Very efficient, small size - big sound, don't break up at high volumes

poor imaging, flat bass, no upper midrange

Test Duration: 6 months Receiver: Yamaha HTR-5590 Accessories: THX Certified Monster Compared to: Athena AS-F2s, Yamaha NS-777s, and Klipsch SF-3s I am an audio salesperson for a major electronics retailer that recently started selling the Klipsch synergy series so I have the luxury of testing speakers for longer periods of time with many different components, cables, etc... without actually shelling out the cash to take them home. I must admit that I was quite excited to have Klipsch in our store, being familiar with their reputation. When you first see them you can't help but notice their "no frills" appearance, being completely black and quite small for a floor standing speaker. As many people have noted they are very efficient speakers giving excellent volume from very low power. The tractrix horn loaded tweeters that Klipsch uses have excellent dispersion and direction but are a tad harsh and far brighter than I was expecting, even for Klipsch. Their upper midrange was almost entirely nonexistent. As for bass response, the Klipsch were tight and responsive but flat. Overall they have a sound reminisent of car audio. I believe they would make an excellent speaker for younger listeners who plays lots of rap and hard rock, but don't have the imaging, refinement, or warmth neccessary to satisfy more demanding listeners.

nice highs from the horn tweeters(got pioneer 6.75" speakers with horns in my car and thats how I came across how nice they are), great bass especially for 6.5" woofers in comparison to beastly sized JBL's(which doesn't bother me, but since these are smaller its a plus). Midrange isn't lost either, still clear enough and not muffled or drowned out.

I agree with some other reviews, the grill is a bit fragile, but since #1 that doesn't matter and all that does is sound and #2 I prefer the grill on... big deal.

I was search the internet and visiting stores everywhere trying to find good floor speakers to kick off my hometheater, came across some JBL Studios and Cambridge SoundWorks, and what not. Then saw some Klipsch SF-1's. Great sound but then you come across the SF-2's and thats where it is. I decided for my 12x12 bedroom I'll go with them. Found them online for cheaper and went for it. Ran them through my Onkyo SR500, and even with only 65watts to each they still played loudly. Sound was awesome. But since I'm only 18 I think they were well worth the money I spent.

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Only heard my friends' Sony and JBL's.. I got them beat

Breathy tone. No need for a sub.

Haven't found one yet... too new to them.

After 2 years of borrowing my friends massive Infinity floorstanding speakers which each featured a 15 woofer, two mid and two tweeters, I needed somethinig that had that big speaker sound. I purchased the SF-2s because they seemed to have plenty of bass without needing a sub, they had clear highs, and because they were demo models on sale. When at home I set them far apart along the long wall and instantly liked them. These speakers seem to have a breathy quality... like having the acoustic guitarist playing in front of you rather than being distant. I generally place speakers far apart from each other in order to get separation and reflection.

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Infinity floorstanding, Yamaha NS and Klipsch bookshelf speakers.

unbelievable bass output for speakers this size.i don't keep my sub on at all times,but it sounds like it is.the highs are nice and laid back.not in your face.

can't think of any.i'm sure there are much better high end speakers,but for the price these can't be beat.

browsing at the wiz i came across the sf2's and a pair of AR's both about the same height and size listening through a denon reciever.the highs were about the same.in the bass dept. the sf2's blew the AR's away.i have them up front and the discontinued infinity rs5's in the rear.also discontinued jbl ps112.everything running off of two audiosource amps. it sounds great having two pairs of towers.

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i purchased the infinity's before the sf2's.they sound good too,but the bass is deeper on the sf2's.

MIds, bass, and highs.

too picky!

Now with a a bryston pre, along with an Aragon amp they sound amazing!

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various

Bass, Highs, crisp mids, and the sound comes out of the speakers and fills the whole room with voices, especially.

I would be splitting hairs. I heard a $60,000. system at Audio FX here in Sacramento, and I was not impressed. I really like these speakers, and some day when I hear something that strikes me like these once did, I will chase em down, but I really want to emphasize, that I can live with these, until then.

These are very nice speakers. I don''t have a lot of money to spend, so I have to but used stereo equipment. I now have added a Bryston pre to my Aragon amp, and I eventually may upgrade my speakers, but I can tell the difference with this pre. I really like these speakers. Everything of what has been mentionedis what I also feel with these speakers. I am just so happy with these.

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La Scallas, infinity RS 1.5, PSB, Chorus, etc. La Scallas are great, but the bass seems to be outdated.

terrific bass and treble are the envy of all my friends look great

takes a long time to break in

note: price paid, above was in Australian Dollars Firstly they are a great speaker and for the price they can not be beaten. have found the speakers to be great with both movies and music alike. The horn makes for great treble while th lower end is more then taken care of the bass. have a sony big screen tv and have found the placement of the speakers to be important as one of the problems is that they are less then perfectly shielded. however, have found the need for a sub severly diminished. for those of you looking for the room to shake (more so then just with the speakers) opt for a sub, and a good one. no problems with grilles, yet

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JBL, Yamaha, VAF, Sony, Wharfedale

Great range of sound. Not necessary to have a sub. Very efficient. Very solid built.

