Klipsch Reference Series 5.1 Home Theater Pack with 2X R-625FA Floorstanding Speakers, R-52C Center Channel Speaker, 2X R-41M Bookshelf Speakers (Speaker System + Subwoofer)

Preface: I have a 10'x12' room I've converted to a home theater with a 100" projector screen. I also have a large Hi-Fi with Magneplanar 1.7i speakers and an Emotiva stack. I use a PS4 for my base BD player and an Intel-based Windows workstation as a streaming device for both my video content and as a SteamBox for gaming. The room is treated with sound absorbing panels and drapery to help with bass-trapping and unwanted reflections. The rears are on common triangle-style podium stands I hand-built and are secured in place with 20lb sandbags. The Center is on a custom bench I made (with triangle-style pillar legs) over the center-aligned Subwoofer directly underneath the center-point of the projection screen. Unfortunately, 92" of the wall's 108" width is taken up with the projection screen, and the room having a somewhat short length, means that the speakers have to be butted up against the walls both front/back and the sides, so, they have very sub-optimal placement.Review: With all of that said, these things are LOUD, clear as CRYSTAL, and after treating the room with foam diffusers, setting up the room-correction on my receiver, and adjusting the PS4/Windows to accommodate the 5.1+Atmos (where possible), the stereo and positional effects are GREAT! Music has clear and broad soundstage, image separation is quite good for an HT setup (at least as good as my Denon receiver can produce), and music playback is not nearly as good as my full audiophile setup but is still impeccable for a 5.1 (even in multi-channel stereo using the rears/center along with just the towers.)I slighted the bang-for-buck score to 4/5 because, while these clearly out-perform my previous Fluance 5.1 bundle, that was 200$ with a 200$ separate sub, and the audio quality was about 80% of what this provides at more than 3x the cost. Audio equipment does not scale linearly, so as components get better, their price scales out of phase with the quality gains, and with THAT in mind, these are a very reasonable price when compared with audiophile gear and provide anywhere from 90-95% of the quality I've seen from boutique/designer brands at 2-5x the cost, so these ARE still quite a good bang-for-buck, but only when you're in a place where you're trying to eke out whatever boost you can over the base 80/20-ROI curve. IMO these are pretty top-tier in their price bracket and there may be some min-maxing to do in the sub-$2k window compared to these and whatever individual needs someone may have, but you will have to jump into the $5k+ window (and upgrade into substantially better amplifier, source, and room infrastructure) before you will hear any tangible acoustic benefits.

I bought this set of speakers to use with the Onkyo TX-NR797 receiver. They sound really nice with both the television and music (we have soft music streaming or on CDs most of the time we're home). I added a couple of Dolby Atmos speakers in addition to the Atmos speakers that are in the floor-standing speakers. The Onkyo receiver balances each speaker to the room, so they should be leveled right, but we don't hear from the Atmos speakers what we're supposed to hear. I think it's because we have that acoustical sprayed on junk on our ceilings that absorbs the sound rather than letting it bounce off. The sound of the speakers is very good, nonetheless. Had I known this would be an issue, though, I would have opted for the less expensive Klipsch set without the Atmos speakers.

I have been an audio head for as long as I can remember and I’ve always wanted a great set of speakers for my home entertainment system, but was always discouraged by the price. I recently purchased a Denon 3700 AV receiver and was looking to purchase a new set of surround speakers that would work with the Dolby Atmos feature. I was overwhelmed by the pricing of decent speakers at the retailer I was shopping at, BB. So I took my shopping online. At first I was worried because the fine print said it was “not a matched set”. Did not matter. All outwards appearances match. The speakers work very well together and sound amazing. The front floor speakers are crisp and clean. Such an improvement from the Polk speakers I was previously running. My wife, who does not like loud surround sound sounds, has been doing nothing but wanting to watch different movies since setting these up. Bang em up, shoot em up, explosion type movies! Could not be happier. And for the price?! Definitely could not be happier. If your ears have been waiting for relief and your sitting on the fence wondering if you should order these or not, I am here to tell you to order these now and you won’t be discouraged. They are amazing! Too bad my next door neighbors don’t agree! Ha! Cheers!