Klipsch Speakers for Home Theaters

Klipsch Speakers

By Anne Ahira

As big screen television technology has increased and prices have come down, more and more people are choosing to put in a home theater.

In case you have never heard of one, a home theater does its best to recreate the movie theater experience with the right combination of big screen sets and advanced sound equipment.

In this article we are going to discuss Klipsch speakers and how they can help homeowners install the best home theater possible. Again, speakers are a integral part of the home viewing experience, so it is not advisable that you cut any corners and purchase a pair of inexpensive, substandard speakers.

If you have never heard of Klipsch speakers, don’t be embarrassed. They certainly aren’t a household name. However, they have been around for nearly sixty years now! But Klipsch speakers are clearly not intended for mass consumption. Rather, they are a specialty item that is made for discerning consumers.

Sure, that sounds a bit smug, but it also happens to be true. Klipsch speakers are not only the most efficient speakers on the planet, but they also sound much better and clearer than any other speaker you are likely to find.

Why are they not more popular? Well, Klipsch is still a fairly small company and they do not sell their wares in all of the top department stores like most of their top competitors. This is clearly a business decision and does not reflect the quality of the product or current levels of customer satisfaction, which are both quite high.

What should you look for in Klipsch speakers? To begin with, you need to pay attention to the subwoofer. For the uninitiated, let us take a moment to review what a subwoofer actually does. The speaker itself is devoted to emphasing low frequency sounds, and any home theater is naked without one.

But the reason that you should pay particular attention to the subwoofer when buying Klipsch speakers is that sometimes subwoofers are sold in packages as stall alone units and sometimes they are included as a feature in other speakers.

While there is a great deal of debate between audiophiles about the effectiveness of built-in subwoofers, what we have found, not surprisingly, is that stand-alone units are vastly superior. Not only do they produce superior sound, but they are also easier to coordinate with the other speakers.

Klipsch speakers are also prized for their aesthetic qualities, which are said to compliment nearly any environment. This is due to the fact that they are fairly basic in appearance and that they can be displayed with or without their grilles.

If you do purchase a home theater package that includes a stand-alone subwoofer, you should know that it is quite fetching. The unit is constructed almost entirely of aluminum and they are copper-colored. They are also rather large and square and have a modern look.

Because Klipsch is a small company they do not offer discount speakers. But, their products are competitively prices. Generally speaking, you should expect to spend between 500 and 800 dollars on a new set of Klipsch speakers.

Here's Klipsch Speakers Selections:

Klipsch iGroove SXT Speaker System for iPhone and ...	Customer Review: Compared to Bose SoundDock, Polk, Denon, and anything else I could get my hands on. Spent 2.5 hours in a store doing side by sides. I am obsessive about trying to compare apples and apples. Klipsch won when compared to items in the same price range ... Read More	(28)
Klipsch HD 300 Compact 5.1 High Definition Theater...	Customer Review: The speakers sound great but the small subwoofer sounds boomy and distortion is audible.Finally I hooked these speakers to my old B&W ASW300 subwoofer connected with a Cambridge Audio Receiver model AZUR 540R (receiver crossover set to 120 hz) ... Read More	$399.00 (4)
Klipsch B-3 Synergy Bookshelf Loudspeakers (Pair, ...	Customer Review: Klipsch has been making the best loudspeakers for decades. I first heard of them in the 70's when the Klipsch Horns were popular amoung Audiophiles. These B-3's are a little bigger than some other bookshelf style speakers and probably heavier but the... Read More	(22)
Klipsch S-1 Synergy Surround Speaker (Pair, Black)...	Customer Review: I ordered a second pair to finish off my 7.2 surround system. I love the quality of the speaker sound and manufacture materials used. "You get what you pay for" could not be more true when buying this speakers. ... Read More	$299.00 (9)
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Certified Computer Speake...	Customer Review: Prior to these beauties, I had the Logitech Z-Cinema Advanced Surround Sound 2.1 Speaker System. These are just as good without the hassle of USB attached USB controlled design. I am very happy with my speakers. I cant tear myself away from my comput... Read More	$149.99 (442)