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4.0 stars
"Full, rich, even sound, yet light and open, all at a reasonable price."
Pros: Rock solid low bass. Open airy treble. Smooth overall sound.
Cons: Only come in black. Mid bass sound a little muddy. Front speakers have to be away from the wall because of the rear firing port.
Summary: I have had this Klipsch set up for a couple of weeks now. I actually bought the system piece by piece. B-2s up front, C-1 center, and S-1 sides. I also cheated and got a KSW-12 subwoofer instead of the KSW-10. I am driving them with a Sony 997 receiver. Sony claims 100 watts per channel. I suspect it cannot deliver this to all channels at once. Nonetheless it has plenty of power for these speakers.
For movies, just screened Phantom of the Opera. Thunderous bottom end when called for. But, I also like classical music. The sound is light and airy. Equally important to good low bass is no base when not called for. Voices sound natural instead of booming.
My only reservation is definition in the mid bass region. I have not played enough music yet to know if it is the recording or the system. Based on what I heard in "Phantom", I kind of suspect I am hearing whatever is recorded.
Sure, go with Paradigm if you can afford it. They sound superb. But for the money, I couldn't find anything better. My wife was originally mad becasue she thought Bose looked unobtrusive and sounded good. But, then she heard her first movie on Klipsch and figured the decor could suffer. I bought white grill cloth and am going to paint the boxes white to mollify my good lady.
Sounded so good, I bought a set of B-2s and a KSW-12 for my rec room and a set of Klipsch outdoor speakers for my deck. (These are essentially B-2s in a weather resistant box.) Best Buy was having a sale. The two sub-woofers were essentially free. Enjoy!
