Correction: The RBH 85-i is the 3rd gen Impression series and the price is $1200/pair, NOT $1300/pair as incorrectly stated in this presentation. Sorry for the confusion. 🛒 The RBH 85-i are available through our channel partner: bit.ly/RBH-Impression-85-i
Thanks for another review video. James is one of my go to reviewers. A great combination of listening impressions and measurements. I believe you need both to add to your research when making decisions on what equipment to consider. Enjoy watching the videos and then reading the more detailed review on Audioholics. Keep up the great work and Rock on!
This speaker seems like a very good value to me. It will be easy to place and grest for many of us who have spaces. I used to have a dealercbesr me and listened to many of their earlier designs. I had a bias against medal drivers but whatever they do to treat the cones seemed to work very well. One of the larger and more expensive designs was one of the best i have ever heard. Didn't have the bucks at the time so i had to leave them in the store O well.....
Wish someone review their Impression AMT models especially the onwall models :) it’s great to hear about this range doing well. If you look at small bookshelves that need speaker stands this might be the push to get towers
Looks good like a great performance value. I think they'd be smart the offer a few premium finish options, gloss or veneer since these are likely going on someones living space and thats a pretty important factor. Also, do these drivers (specifically the woofer) have anything to do with the Dayton RS?, they look quite similar.
Greetings, we're more than happy to do premium finishes but it does cost money. Feel free to send us an email to discuss if you're interested. EDIT: Also, the drivers we use are proprietary to RBH, the only similarity to the Dayton RS drivers is the look and we're both anodized aluminum. Cheers!
Hi There,that's awesome,can you help with apple TV throught Marantz receiver, hdmi arc,sound through speakerst very low from Apple tv?But perfect on cable TV,after audessey setup.
@@Audioholics Yah it seems they trade off bass response for higher sensitivity and extremely linear response in-room. I would love to see Ascend in an Audioholics review.
@justinbeamon6624 last time I requested Ascendo products they were concerned a recipe from us would increase popularity of their product too much that they couldn't keep up with demand. no joke
@@Audioholics Even for home theater side channel use when one may already have 4 subs? I figured plugging the port would resolve potential phase issues at lower frequencies and boost bass above and below the port tuning. I saw your guys' recommendation to run it full range with a sub for 2ch use but I didn't fully understand the reason why.
@BobFrostV the bass driver is crossover over at 100hz, which is close to the typical 80hz crossover and can cause integration issues in bass managed systems w subs. Use thr bookshelf ver of this speaker for surround channels instead.
@@Audioholics I already have a subwoofer so the 8" woofer isn't going to be doing much. Not that they are bad speakers and for a small 2.0 channel system they would be pretty good.
@@chadmorris946 you are correct. These do very well for a 2.0 system in the right room. But for less money you could go for the 5-i or 55-i for home theater use and be quite happy with integrating these with subs.
@@stingber just have em dropped shipped to my boy Danny @ GR Research. He will take care of them for another $95 per speaker. LOL. RBH value looks awesome 👌. If we could bi amp the bottom woofers.
@@chebrubinhonestly, the tuning of this speaker was so surprisingly good, we didn't feel the need to make them bi-ampable. However, if someone really wanted to biamp, we do pride ourselves on customizing and we would make it happen for a small surcharge. Feel free to reach out to discuss if you'd like.
The frequency response in the treble is kinda wack with this speaker. On axis you get brutalized by the 10-15khz region but you maintain that air brilliance with a flat response to 20khz. Off axis, you get a flatter response and no more peaking but the treble after like 14k drops off like a rock losing all the sparkle. There's no winning here.
@Time-Travelling-Lesbian yea you misread this. Virtually every speaker will have tapered off HF off axis. Otherwise, the speaker would be unlistenable in real rooms. Just use little to no toe in and you're fine as James noted.
You may want to consider the reference version of this speaker which uses our AMT tweter. It has more high frequency extension and overall flatter treble frequency response.
