Klipsch - Reference Series 5-1/4" 340-Watt Passive 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) - Black

Pretty great pair of speakers. I had purchased them on sale so I thought, why not? Size wise, they were a bit large but no larger than other bookshelf speakers in its category. I'm not the most eloquent person, but I would say that the sounds of the speakers had plenty of clarity and was not muddied by the equally great bass. Pretty awesome pair for any fans of more colorful audio than the dry analytical sounds of more accurate ones. Would recommend a subwoofer though.

I purchased these R-51 M speakers as a rear channel for my home theater system. They are replacing my Bose Acoustimass 10 system. With only these connected and using the Klipsch RP-404C Center Channel, the sound is phenomenal. It's like I bought an entirely new system. There is a very noticeable sound quality difference. I'm running them through the Onkyo TX-NR656 amplifier. Also purchased at Best Buy. At this moment my sub and front speakers have not arrived. I purchased these through Best Buy's "open Box" program at a deep discount. They look and sound new. Keeping in mind I would have removed them from the box anyway to connect them. Best Buys loss is my gain, Thanks Best Buy. There is one drawback . Best Buy does not offer any reasonably priced speaker stand to match these speakers. Nor does Klipsch. I can live with that. I'm fairly handy so I will just make a custom set. This is necessary for my application. As stated these are my rear channel speakers. The connection is very simple. No degree needed. If you can screw a tire valve cap on, you can connect these with out difficulty. They weigh eleven pounds each. So rather than chance many of the stands offered and having my speakers crash to the floor I feel this to be my best option. Would I recommend these speakers? By all means. This is a reasonably priced, high quality addition most would be proud to have in their system. One final thought. Don't pass by those "open box" offers. You get good first quality at a reduced price when available.

I needed some speakers to use for rears that would somewhat match tonally with my Klipsch RP-150m fronts and RP-500C center. I was on a budget and got these for half price Black Friday. Timbre matching is not as critical for the rear speakers but these seem to be voiced similarly to the Reference Premiere line. Even when I listen to my SACDs in 5.1, the music pans from front to rear, the speakers blend in perfectly. Only complaint is on stock photos, there appears to be a keyhole on the back to hang the speakers on the wall. There is no keyhole on the back of the speakers so you have to come up with your own mounting method if you need to hang them. The magnetic grille covers are a nice touch that's rare in the price range. I appreciate the full size tweeter horn vs the smaller ones used on the previous R-15M, it really improved the tweeter dispersion. Really great speakers for the price that sound bigger than they are.