The Klipsch Reference Theater Pack offers impressive sound for such a tiny footprint, but lacks cinematic power compared to bigger-box speakers. In an actual listening room, you'd find that some speakers play louder than others when fed the same amount of power. The hushed quiet of the forest scenes, with buzzing insects and birds, had excellent resolution of fine detail. To complement the easy placement of the wireless subwoofer, each satellite speaker has a keyhole mount and a ¼” x 20 threaded insert (the center channel has dual keyhole / inserts) for maximum mounting flexibility.

with Dolby Atmos combines Reference Series acoustics with Dolby Atmos technology to deliver an immersive, multidimensional experience you won't find anywhere else. We still believe that the gold standard for auditioning speakers is hearing them in your own environment — that’s why we offer a 60-day money-back guarantee. The speakers are very light which makes them easy to attach to the wall with a variety of speaker mounts. After the installation, I was able to adjust the the levels and tones of each speaker through the amp with settings displayed on TV. Injection Molded Graphite (IMG) woofers are exceptionally light while being extremely rigid — providing remarkable low frequency response, with minimal cone breakup and distortion.With it sat against my front wall, and a slim-line Marantz NR1710 AV receiver on processing and power duty (with a 100Hz rather than 80Hz crossover, as the satellites are rated down to around 110Hz), I was up and running. This would be the last album in which the band and their team miraculously fit numerous layers into a single channel, and the Pack Sats peeled the onion beautifully. As the instrumentation undulates and Slash's fingers roam the fretboard, the soundstage begins to sound cluttered – yet when Kravitz's spoken word outro kicks in, or a saxophone unexpectedly pops in with a jazzy motif, these moments stand out with clarity and surprising projection. Why did the coloration all but vanish from “The White Album” in the vinyl box set of The Beatles in Mono?

Simply connect the compact, pre-paired transmitter to the subwoofer or LFE out on your receiver and place the subwoofer where it sounds and fits best in your room. As a result of this and other changes, though a quarter-inch taller, the Pack Sat weighs less than half as much as the old Quintet sat. The Reference Theater Pack brings Klipsch cinematic sound into your home with an incredibly minimal footprint.

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. Grantchester (DVD, Dolby Digital), with James Norton as the village vicar who solves murder mysteries, can be filed under unintentional demo material (my favorite kind). SpeakerCompare tailors your listening experience to the exact headphones you have, so that what you hear is comparable to auditioning speakers side-by-side in person. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Don't for a second underestimate the pint-size Klipsch Reference Theater Pack's capabilities; this system can deliver a heavy punch in a small room.

The Klipsch Reference Cinema Systems offers an all-in-one speaker setup to future proof your listening experience for all new movies, music, and games. In assessing my Performance and Value ratings for the Reference Theater Pack satellites and center, I had to balance the downgrading of the enclosure from filled polymer to mere plastic against the continued effectiveness of the horn-loaded tweeters and IMG-coned woofers. When the frontiersmen made their way over a waterfall, the sub delivered the thunderous roar of the moving water without sounding like it was working very hard. Each satellite speaker has a keyhole mount and a 1/4” x 20 threaded insert (the center channel has dual keyhole / inserts) for maximum mounting flexibility.One thing the venue and the satellites had in common was excellent low-level resolution, which meant that soft-voiced passages didn’t vanish into the ether.

Our exclusive Tractrix® Horn Technology and aluminum tweeters deliver the most impressive high-end response and greater extension, enhanced imaging and powerful dynamics. Even though that means a room full of speakers, they don't have to be huge to create impressive sound. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has been writing about home entertainment since 2004. Given that the speakers received excellent ratings from virtually all reviewers back in the day, I learned that the key to success is the amp/receiver.

The horn-loaded tweeters made them almost too colorful; when perspective shifted within a scene, the transition was dramatic.