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Should you buy the Klipsch RP-600M bookshelf speakers?
Looking for a pair of entry-level bookshelf speakers? Check this honest review from ecoustics on the Klipsch RP-600M.
A lot of ink has been spilt about the Klipsch RP-600M; I rather enjoyed my time with them but I also have firsthand experience with them driven by a lot of amplifiers and have been exposed to their limitations and warts over a much longer period of time.
Most consumers will order them online without even an audition and that’s often a recipe for disappointment if the rest of the system isn’t a good match.
I had the chance to listen to them again recently with another batch of amplifiers and I still stand by my original review; you learn something new every time you switch out an amplifier or source.
Over the past year, I’ve watched a number of YouTube videos where reviewers and even manufacturers of other loudspeakers have taken these loudspeakers apart to explain their limitations and also point out areas where they can be improved.
I don’t have an issue with the DIY crowd making “improvements” to their samples but let’s be honest — 99% of the people buying these speakers are not taking them apart and I’m pretty sure that most would screw them up somehow if they tried.
Unless you know what you are doing — don’t take apart your loudspeakers and get upset when they don’t sound any different (or worse) based on what someone told you in a video.
Back to Klipsch.
Klipsch have been in business more than 70 years but the past 5 years must feel like some serious vindication for them. I’m not going to burst that balloon because they deserve their current success; and all of the bootlicking coming from the high-end press.
Take a bow Klipsch Audio RP-600M.
Bootlicking? An endless supply and it must feel rather sweet going down – like some of that fine Kentucky Bourbon.
The RP-600M are not even part of their vaunted “Heritage” Series but I’m 100% certain that Klipsch would sell out of a Heritage RP-600M model if it were ever introduced. I would buy the first pair.
For years, the high-end press told audiophiles that Klipsch were for home theater customers; that no serious music listener should consider them.
This article originally appeared at ecoustics.com and an intro has been published here with permission.
Read the full article: https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/klipsch-rp-600m-bookshelf-loudspeakers/
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