Got my RP-8000F pair off Amazon for 749.00 just unboxed them,also bought R-34C center speaker, RP-500SA Atmos speakers, also the RP-502S rear surrounds, my SPL 120 12 inch sub should be here in 2 days, Will all be running on a STR-AZ1000ES Sony. I went all out as i could i hope it sounds great 🤪
Thank you for this great and clear tutorial. I will soon be replacing a woofer in my 6-months old RP-8000f speaker after one of them got a small dent in it somehow. I must have a ghost in the house that like to dent cones. Your video has given me the confidence to change mine on my own.
@@TopShelfAudio, Cheers. I was initially going to take it to the shop for them to replace the woofer, but after your video and others I am confident about taking off the beauty ring. A simple 5 minute job to replace it then.
@@TopShelfAudio, Just saw this again and had to laugh at my last comment about it being quick to do. I am sure it will be, but I am still waiting for Klipsch to send me the replacement woofer to the UK, only been waiting since March 2022. Seriousl;y garbage customer service.
Excellent video; I am looking forward for the next one. I have the previous generation of these ones: the RP-280F and a friend of mine has the RP-8000F and we have made trials side-by-side and we really cannot appreciate a difference in their sound; after many songs at different volumes we concluded the vented tweeter is not relevant. Room acoustics maybe…
Thanks for watching! It's for sure a subtle change, but it is there. Audio memory is very short and plays a huge role in this as well. The time it takes to switch wires over and such and the ability to recall exactly what it sounds like is insanely difficult/next to impossible. This is why in our compares, we use a switcher with an immediate change. If you have the previous gen, is it worth getting rid of and upgrading? Honestly...na, probably not. But if you have neither and are debating between the two, I definitely think it's enough to push you toward the newer version. All of that said, different generations of the same speaker, the signature will remain the same or it would be a new speaker as opposed to a new gen. :) -Jason
Got my replacement driver and got the beaut ring and it out no trouble at all, the issue now is to get the beauty ring back on, difficult. I even put two marks on the ring and the speaker so I would know the position to put it back in, but no, it has to be difficult. I have ended up cutting off the plastic clips and using some clear silicone adhesive.
Great video! I’m looking at stepping up from the Fives to the RP-8000 I absolutely love the sound of the Fives but want something that’s a bit of an step above and am considering the 8000 with the 504c
That would be a great upgrade! Additionally, getting into a more theater style setup and adding a center, you'll see huge improvement over a 2 channel. The Fives are awesome, but if you can go for a full home theater setup, you're experience will be upgraded. -Jason
Get the 504C for sure you won't regret it, other than that i would prefer a good sub over the upgrade of your Fives or even double Sub if you already own one.
@Jason, Thank you for great video. Can you try to disassemble the rear connection panel concluding crossover board of RP-8000F? I unscrewed the panel but could not take the assembly out. I saw you easily took it out from RP-6000f. Thank you once again!
Ill take a look at this. Didn't think we would have as many requests for xovers, as, you don't typically see them go bad....so I left it out. regretting that now though. could be we cover this in a tech tuesday in the future. :) -Jason
Thanks for watching! I think we will be doing a separate video on all crossovers as, most are soldered on the other side so all drive components need to be removed before pulling the crossover. Stay tuned. Hopefully coming soon! -Jason
@Paducah Home Theater TV i had to replace a terminal because it snapped and I couldn't figure out how to get the panel off. I didn't know at the time the wires inside block it from coming out easily
Thanks for watching! We primarily wanted to show drivers here but, if we have enough interest, I can crack the 8000s, 6000s, and RF7 input cup and crossovers out and show you the differences in a future tech Tuesday. Stay Tuned. :) -Jason
To be honest most of our guys are happy to buy the SVS cables from us, they're no-frills, basic pure copper with a high strand count and a respectable brad and terminals, for this level of speaker there's really not much reason to look at anything else.
These are pretty awesome. Not gonna lie. That said, as always, don't take my word for it. Go listen to them side by side if you have the opportunity and see what sounds best to you and what sounds best with your style of music. -Jason
Must be nice to play around with all those wonderful toy's. It would take me more than five year's to save enough money to afford them. I know I'm poor but it hurts a whole lot knowing that I will never be able to afford any of the products that you feature on here.
It is nice, and I'm grateful to have the ability to do so. Keep an eye on the channel. We do giveaways from time to time. You could be a winner at some point in the future. -Jason
While it is a very important part, my thoughts were, showing how to replace components that may have issues in the future. While a xover can go bad, drive components are far more likely to need replacing. That said, I will start pulling the crossover going forward as, it sounds like we have a few people that would like to see it! -Jason
Didn't realize I would have so many requests for this. Most people before this point had only asked for tutorials on removing/replacing the drivers themselves. If I get one of these back in the studio though, Ill be sure to pull the input cup and crossover and make a video of it. -Jason
@@TopShelfAudio exploring speakers is not a matter. Sorry. Its not criticising dude. May be the crossover are main components of delivering frequency output. And the pre amps are the main heart of producing wide range of frequencies👍
@@TopShelfAudio I understand very honourable Klipsch people want to maximise profits to make in China? Yes, no? Made in US by American workers best yes, no? Strong and big sound!