@Wookie32812 read our review and watch thr video to understand how a speaker like this plays into a room to give deeper bass than conventional ported designs of similar size and price.
@@Wookie32812greetings, the specs on RBH Sound products are all anechoic measurements and very much a worst case scenario. In the right environment you can get usable output into the low 20hz region.
Correction: The RBH 85-i is the 3rd gen Impression series and the price is $1200/pair, NOT $1300/pair as incorrectly stated in this presentation. Sorry for the confusion.
🛒 The RBH 85-i are available through our channel partner: bit.ly/RBH-Impression-85-i
These remind me of those old NHT speakers. I think they were pretty good...
Yep, exactly
I have a pair of "older" NHT bookshelfs I gotta get more power and better placement using them as rears in my 5.1 bedroom setup
I had the same thought
Thanks for another review video. James is one of my go to reviewers. A great combination of listening impressions and measurements. I believe you need both to add to your research when making decisions on what equipment to consider. Enjoy watching the videos and then reading the more detailed review on Audioholics. Keep up the great work and Rock on!
I trust James. I bought the Polk Reference R700 and ls400 center based on his review. Perfect match.
Nice, considering them when u can afford to upgrade my current order entry level Polk front towers
Heard them at axpona. Loved them! Very musical!
@@HeavyBeats24 glad you loved them. They are a fun listen for sure.
Great job guys. A very interesting and well designed speaker at this price point.
Nice, thanks guys. How does this speaker compare to the definitive technology speakers that are similar?
This speaker seems like a very good value to me. It will be easy to place and grest for many of us who have spaces. I used to have a dealercbesr me and listened to many of their earlier designs. I had a bias against medal drivers but whatever they do to treat the cones seemed to work very well. One of the larger and more expensive designs was one of the best i have ever heard. Didn't have the bucks at the time so i had to leave them in the store O well.....
I think Audioholics need to start using Klippel to really bring their reviews to the next level.
@KB-gt2xl Nah, we're good.
Once again James Larson kicks ass in such a nonchalant way...bad ass!!!!!!
Wish someone review their Impression AMT models especially the onwall models :) it’s great to hear about this range doing well. If you look at small bookshelves that need speaker stands this might be the push to get towers
@@Nikita-P thanks for the comment. We're working on getting some of the AMT versions reviewed.
In James we trust!
What's the Difference between soft and silk dome tweeter?
Sof domes are usually non metallic fabric or silk type material.
Silk domes are one type of soft dome tweeter.
$1200 a pair is not bad!
Looks good like a great performance value. I think they'd be smart the offer a few premium finish options, gloss or veneer since these are likely going on someones living space and thats a pretty important factor.
Also, do these drivers (specifically the woofer) have anything to do with the Dayton RS?, they look quite similar.
Greetings, we're more than happy to do premium finishes but it does cost money. Feel free to send us an email to discuss if you're interested. EDIT: Also, the drivers we use are proprietary to RBH, the only similarity to the Dayton RS drivers is the look and we're both anodized aluminum. Cheers!
Hi There,that's awesome,can you help with apple TV throught Marantz receiver, hdmi arc,sound through speakerst very low from Apple tv?But perfect on cable TV,after audessey setup.
Will you please comapre this to the amt tweeter version?
Made in USA 🇺🇸 ❤ wow 👌 👏
Ascend Acoustics has multiple models under $1k made in the USA and they're Klippel optimized...
@KB-gt2xl Really? Please tell us what floorstanding speaker they sell for $1200/pair with 30hz bass extension.
@@Audioholics Yah it seems they trade off bass response for higher sensitivity and extremely linear response in-room. I would love to see Ascend in an Audioholics review.
@justinbeamon6624 last time I requested Ascendo products they were concerned a recipe from us would increase popularity of their product too much that they couldn't keep up with demand. no joke
Nice, I thought this speaker required us to use their specific amp/processor. Does this speaker come with port plugs?
