Customer Reviews

Klipsch QUINTET 5.0 Speaker System (Black HG)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
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I recently bought this system and an extra pair of the quintet series satellite speakers to set up a 7.1 Surround packaged, I paired it with the recommended sub-woofer (the 350) and it's shocking how good it sounds. I'm using these to play True HD and DTS HD and they are stunning. We don't have a very large room so I needed something that would be a breeze to install and have look stylish on the walls. I wall-mounted these speakers and ran some cable through the walls and connected them to a pioneer 7.1 receiver. I have tested about 100 configurations to find the ideal set up for our small living room and these do not disappoint, at all. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty willing to say these are the best speakers you can get in a sub $1000 package for certain. I would only recommend these for small to medium sized living rooms and they definitely sound better then polks and bose, I don't know what hallucinogens the last guy was on... these are far superior then any polks I've heard. Do not buy if you have an open or spacious room, but still, they might be alright for that too. they are pretty loud, clear and have a lot of bass, we don't like to turn these up too loud or they hurt. Highly recommended, don't think twice if your setting up for a small room with HD and limited room.

I used the Quintet IV setup for about a year in my small-ish room and was mostly pleasantly surprised by the results and quality of this little system. Klipsch makes great speakers and this 5-channel package is no exception.

Likes:

As soon as you take the Quintets out of the box, you instantly know you're holding a quality product. The speakers are solidly built and moderately weighty; certainly heavier than you'd expect from a satellite speaker system. The binding post connectors are a nice touch and are much appreciated as for the price they charge, Klipsch could've just as easily equipped them with cheap spring connectors. Another nice touch is that the bases are dual purpose and can be used instead as wall mounts. You can tell thought has gone into the design of these speakers. All of my wire runs were relatively short and I fed these with 16-gauge speaker wire, which is more than enough at shorter distances.

Klipsch speakers are known for being extremely efficient and these are no exception. I'd expect any modern surround receiver, regardless of price, to be able to drive them very well. I used a Pioneer VSX-21TXH, but I'd expect them perform with equal aplomb when paired with an entry-level receiver. Despite their small size, they produce the signature Klipsch horn-loaded sound: crystal-clear highs, along with excellent mids for a speaker of this size. They end up sounding much "bigger" than they really are. Klipsch recommends pairing these with a subwoofer, due to the inherent limitations of satellite speakers. I chose to use a MartinLogan Dynamo 700 (10") subwoofer which blended very well with the speakers with the subwoofer volume slightly below half (again, small room) and crossed over at 80Hz (Ideally you would set the crossover higher as the speakers bottom out at 120Hz, but individual mileage may vary). When paired with a subwoofer, this setup ebbs an flows with ease when presented with dynamic movie soundtracks and really shines with lossless Blu-ray tracks. They're excellent, unobtrusive home theater speakers that you'd be hard-pressed to beat in this price range.


Dislikes:

I only found two reasons to dislike the Quintet system.

1) The Center channel: Even though this center employs the same horn-loaded tweeter as the satellites, along with two of the 3.5" midrange woofers, I often found dialogue to be somewhat weak and/or dull, which I found quite surprising. It lacks the clarity found in the other speakers and can be improved. This can be slightly remedied by boosting the center a db or two in your receiver.


2) Music performance: These are made for home theater, and unfortunately I didn't like their performance with stereo music, even when paired with the subwoofer. Stereo imaging is quite poor and I found the trademark horn-loaded bright highs to be fatiguing when listening to music. I often had to set my receiver to "Extended [5-channel] Stereo" when listening to music to get satisfactory results, which I don't think I should have to do. Admittedly, using these as music speakers is not the best idea if you plan to do any type of critical listening as they were not made for that, which is why the 4-star rating remains. However, their performance with music was my reason for discontinuing their use as my main speakers.


