Drivesthebeast

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.75 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $271.00 from Audio Excellence Onl

Summary:
Well, I hadn't actually ever heard these speakers before buying them, but I bought them for two reasons. The first, that I already hae the RB25's for the fronts, the RC25 for my center, and the RW10 for my sub...so it only made sense to buy the matching rears. 2nd reason was because these speakers (before they were discontinued) used to retail for between $600 and $800 per pair at canadian retailers, and I got 2 pairs for less than the cost of 1, even with shipping and brokerage fees, etc.

The conclusion? They were an excellent choice! I can't beleive how much of movie soundtracks I was missing by not having these speakers. I only have one pair wired and fired right now, as I don't have the right room to run a 7.1 the way I want right now (bought the 2nd pair because of the price, and keeping them in storage). Even in 5.1, these speakers have a HUGE soundstage, likely due to the ise of twin tweeters, and the fact that they are horns. On movie soundtracks like King Kong, they reveal so much detail to the sound of insects and birds and other animals in the background very well. The scenes where the cast is on the ship on the way to the island, you can always here the props and steerage of the ship off in the distance, as well as the sound of the ocean too, as if it was right in my livingroom. I find that with DTS soundtracks, that Klipsch cabinets really shine the most, and the RS25's are no different. The amount of detail (even when not broken in yet) is stunning. Clear, clean, and free of distortion, even at hearing loss inducing volumes (thx to my Marantz SR7500 and 14 guage monster cables driving them too).

I haven't had the chance to listen to any surround sound music yet, but I've tried some of the different settings on ym receiver, and the RS25's actually make the SRS CS surround sound good....the only speakers that I've used on this mode that actually work. DTS music, and Dolby 5.1 Music sound great too, but I'm sure they'd be better with using a multi-channel sound source like 5.1 or 6.1 music CD's and DVD's.

I'd say that these cabinets do sound better with movies than music, but I think that's because of only having movies with multi-channels, and not music to better judge them by.

For the price, size, and weight, these speakers are phenominal...you aren't going to find speakers this cheap that create as huge and accurate soundstage as these ones do!

Strengths:
Price, Can play STUPID loud without distortion if you want/need them to, small footprint (even on 32" tall Quest stands), mulit-way wire terminals to accept bannana plugs or standard connections, fit and finish is top notch

Weaknesses:
Lack in bass to an extent, but they are only a 5.25" woofer, and a small cabinet, and well, you SHOULD have a sub running in your setup for that anyways! lol!

Similar Products Used:
Mission, Paradigm (crap), Bowers & Wilkens, Design Acoustics

sharpeman

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $500.00 from London Drugs

Summary:
Bought Klispch RC 25 at london drugs. Great surround speaker, very sensitve . This is what is desired, in back speakers. So far they sound great.

Strengths:
Full sound. Very sensitve. Easy to hang.

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
JBL,missions

Mario NJ

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $320.00 from 6th Ave Electronics

Summary:
I just wanted to comment on the above review comparing the RS-25's to his RS-35's. All the comments sound like someone comparing a speaker that's been broken in to one that hasn't. I compared the RS-25's vs RS-35's, and when cut-off at 80Hz like any good HT setup should do there is very little audible difference between the two models. Overall this is a fantastic surround speaker, don't let people convince you that using monopole's for surround satellites is better, listen for yourself and decide. In my opinion multipole speakers like these in a 5.1 setup is a no-brainer. Bottom line is I've never been dissapointed by Klipsch speakers, nothing else near its price gives you that live, you-are-there feeling equally well for both music and movies. 5 stars.

Strengths:
Clarity, dynamics, multipole surround sound.

Weaknesses:
Bass, but proper surround sound should use a subwoofer for all bass anyway.

Similar Products Used:
Sony, Paradigm, B&W

Price Paid:  $349.00 from Melton's

Summary:
I started with a Klipsch Ref 35 5.1 setup then decided I wanted 7.1, but I had a minor space issue on the rear wall. After some thought I opted for the RS-25 in the rear. My sides are RS-35s and the fronts are RF-35s and with an RC-35 Center. Well I had called Klipsch first to make sure the RS-25s would blend well with the ref-35 lineup. They assured me they would and would be a Timbre match. Well they do not blend perfectly, they tend to sound a little shallow and hollow. From other reviews I have read it is clear the Ref-25 line and Ref-35 are not in the same league. For most things they do blend fairly seemlessly, but if the back channel has some good lows you'll hear the difference, almost a coffee can sound sometimes. Darn shame, oh well, live and learn. They'll do for now, but I suspect in the next year or so they'll get replaced with RS-35s.

Strengths:
- clean tight sound - stylish

Weaknesses:
- shallow sound - Hollow sound - coffee can sound

Similar Products Used:
RS-35

Price Paid:  $200.00 from www.acousticsounddes

Summary:
Nice warm sound. These are much more efficient than my old Sony. This speaker is only going to get better when it gets brocken in

Strengths:
Warm Sound. I prefer this over bright speakers.

Weaknesses:
None so far.

Similar Products Used:
Sony SS-CN305. Bose VCS-10