Klipsch - Reference Series Dual 8" 600-Watt Passive 2-Way Floor Speaker (Each) - Black

If you want to experience music in a new way, hearing intricate sounds and details of your records that you've never noticed before these are the speakers for you. You feel the music as much as you hear it. When I say they scream, I truly mean it. They hit the highest of the highs, the lowest of the lows and everything in between. I love loud, undistorted music, it truly changes the listening experience, but I haven't even gotten this system over 75% of max volume because it is just so incredibly loud even at 75%. I have the whole Klipsch Reference line running on an Onkyo TX-NR585 and couldn't be more pleased. My home theatre tech was blown away and swore that the setup had to be in the $7,500-10,000 range, when in fact it was less than 1/3 of that. These speakers excel in all genres played, but particularly seem to like rock. They absolutely wail when you play a little Metallica, Van Halen, or Zeppelin. Not to say that fans of electronic, rap, or reggae will be disappointed, you most definitely won't. I listen to it all and am constantly impressed by the performance, clarity and refined, yet raw power. Bulletproof construction and gorgeous design really are just the icing on this beautiful cake. I would put my system up against anyone's with confidence that mine would outperform all, except perhaps someone with more expensive, top of the line, Klipsch gear. Other reputable brands make a decent product, but this is absolutely stellar, not just decent like the plethora of other systems I listened to before making this purchase. This is my 3rd Klipsch surround sound system and I cant stress enough how well they are built. I have all three still, the original of which is almost 15 years old, and they all function perfectly and sound better now than they ever have since they are broken in. These are one of the rare products of today that you could likely pass onto your kids, they are truly that well built. Not plastic garbage like the majority electronics today. You will notice as soon as you try to pick up the box that these bad boys are made of real wood and heavy metal components built to last. All in all these speakers will change the way you experience music in a drastic way regardless of how good you thought your previous method of listening was, be it top of the line headphones, or competitor's surround sound. If you want proof, go listen to them in the store before purchasing. Even the display setup will blow you away. Then you get them home and they exceed your expectations again. I would recommend these to anyone serious about their listening experience, you will not be disappointed. Make sure you give them enough power though, don't try to save money on your receiver otherwise you will be upgrading that component sooner rather than later.

for me, just like a lot of others i’m sure, speakers are a very subjective purchase. some might purchase based on sound quality alone. others might do a ton of research and pick the best rated ones. still others might pick a speaker based on its visual design. i don't personally care about accuracy or design so much as how a speaker makes me feel when i listen to music or watch a movie. i can say this much about these new Klipsches…they have replaced my Polk RTI-A7 speakers in my home theater, and it was a relatively easy choice. of course it’s a matter of personal taste, and some will swear by the Polks. i do love them, but as soon as i fired the Klipsch floors up i knew i had a winner. for home theater, they sound absolutely amazing. tight, punchy, crisp, and of course plenty of volume. good: -sound quality - wow. i come from a long history of Polk speakers, this being my first Klipsch. i’ve never heard highs like this before, almost sparkling they’re so present, and not in a fatiguing way. these have been an amazing addition to my home theater. the previous Polks were great, but these feel and sound so much like an actual theater i sometimes forget where i am! -room filling body from top to bottom - the tweeters and mids feel perfectly balanced to me. nice fat center to the sound, and in a fairly large room there is plenty of volume and “presence” to go around, without feeling like they’re being over driven. -clarity - did i mention the highs? absolutely crisp and wonderfully balanced from top to bottom. bad: -none for me misc: -the copper woofers - you’ll probably either love them or hate them. either way, i keep the speaker grills on so it makes no difference to me. overall: absolutely love these speakers, especially for my home theater. easy 5 stars for me, especially for the price.

I bought and demoed 2 different tower speakers before catching these on sale. I have them in a large room 18x20 and they have no issues effortlessly filling the room with great sound. The highs mids and lows are equally matched with each other. I have them paired with 2 klipsch R120sw subs and R52C center. I’m running them on a Yamaha TSR7850 AV receiver. I have these towers set to small and crossed over at 80hz and let the subs do the heavier work. The entire system is POWERFUL. The only negative that I could possibly mention is occasionally I can hear faint muddiness in the woofers if the instrumentals, bass and, vocals are really busy in the song at high volumes but again that’s at high volumes. (I hate to even mention that because I feel like I got a steal on these) overall I am happy and won’t complain considering these were half off and blew the other 2 wharfedale speakers that I demoed completely away. These speakers are very efficient as my receiver is running at half the temperature as it did with the smaller wharfedales 230’s. Some have complained about the size of these but I enjoy them the look, sound and, power match. If I had to and they were on sale I would buy them again without a second thought. I paid shipping to return the whatfedales because these were that much better!!!!! Thank you Best Buy for having these in the store so I could at least get a taste of what they sounded like at the klipsch demo stand on the shelf.

