Anyone ever notice Klipsch speakers lack in the low end?

[yepimonfire]

every klipsch speaker i have demoed seems to have had a very weak bass output, even the very large ones.

 

[highfigh]

Next time, turn the balance to one side- if it gets better, one of them is wired with reverse polarity, somehow.

 

[yepimonfire]

no i was demoing them one at a time

 

[oppman99]

I'm a little suprised by the lack of bass comment. I've owned a few Klipsch models and have a friend who has owned some as well. I've spent plenty of time with the Synergy F-3's and RF-82's. I always found the mid-range was lacking instead of the bass for both models.

 

[highfigh]

no i was demoing them one at a time

Why would you listen to one at a time?

Care to describe their position and the room? Was this with your system or somewhere else?

 

[jeffsg4mac]

Again with the Klipsch bashing. The sony speakers had lots of bass though right

Don't feed them they only get bigger.

 

[dkane360]

Yea your comparing speakers that are relatively accurate to speakers designed to give maximum one note boom, because thats all people seem to care about these days. and why would you possible listen to 1 speaker at a time?

 

[yepimonfire]

actually i never said the sonys had better bass nor was i comparing them to sonys, leave the sonys out of the discussion because they have nothing to do with the demo. and fyi the sonys do not boom at all, the only brand of speakers i have heard that actually "boom" are KLH, which suprised me because i heard fairly decent things about KLH, the speakers sounded so crappy i threw them out. secondly i was comparing them to a couple of polks, i demoed two different sets of each speaker brand, i dont remember the exact models and the reason i only demoed one at a time was because the guy who was letting me demo them was too stupid to figure out how to hook both up at once and would not let me mess with it. the polks i know were the "monitor" series, they had 5 1/2" woofers, while the klipsch had 6 1/2" drivers, the klipsch also had taller cabinets, but i dont know if that would make a difference, yes, of course both sounded 10x better then the sony i have. but in comparison, the polks had better mids and bass whilst the klipsch seemed to have really really good highs, they werent "bad" sounding or anything, it just surprised me the bass was not as powerful as the polks that were smaller. im the kind of person who wont buy a floorstander unless it can handle itself with bass, the problem with the klipsch was that they had the bass output of a large bookshelf, not what i expected from a floorstander. klipsch speakers are very effecient though, the percieved volumed seemed 50% louder at the same volume level of the receiver then the polks. klipsch speakers also sound very bright. my whole point is that they would require a subwoofer and could not handle the low end on their own. i also did not have much of a choice as far as the room they were demoed in, they were demoed right on the store floor but both were demoed in a relatively same place. and i am not bashing klipsch at all, i am sharing my thoughts on them.

 

[bandphan]

The easiest way to catch wahoo is fast trolling

 

[yepimonfire]

whats with all the trolling comments? i am not a troll.

 

[lsiberian]

whats with all the trolling comments? i am not a troll.

Well you can't even post a topic in the proper forum. I'm not sure I've read a helpful comment from you. You also try to make conversation out of a need for attention. Your profile pic is a crossed out pic of another. And your the number 3 negative rep person in forum history. Why don't you hang back a learn some things so you can actually contribute.

This very topic shows bashing or ignorance. Anyone who's contributing to a forum should know what makes speakers have lacking low end. And it's not brand specific that's for sure. Before you post another time I suggest you read all Wmax, TLS Guy posts and the articles on the site. Then you should be much more capable of providing helpful insight. People come here with authentic questions and it's our duty to help them save money and get the best sound for their dollar. If you want to troll do it somewhere else.

 

[yepimonfire]

once again, i am not trolling, i was giving my opinion on klipsch speakers.

 

[lsiberian]

For you

 

[m-fine]

If you want a simple straight answer, it is because they make high sensitivity speakers. They have more output per watt of amp power but to get that you generally have to sacrifice low end extension.

 

[Chu Gai]

If you want a simple straight answer, it is because they make high sensitivity speakers. They have more output per watt of amp power but to get that you generally have to sacrifice low end extension.

I've heard rumors that there will be Beyonce and J Lo versions of Klipsch speakers that are guaranteed to have a substantial bottom end.

 

[jeffsg4mac]

I've heard rumors that there will be Beyonce and J Lo versions of Klipsch speakers that are guaranteed to have a substantial bottom end.

They are going to introduce the Hillary Clinton model too. Ugly as hell but more bottom end than the other two models. And they throw in a free pant suit.

 

[yepimonfire]

If you want a simple straight answer, it is because they make high sensitivity speakers. They have more output per watt of amp power but to get that you generally have to sacrifice low end extension.

finally................
seriously, the rest of you guys need to grow up, i have not posted one troll-post, this whole thread, aside from my OP, is trolling.

 

[bandphan]

finally................
seriously, the rest of you guys need to grow up, i have not posted one troll-post, this whole thread, aside from my OP, is trolling.

Well they make many speakers that go into the low 30hz range You might not have had the opportunity to hear their better lines. And using my avatar will not garner any additional respect, trust me, I know

 

[majorloser]

We await your order My Master.

 

[Seth=L]

We await your order My Master.

I don't know.