The floating grill, a bit of a concern when every shop I went to, they were always broken, but then I almost never take off speaker grills anyways. Feet not adjustable.

When I was living in an apartment, I had Bose AM-5, with hardwood floors. I moved everything into my house (which has wall to wall carpet) and since then the Bose just didn''t seemed like they sound right. So off I went to look for new speakers but within my budget. Whatever they were gonna be were being powered by my Yamaha HTR-5490. Keep in mind I trialed these speakers with the same or equivalent Yamaha receiver which only has 85watts/channel (HTR-5490 is same as the RX-V1200 in spec cept for the 2nd Zone in the latter). First I looked at the Klipsch SB2 and SB3. Sounded great and couldn''t go wrong with either one, very clear and good low end for bookshelfs, but decided I didn''t want to have to spend money for stands. So I decided to look at Mini Towers. I tested (mind you that i was comparing same setup: 1 tweeter and 2 6.5" woofers speakers) the Mission M74, Polk 800i, Infinity (forgot model), AR PS2262. The Polks and Infinity was very good at the high ends, sounded muffled, but very good as far as bass response goes. The Mission and the ARs were very good as far as the highs went. The AR lacked a bit on the low end, the the Missions did well. I choosed the SF-2 due to the clarity of the highs and does quite well on the lower end. The price was a bit cheaper than the Missions. I have them setup with the Bose as ''A'' and ''B.'' Now I know why people knock Bose. They are much louder at the same volume level than the Bose. It''s funny how I could NEVER find the specs on the Bose AM-5s, but then again you can''t seem to find any specs on Bose speakers. I finally found that missing mid range of music!!

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Bose, Advent, Jamo, infinity. Tested, Missions, ARs, Polk, B&W, and Niles.

Very effecient speakers, plays loud without needing alot of power. The horn works wonderfully as the highs seemed to be spead across the room.

Floating grill, I kept seeing them broken in showrooms, but then again, I almost never take the grill off anyways. Doesn''t have banana plug bindings. But spade connectors snap in fine. The feet looked to be adjustable but they are not.

I had two criterials when I started, 1. price was to be under $600 a pair and 2. mini tower size. This was to replace my Bose AM-5 that i have been using for several years as both Main and front surround for my HT. I currently had a Klipsch KV-1 center speaker which I had to set my Yamaha receiver lower the both the decibel and center EQ to match the Bose. I still have the Bose AM-5 hooked up as my ''A'' and the SF-2 as my ''B'' and it is amazing in the difference. The Bose does very well in the highs and relative lows but always seemed to be missing the mid range. With the SF-2s, that was not a problem. Music was much richer and cleaner. Now back to how I come to decide on the SF-2s. I visited a bunch of shops, looked at Niles, B&Ws and Definitives and with the price range I was looking at all I was gonna get were Bookshelf speakers which I wasn''t looking for. Not that they were bad, B&Ws are awesome sounding speakers. But I''m not a fan of speaker stands especially since it will add about $150+ to my budget. I only compared equal setup speakers to the SF-2''s (1 tweeter and 2 6.5" woofers) like the AR''s PS2262, Mission M74, infinity IL 30 (single woofer) and PolkAudio RT800i. Just so happened that the shop I was in had the same Yamaha that I had hooked up to these various speakers. The Polk had good bass but the highs were very muffled. The Infinity was muffled and lack loudness.The ARs high were pretty clear but the lows weren''t as good as the Polks and the ARs had to be set in that sweet spot placement. Construction quality was kindda questionable as far as the cabinet and woofer, but that could be just me. But for the money the ARs weren''t bad since i was able to find them for about $110 each online. But back to the speakers, the Missions were close. The styling is very nice and the sound range was on par with the SF-2s, but the SF-2s were a bit louder at the same volume setting due to the more efficient design. But the Missions were a little more. So I went with the Klipsch to match my Center channel. I have not been dissapointed yet. I played everything from DTS Audio DVD''s to classical music CD, pop cd and hard rock as well as DVD movies like Pearl Harbor and Jurassic Park (T-Rex chapter). As part of my system, I also have a Hsu VTF-2 sub which goes very nicely as far as extending the bass of the SF-2s. Wife ended buying

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Jamo, Bose AM-5, Bic, Pioneer, Mission M74, AR PS2262, Infinity IL30, Polk Audio

Majestic High's Awesome Bass response Great value for the
money Definitely reccommend these speakers!!

The 6 1/2 Drivers are really 5 1/4

Great value for the money I whould reccommend these speakers
to everyone.