If you are looking for US designed and assembled products, you could go with the heritage line. We have several videos on those as well. Check em out. :) -Jason
Lucky you. Here in the UK I pair £1400 pounds for a pair of RP-8000f. A week after I bought mine the price increased to £1600.00 and an additional £200 for the RP-504 centre speaker.
Hold on is this is a joke. What happened to rf7iii why would you do the 8000f first. Please for god sakes do the rf7iii screw the 8000’s no one wants them lol. For real tho please do rf7iii review and walk through. I thought you said you were going to do the rf7iii in this video I’m confused
Rp8000f was more important...way cheaper $1204 for pair and 90% of people can afford them compared to overpriced RF-7 III $4300 now what's a joke..... which should cost at least $2500 per pair
It was a timing issue, we talked about it but given all the factors, we felt that the RP-8000F are very relevant right now so we pushed it up. We'll get to the 7's soon, thanks. -- Cory
Got my RP-8000F pair off Amazon for 749.00 just unboxed them,also bought R-34C center speaker, RP-500SA Atmos speakers, also the RP-502S rear surrounds, my SPL 120 12 inch sub should be here in 2 days, Will all be running on a STR-AZ1000ES Sony. I went all out as i could i hope it sounds great 🤪
Picked up a pair of 8000F last year. Absolutely love them. Have them paired to Pioneer SX1050
Thanks for watching. That's awesome! Happy to hear you are enjoying them!
-Jason
Thank you for this great and clear tutorial. I will soon be replacing a woofer in my 6-months old RP-8000f speaker after one of them got a small dent in it somehow. I must have a ghost in the house that like to dent cones. Your video has given me the confidence to change mine on my own.
Thanks for watching! Happy to help in any way we can! Should be a pretty quick and easy swap to get you back to perfect appearance again.
-Jason
@@TopShelfAudio, Cheers. I was initially going to take it to the shop for them to replace the woofer, but after your video and others I am confident about taking off the beauty ring. A simple 5 minute job to replace it then.
@@TopShelfAudio, Just saw this again and had to laugh at my last comment about it being quick to do. I am sure it will be, but I am still waiting for Klipsch to send me the replacement woofer to the UK, only been waiting since March 2022. Seriousl;y garbage customer service.
@@TopShelfAudio, Aftera 10 month wait I have finally received the replacement woofer for my speaker, just to stempt swapping it now.
Just fyi, klipsch cones somthimes gets dents in them. Its a weakness klipsch has
Excellent video; I am looking forward for the next one. I have the previous generation of these ones: the RP-280F and a friend of mine has the RP-8000F and we have made trials side-by-side and we really cannot appreciate a difference in their sound; after many songs at different volumes we concluded the vented tweeter is not relevant. Room acoustics maybe…
Newest one have slightly upgraded tweeter so rp-280f for $800 is way to go compared to rp-8000f for $1204 now
Thanks for watching! It's for sure a subtle change, but it is there. Audio memory is very short and plays a huge role in this as well. The time it takes to switch wires over and such and the ability to recall exactly what it sounds like is insanely difficult/next to impossible. This is why in our compares, we use a switcher with an immediate change. If you have the previous gen, is it worth getting rid of and upgrading? Honestly...na, probably not. But if you have neither and are debating between the two, I definitely think it's enough to push you toward the newer version.
All of that said, different generations of the same speaker, the signature will remain the same or it would be a new speaker as opposed to a new gen. :)
-Jason
What about the lower speaker and the crossover? Show it all lol.
Got my replacement driver and got the beaut ring and it out no trouble at all, the issue now is to get the beauty ring back on, difficult. I even put two marks on the ring and the speaker so I would know the position to put it back in, but no, it has to be difficult. I have ended up cutting off the plastic clips and using some clear silicone adhesive.
definitly another good vid !!!
Thanks for watching!
-Jason
Great video! I’m looking at stepping up from the Fives to the RP-8000 I absolutely love the sound of the Fives but want something that’s a bit of an step above and am considering the 8000 with the 504c
That would be a great upgrade! Additionally, getting into a more theater style setup and adding a center, you'll see huge improvement over a 2 channel. The Fives are awesome, but if you can go for a full home theater setup, you're experience will be upgraded.
-Jason
Get the 504C for sure you won't regret it, other than that i would prefer a good sub over the upgrade of your Fives or even double Sub if you already own one.
