I just purchased an rfx6500 and so far I am quite disappointed in its performance.
I placed the blaster about 12-13 feet from my A/V devices. The blaster controls all but two of my components (which are in the middle of the stack) from that distance. I have the blaster sitting on the top of a wooden display case. If I use my Pronto tsu3000 from the exact same location I want to place my rfx6500, I have no problem whatsoever controlling all components.

Is it unreasonable to expect the rfx6500 to have the same effective range as the 3000?

btw, in order to get the 6500 to control the two difficult components, I have to place the 6500 within about 5 feet of them.

I have tried changing codes and i.d.'s on the 3000 and 6500 with no improvement.

Thanks,
Rick