Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have Klipsch Cornwall floor speakers from the ‘70 s, and there’ awesome, and when I found Klipsch made the sound bar with a subwoofer, I was very excited and wouldn’t have known about these until a Best Buy customer sales person told me about them. Great service! And on sale!, so I got them to go with my new Samsung 40” hd tv. I love this sound bar w/ subwoofer. I even made a special stand for my tv and sound bar. Its very hard to beat Klipsch and im very pleased. Thank you Best Buy for your help and for carrying Klipsch products. Dave C.

THIS IS THE REVIEW YOU WANT TO READ FOR THIS SOUNDBAR... IF YOU ARE A MINIMALIST, THIS IS YOUR SOUNDBAR! READ ON. 4k passthrough - For those who don't know, this is what you want if you are going to buy a soundbar in 2018. However, this term is a misnomer. All soundbars with an HDMI input will pass 4k video. BUT, only the soundbars with and HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2 compliant inputs will pass it at 60fps! Those with an HDMI 1.4 input (legacy HDMI) will pass 4k, but at 30 fps. True UHD 4k is 60fps. I wanted 4k @ 60fps I wanted a well rounded quality sound that would make me smile I wanted a clean look I wanted all of this for under $300 I thought this was impossible to obtain as of March 2018 One of the reviews I read in my search, and this is very important, is that everyone's audio/video taste is unique so go to Best Buy and LISTEN to their demos with YOUR EARS, preferable with your eyes closed so you can really focus on that one sense. HEARING. What do YOU like. What anyone else says really doesn't matter. So that is what I did. I took about 2 hours on my day off from work gave my wife and kid a big kiss and headed to Best Buy with the purpose of completing my home theater home theater. Got the TV, the 4k Player and last and most difficult has been the search for quality, yet cost effective audio (under $300). I knew it could be done, and I was out to prove it. I had 4 bars on my radar in the $300-$430 range that all had 4k 60fps passthroughs. I DIDN'T want to spend more than $300 though, but whichever of the four met all of my aforementioned criteria would be the winner even if it were slightly over budget. 1) The LG SJ8 - I liked the look, sound was ok, but apparently the LCD display is always on from what I read and confirmed by a Best Buy employee. Price matched at $349 it was reasonable, but the always on LCD made it a DEAL BREAKER. I like to dim my display. 2) Sony HTC-CT800 - I had the CT790. It had major issues with HDMI audio delay. I had to turn it on and off several times before the audio finally came through the ARC. So I was afraid to get the CT800. In store it sounded really good, but would I have the same HDMI audio connectivity issues? It has mostly great reviews. The DEAL BREAKERS were it looks goofy, and previous "please wait" experience the the CT790 which is the slightly lower model. There was an open box in my neck of the woods for $320. New was on sale for $399. Meh. 3) JBL 3.1 - Great full, complete sound with a sub vibration you can not only hear but feel through your body. Mids could've been a little better. It has a 10" downward firing sub and a 3.1 bar with a nice digital display, but the deal breaker is that the subwoofer IS HUGE. It's like the size of a small coffee table. I couldn't think where I would put it in my living room that it wouldn't completely stick out. Plus, at $429 on sale, it was the most out of my ideal price range. 4) Klipsch RSB-6 - I closed my eyes, turned up the volume and let it eat. On sale for $299.99 and price matched to $299.00 + I had a $10 gift card, I could walk out of there with everything I wanted including the price. Out of the 4 in my price range this one met all of my criteria. It sounded and looked great. I love the 6.5" downward firing sub! It looks super clean (see pics). My wife mounted the bar to the front edge of our TV table (it's not really a stand). The sub is not as impressive as the JBL, but don't sleep on it. IT SHOWS UP FOR WORK. I LOVE IT! You don't get the crazy vibration of the JBL 10", but I can actually fit this one not only in my door, but under the tv table. I love that the display is not digital. I love the tiny remote. This thing gets it done. It has a subwoofer level control on the remote. I like it because there is a lot of feel to using it. I honestly think it's made for smart people, because I've read some of the reviews of people not understanding the user manual and it not being intuitive, but everything is clean and minimal down to and including the user manual. It is actually everything you need once you figure it out, and once you got it, you realize how right klipsch got this thing. There is a firmware update available which is easily installed via USB thumbdrive. My ONE issue with this soundbar which I had to figure out on my own was the 4k passthrough. Everything worked great, but when I tried to watch 4k video through my 4k blu-ray player, the video flickered and was unstable. I'd get a purple screen and audio/video that would cut in and out. VERY FRUSTRATING! The HDMI input is specced at being 2/2 HDCP compliant! I gave up and called Klipsch Tech Support. The tech said that that shouldn't be happening and that the HDMI card in the bar was defective and to go exchange it and I shouldn't have a problem. I was irritated, but willing to give it another shot since this is the bar I liked the best. If it didn't work again, I'd just go with the JBL. Soooo, I went to Best Buy and exchanged it explaining that I spoke to Klipsch who said it had a defective HDMI card. Brought the replacement home and FLICKER, FLICKER, FLICKER! NOOOOOOO!!!!!! So why the five stars? As a last ditch effort, I went into my TV settings and changed the HDMI input from 2.0 to 1.4 fully expecting this to play the 4k video at 30fps like a couple of previous lower end soundbars I tried in my quest for 4k 60fps through the bar HDMI input. I went back to the player and played the disc. When I checked the spec it was passing video at 4k 60fps! I was completely baffled b/c the input was set to HDMI 1.4 which has a max resolution of 4k 30fps. I called Klipsch to ask how this was possible. They said they couldn't explain why. I said well you can use my experience to help others. Not only does it pass 4k at 60fps, the RSB-6 starts up quickly and moves seamlessly from input to input. I'm stoked. It was a rough journey, but persistence and a little serendipity came though. LONG STORY SHORT, IF YOU'RE GETTING TV FLICKERING WHEN USING A 4K PLAYER THROUGH THE HDMI INPUT ON THE RSB-6 BAR (OR PERHAPS THE RSB-11 AS WELL) CHANGE THE HDMI INPUT ON THE TV TO 1.4 INSTEAD OF 2.0. IT WILL WORK. YOU WILL GET 4K AT 60FPS which is only possible through HDMI 2.0. I know it's an oxymoron, but the 1.4 is just a compatibility spec. You are basically getting 2.0 connectivity in this case through the 1.4. Which is fine for me. I'll take it. 4k 60fps through the bar. clean. minimal. tight. efficient. seamless. Everything I wanted for the price I wanted. More headache than I wanted, but it was worth it. * I have the LG UP875 4k player (4k HDR, HI-RES Audio) and a 55" TCL P-series TV (with HDR 10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Audio) all connected with two Rocketfish 4' 4k UHD HDMI cables with gold plated connectors. The Bobs would approve. They may actually put 4 people directly underneath me b/c of my setup. It's a straight shooter with upper management written all over it. Lol

