Customers have good things to say about the Reference Dual 5-1/4" Center-Channel Speaker's sound quality, price, and ease of use. Many appreciate its appearance and size, while also noting strong performance in the highs and volume. A few customers mentioned the weight as a minor drawback.
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Crisp and clear
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This little center channel work high above its paygrade. This thing offers clean crisp sound and drives hard the most important part of any movie, the dialog. This is just as good as any center twice its price. Highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Cant go wrong with Klipsch
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One thing I would be Wary of is, How sensitive are you to sound? Klipsch are known to be very bright. If you can handle the highs I would go with a Klipsch set up! This center chain brings everything to life
I would recommend this to a friend
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Appearance, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good center channel
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Great center channel with floor standing speakers, blends very well, and looks good too!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Solid sound
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Nice look, good sound with clear voices. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that the first one I bought I had to exchange because it was dead. I'm sure that's a rarity with speakers which is why I must have spent 30 min trying to trouble shoot something on my end before driving back to the store. The 2nd one worked like a charm.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Money well spent worth every penny quality app md at its finest!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the upgrade.
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I upgraded from a smaller Klipsch center channel so this was an easy decision. The difference in upgraded clarity and volume is substantial. I highly recommend this speaker.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So much clarity
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Huge improvement over my old Yahama speakers I had. I coupled the R-25C with the R-15m for fronts and rear surrounds.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome upgrade
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Up graded out surround sound from the satellite klipsch speakers.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
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Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT SPEAKER FOR THE PRICE
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I bought the speaker to compliment the two R 28 towers that I bought during the Thanksgiving week sale. It is replacing the center channel speaker in my quintet package. It is hooked up to a Pioneer Elite receiver. The sound is crisp and clean throughout and can handle all the power that my receiver has. As I wall mounted the speaker, its' weight required that I install a shelf. M den is 13' x 29' and the system fills the room with sound. Next up, upgrade the surround speakers. The reference speakers series are an excellent entry level system for an average size room. My only regret is not buying the complete package from the beginning.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great speakers at at reasonable price
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I decided to upgrade my current Polk Audio system because it seemed like my 12” sub was losing its punch after having the system for roughy five years. I decided to go with these copper woven Klipsch speakers after reading all the great reviews on the net and I’m glad I did. These speakers sound awesome and they look great to boot. I spent roughly $1300 on a 5.1 system which isn’t chump change but I knew I wanted good stuff so I had to pay for it. The floor standing speakers sound so nice that they even provide a very good amount of bass on their own. Couple them to the 10” sub and things start really shaking in my house. The center channel has me hearing voices in certain movies that I never heard with my previous Polk Audio system. All in all this is one sweet system that I know I will enjoy for several years.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great center speaker, I can hear again...
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My hearing is not as good as it used to be so I often had difficulty understanding dialog in movies and TV shows, in particular, when a woman or child spoke. No EQ settings could correct this. After doing on-line research I decided to purchase a better center speaker for our 7.1 system. I found the Klipsch R-25C normally priced at $249.00 on sale at Best Buy. Still a little more than I wished to pay but thought I'd give it a try. Well, it is the best two hundred dollars I've ever spent. Dialog is so much easier to understand, very clear, crisp and rich sounding voices.
My wife is quite impressed because it is now seldom necessary to rewind video and increase volume for us to know what is being said. I would recommend this speaker to anyone owning a surround system valued in the $400 to $2500 - $3500 range. Some owners of higher cost systems may not care to admit they paid so little for a center speaker.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome clarity
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I got this speaker as an upgrade to a small Kipsch Quintet center channel. The difference amazing. Dialogue is so much clearer and easier to understand. While it can be turned up high volumes, it's nice to be able to hear everything clearly at lower levels. Plus it looks great!
Highly recommended.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Big Improvement
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I have had the Klipsch Quintet speaker set for some time, which does a pretty good job with my AV receiver and 60" Samsung. Over time, with my hearing deteriorating too, I found the center channel was not sounding as good as the rest of the speakers, since most of the dialogue was coming through that channel. When selecting a replacement I decided to just upgrade the center channel and stick with the Klipsch brand. The speakers are much bigger in R-25C and greatly improve the quality of the center channel sound. I am very pleased with performance of this speaker.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love my new center channel
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I bought a complete speaker set up for my surround sound.
2 r28f's for my fronts, 1 r25c for my center, 1 r10sw and 4 r15m's for my surrounds. This center channel sounds great. Clean dialogue good bass not overwhelming very clear. My wife and I love all our klipsch speakers. Best money I've spent to upgrade my speakers. Would highly recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice Addition
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Needed a center channel as the four wall mounted and two Klipsch bookshelf speakers were nice, but needed more voice on movies. This center is strong with movies as well as music.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for your setup
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This speaker quickly made me realize how much audio I missed out on. I used to have to turn my surround up to hear people talk, and back down when action in a movie was going on. This had the power to make those sounds louder and more clear. Now I don't have to keep adjusting the audio!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Sound.
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Was originally going to purchase a sound bar since our older surround sound wasn't producing the quality sound we wanted. We had to turn the volume way up in order to hear what was being said. That caused the background noise to be too loud. After talking to a blue shirt he determined our center speaker wasn't large enough and he recommended this one. It made all the difference. No more blaring background noise and good clear volume from this center speaker. This purchase was an open box which made the price perfect for our needs.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Monster sound
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I came from a 20 year old KLH center channel (small) to this beast. Needles to say there is no comparison between the two. This blew it out of the water. For the money, compared to other center channels around the same price point, you won't find a better product.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Appearance, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good speaker for it's class
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This is a good speaker and I am very happy with it. It is the smallest of the premium line but still fairly large. If you are an audio-phile, you probably want a larger center, but if aesthetic appearance matters to you, this is probably the way to go.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Appearance, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great sounding center speaker
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i really like how this thing looks. nice finish with the cooper colored woofers. the sound in movies is clear. the one thing is that its huge, i had a little problem with placement but its still a very good center speaker. all center speakers are huge.