Klipsch Black Reference Theater Pack 5.1 Surround Sound System

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That means it's crucial your AV receiver's bass management/subwoofer adjustments are correctly set to at least 100 Hz for all the speakers. People like Rembrandt van Rijn, who could make a painted image gaze into your soul; or Meryl Streep, who can be Anna Wintour one moment and Julia Child the next; or Warren Buffett, who’s been known to make his shareholders a dollar or two; or Billie Holiday, who could sing like Louis Armstrong’s trumpet and fit a lifetime of hard loving into a single phrase. Still, if you have a large room or crave chest thumping bass, you need to step up to a larger system. After reading a bunch of surround sound installation reviews, I was a bit apprehensive about making everything work.

Gold (Blu-ray Disc with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack), starring Matthew McConaughey as a modern gold prospector, features some pleasing natural effects from the jungles of Borneo (actually filmed in Thailand). Our exclusive Tractrix Horn Technology and aluminum tweeters deliver the most impressive high-end response and greater extension, enhanced imaging and powerful dynamics. The Sib Evo's sats sound is less directional, so as we moved around the room, the sound balance was more consistent with the Sib Evo system. The Klipsch Reference Theater Pack is the company’s sixth-generation sat/sub system, succeeding the Quintet, which we tested back in 2013. The hushed quiet of the forest scenes, with buzzing insects and birds, had excellent resolution of fine detail.

Featuring four satellite speakers outfitted with Dolby Atmos technology, the Klipsch Reference Cinema System delivers height effects from the front AND the back for a best-in-class Dolby Atmos experience. I do recommend them and I would say you won't be disappointed at these speakers they will only elevate your whole home system and make it more theater like sound. Consider me a total noob at everything and someone whos on a budget, hence why I'm going with the Reference Theater Pack.

The subwoofer needed less than half of its volume control’s range (with the usual default level in my receiver’s surround processor) to produce an adequate level of low bass effects. All Klipsch® Certified Factory Refurbished audio products pass the same strict performance standards as our brand-new products and carry little or no blemishes or imperfections. After reading a bunch of su rround sound installation reviews, I was a bit apprehensive about making everything work.This redesign of Klipsch’s bestselling sat/sub system makes some compromises from its predecessors—but still produces excellent sound. The recording seemed to soften the venue’s hard string sound, which actually suited the Pack Sats well, enabling them to bring out the natural warmth of the chorus and soloists. Sat back in the cabinet is an aluminium Linear Travel Suspension (LST) tweeter, borrowed from the company's Reference floorstanders but down-sized from the usual 1in to 0. The new enclosure makes it harder to access the binding posts because it dispenses with the formerly cone-shaped recesses that cleverly guided wire tips into the posts and replaces them with holes that make the job more like threading a needle. It includes a pair of studio-quality headphones, and a guide to getting the most out of your session, and a few other necessary items.

The Klipsch Reference Theater Pack offers impressive sound for such a tiny footprint, but lacks cinematic power compared to bigger-box speakers. However, my respect for its nimbleness at frequencies just below the sat-friendly sub crossover slowly but surely increased over time. Injection Molded Graphite (IMG) woofers are exceptionally light while being extremely rigid — providing remarkable low frequency response, with minimal cone breakup and distortion.Next, I turned to a live recording of outgoing music director Alan Gilbert leading the New York Philharmonic in Verdi’s Requiem at David Geffen Hall (CD). Klipsch considers the speakers in its Reference Theatre Pack as mini versions of its Reference series full-size cabinets. The horn-loaded tweeters made them almost too colorful; when perspective shifted within a scene, the transition was dramatic. Each of its four satellite speakers is tiny, yet together they can fill a small or medium-sized room with a surround sound field that no sound bar or stereo system can match. Our exclusive Tractrix® Horn Technology and aluminum tweeters deliver the most impressive high-end response and greater extension, enhanced imaging and powerful dynamics.

systems can significantly improve your TV's audio, but if you really want to take advantage of rear-channel surround sound effects, your best bet is still a separate AV receiver and 5. Even though that means a room full of speakers, they don't have to be huge to create impressive sound. Complete with a wireless subwoofer, the Reference Theater Pack brings the Klipsch cinematic sound into your home with an incredibly minimal footprint. After two failed attempts to find a decent sound bar I went to these speakers and wow what a different sound. While competitors are falling over themselves to produce Atmos-compatible surround sets, Klipsch is keeping it simple with a 5.Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. And at 120 Hz, the hole between 120 and 200 Hz isolated the sub and omitted a big slice of upper bass. With matched horns and drivers in every corner of the room, as well as in the center, it was easy to follow panning trajectories.