Klipsch RP-160M or RP-500M for a living room setup? Urgent decision!

P

pilecarls8

Audiophyte
Ok so I've been meaning to upgrade from my TV speakers in my living room to something actually good and spubled upon a lot of options that I couldn't but because of where I live.
But Klipsch is a viable option, which is good because Zeos made reviews on both the 150M and 600M. The 600M is out of my price range but I've found a good deal on the 160M which is an older model.
Basically I want to know which one would be better for a living room setup where these will be my primary speakers (I don't plan on doing 5.1 in the near future). It's a medium sized room with openings on both sides (like a big corridor) and one of the openings is to the outside world.
Is the 6 inch driver worth it for the 160Ms, specially in a room with openings? Or is the better designed tweeter of the 500Ms best? I don't plan on adding a subwoofer either.
I guess this is basically a discussion of bass vs treble maybe? Idk
The reason this is urgent is because I already placed my order of the RP-500Ms and only NOW found a website that had the 160Ms on discount, I would like to know if it'll be worth it to cancel my order of the 500Ms to go with the bigger 160Ms.
Please help me out here! Have a great day wherever you are c:
https://19216811.cam/ https://1921681001.id/
 
Last edited:
William Lemmerhirt

William Lemmerhirt

Audioholic Overlord
Well, the 160 only adds about 3hz of extension(45vs48). So bass performance will be very similar, and both would benefit from a subwoofer. I would buy the bigger 160’s as even with a subwoofer, the (slightly) bigger woofer will be somewhat more dynamic, and imo, better overall.
 

Latest posts

newsletter

  • RBHsound.com
  • BlueJeansCable.com
  • SVS Sound Subwoofers
  • Experience the Martin Logan Montis
Top