Klipsch RP-600M Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) (Walnut)

In my personal opinion this Klipsch RP-600M, has a wonderful sound. I payed some records, jazz, pop and rock, felt better on Jazz. I compare to a Klipsch R-60M, for me the 600 sound better, bass is ‘punchy” a mid volume and treble. I’m very excited with my new pair speakers. I know these are old design and may be to be discontinued. So hurry, if you can reach and buy at the affordable price so far…, don’t waste time while last! Very impressive the mix of sound; brass, piano, guitars, sax the percussion. The 60M sound very impressive too, but the response between each one’s are noticeably different. So I’ll try my entire collection and digital music.Highly recommended.Don’t disappoint my taste for good sound of music.

First, I ordered on a Thursday afternoon and they showed up at 0530 hrs so that was quick and no damage.Moving on, I admit I am not or thought I was not a fan of Klipsch as my only experience was some years ago when I was demoing bookshelves and they seemed harsh and instantly fatiguing. So for many years I wrote them off.I saw these on sale and then starting research on this model. I was surprised to find real reviews from sites I regarded as well informed. I stay away from equipment reviews that just say, “good sound” or “I don’t like” without details or some sort of explanation.So, have had them running for about 15 hrs total. After one hour the bass tightened up which is expected and after about 12 the highs slightly warmed which I wasn’t expecting as I was biased against the horn tweeter plus the tweeter being titanium which in my experience has been harsh. But the soft horn definitely adsorbs the harshness and leaves detail.Until Friday the bookshelf I was using was my KEF Q300’s, I love these due to the punchy bass but also a bright speaker and need a warm to neutral amp. My amps have been neutral, nad 356bee, nad 704v2 and now the cardinal sin of hifi, two Fosi Za3 amps set up in mono, I swear I love these amps, another skeptical purchase I’m glad I made.The RP600m’s have that punch in the bass I love, not that too deep sound but you actually feel each part of the drum kit cleanly . I have them paired with a REL TX7 sub wired on high frequency to the amp via the speaker terminals which is unique with Rel and I can tell you this match up is perfect.Soundstage is there but not imaged like Kefs. More of a wall of sound so detailed yes but again KEF is known for precision imaging. Vocals especially male are what stands out. I listen to everything but hip hop and rap and country.Testing was done with blusound node streaming tidal to the two za3’s with stock op amps ( had Burson v7 classic in at first but a little harsh with both speaker sets)Details are abundant, some slight 3d but not much but that’s ok as these have a bit of a live sound which is definitely different but enjoyable on many tracks.Test songs : flight of the cosmic hippo, bela fleck.Jah Spirit, Billy Cobman. Heart of God, Zach Williams. Heart of the Sunrise, Yes (Steve Wilson mix). Little on up (acoustic live) Nils Lofgren.And a few versions of Holst planets.So I mixed it up, acoustic guitars sound so live. Jazz is mind blowing, bass guitar is heard like it should be and cymbals are airy.For $340 bucks you just can’t go wrong. And this is the first time I bought speaker without hearing. I have a set of Martin Logan’s I gave to my son. 1200 a pair and I wound up never using them as I hated them. But these i can if I had to in one word describe them would be FUN.Amp choice will matter. A warmer amp or tube will probably make these sing. I’ll put some warmer op amps (muses02)in my class D fosi’s soon and see. Fun fun fun.

The Klipsch RP600M is a great bookshelf speaker for the money. The NEWest version (600 II) is also an excellent speaker. It is possible to make the Version1 RP-600M even better with the GR Research upgrade kit but you have to have some soldering and tinkering skills to add the upgrade kit along with a few hours of your time. In stock form, Do the V1 600M's sound like my Klipsch La Scalas? Not but it really is amazing how good these speakers sound. Home run speakers for a super low price! The bass can fill a room and the highs are outstanding. Since the rear port is rear facing so the best bass will be produced if you can place them 2 to 3 feet from the wall, behind them.

Sound great. Nice style. I am using in a bedroom size music room with a vintage Onkyo reciever.

All observations were made using:Digital:Mac-book > schiit eitr > chord mojo > vista audio sparkAnalog:Sony Ps hx500 > schiit mani > vista audio sparkAudioquest and blue jean cablesVivo stands filled with cat litterThese speakers sound amazing with well recorded music and awful with poor recorded tracks. They are not forgiving at all, please bear this in mind1. The ability to express dynamic range differences, due to efficiency, and not normalising the track is an ingredient that separates these from similarly priced and also more expensive speakers. It is the foundation for all of its talents but will make you change volume a whole lot of times when going from one album to another.2. They are not bass monsters, but not bass shy either. When the bass and the warmth are in the mix they will show them. Small rooms will do fine without subwoofers.3. They are not bright but they will express harshness of some recordings as well as brightness of some naturally coarse instruments (trumpets for instance). Using the grill will attenuate this brightness. Firing straight and no toe-in will help as well, and it widens the soundstage by a huge margin.4. Amazing for piano5. Voices lack a little bit of thickness but they show more air around them and you can virtually perceive a torso singer and not a head or mouth singer.6. They need a bit of space from the wall. Bass will be less boomy and depth will develop.Can't comment on the vinyl wrap finish as I ended up receiving the piano gloss due to backorders.These are replacing my Kef Q100 and even though I love the kefs I think these are an upgrade and a step towards a more audiophile kind of sound.