Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-8000F (Old) 7.1 System
+ Onkyo TX-RZ70 11.2-Channel Home Theater Receiver
Do you already own a Blu-ray Disc player and have a larger sized room and want to take full advantage of the lossless 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD and/or DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound that’s encoded onto many Blu-ray Discs? Originally offered in 2018, the clearance top-of-the-line model two-way, three-driver Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-8000F (original, NOT II) floor standing tower front speakers [Klipsch PDF link] [at Amazon] feature a Tractrix horn loaded 1″ titanium LTS vented tweeter, dual 8″ Cerametallic cone woofers, and dual rear-firing Tractrix ports in an internally-braced MDF cabinet that measures 43.1″ high, 10.9″ wide, 17.6″ deep, and weighs a hefty 60 pounds. Frequency response is 32Hz-25kHz ±3dB. Sensitivity is 98dB. Power handling is 150 watts continuous and 600 watts peak. __ The matching 31.1″ wide, 6.8″ high, 14.5″ deep, 34 pound RP-504C (original, NOT II) center channel speaker [Klipsch PDF link] [at Amazon] features a 1″ tweeter, four 5¼” woofers, and a rear-firing port.
Two pairs of the keyhole hangable and mountable 13.9″ high, 11.9″ wide, 7.5″ deep, 16 pound RP-502S (original, NOT II) surround sound speakers [Klipsch PDF link] [at Amazon] feature a wide dispersion design with dual 1″ tweeters and dual 5¼” woofers inside a sealed cabinet that’s perfect for placement both to each side of, and behind, your seating area to function as surround effects speakers. __ All speaker impedances are compatible with the Onkyo TX-RZ70 receiver. __ Lastly, the discontinued 14.7″ wide, 17.8″ high, 19.9″ deep, 45 pound SPL-120 subwoofer [Klipsch link] [YouTube video] [at Amazon] features a front-firing 12″ Cerametallic woofer and slot port, powered by 300 watts continuous and 600 watts peak, and extends the bass down to 24Hz.
Rated 140 watts per channel with two channels driven, the powerful top-of-the-line THX Select Certified Onkyo TX-RZ70 11.2-channel network home theater receiver [Onkyo link] [YouTube video below] [at Amazon] is an excellent choice for up to 7.2.4. Surround decoding includes Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD/Master Audio, and it has THX listening modes as well as IMAX Enhanced Mode. Supports Dirac Live room correction. It’s got pre-outs for all channels as well as Zone 2 and Zone 3. Other connectivity includes 6 HDMI (all 8K) on back, eARC/ARC, Ethernet, USB, 2 optical and 2 coaxial digital audio inputs, 4 analog RCA audio inputs, phono input, assignable component video and two composite video, RS232, 12V trigger out; and behind the front panel door are an HDMI input (4K only), headphone jack, and the room calibration mic input for AccuEQ/Dirac Live. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Remote control. Dimensions are 17.1″ wide, 7.9″ high (without Wi-Fi antennas up), 18.9″ deep, and it weighs 48.5 pounds.
Where To Buy You can purchase the clearance Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-8000F 7.1 speaker system in Ebony finish and the Onkyo TX-RZ70 11.2-channel home theater receiver together as a bundle at Amazon.com. (The seller Acoustic Sound Design is an authorized online dealer for Klipsch and an authorized online reseller for Onkyo.) [As of 9/23/2024, this Klipsch + Onkyo system is CHEAPER when you add the speaker pair, center channel speaker, two pairs of surrounds, sub, and receiver to your Amazon shopping cart individually.] Packaged and delivered in seven boxes.
***You will need to supply or purchase your speaker wire, subwoofer cable, and HDMI cable(s) separately.
Prefer Wedge-Shaped vs. Wide-Dispersion Side and Back Surrounds?
If your room layout is better suited for smaller wedge-shaped side and back surround effects speakers which can be wall hung or mounted up high on the walls at or near the ceiling, angled downward, you can get the system featured above, but substituting two pairs of clearance RP-500SA (original, NOT II) surround sound speakers [Klipsch PDF link] [at Amazon] instead of the wide-dispersion RP-502S surrounds.
Where To Buy You can purchase this clearance Klipsch RP-8000F 7.1 speaker system in Ebony which substitutes two pairs of RP-500SA surrounds and the Onkyo TX-RZ70 11.2-channel AV receiver together as a bundle at Amazon.com. (The seller Acoustic Sound Design is an authorized online dealer for Klipsch as well as an authorized online reseller for Onkyo.) [As of 9/23/2024, this Klipsch + Onkyo system is CHEAPER when you add the speaker pair, center channel speaker, two pairs of surrounds, sub, and receiver to your Amazon shopping cart individually.] Packaged and delivered in seven boxes.
***You will also need to supply or buy your speaker wire, subwoofer cable, and HDMI cable(s) separately.
This page was last updated on September 23, 2024.