Review: Klipsch HD Theater 500
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Klipsch makes some pretty good audio equipment. Only thing is, you needed a loan akin to home mortgage just to get some of these sonically sweet suckers. Not anymore. Klipsch is feeling the credit crunch/ economic freefall/ end of times too. And it’s doing something about it. The audio company’s newest home theater in a box, the HD 500, actually delivers decent surround sound despite costing a mere six Benjo-s. Just make sure you enjoy your tunes in a small room. From reviwer Rachel Cericola:
After an easy setup, we cranked up tunes ranging from punk rock to
classical jazz. Virtually every genre of music we tossed at the system
had clear tonal balance, distinct separation, and plenty of window
rattling bass. However, it was when we started screening films that
these noisemakers really shined.During the Mark II test sequence in Iron Man, it literally sounded like
Robert Downy Jr. was jetting around the living room. An agonizing
screening of Beverly Hills Chihuahua yielded yelps from onscreen
pooches that actually scared the crap out of my dog. Special shout out:
the center-channel speaker. While the rest of the room was shaking
during Transporter 3, this boom box’s dual woofers delivered
crystal-clear sound — even when we didn’t necessarily want to hear
Jason Statham awkwardly deliver his dialogue.
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