RBH Sound Owner's Thread

[Danzilla31]

No, that MRSP was a typo.

Which one? the one you originally posted or the one that Gene posted?

 

[alphaiii]

Which one? the one you originally posted or the one that Gene posted?

The towers were initially listed at $995 on RBH's site - saw it a week or 2 ago - so Gene probably got pricing info from there.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Which one? the one you originally posted or the one that Gene posted?

The $995/pair was a typo. The $1195/pair is correct.

 

[compromatic]

The SFTR modular speaker system from RBH Sound was designed to provide an audio experience similar to that of the massive SVTRS flagship towers, but in a smaller package with a lower price.
Read: RBH Sound SFTR/AX Active Speaker System Overview

Is Mr. Larson going to measure these?

 

[shadyJ]

Is Mr. Larson going to measure these?

Nope, but Mr. Larson does have other RBH reviews with measurements coming down the pipeline - stay tuned!

 

[compromatic]

Nope, but Mr. Larson does have other RBH reviews with measurements coming down the pipeline - stay tuned!

Would be interested in review of the 821-SF/R module on top of the speaker. It seems like there could be a directivity error when transitioning from 8" drivers to a tweeter.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Would be interested in review of the 821-SF/R module on top of the speaker. It seems like there could be a directivity error when transitioning from 8" drivers to a tweeter.

Here is the review of the 831, which has 3 x 8" drivers, instead of 2 x 8" drivers like the 821.

RBH Sound SVTR Tower Reference Speaker Review

RBH's SVTR Tower combines the SV-831R reference grade monitor and SV-1212NR subwoofer to produce the ultimate tower speaker with mind-blowing performance. Could this be RBH's best tower yet? Read on.

www.audioholics.com

 

[jlanzy]

RBH UNRIVALED 8300/AX vs RBH UNRIVALED 8300/PX , for movie HT only, no music, mostly action/scifi/fantasy/horror reference level to slightly higher, would the active speaker be a noticeable improvement over the passive with the ATI AT3005 amp, 300w/ch? Bass is already covered with 2 large JTR ported subs , room is 19x14x8. Speaker array is a 9.1.4, speaker brand discontinued.
I was considering the JTR Noesis 212RT for F/L and concerned that for movie soundtracks the RBHs may not add much improvement, active or passive?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

RBH UNRIVALED 8300/AX vs RBH UNRIVALED 8300/PX , for movie HT only, no music, mostly action/scifi/fantasy/horror reference level to slightly higher, would the active speaker be a noticeable improvement over the passive with the ATI AT3005 amp, 300w/ch? Bass is already covered with 2 large JTR ported subs , room is 19x14x8. Speaker array is a 9.1.4, speaker brand discontinued.
I was considering the JTR Noesis 212RT for F/L and concerned that for movie soundtracks the RBHs may not add much improvement, active or passive?

I don’t think it matters whether it’s Atmos movies or 2Ch music.

I’ve owned both 100% active vs passive systems and I think both can sound equally great for both MCH and 2CH.

At the end of the day, I think it’s just personal preference whether you want 100% active or passive.

 

[jlanzy]

I don’t think it matters whether it’s Atmos movies or 2Ch music.

I’ve owned both 100% active vs passive systems and I think both can sound equally great for both MCH and 2CH.

At the end of the day, I think it’s just personal preference whether you want 100% active or passive.

Yeah, it really comes down to budget first then what your ears tell you, unfortunately there are so few brick and mortar stores where you can use your ears ( and pocketbook) to decide which speaker you really like.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Yeah, it really comes down to budget first then what your ears tell you, unfortunately there are so few brick and mortar stores where you can use your ears ( and pocketbook) to decide which speaker you really like.

Both passive and active sound EQUALLY good to me. So I wasn’t talking about deciding which ones sound better. Which one gives you a more fuzzy and warm feeling or tickle your fancy?

 

[jlanzy]

Both passive and active sound EQUALLY good to me. So I wasn’t talking about deciding which ones sound better. Which one gives you a more fuzzy and warm feeling or tickle your fancy?

Would it then be correct that you would most likely choose a passive over an active speaker, as in this case the RBH Unrivaled identical speakers except for active/passive, and save the difference in cost assuming you have a quality amplifier with near amount of power as internal active for a given speaker?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Would it then be correct that you would most likely choose a passive over an active speaker, as in this case the RBH Unrivaled identical speakers except for active/passive, and save the difference in cost assuming you have a quality amplifier with near amount of power as internal active for a given speaker?

Personally I choose EXTERNALLY POWERED (amps are external from speakers and subwoofers), which can be either passive or active.

 

[jlanzy]

Personally I choose EXTERNALLY POWERED (amps are external from speakers and subwoofers), which can be either passive or active.

Thanks, your ears and listening experience are far more refined than mine and since movies are my main use I doubt any active speaker over passive with sufficient amp headroom would provide a 'better' listening experience especially for my preferred action/fantasy/scifi genres.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Thanks, your ears and listening experience are far more refined than mine and since movies are my main use I doubt any active speaker over passive with sufficient amp headroom would provide a 'better' listening experience especially for my preferred action/fantasy/scifi genres.

Assuming we both have similar hearing acuity and no impairment, I think our “refinement” are similar as we both know what sounds great after listening to many other speakers and systems.

This topic of active vs passive has been debated forever. There are theories of why active is “better”. But at the end of the day, they sound equally good to me.

So you’ll be just fine like 99% of all audiophiles using passive speakers.

BTW, even all my subwoofers are externally powered - I use an ATI AT2005 amp to power all my subs in my HT. I have compared by “passive” subs against some fancy Perlisten powered subs with fancy DSP and my passive subs sound much better to me.

So “active” or “internally powered” doesn’t really mean it’s better to me. It depends on how you set your system up.