Yamaha TSR-700 & Klipsch Sound System Bundle
$659.99
$1,748.95
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Condition: Factory Reconditioned & New
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Great little speakers!
By Voyn238 on Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
I've got probably the weirdest use-case scenario for these. For about 7 years now I've been using the Logitech Z906 5.1 speaker system for my PC and love the surround sound cues in FPS games, but it's always bugged me that there are no tweeters, just 3" drivers. I recently upgraded the downstairs and upstairs audio setups in the house with SVS Ultra speakers, and when going between those systems and my PC it became painfully obvious that something was missing. I also recently installed a WiiM Amp in my bedroom but couldn't find a set of speakers that had good bass without also totally dominating the top of the bureau where they sat. I decided I needed a wireless subwoofer but didn't really want to pay the $900 for an SVS Micro 3000. A year or two ago I stumbled across this Klipsch 5.1 speaker system on Amazon and bookmarked it. At first the price tag bugged me but it finally dawned on me that it would solve several problems all at once, for much cheaper than other solutions. So now I've replaced the 3 front PC speakers (Left, Center, Right) with units from this package, and connected the remaining two speakers and the sub to the WiiM Amp. It made a noticeable and immediate improvement to the sound on my PC: voices on YouTube clips sound much more realistic and present - not just because of improved high end due to the tweeters, but they also seem to handle lower notes more convincingly as well (I've got these crossed at 80Hz like before but you can actually hear more bass directionally now, which means it's coming from the speaker, not the sub). In-game sound is also massively improved. And music sounds so much better and has a more holographic soundstage. The original Logitech speakers are doing just fine as the rear surrounds, since they don't get a whole lot of use. Upstairs, the WiiM amp setup now sounds exactly like what I was looking for, and the speakers are a much better fit for the available space. I think the WiiM Amp is much happier driving smaller speakers, too. It's probably overkill for a bedroom stereo but I'm thrilled with it. I've seen a few reviews here saying the sub was defective, one guy even went so far as to call it a fake because something big was rattling around inside (I suspect the amp or part of it got dislodged by being dropped in shipping or something). Mine worked immediately and the wireless connection is perfect for my needs. I don't see this system on the Klipsch site so I am assuming it must be discontinued. Regardless, it's a great value and I'm sooooooo glad I finally pulled the trigger on these. Edited to add: I was finally able to find these on the Klipsch site (by googling "Klipsch Black Reference Theater Pack 5.1" and following the link, I couldn't locate them through the site itself) . It does look like maybe they've been discontinued but it's hard to tell. More interestingly, it says that the original price was around $1300, which really explains a whole whole lot about why these sound so good. Discontinued or not, I'm really glad to get ahold of them for $399 instead. Love 'em to bits!
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Arrived with Sub Damaged - Replacement Pending - And Again - A Long Wait
By Brian on Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2022
This speaker setup is awesome! The sound is great, music and movies are awesome and the sub is even better than I'd hoped for. For this price, I really don't feel this system can be beat. But... Klipsch makes awesome products but their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. In my experience and opinion, they hardly seemed interested in the problem and once they finally decided to fix the issue, it took them a ridiculous amount of time to ship the replacement. But they did, *finally* come through. (Maybe they're more responsive to customers who are dropping thousands for a setup?) So the missing star in my review belongs solely to whoever it is that manages the customer service department at Klipsch! Bummer! Right out the box, it was obvious the speaker on the sub was damaged. The surround (the soft ring glued to the outer perimeter of the cone) was deformed. (This can affect performance and lead to premature failure of the speaker.) In my view it seems like a manufacturing defect. The rubber seemed warped, twisted, or stretched, not crushed. I don't believe it was a shipping problem. (The box wasn't damaged.) It may have been a (factory) packing problem as I noticed the molded Styrofoam blocks seemed to have been forcibly pressed against other packing materials that weren't aligned properly, slightly crushing some of the packing material. This makes me think that the people or machines doing the packing don't know their own strength. The real let-down is that Amazon wouldn't cross-ship so my only option is to wait for them to receive the return before a replacement can be mailed out. I will update this review once the replacement arrives and everything is up and running! Update 1 (2022/08/31): I returned the first system and ordered a replacement. It arrived today. I inspected it only to discover it has similar (but different) damage in the same area. Both units came from the same seller (Woot) but I don't think they are to blame. I contacted Klipsch and they are sending a new, replacement sub and I'm sending them the damaged sub. I have also sent them photos and evidence I have that has convinced me that this is a packaging issue. I will update again with news... Update 2 (2022/09/06): Klipsch is a frustrating company to deal with. On one hand they said they would replace the sub. On the other hand, I contacted them to see if they'd shipped the sub yet and they told me that it will be from 7 to 10 days just for them to approve the replacement. It may turn out that Klipsch is a bad bet for anyone buying a receiver at the same time because by the time you finally get your speakers, your receiver is past its return window (which is important if something were to be wrong with the receiver). I will update again with news... Update 3 (2022/09/16): The replacement sub from Klipsch has arrived, I've tested everything, and its all working, just one day before the return window closed on the receiver I purchased. (Nice to have a little bit of luck...) For more, see the top of this review.
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