You won't regret it. I have the 8000f and 504 centre and love them. I have just ordered the RP 600m to replace my rear speakers to match the rest.
@Jason, Thank you for great video. Can you try to disassemble the rear connection panel concluding crossover board of RP-8000F? I unscrewed the panel but could not take the assembly out. I saw you easily took it out from RP-6000f. Thank you once again!
Ill take a look at this. Didn't think we would have as many requests for xovers, as, you don't typically see them go bad....so I left it out. regretting that now though. could be we cover this in a tech tuesday in the future. :)
-Jason
@@TopShelfAudio Thanks, Jason. I'm looking forward to it!
Good job bro
Thanks for watching!
-Jason
Hey it was nice and different kind of unboxing, but I think you forgot to show crossover circuit.
Thanks for watching! I think we will be doing a separate video on all crossovers as, most are soldered on the other side so all drive components need to be removed before pulling the crossover. Stay tuned. Hopefully coming soon!
-Jason
Wish you took apart the back part as well
Will keep this in mind if we break these guys out again. didn't know so many would want to see the input cup removed.
-Jason
@Paducah Home Theater TV i had to replace a terminal because it snapped and I couldn't figure out how to get the panel off. I didn't know at the time the wires inside block it from coming out easily
Would be nice to add and compare the crossover 🤔
Thanks for watching! We primarily wanted to show drivers here but, if we have enough interest, I can crack the 8000s, 6000s, and RF7 input cup and crossovers out and show you the differences in a future tech Tuesday. Stay Tuned. :)
-Jason
What speaker cable's do you recommend?
To be honest most of our guys are happy to buy the SVS cables from us, they're no-frills, basic pure copper with a high strand count and a respectable brad and terminals, for this level of speaker there's really not much reason to look at anything else.
Interesting,I love these RP8000f, but I also love the svs ultra towers,and I'm damn confused which to get
These are pretty awesome. Not gonna lie. That said, as always, don't take my word for it. Go listen to them side by side if you have the opportunity and see what sounds best to you and what sounds best with your style of music.
-Jason
Must be nice to play around with all those wonderful toy's. It would take me more than five year's to save enough money to afford them. I know I'm poor but it hurts a whole lot knowing that I will never be able to afford any of the products that you feature on here.
It is nice, and I'm grateful to have the ability to do so. Keep an eye on the channel. We do giveaways from time to time. You could be a winner at some point in the future.
-Jason
All good however why didn’t you show crossover?
While it is a very important part, my thoughts were, showing how to replace components that may have issues in the future. While a xover can go bad, drive components are far more likely to need replacing. That said, I will start pulling the crossover going forward as, it sounds like we have a few people that would like to see it!
-Jason
Whats abt passive crossovers inside dude 🙃🙃
Didn't realize I would have so many requests for this. Most people before this point had only asked for tutorials on removing/replacing the drivers themselves. If I get one of these back in the studio though, Ill be sure to pull the input cup and crossover and make a video of it.
-Jason
@@TopShelfAudio exploring speakers is not a matter. Sorry. Its not criticising dude. May be the crossover are main components of delivering frequency output. And the pre amps are the main heart of producing wide range of frequencies👍
Sorry dude.al type of branded or high end that we men are promoting speakers quality. Apart from tat.. Input to the speaker is first i think
@@TopShelfAudio ok dude. I want to explore the technical aspects of tat. Iam unable to buy tat. May be its a copyright. So tat u have left. 👍
Where is made, preeze?
These, and the rest of the Reference Premiere line are made in China.
-Jason
@@TopShelfAudio I understand very honourable Klipsch people want to maximise profits to make in China? Yes, no? Made in US by American workers best yes, no? Strong and big sound!
If you are looking for US designed and assembled products, you could go with the heritage line. We have several videos on those as well. Check em out. :)
-Jason
Now is only $1204 a pair
Currently $622/$1244 for the pair. Keep an eye out for specials popping up as we move forward. :)
-Jason
Lucky you. Here in the UK I pair £1400 pounds for a pair of RP-8000f. A week after I bought mine the price increased to £1600.00 and an additional £200 for the RP-504 centre speaker.
Hold on is this is a joke. What happened to rf7iii why would you do the 8000f first. Please for god sakes do the rf7iii screw the 8000’s no one wants them lol. For real tho please do rf7iii review and walk through. I thought you said you were going to do the rf7iii in this video I’m confused
Rp8000f was more important...way cheaper $1204 for pair and 90% of people can afford them compared to overpriced RF-7 III $4300 now what's a joke..... which should cost at least $2500 per pair
It was a timing issue, we talked about it but given all the factors, we felt that the RP-8000F are very relevant right now so we pushed it up. We'll get to the 7's soon, thanks. -- Cory