Klipsch RF-25 Floorstanding Speakers
Klipsch RF-25 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[May 03, 2021]
bigmac
Strength:
These thing rock, the bass in 2 ch is amazing, Weakness:
Haven't found any yet Purchased: Used
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[Feb 18, 2011]
Guillermo
Audio Enthusiast
Nice quality and design, superb bass but... the mid range is a little bit poor.
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[May 27, 2007]
deadsexy
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
an even handed performance with a slight bit of colour thrown in. Lots of throttle when it comes time to rock out; even 20 watts will light the wick man!
Weakness:
Cheeeeezy vinyl clad cabinates. Klipsch unfortunately, like everyone else, is too cheap to fork out the extra 20$ it would cost to cover these babies in some decent stump-wood veneer. These Speakers are sexy, but not as sexy as me because I'm Dead Sexy!
Customer Service The local dealer swears on a stack of their grandmothers eyeballs that if anything should go wrong - they'll fix em' ! Similar Products Used: Ya, believe it or not, a few high-end coffins. What a waste of $....what a waste. |
[Oct 11, 2006]
blueacara
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Reproduction of guitar, bass, probably the best in business for home theater.
Weakness:
WIll have to upgrade the entire system. Bad cables, bad audio and any glitches in your audio set up will be reflected accurately in the speaker. I have had RF 25 for about 1 year now. Briefly, these are really good speakers, probably the best I have heard.
Customer Service Called them that one of feet didnt quite fit and was told that I am on my own. So- not very forthcoming. Similar Products Used: B&W, Electrovoice, Polk, paradigm, Magnepan... auditioned quite a few. |
[Oct 10, 2004]
farl
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sounds great, crystal clear high's, nice low's, just wonderful. Build quality, value for your money, sound better than comparable speakers at almost twice the price.
Weakness:
non so far After months of searching, At last I’d found the speaker that I’m looking for. I’d auditioned Definitive Tech, JM lab, JBL, Infinity, Bose. RF-25 speaker blown them away. It takes very little power to get these speakers to play at a loud volume. They create a wide soundstage that fills up your listening area with crystal clear highs, and a punchy bass. It isn't bright at all, unless you're used to listening to muddy, boomy midrange and bass from your Bose speakers. These speakers preformed even under the most demanding musical tracks. I compared the RF-25 to a similar priced Definitive Technology floor model. No comparison. The Klipsch RF-25 was much, much more defined. When compared to a higher priced B&W floor model, the Klipsch just plain sounded better. The B&W was a gentle peck on the cheek, while the RF-25 was a solid slap to the face. I didn't realize what I was missing out on before I purchased the RF-25. I've heard things with more clarity and precision than I've ever heard before. Especially when I played my old CD’s, I'm sure you will, too. Similar Products Used: JBL, infinity |
[Dec 23, 2003]
Jack Petroski
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Wonderful high notes and a beautiful clarity of sound. Right amount of bass for classical music. Spot on sound at low volume. The human voice sounds excellent.
Weakness:
Sweet spot can be elusive. Positioning of speakers is very important. Subwoofer needed for action type movies. The feet that are included are really crappy, but work. I listen to a lot of classical music and opera. I wanted a speaker that could capture highs of the human voice very well and was not concerned about booming bass. I also needed a speaker that could be played at a very low volume and still keep excellent sound quality. My desire was to have the sounds of an opera hall, not the latest blow 'em up movie. From all reviews I have read the path kept leading to the Klipsch RF Series which were in my price range. The Klipsch RF25s had a little more clarity than the 15s and I just didn't need the power of the 35s. The speaker has delivered what I expected and paid for. I teamed the speakers with a Denon AVR 1604/684 receiver. This was the same receiver that the salesperson was using for all the demo speakers in the showroom and they seem to be a good match. A great speaker for serious music listeners. Less perfect for the surround sound movie viewer or pop music fan. My wife was skeptical replacing older bose speakers but once she heard these she was knocked over. A dramatic improvement in our listening pleasure. Similar Products Used: Bose, Sony and a lot of other lower end products. |
[Nov 24, 2003]
Trevor
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Big sound at high volumes with no effort Magnetic speaker grilles Fit and finish
Weakness:
Intrusive bass Too sensitive to positioning I decided to try Klipsch speakers based on the generally great reviews. I was attracted the high sensitivity as I like to play it loud. Well I ended up being disappointed. For stereo music they were very good at producing very clean music at high volumes. But the bass was annoying and intrusive. It's like Klipsch heard too many "weak bass" comments and decided to crank it up. For movies, the extra bass was welcome and it didn't really affect dialogue. Another problem was that they were really sensitive to positioning. I moved them around and angled in/out but the "sweet spot" was only about 1 foot wide on my sofa. The imaging was great in that one spot but fell off everywhere else. Overall, good speakers and worth auditioning (may be just right for some people) but for me I was disappointed and they weren't worth the money. For those who care, I was driving the speakers with a Marantz 7000 (in source direct mode) processing the digital signal from a Pioneer DVD/CD. Similar Products Used: Paradigm Phantoms |