Customers frequently mention the tremendous sound quality of the Reference 5-1/4" Bookshelf Speakers, highlighting the excellent bass response and clear highs. Many appreciate the speakers' size and powerful sound for their footprint, finding them easy to set up and aesthetically pleasing. The price point is also frequently cited as a positive aspect.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
For Lovers of Music, Simply Glorious.
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Finally set up my office space with my stereo and turntable and needed a pair of speakers to complete the system. Thought I would get some Andrew Jones Bookshelf Pioneers, affordable and good sounding for the price. Until I heard these in the store demo. The difference was night and day. It's usually hard to gauge the true sound of a speaker in a loud store showroom with so much back ground noise, but when these came on, it was like I was transported into my own private listening room. The spaciousness of the sound produced by a pair of these was incredible. Wonderful highs, without harshness, mids without muddying up the sound, and lows with some punch. Mind you, these won't produce the bass like a dedicated subwoofer, but for the majority of music styles, it truly holds its own. They are a little on the mid to high end price for bookshelf speakers, but well worth the money. And Best Buy, everyone's favorite electronics store (am I right?), sometimes has these reduced to virtually a steal. Now I have to create the surround sound system for my living room with Klipsches, no turning back now.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So clean, just buy them!
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I normally do not write reviews, but I had to come back to bestbuy to write about the Klipsch R-15 speakers and the 10" sub I bought. These with the sub sound amazingly clean. I love them. I listen to music so much more now because I am constantly blown away as how clean these speakers sound. I am not sure I will ever buy any other speakers but Klipsch again!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great quality speakers.
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Quality speakers make a huge difference in your entertainment experience. I own klipsch surround sound for my home theater, so I knew the quality I was getting buying these two bookshelf speakers. Clean crisp sound. Plenty of bass and volume. I am using them for my portable movie theater screen that is 10' by 6'. The crowd is always very entertained!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great bookshelf speakers
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I bought these to accompany my Mission bookshelf speakers. They have good bass response and the highs are crisp. Their performance out performs some other bookshelf that I listened to during my shopping for speakers. Their price was hard to beat. Great sounding speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bass, Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great bookshelf speakers
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I'm so happy I bought these! They're relatively small, look good and sound great. Very clear highs and good accurate bass. I have them connected to a Sonos Connect:Amp and they're paired with a small Klipsch 6" theater subwoofer. The room is 12'x15' and these speakers are perfect. The sound and power handling capabilities are more than enough and they sound 5 times bigger than they are!
I also have dealt with Klipsch customer support on 2 occasions and they did not disappoint me. They were very friendly and replaced my defective equipment very much to my satisfaction. Very happy customer here!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great sound for the money!
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I have 10 years experience with pro audio and these compete very well on a consumer level, in a compact size, and at a very reasonable price. Very crisp sound.
Highly recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Top notch speakers.
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Bought these to replace a cheaper but decent pair of Insigina bookshelf speakers for my desktop PC and couldn't be happier. Much richer fuller sound obviously than what I had. Very happy with my purchase on Pre black Friday deal online for $125. Worth every penny.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding quality and clarity.
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I picked a pair of these up on sale and I have been very pleased with them. They have an outstanding high and mid range sound. For their size they also deliver clean sounding bass and can pack a punch for a bookshelf sized speaker. They have complimented my larger speakers quite well. In my opinion the construction quality of these speakers is superior to all others in the same price range.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect where space is tight
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I purchased these because my wife and I moved, and our new place with the living room configuration doesn't allow for our Polk tower speakers. I told her that I didn't want bookshelf style speakers because we would lose sound. And boy was I wrong! These are louder, clearer, more efficient, and less expensive than I thought I would be paying for speakers that sound as nice as these. We liked them so much that we bought another pair as rears. They compliment our klipsch reference center, and our mirage sub with integra amp nicely. Great sound for not a lot of money
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great natural sound
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After some positioning and light tweeking, which is necessary with any set of speakers to achieve a non-fatiguing sweet spot, I love the clear natural sound of these speakers, especially listening to vocals in two channel stereo. Also use these as part of a Klipsch reference surround setup. Crisp highs with great dispersion, thanks to the horn loaded tweeter, and a clean midrange. Small yet packs a punch. A good subwoofer is definitely needed to produce the low end in a larger sized room. A great product in its price range.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great buy!
