Klipsch RP 600M Review 

I have these and love them. Excellent speaker for the money.

one the best speaker review, which explains the sound quality with specific terms terminologies, emotions and phrases, easy to understand rather than playing them over youtube. Good job

Best review on this speaker IMO! Thz

Well done! I really appreciate your clean and precise explanations. Thank you for helping me understand my speakers better.

VERY helpful, thorough and well presented. Best review of these that I have seen. Good job and thanks!

Love your reviews. You always provide the pertinent information; you aren't afraid to criticise. I truly hope your channel grows.

The best review of this speaker to date! Thank you.

Very informative review. Just what I was looking for. 👍

Excellent, very descriptive review! You have a talent for conveying your impressions of audio gear very well.

hey, thank you for sharing this review. I like how in depth you go to explain the sound of these. numbers aren't everything. grasping all these concepts is hard for more beginner audio enthusiasts and this helps a ton :)

Great description. Keep up the good work! 😉👍

Stellar review of this speaker, honestly probably my favorite and I’m happy to recommend this channel 😁

I'm finding this analysis insightful and compelling, noting aspects of the sound I've noted but not heard described properly by other reviewers. thanks for elaborating eloquently on this speaker on issues needing buyer awareness.

Utterly honest review from amongst a dime a dozen pedestrian ones out there in the public domain. Great going . You have me hooked .

Excellent review I have had mines for 6 months and I am very happy and your right they really do sound much larger great review you went into what is good and bad about these speakers

like your reviews. keep it up. Just bought these. Will see how it works out.

Great review again. Thank you.

Most precise review of the speakers. Perfect job.

Excellent review of this speakers. It's great that you covered low volume listening and pairing equipment. It really helps a lot for people who don't have a chance to listen before buying but to trust reviews online. Keep up the good work...

U do a really good job of explaining the sound u r hearing. U explain in a way we can understand. Some other reviver's use words like organic, or transparency, and for us we don't understand organic or transparency. 2 thumbs up to u.

You perfectly described what I loved about these speakers, and also the reasons why I later sold them. The way you described high frequency detail, but recessed lower mids was exactly what I heard too. At first I was amazed at all the detail I could hear, but after a few months I started to find the sound to be a bit thin, especially noticeable on vocals. The solution for me was a pair of Klipsch Heresy's, which I absolutely love! Great review.

Best review of this speaker yet! The big caveat you point out is the exact feeling I have with a pair of Klipsch I own and I feel I'm struggling to enjoy because I'm "supposed" to. Thanks for describing my feelings so perfectly. I enjoy and respect each of your reviews.

These are excellent speakers. I listen to them all day while working at low to medium volume.

Outstanding review, I have a pair and I am completely satisfied with them and plan on adding a SVS Subwoofer in a few weeks thanks for the review.

Very detailed analysis of the speaker. Great job.

Very sincere review expressed in pure musical words, easy to understand...great assessment!

I just bought a pair of these yesterday. I would agree with everything this man said in his nice review. Thank you Sir, for taking the time.

Awesome description! Clearly informs my decision to buy or not without auditioning them myself.

love the Review !

Man, even though this review is a year old and so many things have been said about these speakers, your thorough review here is neck and neck w/Zero’s. I picked up a pair for around $300 after the new ones were released for a second system so I’m more than happy to accommodate their compromises. I will probably treat the cabinets on these based on the fact that Klipsch fell short in this regard as well but other than that, these can be really fun if you don’t pay the Klipsch asking price. But such a great review and spot on as always 👍🏻

Your explanationto detail is excellent. Keep it up. Subscribed.

What a great detailed review !

New subscriber here. Really a great review, I have watched almost every review available for these speakers, and this is by far the best review, you have really emphasized on areas what the others have missed out. I have the RP8000 I use it for movies mainly but after watching your videos I am inspired to listen to music the HIFI way, now I am wondering how to get the most out of my current setup RP8000+RXV6A AVR for music I know this is not the ideal Hi FI way. I will watch more of your videos and learn from them, Thanks a lot for your time and effort, Great job!

This is the best review of this speaker I own these speakers and I agree with his assessment 100% I wish I could have the upper end of these with the mids of a better balanced speaker

Great Review. Thanks for your detailed analysis and insights. They were spot on and the reasons I've been on the fence on the RP-600. Maybe I'll just save up and go for the Heresy IV. Thanks again.

