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Klipsch Synergy Quintet II 5-Pack

A home theater speaker set with quality sound.
The Good

Excellent price for great speakers. The dual cone design ensures that sound is clear and separated. The speakers simple yet attractive styling will make them a welcome addition to any living room.

The Bad

Not including a subwoofer in the package saves the consumer cash upfront, but means that they will have to go through the process of picking out their own. A lack of hardware EQ controls limits the use of these speakers as anything but home theater speakers.

Full StarFull StarFull StarFull StarEmpty Star The Verdict

These are a sure bet for upgrading your existing home theater setup or “rolling your own”. Incredible performance, and a dual cone design all add up to a great value. Do yourself a favor and match these with a good sub woofer, you won’t be sorry.

Editors Pick

Solid Sound: Klipsch Synergy Quintet II

The Klipsch Synergy Quintet II 5-Pack is an amazing value that offers incredible performance.

I had high hopes for the Klipsch Synergy Quintet II 5-Pack and my expectations were happily met head on. Make no mistake, this is not a home theater kit exactly, or even a surround sound kit, the Quintet II 5 pack is just a set of five speakers to plug into your existing or newly pieced together audio system.

There is no included amp, receiver, or disk changer and because these are just speakers your sound will vary depending on the type of amp you hook them up to. I would suggest the best you can afford; the Klipsch speakers can handle a lot of power, and the more you pump in, the better the performance is going to be.

Unlike many “home theater” speakers the Klipsch are capable of faithfully reproducing audio from both music and DVD sources. The speakers dual cone design ensures excellent audio separation and insanely clear highs. This type of clarity will only come from separating the tweeter from the main cone. The nimbleness of the audio also benefits from the cone separation. Having two drivers allows the speaker to respond more quickly to changing frequencies. Think of it like this: does it take longer for one person to run up 10 floors, or two people to run up five floors? They are still covering the same distance (audio spectrum), but with two of them splitting the distance the work gets done twice as fast.

There are a couple notable drawbacks to the Klipsch Synergy Quintet II 5-Pack-- these are not fatal flaws, just minor annoyances. The lack of a hardware equalizer is a bit of a pain depending on what you hook your speakers up to. If you are hooking them up to a home theater it's no big deal, but if you are hooking them up to a computer, as I was, then you have to rely on software tools for handling the EQ.

It is also worth noting that this is a 5 speaker set, not a 5.1 speaker set, meaning there is no subwoofer. Adding a subwoofer to meet the quality of these speakers would have added about $300+ to the price tag, so it's not really a bad thing, plus you now have the option of buying a sub that is a perfect match for the intended room (a real bonus for audiophiles).

If you are looking to upgrade your existing home theater setup it will be difficult to find a better deal then the Klipsch Synergy Quintet II 5-Pack. You can find cheaper sets that include a subwoofer, but they wont be able to match the quality.

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