Klipsch S-1 Synergy Surround Speaker (Pair, Black)

by Klipsch

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 11 x 5 inches ; 11.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000XLMXCO
• Item model number: 90493071210
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,565 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Synergy Series S-1 surround speaker is the smallest of its kind to utilize Klipsch's exclusive Wide Dispersion Surround Technology(TM) (WDST), which ensures a dynamic, enveloping surround experience and precise placement of sound in the room. Available in a black finish with titanium accents, the S-1 surround speaker offers two different contemporary looks: with its grille on, its elegance blends nicely with any home décor; with the grille off, it makes an aggressive, powerful statement.

The Synergy Series S-1 surround speaker benefits from more than 60 years of classic Klipsch horn technology and contemporary craftsmanship, delivering crystal-clear sonic detail through an advanced design that includes two 0.75" Tractrix(R) Horn loaded aluminum-dome tweeters and one 4" woofer. By aligning the two horns at 90 degrees to each other, and using a front-firing woofer, the S-1 smoothly covers a 180 degree horizontal arc, providing maximum flexibility in placement. This impressive surround speaker delivers the performance of units twice its price, creating enveloping sound that places you squarely in the middle of the action. By correctly localizing specific sounds, what you hear precisely matches what you see on the screen.

Product Description

The Klipsch S-1 Synergy surround sound speaker delivers amazingly realistic performances through the careful positioning of the dual 0.75" Tractrix(R) Horn loaded aluminum dome tweeters and pair 4" IMG woofer. By aligning the two horns at 90 degrees with respect to each other, along with the front firing woofer, the S-1 smoothly covers a 180-degree horizontal arc, allowing maximum placement flexibility. This impressive surround delivers the performance of speakers twice its price by creating enveloping sound that places you in the middle of the action, as well as correctly localizing specific sounds so what you hear matches what you see on the screen. Available in a black finish with titanium accents, the contemporary look of the S-1 is two-fold. With its grille on, the S-1 offers a sense of elegance that blends in with your home décor, but take the grille off and you get an aggressive and powerful statement that exudes extreme performance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Speakers, September 24, 2008

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Abhinav Sharma (MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Klipsch S-1 Synergy Surround Speaker (Pair, Black) (Electronics)

I have been looking for surround sound speakers to complete my 5.1 channel home theater system. Finally I have found what I was looking for. As usual Klipsch delivers again.

Some features to note -
- The speaker "is the smallest of its kind to utilize Klipsch's exclusive Wide Dispersion Surround Technology (WDST), which ensures a dynamic, enveloping surround experience and precise localization throughout a room." Truely delivers
- "careful positioning of two Tractrix® Horn loaded aluminum-dome tweeters and one 4-inch IMG woofer".

My surround sound system is Perfect now!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE speakers to upgrade from 5.1 to 7.1, March 4, 2010

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M. Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Klipsch S-1 Synergy Surround Speaker (Pair, Black) (Electronics)

What can you say about these speakers except for they are perfect for the price. I actually didn't think that 7.1 would make much of a difference from 5.1, but BOY was I wrong.

Now I am in a sound BUBBLE......lol. The detail that can be heard is great, and because they have horns on both sides of the speaker, sound seems to come from directly behind you if you are sitting in the middle of the two speakers. WOW, I have to tell ya, Klipsch are the speakers for me from this day forward.

I would like to thank everyone that left a review before me that helped me "invest" in these speakers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what a rear speaker should., March 5, 2010

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A. Felson (Scottsdale, A) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Klipsch S-1 Synergy Surround Speaker (Pair, Black) (Electronics)

I have a rather good system comprised of:
Marantz AV9000 surround sound preamp
Marantz MM9000 150Wx5 power amp
Klipsch RB-25 mains speakers (6.5" cerrametalic woofer, 1" titanium dome horn tweeter)
Boston Acoustics VR12 3 way center speaker
Mirage BP150 dual 8" subwoofer
source material is via sp/dif (AC3) from a mythtv/xine/linux system


And now the S-1 Synergy S-1

The klipsch are inaudible -- that is even though I kicked them up 2db from being matched to the rest of my system via the preamp's test tone setup, one never hears anything come from them. What one does hear is an incredible spacious 3D sound field emanating from up front and passing around and to the rears without ever being localized to the speakers. It is precisely how rear speakers should function and they work perfectly at any volume that won't have the other members of my household complaining.