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9/10
Great speakers for the moneyby tbcass - October 22, 2005
Pros: Great sound, Great Bass
Cons: None for the price
Review: I knew someone who had to give up their much more expensive Bose system in a divorce settlement. I recommended these as a replacement. This person was floored at how much better these sounded than the Bose at a considerably lower price. Are these the ultimate Audiophile speakers? No, but for normal sane people these are great. (I am a recovered audiophile. I think Audiophiles are a little nuts)
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8/10
Full, rich, even sound, yet light and open, all at a reasonable price.by northwestbob - June 24, 2005
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.
Review: 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!
User Rating: 8/10
love 'emby - October 6, 2004
Pros: Great for DVD's with lot's of action. Unbelievable clarity and sound. Occasionally Best Buy will put on sale making them a great value. I'm not disappointed at all, makes watching the movies at home a fun experience. I upgraded from an older JBL system
Cons: Well, it's like available in Black only. The Sub is the weakest part on my system, although it could also be the room dynamics. And they are big so get used to the room's realestate shrinking, but, hey, your after the sound afterall.
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User Rating: 8/10
best value in speakers availableby - September 1, 2004
Pros: for the money, this is the finest quality speaker set on the market, period. i did not buy my speaker set as a whole, rather, pieced it together from ebay after first buying synergy sb-2's. i was so impressed with the sb-2's that i had to complete the se
Cons: availability. bestbuy is the only big-name retailer i could find that carried the synergy line but they were (are) extremely overpriced. brandnamez.com provided my sb-2's yet when aquiring the ksw-10, ss.5's and sc.5, there were none to be found, hence
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User Rating: 9/10
Loud, Crisp, DYNAMIC!!!by - June 11, 2004
Pros: Incredibile sound. Mids jump out at you, highs can break glass. Makes other speakers sound lame, limp, muddy. I've owned them a year now and I've searched this site for opinions on them. Seems like the only people to give it a thumbs down are people who h
Cons: Sub can be called a bit weak by super bass-hungry people but it goes low enough and loud enough for me. Then again, I don't drive around in a low-rider with a muffler the size of a water main and 4 subwoofers crammed into the trunk that are so damned big
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User Rating: 9/10
A good system.by - April 29, 2004
Pros: I substituted a 15" for the 10" and added two rear channels to round out the room. A Denon 3801 powers it all very nicely.
Cons: None.
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Amazing Performanceby - December 2, 2003
Pros: Big sound from small speaker package. Does not need a big amp to fill a large room with Rock-N-Roll.
Cons: A bit ugly.
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2/10
not enough boomby - April 29, 2003
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Review: cnet is no the place for ht equipment. this speak set has half the low end and none of the quality that this kinda money can buy.
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7/10
Great HT system for nice priceby - March 24, 2003
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Review: JB's review below demonstrates that some "reviewers" are too smart by half when it comes to their audio "knowledge base". In fact, JB, if there is any knock on properly designed, horn loaded systems, its that they are exceptionally revealing, and can expose weaknesses in upstream equipment. With high quality amplification, Klipsch speakers have a history of being some of the best designs ever in their price range. You don't need alot of power to make these sing, which might make some on a budget appreciate the value proposition offered by Klipsch in this package.
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10/10
Incredible Surround Sound System!!!by - February 14, 2003
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Review: For the money, this system is incredible. For a test drive, have your local store put in Saving Private Ryan or Star Wars Episode 2. You won't walk out of the store without them. I didn't!
User Rating: 9/10
Simply Awesome!by - January 6, 2003
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Review: I recently purchased this set from Nebraska Furniture Mart and I got it home, hooked it up to my Sony receiver, and they sounded awesome. I have never heard such great bass. The rear speakers sound great with 5.1. The center and front speakers are also the best I've heard. We also have a Lifestyle 12 Bose system in another room; however, the sound on this system is a lot better.
User Rating: 8/10
Horn-loaded tweeters are a joke!by - December 10, 2002
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Review: Horn loaded tweeters are simply a marketing gimic - they make the speaker appear louder and larger to the uneducated listener. However, it is now a known fact that horn loading does not contribute to better sound from a tweeter, if anything it causes distortion of the high end frequencies. These speakers sound great, but they could be engineered much smarter by the folks at Klipsch. Go for a nice set of Polk Audio bookshelfs (like rti38s) instead, they will bring you much better performance (imaging and freq. range/clarity) for around the same price.. polk rti38 sell for 380, timbre matched surround rti28 for 280 and timbre matched center for 199. (Circuit City prices) Thats a total system cost 859 and the performance will blow these out of the water.
User Rating: 8/10
Excellent speaker system.by - December 10, 2002
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Review: This is an excellent home theater system. When combined with a Denon 3803 it's really good. The only thing though is I would upgrade the sub to the ksw-12 for more bass. The ksw-10 just doesn't have that oomph for a medium to large room. Overall these are a great buy
User Rating: 9/10
They sound great to me, hear them for yourself at the store.by - November 19, 2002
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Review: I started shopping by switching between all the speakers in a sound room, without the salesman. The Klipsch stood out immediately for clean, clear and authentic sound. I didn't know anything about Klipsch, but was thrilled with the price when I compared it to similar sounding speakers in the room. There were others in the room that sounded as good, but they ALL cost hundreds more per speaker/pair. There were also several that cost a lot more, but sounded much worse (Bose, in particular). Go listen for yourself and try to avoid the salespitch before you narrow down the field.