Great review! I agree totally, as I have the 600`s and the LS50`s. I do find the 600`s can get fatiguing at times but I love the dynamics.

Thanks, great review and i agree with you totally in both speakers, Klipsch Kef LS50.

Spot on review! Though I have the RP-8000f, I feel his description of the sound stage and details are accurate.

well done!! very very good details in describing what you think and feel.

Spot on had a pair for 3 months Subscribed

Spot on :) great and accurate review. I can really relate to each of your points. I'd say that these are speakers that work with slightly warmer amp's eg a aarcam fmj a19.

Nice job. It is refreshing to get a some negatives along with all the superlatives most of the other reviewers are giving the 600s. I have owned and tried a number of different speaker brands and find myself always coming back to the Klipsch sound. I have Cornwall 4s as my fronts because music is by far the most important aspect of my home system. But, I am about to order a pair of RP-600Ms to replace a more clinical sounding pair that I currently use as my surround speakers. Having said all that, I can't wait to try these out in stereo music mode (as my fronts) to see if they live up to all the hype! Thanks again for the great review!

I hope you stick w making reviews - you do a great job explaining to the everyman - I always know exactly what you mean.

best review on the internet. Great job!!!!!

Good job on explaining the speakers and your feelings about them in great detail. What I'm missing is a few more B-rolls to show the producu up close, different angles, show the woofer moving (no songs of course due to copyright), you get the idea! Your descriptions are high-end, now focus on the presentation of the speakers / video creation. Definitely subscribing! Keep it up🤞🏻

loved your review. Would love to hear your thoughts on other Klipsch speakers

I find your appraisal very fair and accurate. I bought some this week. I shall return them. The imaging it sadly lacking.

Nice review, very useful, thanks🤙😊

👍👍👍 caveats very good explained. helpful 👌

Excellent Review! 🏆 Bravo

just got them fairly used and love the sound presentation, very wide sound with huge bass ,new sub

Thanks for this review. good job

After seeing your review, I clicked subscribe. I feel many reviewers only mention the pluses and not the minuses.

Great review! I have these and find the “you are there” sound addicting. You commented, like others have, that vocals sound a little thin. Everyone blames that on the frequency response dip at about 1.5Khz. That can’t be the case since 1.5KHz is above the male or female vocal range. Any “thinness” is probably due to the small bump at 700-800 Hz, which is in the upper part of the vocal range.

I own these and agree with all you said. Danny from GR Research fixed the mid range gap issues with his upgrade kit. Once I upgraded the speakers, I enjoyed them much more!

Great review. Unlike many audiophile reviews, I can actually get what you mean

I really like this review Srboljub. Thank you. Your description of the magnificent, if not overwhelming, sound stage is what most people hear as their first impression. However your deeper analysis of the sound timbre proves that first impressions should sometimes not count. It may be impressive, and may be what some listeners are happy with in the long term. However, when you talked about the image having only 2 dimensions, and the discontinuity between bass to mid and upper ranges, I knew that it would not be my choice of speaker. I, like you, prefer some depth of sound stage. The misfit at the lower end of the spectrum is an important caveat. You give important advice about what kind of equipment would possibly least exaggerate this anomaly. Those thinking of purchasing these speakers would be well advised to look elsewhere if this is likely to annoy them in the long run. However, as you say, they have some fine qualities too. In their price range they are quite outstanding, and they have sold very well on the back of many glowing reviews. I am happy that you have spoken of the caveats as well as the good points. Anyone viewing your review will either avoid them, or buy with their eyes open deciding that they can live with them at their attractive price.

Now this is a fair review. Thank you!

That’s why they are perfect for Rock and Heavy Metal music. Good review 👍

Superb review

I love the cinema analogy. I just got a pair of these and the very first thing I noticed was how huge they sounded. Wide and tall is exactly right. Pretty much everything you describe matches my own observations. Lots of detail and texture but low mids are weak. Lows are actually pretty good. I find that while they are easy to drive, choosing the right amp is really important. That thing about the hearing the highs and the lows as separate and the overall forward presentation of the high frequencies is definitely aided by some warm bloomy tube amplification.

Great review. Thanks.

Great review! Would be nice to demo them.

Very good review.

