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"The best so far..." on by Eardison
Pros: Compact size, big sound
Cons: No bundled subwoofer
Summary: I’ve owned three other similar speaker packages within the past two years, all big(ger) name brands. The Quintet III system (only when coupled with a sub) definitely out performs them all. When adjusted properly (placement, sub and EQ), you will think you are listening to speakers twice their price and size. Well worth the money. Again, don’t expect these to give you big sound out of the box; you need to purchase a subwoofer. I bought a Yamaha and it fits in fine with the system.
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"Great product. Highly recommend" on by wsftlf
Pros: Crystal clear sound and compact size
Cons: None so far.
Summary: A quality made, compact speaker set that I couldn't be more happy with. I was considering buying the Bose 3-2-1 system but got these and a Yamaha receiver for cheaper and it sounds WAY better.
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"For the size, they're amazing" on by Nuggits63
Pros: They're small, but, the sound they make isn't
Cons: Due to their size, they don't have the sheer power you'd get from larger speakers
Summary: I have the Quintet III with a Klipsch Synergy Sub-12; and while the sub takes care of the lows very well, the speakers aren't overpowered by it, which is a VERY good thing.
However, you do notice when playing playing music, that the whole warmness in the music isn't 100% there as it would be with larger speakers. However, if you are limited to a smaller speaker size (as I am right now) these speakers do a wonderful job.
But, if you do have room that would allow larger floor standing speakers, by all means, look for those instead. I'd suggest the Klipsch RF-63's or (if you have the budget for) the RF-83's.
But, if you do tweak the settings on your amplifier just right, the Quintet III series do an excellent job by far; and if I could, I'd give these speakers an 8.5 for sound quality, and build quality.
I've owned the speakers a little before Christmas '07 to today (April 28th '08) and after excessive volumes from gunfire from Call of Duty 4 and explosions in movies, they still sound like new.
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"Great Deal" on by kinggorman
Pros: Great sound, small, cheap, easy to install (wire and hang on wall)
Cons: Center speaker is a little tinny sounding
Summary: These speakers far exceed what I thought I would be receiving for the price I paid a few months ago. They have very good sound for speakers as small as they are. I live in an apartment and could not by anything much bigger for fear the sound would end up with me being evicted. I bought a 320 watt Klipsch sub-woofer to go with the speakers and it sounds wonderful.
Setting it up with my yamaha receiver proved to be a bit tricky though. I work in IT and a rather tech-savvy person. It was not difficult for me to set the speakers up, it was just time consuming to get it to the point that the sound was where I wanted it to be.
I decided to set my crossover frequency at 100mHz, after listening for a while at 80mHz, a lot of people thought it to be a bad idea. It worked out rather well though. I like that more bass goes to the powerful subwoofer than otherwise would. It just sounds better.
After hanging the speakers on the wall and running wires to the receiver and calibrating everything, football and hockey are just amazing. I cannot believe how much I was missing in the sound fields that are in HD hockey.
The only gripe I have is with the lack of range provided by the center speaker...it sounds too tinny, it's not as good as the sound from the surrounds.
What I like the most though, is listening to my XM on the speakers. It comes through in crisp, clear, 2-channel stereo that sounds as good as many systems I have heard with much more powerful speakers.
I could not be happier with my purchase. -
"Great quality out of a small package!!" on by kdamghani
Pros: Beautiful Lifelike sounds out of a small sleek sexy set of speakers.
Cons: None that I can find.
Summary: Hook this set of speakers to the Klipsch 12" subwoofer and feel the movies you watch!! This is a great and powerful set of speakers when hooked up to the right reciever to make it all come together.
Klipsch Quintet III user reviews
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