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good little speakers. surprising sound
I gave the same review for all of the Klipsch components for my home theater system (because they're all really great in my opinion):
My first experience with Klipsch products but I've always wanted to give them a try. In the past two months I've created a modest home theater setup, consisting of:
Toshiba 60" Smart TV
Tivo Bolt
Yamaha RX-V679 AVR
RC 42-II center speaker
RB 51-II (2 sets) as front left and right speakers
RS 42 II surrounds
These R14-M to use as "presence" speakers
R12-SW Subwoofer
So these are "presence" speakers or fill speakers and sound great in my room, which is about 13 x 18. Crisp, very responsive and clean. I know some might consider them to be a bit on the harsh side but I like their brightness. I had a Bose Lifestyle system for several years and it was okay but kind of muddy at higher volumes.
These speakers reproduce sound across their range with precision and, as I said, a very clean sound.
One of my goals was to also have pretty good audio capability and this system is nice for that (not audiophile quality but still quite good). I have several hundred CDs that I ripped to FLAC and put on an external drive and my PC is running a DLNA server. Sound quality is amazingly good and well beyond what I had expected with these speakers. They can also be unforgiving with poor quality source media so bear that in mind.
Over the years I've owned lots of equipment, dating back to my first amp, a Fisher tube amp from the early 60s, some Marantz, Crown, and a bunch of other stuff. I'd say these speakers will serve me well for some time to come.
March 2017 · Electronics · verified purchase