Interesting review, and I noticed some of this as well. I own a pair of these. I am using a 12watt rms per channel tube amp. I like the sound but don't notice a lot of sound stage.. The sound always seems like it's coming directly from the speakers regardless of how I place them. Interestingly enough I replaced a small pair of Kipsch R-41M speakers with these. The smaller speakers had more sound stage in that I felt like the sound was coming from behind them and filling the room more. I like these better, but I can easily find them with my eyes closed, where as my previous speakers I would not be able to find them in the room regarding the sound.

You can adjust the EQ and tone controls to have more chestiness and body. It takes some tweaking work and the right synergistic equipment but once it's dialed in, these sound very very good. Think warmer sounding equipment. Great critique!

Great review! How about doing a review of the Schitt Loki equalizer and use it in conjunction with the RP600M tp correct the perceived deficiency in the recessed lower mids?

nice review

Great review! If you get the chance try its older sibling RP-8000f.

Great review. About sensitivity I also believe that Klipsch exaggerates the ratings. Bear in mind though that there's a difference of (maybe) 3db between measurements made on an anechoic chamber and measurements made "in room". A typical room will increase the sensitivity some 2-3 db. Manufacturers should be OBLIGATED to disclose how they measure their speaker's performances and there should be standards to "level" all these measurements regardless of the brand or type of speaker. Congrats for the review.

GR Research talked in his review of the floorstanders about a big dip at the crossover frequency; I wonder if the bookshelves here have the same problem - hence the 'disjointedness' in the sound. Wonderful review thank you so very much.

I was convinced to buy these RP600M by myself...with your review I'm 99 % convinced to by...just last 1% is listening with my amplifier to the shop.

It is worth the price. Be sure to get a good clean sounding amp to pair with it. Yamaha works pretty well but I'm sure there's better if you don't mind spending more. These speakers look excellent. Cornwall iv is now my dream speaker.

Great review! Some reviews have been a little unfair...expecting 2k performance. I own the Fives and love em! They aren't like my Wharfedale's but they don't try and be. For 750 bucks for a pair.....good 'value'.

This is how to do a review!!!!!!! Thanks New subscriber

Hi, I love your reviews. Do you think these speakers would be suitable for listening to classical music, ie, symphonic and opera?

good review and your English is impressive

Agree with your review. Klipsch has it's own sound. The mids can be eq'd to help with the frequency dip.

I paired my Rp-600m speakers with some 50 year old Wharfedale W70e speaker's that I scored at a thrift store that are in perfect shape. The Wharfedales are very , very warm sounding and are 80% mid range sounding and pair great with the high range detail that the Klipsch offer . I know audiophiles are against pairing different speaker brands , but my set up sounds perfect . They sound like $2,000 speakers . They both fill the imperfections of each other. The RP-600m lack to much mid range , its very noticeable. For example listen to " The Doors" you'll find that the organ/harpsichord sound is very lacking , it sounds very thin. The Rp600m are more of a home theatre speaker and not for music!!

Thanks for the review. I have kef ls50 along with KC62 as well. I also have RP600M in my second home driven by a schiit Aegir. I recently put a bit expensive jumpers and it was new speaker. The original jumpers are so bad. I don't know if you had biwire cables or full range that makes a huge difference.

I believe your sound tastes are similar to mine. About 10 years ago, I auditioned Wharfedale Diamonds 10.x i guess + Marantz 6006 amp. And among 5 other speakers (like Monitor audio, Klipsch, etc) , I preferred Wharfedales as they sounded very smooth and clear compared to all others.

I own both speakers, and your review is extremely accurate based on my experience. As for the "hype train," though, I understand it. I never get tired of switching back to the RPs after dozing with the Kefs for awhile. To make a literary analogy, it's like reading Emily Dickinson (the Kefs) and then switching to Walt Whitman (Klipsch): "The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me.... / I too am not a bit tamed-I too am untranslatable; / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." That's Klipsch: "Pissing off the neighbors since 1946." Hah! :-)

I'm looking for a pair if subs to match these. I was looking at 2 rel t5i's. Someone said that REL is a sub-bass system vs a subwoofer per se...and they are not designed to be used with speakers with significant bass deficiencies (ie small monitors) or with crossovers that divide frequencies between the main speakers and a subwoofer. Would the rp600m be on that list?

There's a video on RU-vid comparing Klipsch's "The Sixes" against a similar product by Edifer (both are self-powered pairs of speakers). During this comparison I felt like the Klipshes were "hiding" some mid-bass or midrange information that the Edifers were presenting very well. This hiding happened probably around the crossover point. Since the RP600s and The Sixes are very similar products by Klipsch, I feel that this slope on the mid-bass could be a common Klipsch characteristic (that I don't like), at least in their smaller products.