The richest sound bar for the price... We were able to compare in store to all the other sub $500 bars and this stood out by far.. Deep bass from the subwoofer that rattles the floor with clear and precise sound /voices from the bar.. We set this up in our 500sq ft open kitchen/dining room area to pair with our full motion wall mounted 55". We mounted it under the tv in about 40 minutes without a hitch. The only two complaints are 1) there is now way to see what volume the bar is at.. No LED bar.. no numerical display showing how high or how low the volume is.. Nothing 2) the remote looks like it's out of 1980s and doesn't work from more than a few feet away from the TV.. Even with those glitches I would 100% buy again.

Crisp clear surround sound with a sub-woofer providing deep low bass from music, and a totally realistic audio experience watching your favorite movies. Action movies provide exciting sound from all corners of the room, and the adjustable volume of the sub-woofer can crank your listening experience up several notches. Easy to set up for tv, cd, mp-3 inputs. As close to a 5.1 sound system as you can get without the hassle of running speaker cable. So glad I made the purchase of this unit, can't be beat for the price point paid.

I absolutely love the sound of the soundbar. My only issues are, #1 The tiny remote that is easy to lose. #2 On a regular basis the unit will not turn on unless you unplug the power and plug it back in. I have no idea why it does that, but what a pain. Also could not get it to work with the HDMI-ARC, even though my new LG TV had that input. I spent a lot of time scratching my head trying to get that to work. I'm fairly tech savvy, so that was really frustrating. It actually came on and worked a few time for some reason, but never did work, so I went back to best buy and bought the Digital Optical cable and plugged it in and everything worked perfect after that. It syncs with my tv and the remote and works great! I also like to use the Bluetooth feature and play music from my phone or tablet. I would give it 5 stars, but the power issue is still a pain occasionally.

The performance of this "entry level" system is impressive. I usually buy Bose but didn't want to drop $700 for the bar and another $700 for the sub. I got this sound bar during the 4th of July sale for $299 and it blows me away. The HDMI - ARC from the TV works really well and my LG TV allowed me to "Connect the Sound Bar" and basically pair up with the device so the TV controls it. I like my music loud and this single sound bar with the wireless sub carries music through a very large space. My kitchen / dining room / living room are all one big open room with high ceilings. I can crank the music so loud it hurts and upsets the neighbors :) I have no additional speakers... The TV sound it equally strong. Voices are loud and clear. The Dolby kicks in when available and provides great theater type effects. The buttons in front are great for walking up and muting it when the phone rings. One downside - the remote is not impressive. The battery was basically dead and I had to replace it day 1 and it still doesn't register very well. However - It doesn't really matter because the TV controls the sound bar as if it's integrated so I don't care about the remote. I never use it anymore.

