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Purchased this, 6 other HD Wireless Surround Sound Speakers, the hub and 2 Subwoofers from Klipsch
By K.C. on Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
As you can see, I'm a verified buyer. I purchased this 1 RP-440WC HD Wireless Center Channel Speaker along with 2 RP-440WF HD Wireless Floor Standing Speakers, 1 RP-440WC HD Wireless Center Channel Speaker, 4 RP-140WM HD Wireless Bookshelf Speakers, 2 RP-110WSW HD Wireless Subwoofers and the Klipsch RP-Hub1 HD Control Center for a full 7.2 Surround Sound Setup.Just a little back ground on myself. I move around every 2 - 4 years. I have a love for watching movies at home because of the general lack of manners of those watching movies at the theaters. So as soon as I could afford to ditch the typical Bose Surround Sound System back in 2003, I got a 5.1 HM (Home Theater) using some Bowers & Wilkins 6 Series speakers, an 5 Channel Amp and a Surround Sound Processor, along with about a 100 feet of speaker cable.The first annoyance is trying to run, tuck and hide the speaker wire in homes that I rented. Each home had it's own quirks, sometimes exposing speaker wire. I tried to cover it with carpet but I could clearly see the bulge in the carpet from the speaker wires. The other annoying thing was that some of the homes that I rented didn't allow me to place the speakers in the optimal positions. Another annoyance is that a lot of time and effort was spent on breaking down my HT before the movers touched it and then having to set it back up in the new rental home.Fast forward to 2013 and a USA brand called Aperion Audio came out with a 5.1 Surround Sound 4T Home Theater that could be upgraded to 7.1, had a wireless hub that was small in size (similar to the Klipsch RP-Hub1 HD Control Center) and could be calibrated using a technology similar to sonar. I naturally upgraded to the 7.1 Surround Sound set of speakers AND I upgraded the side surrounds to the towers because I enjoyed listening to SACD's on my Oppo players. However, that 7.1 Aperion set of wireless speakers set me back $4,000. I sold off my B&W speakers, my amp and surround sound processor along with the 100 feet of speaker wire. So my total investment was around $600.The sound quality was excellent. I had no complaints. But the bass was a bit lacking. I couldn't turn the 8" wireless subwoofer up too much or else it was clap on scenes from Tron, War of the Worlds, LOTR's, etc. Fast forward to CES 2016 where Klipsch showcased their HD Wireless Surround Sound Speakers. When I found out that 2 subwoofers could be connected, I immediately called my co-worker that 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 early 2017.I couldn't be happier. The setup is easier in that it's okay if you placed a plant, lamp or furniture in the way of the speakers since the Aperion speakers used sonar to calibrate the delay, etc. Yes, the Klipsch doesn't have that, you have to manually set it which is a small price to pay since there's no 60lbs amp or 100 feel of speaker wire that I have to route. It's also easier to assign each speaker, just press the button on the back and each speaker position will light up. Just stop when the light lands on the current position of the speaker and you're done. It's never gave me issues with connecting either. I literally have zero complaints.The ONLY improvement would be somehow getting this to do a Dolby Atoms and DTS X but based on the research that I've done, the wireless hub can only support 7 surround sound speakers and 2 subwoofers. They would need to physically change out the Klipsch RP-1 Hub with another hub that can support 2 extra channels for the ceiling (aiming) speakers.I have absolutely no regrets on purchasing this system. The speakers can crank, the bass will hit, there's never an issue with connectivity and the ease of setup is greatly appreciated. I look forward to what the future holds in integrating Dolby Atmos speakers but as of right now, I'm 100% fine with my Klipsch 7.2 HD Wireless Surround Sound System.
Top critical review
Sounds good but major connection issue and runaway volume - both known to Klipsch
By RS on Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
The disconnection and volume runaway issues (progressively increasing high pitch shriek at deafening volume) are both known to Klipsch, but they couldn't fix those in the latest firmware update. The speak keeps disconnecting sporadically after firmware update. After reconnecting manually, the firmware version resets to 0.0.0. Very frequently, after firmware update, center channel gets automatically assigned to front left or front right causing the "uncommon setup detected " prompt. After moving to center speaker again, it causes runaway volume again. It just sucks to point of frustration and completely rendering the system useless. I have 7.1.2 setup, but I end up keèping the center channel disconnected because of these issues. Klipsch got to fix this - they promised lifetime updates to firmware, but it's been years since I've seen one.
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