Don't plug the port! Watch the video.
@@Audioholics Even for home theater side channel use when one may already have 4 subs? I figured plugging the port would resolve potential phase issues at lower frequencies and boost bass above and below the port tuning. I saw your guys' recommendation to run it full range with a sub for 2ch use but I didn't fully understand the reason why.
@BobFrostV the bass driver is crossover over at 100hz, which is close to the typical 80hz crossover and can cause integration issues in bass managed systems w subs. Use thr bookshelf ver of this speaker for surround channels instead.
@@Audioholics Thank you
The midrange crossover point is the only thing holding me back in these
Why? It's essentially a bookshelf sitting on a subwoofer.
@@Audioholics I already have a subwoofer so the 8" woofer isn't going to be doing much. Not that they are bad speakers and for a small 2.0 channel system they would be pretty good.
@@chadmorris946 you are correct. These do very well for a 2.0 system in the right room. But for less money you could go for the 5-i or 55-i for home theater use and be quite happy with integrating these with subs.
I would be interested in these a bit more if they were not ported. I can't stand ported speaker chaffing low end compensation.
These speakers are too damn skinny, they lack buffness. Bring back Hugo!
These look like totem speakers?
Ugh single binding post. How do I bi-amp the bottom woofers?
@@chebrubin you don't. No need
I wish they had a second set of biding post to power separqtely the 8in woofer. Otherwise I can mod it 😉👍
@@stingber just have em dropped shipped to my boy Danny @ GR Research. He will take care of them for another $95 per speaker. LOL.
RBH value looks awesome 👌. If we could bi amp the bottom woofers.
Just use a good amplifier.
@@chebrubinhonestly, the tuning of this speaker was so surprisingly good, we didn't feel the need to make them bi-ampable. However, if someone really wanted to biamp, we do pride ourselves on customizing and we would make it happen for a small surcharge. Feel free to reach out to discuss if you'd like.
Nice
What is the recommended power rating?
Any receiver will drive these but at least 100wpc will make them shine.
@@Audioholics My receiver is 35 watts per channel maximum.
@@UnknownWarrior-d8n Time to upgrade.
The frequency response in the treble is kinda wack with this speaker. On axis you get brutalized by the 10-15khz region but you maintain that air brilliance with a flat response to 20khz.
Off axis, you get a flatter response and no more peaking but the treble after like 14k drops off like a rock losing all the sparkle. There's no winning here.
@Time-Travelling-Lesbian yea you misread this. Virtually every speaker will have tapered off HF off axis. Otherwise, the speaker would be unlistenable in real rooms. Just use little to no toe in and you're fine as James noted.
You may want to consider the reference version of this speaker which uses our AMT tweter. It has more high frequency extension and overall flatter treble frequency response.
45hz is robust bass? My Klipsch fives play that low...
30Hz in-room extension is robust bass for a tower of this size and price. No Klipsch tower at $1200/pair can compete with the bass of these speakers.
@@Audioholics I was just reading the specs off the dream media site.
@Wookie32812 read our review and watch thr video to understand how a speaker like this plays into a room to give deeper bass than conventional ported designs of similar size and price.
@@Wookie32812 specs mean nothing 99% of the time. klipsch are just a big box brand until you get to Heresy / Forte level speakers
@@Wookie32812greetings, the specs on RBH Sound products are all anechoic measurements and very much a worst case scenario. In the right environment you can get usable output into the low 20hz region.
i hate to say it but do you really want the kids you see in america today putting together your expensive loudspeakers? Sorry for the honesty
😆 can't win if made in China, can't win if made in America. 🎉
Fwiw, the youngest employee at RBH Sound is 36 years old and we're all very passionate about audio. Cheers.
@@KennyMuhlestein actually extremely good information to know. Thanks!
@@bingdong8571 You're welcome.
Tekton lores made in Utah. Just sayin
@@terryhu57 toxic company that will get no coverage from this channel.
9130 Christ Brooks