Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Crisp dialog, expansive sound field, thundering bass. I have been through two other soundbars at or just below this price range, one with wifi, another with virtual-atmos, all promising deep bass with 6 or 7 inch subwoofers. Forget about it, muddled dialog and wimpy bass. . This one finally delivers. 7 speakers in the bar, center channel treble and bass from dialog is obvious and clear without having to turn on the "dialog" mode. Surround effects feel real (I'll add the surround 3 speakers soon), and more importantly -- subwoofer. Other systems with the sub on max volume could not make you 'feel' bass in any way, or even know it is on. This one the 10 inch sub, in a large wooden cabinet as it should be (still on max subwoofer volume) -- does indeed make you feel it. And if that is not enough -- this is the only one I saw that has a separate sub-out rca jack if you want to add a second powered sub. The cone is down firing, not of spun copper like other Klipsch front firing speakers, but the cabinet is very much like my full Klipsch surround system in another room. The CONS -- yes there are some. The front-facing display is a sequence of LEDs to show input source by color, and volume by number of while LEDs. Other information like surround mode, dialog, night, etc, are on a display on top -- where no one would ever normally see. This is ok I think as I intend to keep it in the same mode all the time. Still, who would ever see this on top? Finally -- unique to me perhaps, is the remote conflicts with my Insignia 4k UHD Fire TV. The Klipsch remote LED button for example, also changes TV inputs. The volume buttons, control rewind and fast forward on the TV. Again, I have it set where I want it and will leave it there. HDMI ARC CEC is able to power the system off and on with TV remote and control volume with TV remote with no programming needed. The soundbar has SUR on, set to TV (HDMI) input -- and stays there. No worries, awesome sound. Also, this does not decode DTS or Atmos -- but in my online streaming service experience (or SAT/CABLE), the Dolby Digital decode plus SUR feature and the incredible Klipsch speaker/sub experience is way more valuable and rich in sound. Want more -- the cinema 800 can do it but far more dollars too. For 5-stars... for me, I would still like a bit more bass -- I want to have to turn it down, not run on max. So I may add a second sub. This is far far better than others with a smaller size sub, seriously. I am also not a fan of the remote IR signal conflict with the TV -- first time ever coming across that. Alright -- one more comment. Look at the box this thing comes in. It is DOUBLE the size of the others I tried. Note the HEAVY sticker. Yes, heavy, impactful sound, lives up to Klipsch reference reputation. Enjoy, hope this helps in some way, and add comments if you feel differently :-). Cheers!