excited and crank it up. I do listen loud. 105db easily…. I like to feel the music. I know I’ve hit 120dbs upstairs with the SVTRS. Now, I don’t sit and listen to an entire album that loud. There are some songs, that are well recorded and just sound absolutely awesome and I crank it up. At those volume levels, in my large room , you can tell the Denon is being pushed outside its comfort zone. At those levels with the ATI amp, the 8300s kind of encourage you to keep turning that volume UP!!

For reference, I’ve spent the last 27 years around airplanes. In the flight deck of an Airbus and now the Boeing, the noise dbs at cruise altitude is around 90dbs as per my iPhone Db app. Maybe I have some hearing loss. I use Bose noise canceling headsets but still after those many years, there will be hearing loss. And yes, in aviation, BOSE is the equivalent to McIntosh.

 

[everettT]

For reference, I’ve spent the last 27 years . I use Bose noise canceling headsets but still after those many years, there will be hearing loss. And yes, in aviation, BOSE is the equivalent to McIntosh.

Guess Bose finally passed David Clark?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

BOSE is the equivalent to McIntosh.

Well Bose owns McIntosh. And they put McIntosh in Jeeps now.

 

[everettT]

Well Bose owns McIntosh. And they put McIntosh in Jeeps now.

Only in a few Jeeps that start at $80k

 

[dolynick]

120db??

I was listening to something pretty loudly the other day that was shaking the room, so I pulled out my SPL meter. It was ~80db A weighted but it was rather bass heavy so I switched over to C weighting and it was coming in ~85db (might have been an 88 peak at one point but not sure).

Even if you're measuring that 120db at 1m and loosing 10-15db from listening distance, I cannot fathom playing anything that loud and actually being able to enjoy it in any sense. Anything over ~90 and I can feel the compression starting in my ears and the hearing loss threat.

 

[everettT]

120db??

I was listening to something pretty loudly the other day that was shaking the room, so I pulled out my SPL meter. It was ~80db A weighted but it was rather bass heavy so I switched over to C weighting and it was coming in ~85db (might have been an 88 peak at one point but not sure).

Even if you're measuring that 120db at 1m and loosing 10-15db from listening distance, I cannot fathom playing anything that loud and actually being able to enjoy it in any sense. Anything over ~90 and I can feel the compression starting in my ears and the hearing loss threat.

Well, 115 DB is reference for lfe...

 

[dolynick]

Well, 115 DB is reference for lfe...

It's also hearing damage in 30 seconds or so.

Which makes it a pretty pointless reference if you ask me.

 

[everettT]

It's also hearing damage in 30 seconds or so.

Which makes it a pretty pointless reference if you ask me.

Those are peaks, not continuous pink noise for 30 seconds or more.

 

[kini]

It's also hearing damage in 30 seconds or so.

Which makes it a pretty pointless reference if you ask me.

Not really. Low frequencies affect hearing differently. But that is really loud.