From your excellent description, sounds to me like some deft equalization could make these spectacular. Or some crossover tweaks.

Great review man!! I am looking to buy an entry level bookshelf speakers for my desktop, eyeing the Dali Spektor 2? any other recommendation around the same price tag from you?

Such a helpful review! What amp pairing do you recommend? I have a vintage Yamaha CA-810. Would they sound too forward with the already forward Yamaha?

I think what you mean by "chestiness"... is that depth of the sound. Timber is a perfect descriptive word... I would be pairing with a Denon DFRA-800H.

beautiful review! One of the biggest challenges for general viewers like me is to 'actually' understand what the reviews mean when the sound is being explained. You made it easy! About the timer, I heard in a review that these speakers need breaking in and after certain number of playback hours they have better 'body' or as you mentioned 'timber' in their sound. Could you experience that? Thank you in advance!

Hey iiWi, at this moment i play with a vintage totaly restored Sansui AU-317(2x 50 watt but more than 60 watt measured).Dali Oberon 5 speakers and Bluesound Node 2i streamer. Sounds great, for my ears at least. Because the Sansui gives a lot of low frequenties, i think the Klipsch RP600 will match good. I love my Dali's but sometimes the bass is a little to much, depending the track ofcourse. The Dali's are 50cm off from the wall behind. Just wanna try these Klipsches, because of the "wall of sound". By the way; the Dali's has 88db sensitivety, but i have to move the volume knob very little to get affortable sound. So that numbers not always says something. I can pick up a set off Klipsch hardly used, that's why😊

Really great review, probably one of the best I've seen on the RP600m. I think one of the big reasons for the dip and thus difference between the two drivers is the crossover. It seems to be a thing on their entire RP line. If you like the other things Klipsch does well you should see if you can review a Heresy IV or Forte III. With a 3 way design they're much more coherent. Stereophile did measure these at around 90db. Not sure why Klipsch seems to over rate their speakers. Even the much larger Forte III are rated for 99db but are measured at 95.

I own these speakers with the R-28 and a SW12. Once I installed them I knew it was the final piece of the puzzle. Very sharp and in your face like you mentioned. The most abuse I give them is listening to Dubstep music and these bad boys make me forget how much I spent for them. Really enjoyed this video because you did explain things the way I hear them and your body expressions were dead on the way I felt when hearing them. Also what nationality are you ? Enjoyed the accent too.

I was always curious how can they be 96 db ?? That is smaller PA speakers range. So thanks for clearing this very important spec out.

Well, I am 9 minutes in and have to say what a great way of explaining things. Especially as it seems English might not be your 1st language!😬 You remind me of a RU-vidr Dark Den I watch. And others aplenty as well!😉🤪 Go look how many subs and views he has! Totally different topic but hopefully the same result for You!🤗😉😇 And it's Sean from Zero fidelity who should be one of your role models!🤫😉😇😬

I bought a pair of RP600's earlier this year...i really couldnt stand the way they sounded when they were new. They fell like they had a big sonic hole between the highs and lows, to me. The bass was very weak. i went on all the klipsch forums and everybody said i was nuts, and that the speakers were great. I kept using them...despite what anyone says they definetly need a break in period. Once they break in, they sound much more musical, the sonic hole disapears, and the bass goes a little deeper. i did end up adding a klipsch sub when one was on sale. i really like them now. The detail they have is second to none. The tweeter is very sweet and musical to me, no harshness whatsoever....or at almost 50, perhaps my ears dont hear treble as well. They are very good speakers. Do they live up to the hype???? Well...maybe not quite.

Great review! Good analysis. Very accurate review. There isn’t the neutral timbre, for sure. However, I’d rather have the clarity and liveliness. It’s a trade off. I’m not that interested in lower mid range. Really it’s only some male vocals that might be lacking slightly. Or some elements of certain classical music.

Good review...s

It's nice listening to live albums with them 12:33 I had them so low in volume and it still sound great

Nice review, thanks. Because they are rear ported speakers, do you think they need a lot of space from the back wall ? will something like 50 cm be enough ?

It's such a tough choice: Speakers that sound great with tube amps or speakers that sound great but need clean powerful amps. On the one hand, speakers that need lots of clean power can be so satisfying because of how solid they sound but tube amps can create such a nice glue that brings everything together and makes music sound like music.