Overall, they're a very crisp and clean sounding pair of speakers, with punchy, well-controlled bass and plenty of detail in the treble. The people who incorrectly think everyone's taste in speakers is different can perhaps explain why some people may want every note around 1 kHz in their music to be exaggerated.

Finding a perfect balance between what's sent to the speakers and subwoofer, respectively, is critical if you want to maintain well-integrated sound. We will collect the Import Fees Deposit at the time of your purchase and use it to cover applicable taxes and duties on import.

This horn technology has been mated with a 1” aluminium tweeter made with Klipsch’s own LTS (Linear Travel Suspension) technology that is designed to not only deliver perfect sound but to reduce distortion to near impossible to hear levels. Soundtrack dialogue was clear, and the orchestral score supplemented the action with loads of deep bass drum thwacks. I'm using my R-41M as a set of rears with a Denon AVR-X1300W which pushes 80w per channel, and they sound amazing. I am using these in a small recording studio where I do voice overs and produce thousands of radio commercials every year. Compared with the glorified mono of a typical soundbar, a main benefit to a discrete system like this is an ability to deliver a true stereo image with accompanying depth and spaciousness.

As mentioned above, the only connection option is a pair of stereo RCA jacks, with the left channel designated for a single-channel LFE connection from a receiver. Reference powered speakers leverage independent, ultra-low noise amplifiers that are custom designed to maximize system performance and eliminate the need for external amplification. Injection Moulded Graphite (IMG) woofer cones are exceptionally light while being extremely rigid – providing remarkable low frequency response, with minimal cone breakup and distortion.Using Kapton ®, an extremely light and rigid material, in the tweeter suspension provides high efficiency and improves resolution and detail. Shifting gears to classical music, I played a Decca recording of Chabrier's España conducted by Ataúlfo Argenta. All online credit card transactions performed on this site using the eWAY gateway are secured payments. I can see without a reference an inexperienced listener would instantly like them as "more clear, more detail, better imaging, etc.