Customer Reviews

Klipsch F-1 Synergy FloorStanding Loudspeaker (Single, Black)

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These speakers are absolutely wonderful. I have them hooked up to a Yamaha HTR-5940 receiver. I am using them as the front channel speakers, along with an S-2 as a center (got a good deal from a friend), and B-2s as surrounds, along with a Sub-12.

Sound Quality:
The F-1s shine no matter what I am using them for. They are superb for stereo listening, and they handle the front effects channels for 5.1 very well too. They handle all types of music very well.

Appearance/Size
These speakers are slim. They are of the perfect height that the drivers are at ear level when sitting on a couch. The grills look nice, but I prefer to keep them off because I think the speakers look much cooler without them. I went to a retailer and was looking at the synergy speakers and the F-2s and F-3s are so big and heavy that they'd be kind of a pain for me, but the F-1s are easy enough to move around if you're just trying to clean behind them.

Connections:
The F-1 is ready for bi-wiring, but I tried it and didn't notice any difference so I went back to single wiring for simplicity's sake. The binding post type connectors are great because they accept thick speaker wire without any issues, or you can use banana plugs.

Note: The finish is not exactly "easily" damaged, but it can't take too much of a beating either, so be delicate with these speakers (of course, you would be delicate with any audio equipment anyway, right?).

Overall, these are great speakers. Well worth the price.

For a set of low-end tower speakers, the F-1's have clean highs (thanks to the Klipsch horn tweeter) and the mids are very precise. The base is weaker than I prefer, so a separate sub is recommended. I've been using these for about a month with my PS3/Xbox360 on a Harman Kardon AVR 146, and I am still hearing things in movies and games that I missed with my JBL's.

I have had these speakers in use now for close to a month and love them. I had listened to them in the "big box" electronic here locally and bought them on Amazon. They are a great value for the price and compare well to the $700 speakers in the same "big box" stores. The build quality seems to be fantastic, and I truly do enjoy them!

These speakers replaced thirty-year-old ones that had definitely heard better days. When I hooked up the Klipsch speakers and put on one of my favorite CDs, I was blown away by the quality of the sound. On a track of Bach's "D-Minor Violin Concerto", it sounds like Stern and Shaham are playing in the room. You can hear the sound of musicians' breathing and the squeak of their fingers moving on the strings. The speakers are great, of course,with other styles of music as well. I'm sorry I didn't get them sooner.

I am extremely impressed with the sound from these speakers. I use them mostly movies or music. Much better then my old 3 2 1 Bose system I had.

If you choose a smaller room for your home theater like I have these towers will impress you every time. I have these plus the matching center, surrounds and sub mated to a THX rated Yamaha receiver. I usually get one of two reactions from people after hearing my system; "I need to re-calibrate my system" or "I need to upgrade". And that is coming from HT buffs that have spent much more than I. The bottom line is amazing performance for the money. I would imagine to get the same performance in medium to large rooms the F-2 or F-3 may be needed.