Conclusion: The Quintet IV system is a great system for a beginning home theater setup in small or mid-sized room and excels at playback of movie soundtracks. Get a decent subwoofer for these and they'll change your movie watching experience completely. If you plan on listening to a lot of music, however, look elsewhere; think about moving up to some smaller bookshelf speakers with larger enclosures for a more complete sound and better imaging.

i bought these speakers after months of searching and reading reviews. i went to my local electronics store with a few different brands in mind to sound sample. after 30 minutes of blairing kung fu panda at the store, my mind was set. i purchased these speakers along with the sw 350 sub and samsung reciever and i couldnt be happier. some people recomend smaller rooms to put these in, all i have to say is my theater room is 20x25 and it sounds great! no regrets here!!

I purchased these from a local store rather than from Amazon due to similar pricing and quicker availability. The "multi-function" mounts are a bit over-complicated, but once configured haven't given me any problems. For the price, the sound quality is excellent on anything from 2 channel stereo (music) to multi-channel audio (movies). If it weren't for the complicated mounting system, I'd easily give these speakers 5 stars. You MUST use a subwoofer and spend a bit of time properly setting levels and crossover frequencies, but this is expected for most any set of speakers.

Such beautiful sound out of such little speakers. They make everything sound like it's happening in the room!

Things I've noticed:

* They are MUCH louder than my previous speakers so I don't have to turn the stereo up as loudly as I used to. I had to adjust my number system for how loud I wanted things (for example, I used to play movies at -12 on my Receiver but now I set it to -18).
* My Yamaha Receiver says that their low-end cutoff is 190htz. It is obvious that they require a sub, a very good sub to match, so if you don't have a sub and you're not planning on buying one, go buy a different set of speakers (and regret it).
* The mounts work fine once their up on the wall... putting them there is a pain but only done once. No big deal.
* I read a review that said the speaker covers come off easily. Well no one dumb enough to try to pick up a speaker like this by the front grill should be allowed to have a speaker like this... or be allowed to use sharp utensils.
* I paired this up with a Klipsch Synergy Sub-10 for an amazing price. OMG what an amazing sound. I don't think I'll ever have to upgrade again!

Enjoy your Klipschs!

I have no complaints. You will for sure need a good sub with these. I have an older Velodyne CT-120 with these Klipsch Quintet 5.0, connected to a Onkyo TX-SR608 receiver. This setup sounds awesome! I used the Audyssey auto calibration to set everything up, which did a decent job. I found it made the system a little bass heavy, but I backed down the sub about about 6db and that did the trick. With the addition of a sub woofer the Klipsch Quintet's sound is very full and bright. Watching movies is a truly great experience. For the cost you will not find a better sounding speaker.

I am writing this review mainly because one of the reviewers gave a very critical review. I got these speakers for a great deal ($300) during thanks giving and I am glad I did.

The speakers are really nice, the sound quality is crisp and they do support a little bit of bass too but you would need a sub to get the complete effect. Other than that they are small, look nice and very powerful for their size. Go ahead give it a shot. I think they are worthy successor.

i allways have this items and i wanted to have one
so its a great item
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this units are very nice working on a decent setup any one who wants to have a very nice home theater surround sound needs to know what they want and what they will purchase of course price wise everything changes, i do have myself an extra two front vf-35 speakers and those are amaizing and the sub sw-450 what makes totally complette system.

I picked these up after listening to them at a big box retailer. Amazon price was about 50% less than retail at the time, which made this a no-brainer purchase with free shipping + no tax.
I also picked up a (different mfg.) 12" subwoofer which rounds out the sound quality. Since these do not need to try to reproduce anything 125hz and below, everything is clean and clear. I don't do much listening to radio/music on them, but the few times I have, everything was very clean. I use these mostly for TV/Movies/XBox.

When I first got these hooked up and turned on I was impressed. Then I remembered I had not yet turned on the powered subwoofer. WOW!! Incredible sound throughout the room, whether it is music or movies.