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The results were beyond my expectations. I recommend people to do the research and check out these speakers. The clarity of the sound was outstanding. Most people see the name "Bose" and buy into the name because of there exposure on TV and magazine adds. The lows really come thru these speakers well. My wife's jaw dropped when she heard the results. Recently was over a friend's house and noticed that he had a Bose system and was impressed with the sound.
I went with a Yamaha RX-V663 receiver and paired it with the Klipsch speakers. I had a Sony HTIB set up that I was not too crazy about but had to compromise because my wife is particular on how things look and will compromise perfomance. I decided to upgrade my system, but I wanted to do this without spending Bose money. I believe I have better sound than a bose system for a fraction of the cost.
Perhaps a larger center channel if you're more than 10-15 feet from your screen. I'm sure if you have a very large living room you can stick all four speakers in the rear for 7.1 and buy a pair of large floor Klipsch speakers for the Front Right and Left. For my apartment living room these are perfect though. I bought this from Ebay brand new for only about 359.00 dollars. High end sound for a low end price. As I run on I should also mention that the built wall mounts are awesome. What's nice is that even at a low volume you can hear a full range of sound. You can tilt the rear speakers inward if your couch is against the wall.
They look and feel like they're made from good quality materials. No problemo. They also pivot to point in most any angle you'd want. This is minor though and doesn't hinder the experience at all. I was floored by the fullness of the sound. The Bose do the highs an mids really well but not the lows. Pairing them with my new reciever to find the best sound was a bit tricky.
Short story.they did. I never once thought of returning them though.Klipsch has a great reputation in the audio world and touts these as their best selling compact speaker system. If you're starting to get serious about your audio for your home theater, there's nothing else out there that's gonna top these at their size and price. These are a great deal for the price as they sound huge and like they should cost alot more.
There are only a couple of slight negatives here. A great feature. I like to use the action bits on Terminator 3 to test out new recievers and speakers and these really impressed me with a huge wall of sound. It could use some more treble as it leans a little more towards the mid range. I'm just trying to be as honest as I can here. Since the majority of dialog comes from the center speaker, I wanted a little more sharpness. I'd heard those Bose speakers a dozen times at Comp USA and Best Buy and really do feel these are better for a full sound. In fact, I accidently dropped one from 2 1/2 feet onto a wooden floor (oops) and it was completely intact without any marks and still works perfectly.
The center speaker doesn't though. So I decided to try these for less than half the price of the Bose. These are designed to be the total package with their horn/tweeter design and they certainly perform as such. I also popped in some cd's and I swear I heard things in some of my music that I've never heard before. I knew they were good when I got excited while watching a movie I'd seen so many times before. The center speaker sounds a little boxey. I figured I could return them if they didn't thrill me. They can actually be used without a subwoofer, which is good for people who don't like the booming and rumbling that subs provide.
You just unscrew the cap, the wire goes through the middle of the post, then you tighten the cap back down. I also wanted to stay in the "bookshelf" size speaker as it suited my set up better. The other is the balancing. They also make placement and mounting easy as you can sit them on a shelf, like in the picture, or flip the stand part back to mount on a wall. Again, these are very slight negatives and shouldn't deter you from looking into these fabulous speakers.
I recently upgraded my system with a new receiver and needed some new speakers to complement them. The posts on the back of the speakers make speaker wire attachment a snap. I wanted the Bose Acoustimass speakers forever but couldn't bear dropping a G on them. Klipsch suggest their own subs(of course) but I felt the price was a little rich for my blood, so I use a $100 Sony powered sub and it works just fine. They hit the highs, mids, and lows like a champ.
It was almost like listening to it for the first time. Believe me, I looked.
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