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Review on 🎡 Black Klipsch Cinema 600 Sound Bar 3.1 Home Theater System with HDMI-ARC: Easy Set-Up for Enhanced SEO by Miles Barney

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Yes, finally, this is it! Buy it and here's why.

Clear dialogue, wide sound field, thundering bass. I've tried two other soundbars in this price range or just under, one with Wi-Fi, the other with virtual ambience, all of which offer promising deep bass with either 6-inch or 7-inch subwoofers. Forget it, silly dialogue and weak bass. . This finally delivers. 7 speakers in the bar, center channel treble and dialog bass are evident and clear without having to turn on "Dialog" mode. The surround effects feel real (I'll be adding 3 surround speakers soon) and more importantly the subwoofer. On other systems with a subwoofer at max volume, you couldn't "feel" the bass or even know it was on. This 10 inch subwoofer in a large wooden enclosure as it should be (still at maximum subwoofer volume) really lets you feel it. And if that's not enough - this is the only one I've seen that has a separate subwoofer RCA jack in case you want to add a second powered subwoofer. The cone is downward facing, not copper like other Klipsch front speakers, but the enclosure is very similar to my full Klipsch surround sound system in the other room. Minuses - yes they are. The front panel display consists of a series of LEDs that indicate the input source by color and volume by the number of LEDs. Other information like surround mode, dialogue, night, etc. is at the top of the display - where normally nobody will ever see anything. I think it's ok as I intend to keep it in the same mode all the time. But who will ever see it at the top? Finally, perhaps unique to me, there are remote conflicts with my Insignia 4k UHD Fire TV. For example, Klipsch's LED remote control button also changes TV inputs. Volume buttons, fast forward and rewind controls on TV. Again I installed it where I want and will leave it there. HDMI ARC CEC can turn the system on and off with the TV remote control and control the volume with the TV remote control, no programming required. SUR is activated on the soundbar, set to TV (HDMI) input - and stays there. Don't worry, great sound. Also, it doesn't decode DTS or Atmos, but in my experience with an online streaming service (or SAT/CABLE) the Dolby Digital decoding plus the SUR feature and Klipsch's incredible speaker/subwoofer capabilities are far more valuable. and rich sound. Do you want more - Cinema 800 can do that, but is also significantly more expensive. For 5 stars. For me, I'd still like a little more bass - I'd rather turn it down than max it out. So I can add a second sub. Seriously, this is way better than other smaller subwoofers. I'm also not a proponent of the remote IR signal conflicting with the TV - the first time I've come across this. Alright, one more comment. Look at the box the thing comes in. It's DOUBLE more than others I've tried. Look for the HEAVY sticker. Yes, the heavy, punchy sound lives up to Klipsch's reputation. Enjoy, hope this helps in some way, and feel free to comment if you disagree :-). For your health!

Pros
  • Very good value for money
Cons
  • Unbelievable price