User Rating: 9/10
Great Speakers for Movies or Musicby - November 13, 2002
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Review: I've had them for a couple of months and have really put them through their paces, they sound terrific with a full range of sound, much better than my BOSE system. BTW if you read the negative comment about horn loaded speakers being a gimmick, the reviewer might want to remember that Mr. Klipsch was not the inventor of horns for home speakers over 60 years ago, he was the one that perfected them.
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6/10
Top of the line for the bottom end.by - October 23, 2002
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Review: These speakers are just OK. IF you are into home theater cnet is not the place to find out what products are good. There are many speakers out there that they don't sell at your local circuit city that are much better than these. If you want bottom end speakers they are good. But if you want mid range and higher these are not them.
User Rating: 6/10
Great value, but not the best.by - October 9, 2002
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Review: Great value, but I don't like the tweeters on these speakers. I don't listen to much loud music, but when I tested them at high volumes, it really hurt to hear. Screaching, high pitched noise. I don't know anything about their support, since I didn't ever purchase them, just listened to them a bit. I'm going with Paradigm, and extremely happy.
User Rating: 8/10
Best for priceby - August 9, 2002
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Review: Take negative reviews with a grain of salt. Speakers in this price range are almost universally blah EXCEPT for Klipsch.
User Rating: 10/10
Really coolby - June 28, 2002
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Review: Its a simple system with plenty of power. Wish it came with 2 more bookshelf speakers and the system could handle more wattage. But for your everyday person its great, and as for the price, its a great deal. You'll find the exact same system for triple the cost. The subwoofer is only 225 watts, so i replaced it with my 500 watt infinity subwoofer. i actually sold it to my cousin for a louder system, but that doesnt mean it isnt good. Its a good buy, trust me.
User Rating: 9/10
Greatest single enhancement you can make.by - June 5, 2002
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Review: These are amazing speakers!!! The biggest improved for the dollar to improve both movie watching and listening to music. Good speakers are more vital than the DVD player
User Rating: 9/10
Great for theater... lacking of bass.by - May 6, 2002
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Review: This speaker combination is great. The speakers follow with Klipsch for having extremely high sensitivity, and maintaining completely flat frequency response. So many people say they are lacking in their midrange, but there are few companies that follow what Klipsch does by giving you flat frequency response. Also, on a Denon AVR3802, they do not distort even at high volumes. Subwoofer (KSW10) is lacking in power, however, in my opinion. All in all, great speakers for movies. Music is questionable, however, due to the horn loaded driver.
User Rating: 10/10
Wonderful Systemby - April 22, 2002
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Review: This system is great for the $. It does help to use the 12 inch sub though to increase the low end response. Highly recommended.
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3/10
Down with horn loaded speakersby - April 16, 2002
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Review: Horn loaded speakers are just a gimic to get basic consumers to think that they will be louder & great quality. Errrr. wrong. Ever listened to someone talking out of a megaphone? Horn loading distorts. Period. Dont bother with these speakers. Check into some B&W or if you wanna save some money, Energy.
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5/10
Great Speakers, but there are better for the $$by - April 8, 2002
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Review: I tried these speakers, but I found that they did not match as well with my onkyo reciever as my paradigms. For a speaker that has the full range of sound required for music as well as the volume for dvd, my vote must rest with the paradigms. At around $450 for my monitor 7's nothing klipsch can offer compares.
User Rating: 5/10
Good but so expensive...by - April 2, 2002
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Review: Quality as a price... And it is too expensive for me, I returned the speakers to the store. Those didn't changed my life so why spend that much on speakers.
User Rating: 9/10
Clean as a whistle !!by - April 1, 2002
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Review: I already own the Home THEATRE Klipsch QUINTET system and I must say that the Synergy 6 is right up the alley with the Quintet, I recommend anyone looking for good price and great KICKING sound to get this set, it will make your low end Receiver feel good about itself.
User Rating: 3/10
Good for movie, but very poor for music!by - March 29, 2002
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Review: Don't buy these speakers. I wanted to buy these one, but when I compared with PSB Image or B&W 300 series, I just changed my choice. I listened to the very poor midrange performance of Klipsch. And their horn-loaded tweeters is just a stupid technology to impress buyers.
User Rating: 9/10
One of the best so farby - March 27, 2002
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Review: Outperformed my much larger Optimus system in all aspect, no doubt about it Klipsch Synergy System 6 is one of the best multimedia surround system availableon the market.
User Rating: 5/10
BUILD YOU OWN AND HAVE MUCH MOREby - March 25, 2002
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Review: Try this setup: AR Sequel Satalites X 6, find em on ebay for $40/pair shipped and Audiosource SW 15 for around $190 shipped on ubid. This will blow Klipsh out of the water and you will spend less then half of this system. If you want to pay more you can but you will get less.
User Rating: 8/10
The Price is Right!!!by - November 17, 2001
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Review: Great system for $900, in fact, I could find no better. Not sure what the reviewer is comparing this too???? Perhaps 5k plus systems. Using mainly for home theater at which it excels. Only close competitor was the Energy 5.2 but still comparison in quality.
User Rating: 10/10
Great Value -- And Great Soundby - October 26, 2000
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Review: I was one who fell for the Bose scam...I had an AM10 system. I now have a Klipsch system and the sound is great. Just watched u-571 and the sound was fantastic. In addition, while listening to the Eagles Hell Freezes Over CD, I could not find a noticable flaw....not as critical I guess. Great Buy...for the price.
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4/10
Not good enough by Today's Standardby - October 17, 2000
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Review: This System Performs very Poorly on Mid Range. It is acceptable for Home Cinema, but miss out a lot on Pure Music due to lack of Mid range Performance.
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The good: Great, rip-roaring dynamic range; clean, low-distortion sound; gutsy 10-inch, 225-watt sub.
