Customers admire the Reference Series 5-1/4" 340-Watt Passive 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers for their top-notch sound quality, noting the crisp highs and ample bass. The speakers are also appreciated for their appealing appearance, well-executed design, and compact size. Many customers feel the price offers great value for the power and performance delivered.
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Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Loud and proud with looks too.
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
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Klipsch in my opinion makes about the best speakers out there in this price range. These look really cool so you might want to leave the covers off. Some people think Klipsch have too much treble on the very high end. I think it's called being too bright. To me you can just turn the treble down a little if it bothers you. I don't care because it really helps understand dialog in movies to have that clean sharp sound. Music is helped by the clarity too. These are tall for bookshelf speakers so you may need to make sure they will fit if going into a cabinet.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Bookshelf Speakers
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Great sound for size of speaker, very rich high end very nice.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great sounding speaker
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Plenty of mid and low end for a small speaker. We wall mounted these in our condo.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Terrific buy. Thank you!
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Love them. Considering the size of the speaker they produce amazing sound clean and rich with great highs. First time buyer of Klipsch speakers and am sold on them.
BTW, order an open box set as being excellent and indeed they were, like new and would not have known the difference.
Again, great buy and value for the money.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great speakers for any budget
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
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Excellent speakers. Have the whole Klipsch setup and use these for my rear surround. Bass is good and so is the treble. Could see using these in stereo in a smaller room and pairing with a sub for some extra bass
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bass, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Ugly but sound great
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought these in sale; my review is based on the $200 sale price.
Build quality:
Ok. Nothing to brag about; rectangle box, vinyl finish, plastic grille. Honestly I find they look ugly (though they don’t look bad in the pics)
Sound:
Very good. This is an exciting/energetic speaker with good treble/dynamics, nice midrange and punchy bass. This is a bright speaker but not fatiguing. I’d compare the sound to the Jbl 530. At $200 these are a great value. At $400 they’re still good but have competition.
I’ve also had the RP50 mk ii; as one would expect, they are better in every regard. Still energetic but with more smoothness. If you’re debating between the two, have the extra money and prioritize music, RP50M mkii are better. If for home theater, r50pm mk ii will suffice
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Get'em when on Sale-they are worth it
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Clean sound. Very nice replacements for my ancient late 70's model dinosaurs. Bass is very nice, but I recommend a nice subwoofer, to get a super nice experience. Got'em on sale priced: $239, open-box $190. Open box got sold out before I could get to them, but if other websites sell'em for less I say get'em. A good value, considering my ancient ones I got over $300 back in the 70's. So yeah, I think I upgraded without breaking the bank.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great set of speakers
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High quality sound. Very much would recommend. Would also recommend some other speakers to pair with
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Big sound in a little box
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Great sound for my room, goes great with my new turntable
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Home Theater
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Great product, using for primary left and right speakers combined with Klipsch center speaker annd 12 sub, excellent quality and sound.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great speakers for TV dialogue.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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I am NOT an audiophile, just to get that out of the way. I think audio is mostly subjective and depends on the music or media that you consume. I really like the sound of these speakers. I’m using them with my Sony Bravia tv and it is so much easier to understand dialogue. The sound carries extremely well. Turning up my tv speakers louder didn’t make it any easier to understand dialogue at greater viewing distances. My living room and kitchen are open concept and I can understand dialogue just as well whether I’m across the room cooking at the stove or right in front of them sitting at the tv. I don’t have to turn them up higher, it’s almost uncanny how well the sound carries. These fit our situation perfectly.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Klipsch fan for life
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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These speakers have changed my audio experience throughout my home.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sounds great
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Great sound. added to a 5.1 surround sound system .
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Appearance, Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
RTKredwing
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Wonderful sound.
Perfect size.
Love the look and can clearly hear the instrumentals.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good sounding soeaker
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Hooked these up to a 1968 fisher am/fm stereo phonograph and they sound awesome. I got them at 1/2 price which make them a steal!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Sound From A Small Speaker
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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The sound that comes out of these speakers is AMAZING !!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Small package big punch!
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Overall great quality and great sound. Getting them half off really made this a great buy!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Mind boggling!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Today I refreshed my home theater setup, with these 5¼" bookshelf speakers for my fronts, a matching center speaker and a matching 12" sub woofer. My old fronts were Boston Accoustoc minis from 1998 and the rest was 20 year old equipment. I'm running them through a Denon X-3711 AVR. After calubration, I started several movies and played about 15 minutes of each. The experience was like being in a theater. These bookshelf speakers are clean and crisp and obviously of high quality. I'm kicking myself for not doing this sooner. I went all-in because my old sub died yesterday and BB had some awesome Black Friday deals! Great product line Klipsch!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excuse me Klipsch, give me another!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I listened to a TON of bookshelf speakers when looking at building my media room sound system. I wanted something for my rears and Atmos overheads that were clear, full, and rich. Something that could have easily been my front Left and Right if I didn't go with floor standings....these ARE THOSE SPEAKERS! I wanted that because when listening to music and non-atmos content I could do all-channel stereo or even just pump music from the rear or above if I wanted without losing quality. I can not tell you enough how "WOW" these sound, especially at the price. Way way way above their weight class. Klipsch gets a bad rep sometimes, but a lot of the time is preference also people need to understand speaker break-in, especially with companies like this that would rather have you do the break-in so they can pass the cost saving onto you. Taking on 70 to 100 hours of break-in for premium speakers and a mid-level cost is worth it IMO. They sounded great right away, now that I am about 70 hours of use into these....my goodness the dynamics are something seen closer to audiophile hi-fi speakers, that come in at least double the price. These so far are at least 90% as good as those and less than half the price....common need I say more? 6 stars
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Klipsch 2 way bookshelf speakers
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Affordable,great sounding bookshelf speakers.Filled a medium sized room with a balanced sound. Perfect for audio fan on a budget.