I am a big believer that quality sound can be had for those on a tight budget. The Cyber Monday deal Best Buy is running on these is a total NO-Brainer! I was running my (2) Klipsch RF-52 II and decided that this deal was just too good to pass up. I am not regretting this purchase one bit. I am still running my center center RC-52 II, (2) M1 B&W rears, and a SW-110 for low end in an apartment. Power station is an older, yet formidable Yamaha Aventage RX-A700 90 x 7 (only running 5.1) . My concern was powering these bad boys, since they're rated at 150 RMS. However, those that are in the know, understand Klipsch are extremely efficient, and can run off of this power. I got them home tonight and ran them through the paces with various genres. Simply put, how could I be disappointed? The strings, acoustics, mid-range, mid-bass, and added low end was an immersion of sound. There is a break-in period. These will improve over time, and I am counting the days. Next step is pre/pro once I buy a house. In the meantime, I will do my best not to annoy my fellow tenants. Don't walk...RUN! This is the best bang for your buck you could ask for in floor standing! Merry Christmas To Me! One Last note, do NOT skimp on interconnects! All of mine are heavy gauge, oxygen free, shielded, etc. My cable management may look somewhat like a rats nest, but there is zero noise.

Am almost at a week with a pair of these speakers and they sound better by the day with break-in. They look fantastic and are very well put together. While the aesthetics and build quality are strong, the bottom line is, speakers need to sound great - right? Right. And these definitely do. I replaced a pair of big, Cerwin Vega Re38s I've had for many years. I loved those speakers, but the Klipsch replacements are much more accurate and do a better job of separating sounds. I am definitely hearing things from my records I'd never heard before. The reason? Klipsch R-820Fs. I'm suing the same Onkyo TX-NR636 receiver and the speakers have made the system sound even better. I also decided to add a Klipsch RC-62 II center channel and the sound is that much better. Don't get me wrong - the R-820Fs do a fine job as standalone speakers - especially for music. But if you also watch a lot of movies the addition of a center channel will improve the soundstage and make the dialogue more clear. Very, VERY happy with my purchase.

Let’s make this quick and easy. We are in our late 50’s so hearing the dialog is important. These are mostly used for TV, movies on disk (BR and 4K), and Netflix. We do listen to music some as well. We DO NOT HAVE SURROUND. We listen for now only stereo… These speakers are INCREDIBLE! The base is fantastic even without a sub. The voices on movies and TV are very easy to hear. Sound quality with music is amazing. These are worth every penny that we paid and a real blessing. If you want quality sound, high dynamic range, excellent fidelity (old folks like me know that term), these really deliver! We bought them on sale from Best Buy at $269 each. Best Buy does a great job! For reference, the receiver is Onkyo TX-NR686 God Bless!

Got a great deal on these speakers and I honestly didn't expect much in the way of performance from them. These are honestly amazing speakers for the price. They are pretty power hungry but if you have a halfway decent Amp to power them they sound great. I really mean halfway decent as I am currently powering these with a Denon HEOSAMP that's probably barely pushing 100W RMS per channel. I really enjoy the soundstaging and quality of sound recreation these speakers create. They have surprisingly good separation and imaging. The low frequency response is great! I would definitely say that if you're using these exclusively for music there would not be a need for a dedicated subwoofer. If these are part of your home theater system they do leave a little to be desired for explosions and stuff like that in movies so you'll still want dedicated sub. These are great speakers for the price and I am happily surprised by their quality.

What can I say, I am feeling emotional about this... I had a pair of Bose 401 for the last forever. I purchased a Sony 1080 last month. 2 weeks ago, I finally decided to upgrade my floor speakers and found a great deal on these 820s. I've been listening for about 2 weeks now and I am compelled to leave a review. I am blown away, I can actually hear outstanding imaging, crisp (not harsh) highs and the speakers also have a nice warmth. I am hearing details in songs that I haven't heard before. My system is supported by an older Klipsch Synergy 10" sub. Last week I purchased an received a Klipsch R-52c. Running a 3.1 set-up watching TV was a joy this evening. The center channel carried the voices perfectly while the 820s did their magic on the soundtrack. I've got some ceiling and wall 3650's on order to complete the system. I'm very happy with 820's as my anchors.