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I’ve been building out my Klipsche system and this was my next purchase. I run these through a Pioneer VSX-L101 7.2 amp and the sound is perfect! Crisp when music is played with the traditional loudness that Klipsche are notorious for and crystal clear when 7.2 is running on a 4K film. Just the 2nd sub left to buy and I’m all set. Very easy to setup as you would expect, the finish is beautiful and looks even better when you take the grills off.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bass, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Powerful speakers for the size.
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For the size these speakers are bassy, but where they shine is with the highs and mids. I am using them as my rear speakers in a 5.1 setup. I can parts of songs that are invisible with lower quality speakers and background noises in movies with clarity.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Small speakers, big sound!
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These are my rear speakers in a 5.1 surround Klipsch package. They are perfect if you want something smaller (instead of another pair of floor standing speakers in the rear) for background sound. Nice looking, very affordable, although they unfortunately can't be mounted. Good bang for the buck!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Get them - Awesome
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I am an old school stereo guy and have had several different kinds of speakers and heard many more. My MA set is Cambridge Sound works which was a group from Bose. These are the best I have heard. Listening to Symphony Christmas music is incredible in the clarity of each instrument. I don't know anymore if I can blast out my Beatle and Who music through these as it may be a disservice. Also I purchased them at 1/2 the price of a leading competitor store. You will fall in love. (PS. Get the Sony receiver 200-Watt and 5-CD player and you are done for <$350.)!!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great match to Klipsch center channel
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I upgraded to these speakers along with the matching Reference Series center channel from an old, smaller Quintet set. The difference is huge. While they sound great for movies, the biggest improvement is with music. The extra bass capability with the woofers in these speakers really brings music to life.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love these speakers
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I bought these to hook up to a new turntable and also use as speakers for my TV. The sound quality is excellent. Crystal clear, and able to reproduce both high and low end as adjusted with my receiver. I expect to add to the speakers with the matching center, sub woofer, and possibly even surround speakers. They also look great and are the perfect size for my entertainment system.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Whoa! These sound fantastic!!
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I currently have a small HTiB set up that has done ok for what I paid. I've been wanting to slowly replace speakers until I have a full 5.1 system in place. My wife spotted these as an open box sale for $186. No scratches, covers were intact and everything looked fine so we bought them.
Since I already had wires run, all I had to do was swap the speakers out and then gave them a go. These sound really good. Much better than I expected. A lot of people say Klipsch sound too harsh over time. To me, they sound crisp and detailed. I play a lot of xbox (currently Destiny) and everything sounds so much better. Reloading a shotgun sounds crunchy and visceral. When I punch (Titan master race!) somebody, it sounds meaty. When I fire a rocket, the sound is incredible. After testing it on Destiny, my wife and I decided it watch a movie. It just so happens that the Dark Knight was on free on demand! WOW! Fantastic! I think the biggest thing I've noticed it that these are loud where they need to be, where I'm sitting. My other speakers would be loud but go down the hallway to the bedroom and they were actually louder. Now with the Klipsch, I can crank it up and the sound stays focused in the listening area. I thought it was just me but my wife said she could barely hear it in the bedroom but it was much louder once she came back to the living room. Nice!
I am super impressed with these and I'm glad my wife spotted the open box sale.
I cant wait to get the center channel, moves these to the back and add towers and a good sub!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Klipsch speakers are the way to go!
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These speakers are amazing, crystal clear, easy to set up, I paired these with a 300.00 Polk center channel speaker on sale at the time for 229.00 at Best Buy. I have the pioneer elite magnolia vsx- lx 102 receiver, with all this combined sports, movies, video games, sound crystal clear! I have the Klipsch subwoofer as well. These bookshelf speakers are great!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bass, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great sound, smaller speakers
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I use these in my living room with a very tall ceiling and it fills the room nicely with sound. Prior to purchasing I was thinking I'd need to also by a sub-woofer but after listening to them I don't need to. Granted, I listen to mostly classical music. The cello comes through deep and crisp. I use it with an 18 year old Yamaha natural sound receiver and a cheap cd player as well as live radio.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Everything I wanted
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I love these speakers. They are relatively compact and sound great. I use them as front channel speakers for my home theater and the can take a lot without distorting. If you are looking for an affordable, great sounding speaker in a not too large form factor, these are perfect.