"The RW-12 offers some unique features, starting with a well-disguised port that opens along the lower front edge, which redirects its energy out the front along with the woofer."

"... its performance was sterling, with a snappy response and a big, deep, full-throated sound that put sonic muscle into music, while its depth and power furnished truly concussive explosions, impacts, and other low-frequency effects."

"The new ProMedia GMX D-5.1 is a gaming console 'home theater' system with five speakers and a subwoofer that'll help bring a symphony of squealing wheels, whizzing bullets, and snapping bones into your mother's basement."

"Compatible with PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC platforms as well as CD and DVD players, the GMX comes in 120- and 230-volt versions and pumps out superior sound with a 108-decibel output through its 3/4-inch tweeter and three-inch midbass woofer."

"The first thing I noticed about the Klipsch system is how easy it is to drive. With the ultra high sensitivity rating of 97dB of the RF-25, I found myself with the volume knob only about half as high as with my own B&W 603s. The RF-25 displayed brilliantly clear treble. If anything, I was expecting the RF-25 to be a little top heavy but their bass response was actually quite strong."

"Strafing bullets from Saving Private Ryan and fizzing arrows in LOTR - The Two Towers highlighted the real benefits in having a complete set of speakers that all use the same components as front to back or vice versa effects were almost seamless."

"The biggest surprise and the speaker I liked the best was the RW-12 subwoofer...the best bit about this sub is its performance. I have a B&W ASW 650 - a half-decent subwoofer - but I'd swap it for this one in a heartbeat. It sounds better and punches faster and harder."

"Placed in a corner, the unit produced some awesome bass, and could be driven to "concert hall" levels with a 30-watt power amplifier. Thus, compared to other direct-radiator speakers the Cornwall II could be considered a high-efficiency system."

"When connected at reduced level as the bridged center speaker of a Klipschorn-Cornwall stereo array, across a 25-ft. wall, it blended in perfectly with the flanking speakers, and enhanced the stereo performance of the system. This combination recreated the most exciting sound images we have heard to date in the home."

"When played singly or in pairs, the Cornwall II provided a big, clear reproduction -- especially from clean source material. We also tried a pair of them in a small room. Performance here was impressive, too, at various listening levels."

"Klipsch's sleek RF-15 tower achieves a home-theater ideal. The speaker is sufficiently large to deliver enough gusto to rock our world, but its slim lines don't offend our finely attuned sense of decor. And at $299 each, the RF-15 is the company's least expensive tallboy design. That said, if you're looking for a little more low end, you'll have to bring a subwoofer into the mix."

"The RF-15's vinyl-wrap, cherrywood finish is pleasant enough but not terribly convincing; the other option is black ash. The sturdily constructed medium-density-fiberboard speaker stands 36.9 inches tall and weighs 37 pounds. All in all, the design is rather attractive and modern-looking."

"Only 6.75 inches wide, the tower would be considerably precarious if it weren't for the molded-plastic stabilizers extending from the speaker's base. Klipsch includes spikes for carpets and rubber bumpers for hardwood or tiled floors."

"The grille stays in place with magnets rather than iffy plastic pins. We expect that level of design detail on only high-end models, so it was a nice surprise on such an affordable tower."

"As tall as the RF-15 is, we found its imaging height extraordinary. Our pair produced life-size instruments and voices--a feat never equaled by even the better satellites we've heard. When we matched the towers with Klipsch's RC-25 center speaker, the sound moved seamlessly across all three front speakers. The matching little RS-25 surrounds projected a huge, wraparound sound field but blended well with the RF-15s."

"We thoroughly enjoyed the RF-15s' performance on Confidence, a no-frills heist DVD that serves up a beat-heavy soundtrack, snappy dialogue, lots of gunplay, and gritty atmosphere. We kicked the volume a few notches higher than usual, and the RF-15s took it all in stride."

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“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.”

When Lou Reed listened to the Klipsch RB-75 bookshelf speakers he was "astounded" by their sound. He said, "I know this stuff [song content] and I know that guitar, and I'm surprised by the details of it."

Obsessed with the sound quality of recorded music, Reed, without hesitation, said he'd pay money NOT to hear the Bose Acoustimass and eagerly declared that, "those Klipsch are...unbelievable; these things can do anything."

"These speakers mean business and when they are called upon to perform, they do more than just fine."

"The Ultras don't produce cluttered or distorted sound when the volume is maxed. Klipsch designed the system to be 'smart' and regulates the power, preventing damage and allowing for great sound at loud levels."

"There isn't much more to conclude other than the fact that these speakers rock. The woofer rocks. The satellites rock. If sound is important to you, you MUST listen to these speakers."

"All in all, Klipsch has really set the bar for other companies like Logitech, Altec Lansing, and Creative to meet if they want to compete in the high-end speaker system realm."

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