“I've listened to Exile dozens of times over the intervening years, but no system has ever matched the Klipsch systems' nuance and shading. Cymbals, in particular, benefited from the horn tweeters' agility; they were remarkably vivid and present. Oh, and Jagger's vocals all but leaped out of the horns.”

“Klipsch's stock in trade is dynamics – sudden loudness shifts are unleashed with an eaze that more-conventional direct-radiating designs rarely muster. A by-product of that dynamic freedom is the ability to render the subtlest forms of musical expression.”

“I must apologize to all of my 11th-floor neighbors (and the folks on 10 and 12) – but hey, I had to explore the Reference system's effortless dynamics with full-tilt sessions. Listening fatigue remained low (for me at least). Even when I eased the volume to a more-sedate level, the speakers didn't turn blah.”

“Unlike a lot of speakers that only give their best within a fairly restricted loudness range, this system had the rare ability to sound great at low, moderate, and high levels. I guess it's purity/low-distortion sound has something to do with that.”

“What it all adds up to is this: The Klipsch Reference RB-75 system doesn't just communicate the sound; it unearths music and films' underlying emotionality. I didn't want to send it back.”