Buy Klipsch RB-61 II Reference Series Bookshelf Loudspeakers, Black (Pair)Klipsch RB-61 II Reference Series Bookshelf Loudspeakers, Black (Pair) Product Description:
- Fills medium-sized rooms with outstanding sound reproduction
Product Description
Fills medium-sized rooms with outstanding sound reproduction
Accurate, non-fatiguing sound provides hours of listening pleasure
Enhanced 1" titanium horn-loaded tweeter, 6.5" high-output woofer
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
A little uncomfortable with keeping these
By Alex
I purchased these to go in the workout room so that I could hear the tv over the sound of the treadmill and step machine. Turning up the tv loud enough lead to ringing headaches after workouts.So, I bought these and they are hooked up to an onkyo m-282 dedicated amplifier. They certainly outperform the tv speakers... But, I compared them with a pair of Phase Technology Teatro 4.5 on a yamaha rx-797 (A/B speaker buttons let you switch speakers instantaneously!) The Klipsch did sound clearer. BUT, the high frequency was so loud that it was sort of painful to listen to them compared with the phase techs.Music with lots of cymbals was the worst. The mid range kind of disappeared and you were left with a substantial bass and painful cymbals. Because the whole reason for purchasing these was to make listening to the tv comfortable - I am going to give them some time, but I'm uncomfortable and I'm probably going to go listen to some alternatives at local audio stores.I bought these because sonos was selling rb-51's as their recommended speaker pairs. So, I assumed the rb-61's must be pretty good as they were one step up from that model. But,after purchasing these and listening I did some research and learned that Klipsch's whole thing is their horn design. A horn allows you to move air more easily and apparently the Sonos amplifier is not very powerful. Sonos did not choose the rb-51's because they were the best speakers in that price range - they chose them because the horn is a good complement to their lower power amplifier. The horn around the tweeter is what is giving these speakers their loud high frequency response on the 100 watt onkyo amplifier I have driving them.I'll update you as I continue testing. Please comment with any suggestions. Maybe I will just get another pair of phase techs.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent for movies and Metallica; may want to look elsewhere for classical
By Kenneth F. Krutsch
I struggled to decide how many stars to give these excellent speakers. I settled on 5 but would have selected 4.5 if that was an option. I have been on an upgrade spree for the home theater:1. Samsung 5000 Series LED (review: [...] )2. Yamaha RX-V667 for AV receiver (review: [...] )3. Klipsch RC-62 II for center channel (review: [...] )4. Denon DBP-1611UD for spinner (review: [...] )...and finally, I have to write something about the L/R front speakers. I waited on the front speakers, because I wanted to give them a chance to break in and to have a chance to 'get used to them' (which is what I think a lot of the break-in period really is). I've moved the previous speakers upstairs (the M&Ks) and purchased these, because I wanted the fronts to be timbre matched with the center. Trust me, you really, really want the fronts matched with the center or movies will not sound right (I didn't realize what a huge difference matching the fronts and center would make until I brought home the RB-61 IIs and hooked them up).I have the RB-61 IIs bi-amp connected to the Yamaha AVR; you can read all about "fools bi-amping" on the Internet, but I spoke with a support engineer at Yamaha that encouraged me to connect them this way; his statement was that it will add a little bit of extra power and clarity; I would now agree.The sound characteristics are similar to the matching center (see my review of the RC-62 II), with a LOT of depth and warmth, as well as a lot of sound. I re-ran the Yamaha automated setup and then manually tweaked the settings to allow more bass to go to the speakers. These things have 6.5" woofers, so why not use 'em? (the default setup was setting the speakers to 'small' and the bass x-over to 160 Hz - I changed the x-over to 90 and set the fronts/center to large. Big improvement, but YMMV - and, I may have sacrificed clarity in doing this, as I will describe below with regards to listening to classical music.I broke in these speakers with a bunch of movies, mostly sci-fi, like Alien, and crime dramas, like Goodfellas and Casino. Phenomenal playback for action movies, really. If all you do is watch movies (drama, action, whatever) with your theater, the Klipsch Reference series is a winner.I then put the speakers through some listening tests, using my new Denon spinner and a bunch of DVD Audio and SACD disks. Again, it depends on what you listen to and what you are used to... for pop, rock or jazz, I was thrilled with the sound. Especially when I played Metallica's Black Album from DVD Audio in full 5.1 glory and reference volume - yikes, it was spine tingling.However, when I listened to SACD versions of the classical music I like, I was less impressed. I have a number of DG pressings featuring Hillary Hahn that I enjoy and am familiar with... Hmmm... In fact, so much 'hmmm', that I unplugged the speakers and took them upstairs to my music listening system.The music system is has an NAD C375BEE integrated amp and an Onkyo C-S5VL SACD spinner (review: [...] ) with Miller & Kreisel S-80 sats and a V-90 powered sub. Love this system for music playback and the room acoustics far outperform the theater room.I placed the RB-61 IIs on stands next to the M&K sats and did a bit of switching back and forth. The M&Ks have tremendous high-end clarity - some would say they are too bright - next to the Klipsch bookshelf speakers. Conversely, the Klipsch models have great warmth and depth in the mid-range. Again, for heavy metal, I loved the Klipsch sound... for classical music, the M&Ks were head and shoulders above.I reconnected the RB-61 IIs to the theater system and have not looked back.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.Rockin'!
By Speed Freak
SHocking bookshelf speaker with tons of low end yet relatively compact. If you love details Klipsch has the ability to extract every detail from your music and movies and make it easy to hear. WOW!
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