I went to Best Buy with another make and model in mind. I wanted something that sounded better than the TV's built in speakers. The sales person played the one I went in for, then played the Klipsch. It was a no brainer. I spent a little more than I planned, but well worth it. I live in an apartment so I have to be mindful of others as far as music/tv sound levels. This soundbar can be used at a nice volume level and not disturb others. The remote is a little small and not easy to read in low light, thus the reason for 4 stars. As far as the sound... VERY NICE.

The hardest part was unboxing it. The setup was fast (one cable to the TV) wall plugs for the Sub and the Bar, The sync was automatic and the sound is great. The first thing we watched was Valerian and the bass was delivered with feeling. In all a quick cost effective way for decent sound.

This soundbar has great sound, but is not very user friendly. It has no digital readout on the bar itself, the remote looks like a tiny kids toy and you have to press very hard to make the buttons work. When it turns on the volume is always extremely high and I have no idea how to set that. The manual is very brief and does not explain a lot of things. I expected more for the price that I paid. Aside from that...it sounds great.

My wife and I bought this sound bar because of the price it was advertised. Not only was the sound bar at a great discount, we found one at the open box section so it was by far a lot cheaper then then the one at a discount. Klipsh is always compared to the Bose speakers and they are very much the same when it comes to rich highs, mids and lows. We love our sound bar that we purchased for our bedroom that it might end up as our living room sound bar as it beats our samsung sound bar hands down.

This sound bar is in our great room that has high ceilings and the sound really fills up the room. The sound bar broadcasts very clear sound in the high to mid range. I haven’t noticed much distortion through the entire volume range as well. The subwoofer also carries well and offers a good amount of bass for its size. The only issue is the remote. It’s small and very low quality. You have to stand fairly close to the sound bar and be perfectly lined up for it the work. Our only saving grace was the ability to program our tv remote to adjust the volume which helped. Although with the tv remote we can’t turn it on or off or adjust any other settings including the source. That said, it’s an overall good product. It’s a relatively inexpensive sound bar with great sound quality. If you can get past the remote you’ll be impressed with this sound bar.

I replaced my Samsung sound bar with the Klipsch - Reference Series 2.1-Channel Soundbar System with 6-1/2" Wireless Subwoofer and Digital Amplifier because I wanted a fuller sound in my great room. Set everything up and it didn't work at first. I realized I needed an audio cable. Once we purchased that, we still couldn't get it to work. We discovered after a couple of hours that you must push the audio cable until it clicks. Once that was discovered, the sound was great. My only criticism is the remote control. It's small and I could easily see myself losing it. For such an expensive system, it seems they could have a larger and heavier remote. The remote appears cheap. Sound bar sounds wonderful!

Very nice system, hook up was easy, nice sound and much cheaper than the Bose system, only down fall is the remote kinda small, that's the only reason I am not giving it a 5 star rating

This sound bar system is perfect for a small living room. Clear voice, good bass, and natural sounding. Klipsch sound. The only reason I did not award the 5th star is because it has a low quality remote control. It works, but short range and flimsy.

We went in looking for a Soundbar we saw on sale, even reviewed options online before going... spoke with very knowledgeable salesman who suggested this after asking our price range. SO Happy for the suggestion!!! Better than anything else I've heard even remotely within that price range!!!

I have hears both Sonos and Bose systems and this product delivers a comparable sound. It may not reach the heights of volume from higher end products but what it does give you is a quality sound. Now, it’s difficult to setup and the remote is cheap and horrible. You can set it up on you tv re so that limits interaction with the remote. I have an LG tv and my setup is synced with the on/off of he TV but it takes 20 seconds for the sound to come hen I first turn on the TV, not a deal breaker though. Additionally, I the sound settings I have chose will not stay on when the bar is turned off, I have use the remote to turn the dialogue feature on at every initial start.

I bought this soundbar for my apartment living room. I am not an audiophile but I can appreciate good sound. I am very satisfied with the sound quality as well as the bass response. The only reason I won't give this a 5 star is because the remote is infuriating. Very often the buttons do not respond at all. You have to press the same button multiple times in order to get the desired result. There isn't anything in the way and the bar is at most 10ft from the remote so it is not a long distance. All in all, very good soundbar, subpar remote.

Nice sound for our living room. Very easy to setup, plus having additional HDMI ports, I was able to connect additional devices. Sound is good, may upgrade to the larger bar but for now, we are pleased with the sound.

Very easy to setup. Excellent sound for the price. Easy to control. Controller is small and cheap, but gets the job done. People say that the buttons don’t work, but it takes an extra second to hit button second time. Highly recommend this unit.

Great sounding bar. Remote leaves something to be desired. Does not connect with the tv as well as others. Overall great bar and does the job well.