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Review on 🔊 Klipsch RP-440WC Wireless Center Channel Speaker (Each): Enhancing SEO-friendly Product Name by David Plunkett

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Bought this, 6 other Klipsch wireless HD surround speakers, hub and 2 subwoofers

As you can see I'm a verified customer. I bought this 1 RP-440WC HD Wireless Center Speaker along with 2 RP-440WF HD Wireless Floorstanding Speakers, 1 RP-440WC HD Wireless Center Speaker, 4 RP-140WM HD Wireless Bookshelf Speakers, 2 RP-110WSW HD Wireless Subwoofers. and the Klipsch RP-Hub1 HD Control Center for a complete 7.2 surround sound setup. A little bit about you I move every 2-4 years. I like to watch movies at home because of the general bad manners of the moviegoers. So when I could afford to ditch the typical Bose surround sound system in 2003, I got a 5.1 HM (home theater) with multiple Bowers & Wilkins 6 Series speakers, a 5 channel amplifier and surround sound processor and about 100 feet of speaker cable. The first hassle is running, hiding, and hiding the speaker wires in the houses I've rented. Each house had its own peculiarities, sometimes speaker wires were exposed. I tried carpeting it, but I could clearly see the bulge in the carpet from the speaker wires. Another annoying point was that in some houses I rented it was not possible to optimally place the speakers. Another annoyance is that a lot of time and effort went into breaking my HT up before the movers touched it and then reinstalling it in a new rented home. Fast forward to 2013 and an American brand called Aperion Audio released a 5.1 surround sound 4T home theater that was upgradable to 7.1, had a small wireless hub (similar to the Klipsch RP-Hub1 HD Control Center) and could be calibrated using similar technology Sonar. I upgraded to a set of 7.1 surround sound speakers, of course, and I upgraded the side surround speakers to tower because I enjoyed listening to SACD on my Oppo players. However, this set of Aperion 7.1 wireless speakers cost me $4,000. I sold my black and white speakers, amplifier and surround processor along with 100 feet of speaker wire. So my total investment was about $600. The sound quality was excellent. I had no complaints. But the bass was a bit lacking. I couldn't turn the 8 inch wireless subwoofer too hard otherwise it was scenes from Tron, War of the Worlds, Lord of the Rings etc. Fast forward to CES 2016 where Klipsch was showing off their HD wireless surround speakers. When I found out that 2 subwoofers could be connected I immediately called my colleague who asked me to call him first if I ever wanted to sell my Aperion 7.1 surround sound system. I purchased the entire 7.2 Klipsch HD Wireless Surround Sound speaker system in early 2017. I'm very satisfied. Setup is simpler in the sense that it's fine if you put a plant, lamp or furniture in the way of the speakers, as the Aperion speakers use sonar to calibrate delay etc. Yes, Klipsch don't do that. You've got it, you have to set it manually, which is a small price to pay as I don't have to run the 60lb or 100amp cable. It's also easier to assign each speaker, just press the button on the back and each speaker position lights up. Just stop when the indicator lights up. and to the speaker's current position, and you're done. I've never had connection problems either. I literally have no complaints. The ONLY improvement would be to somehow force Dolby Atoms and DTS X to do this, but based on my research a wireless hub can only support 7 surround speakers and 2 subwoofers. You will need to physically replace the Klipsch RP-1 hub with another hub that can support 2 additional channels for the ceiling (drive) speakers. I have absolutely no regrets about buying this system. The speakers can spin, the bass is punchy, there are never any connection issues and we appreciate the easy setup. I look forward to incorporating Dolby Atmos speakers in the future, but for now I'm 100% satisfied with my Klipsch 7.2 HD wireless surround sound system.

Pros
  • Center channel speakers
Cons
  • Pretty good