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I have not heard $1000 or $20,000 speakers before, and I don't intend to anytime soon, but I don't understand how it can get better than this, especially for as much as these speakers cost. I'm not really good at describing things, as you are probably thinking that right now. When running a good reciever or amp, you will get the best out of these speakers. I have recently upgraded my home theater system, but before I bought these, I had the Klipsch KG4's.
And everything has a flat response, I love it. After accidently pushing the wrong key and having all of my description erased, I'm back for a 2nd shot. It's really just amazing to me. I had a crappy reciever to today's standards, which was the Sony SRT-DE595 or something like that. But back to the product on this page, these Klipsh F-2's are just like musical angels to my ears. I can hear everything and more now, and sometimes little details in the higher range that I never noticed before.
The reason I got the F-2's was because I heard the Synergy Series at Best Buy a few years back and I've had my heart set on them ever since (even though I heard the F-3's). I bought a pair of these Klipsch F-2's 2 weeks ago. Now, I like good bass response, and this exceeded my expectations, but what I really liked was how clear the high frequencies cut through even during the most intense bass. I tested them with a subwoofer test CD and I literally thought that my 10" subwoofer was on before I noticed I hadn't plugged it in. Do not be fooled by the dual 6 1/2" woofers. 400 watt angels. If you don't beleive me, find some place you can check them out at and be prepared to be blown away by these speakers, and the Synergy Series in general. Watching blu-ray movies and listening to music will not be the same anymore :) These speakers will have a home for a long, long time.
If I could describe these speakers in two words, it would be: Holy Sh#*t. No HDMI inputs or outputs, no Dolby True HD or DTS-Master, and it made the Klipsch KG4 horns sound more harsh the louder it got. I like hearing things as they are ment to be heard, without coloring and added bass or treble. These speakers kicked my butt. I heard frequencies so low that the air conditioner in the kitchen was making a waving sound by the time it reached my ears, and my girlfriend and I couldn't understand each other as I blasted the sub test. For those curious, I bought the Pioneer VSX-919AH-K and it made those KG4's sound amazing. These were not bad speakers at all and they sounded better than most newer speakers that I have heard even though they were 25 years old (as old as me). It was good for what I used it for, but after buying a new reciever from Pioneer, I now know what power I have been missing.
Bottom end is almost surgical in it's flatness -read total absence of coloration- and it's not that that is a bad thing, it's only I'm used to speakers that are a tad ¨boomier¨for effect, even when I know it's not the ¨right¨ thing to expect from audiophile speakers; it's only a matter of tastes. They also have front-firing bass ports which is a blessing since they are less sensitive to placing in the room. Once the break-in period is left behind -though I think it's mostly your ears that get used to the speakers- the apparent ¨harshness¨of the sound ( which I believe is more of a bad rap this brand had with older models than anything else) gives way to the most defined and clear sound these pair of ears have ever heard.
Read durable.I have thrown everything I got at these beasts at ear-bleeding levels(Venom-Slayer-Slipknot-Ozzy-Cannibal Corpse-Napalm Death etc) and they took them all with a smirk; is that everything you got,DUDE.I had to choose between these and the dual 8¨JBL towers at the same price and upon listening I immediatedly relized the difference in favour of Klipsch. Most speakers of today are rear-ported.My only complaint. They ROCK, They're better built, louder, sturdier, more compact and versatile.I LOVE them.The build is very good to excellent, nice finish, black w/ titanium coloured plastic, veneer-coated,internally braced , heavily fiber-glass padded thick mdf fiberboard enclosures with the best individually adjustable feet I've ever seen make these speakers a breeze to set up on any kind of floor you might have, and they won't tip over unless you are really a moron.
I've owned these puppies for 6 months now and use them with a vintage 65 watts per channel Technics class A amp, no subuwoofer, for listening to ROCK music only. The dual woofers are made of injection-molded GRAPHITE (read carbon) and the tweeter is aluminiun (read metal). I should have got myself the F3 for less than a mere U$ 200extr a bucks, serious s.t those, I'm tellin'ya.
And it's the incredibly lively midrange -guitars and brasses sound AWESOME.- what provides the proverbial Klipsch signature sound. With Klipsch, a kick-drum sound is as dry as it was recorded, period.Upper treble is decent; cymbals have good presence, it's not overwhelming or harsh but is not the most neutral or natural-sounding eitheir; nothing to worry about there though, I like it anyway and don't think it could be be topped in its price range.Stereo imaging is fantastic; the Tractix horns do and incredible job dispersing everything above 2100 hz over a 90 horizantal and 60 vertical degrees conical area which is way better than any other kind of tweeter can deliver.At 95.5 db/w/m , the efficiency is very high, so you won't have to force your amp any more, resulting in ZERO distortion and longer life for amp and speakers.What I liked the most was the materials used in the manufacture of the drivers; there're no paper or plastic involved, at all.
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