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Klipsch The One II Bluetooth Speaker w/ Phono (Walnut)

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Walmart.com has Klipsch The One II Bluetooth Speaker w/ Phono (Walnut) on sale for $148. Shipping is free. Thanks FlyByDay

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Alternatively, Best Buy has Klipsch The One II Bluetooth Speaker (Walnut) on sale for $148. Shipping is free, alternatively, curbside pickup is free.

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Written by Edited November 16, 2020 at 07:00 PM by

Walmart has a unique Phono Input version of the highly rated Klipsch "The One II" Bluetooth tabletop speaker in Walnut on clearance for ~~$249.00~~ $148.00! In addition to Bluetooth, this version will allow you to connect your Turntable directly to the unit, even if it doesn't have a built in preamp. Klipsch oddly offered this version of the popular speaker exclusively at Wal-Mart. In Stock at my local store (I have two ready for pickup as we speak) and available for Free Shipping.

The common version of this speaker works with Bluetooth 4.0 or 3.5 mm Aux input. Best Buy has this non-Phono version in the Walnut color at $148.00 today as well. If you don't need the RCA line/phone input, this version is otherwise identical to the other.

This device does not support Alexa, Google Home, or Airplay. However, there are several workarounds to make it function with these services. Airplay, for example, can be enabled by using an old Apple Airport Express (with audio out) or a 2nd gen Apple TV with a $12 optical or HDMI to Aux converter.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Klipsc.../603249706

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/klip...Id=6360839 NLA

Product reference page: https://www.klipsch.com/products/the-one-ii

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Created 11-14-2020 at 06:50 AM by FlyByDay

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Looking at the back, it seems to me that it replaces the aux input with the RCA (phone/line) inputs, not that it has the RCA inputs in addition to the aux input. So it's not going to allow more connections compared to the standard One II, just it has the flexibility of the integrated phono stage.

I think I might pick up a standard One II. I don't need the phono stage, and the standard unit is tidier around back.

I wish Klipsch had a Sonos equivalent competitive product that played music seamlessly across rooms...

Yeah I think the Klipsch Three would be a better fit there, and also it has a remote. I had posted a deal for the Klipsch Three II (black) for ~$260@Amazon, but that deal is currently dead.

Have you though of getting a Klipsch Three (original, now discontinued) off Ebay? They are selling there new/open-box for $350, which is more but you get the Wi-Fi streaming capability (i.e. you can send audio to it straight from Spotify and also directly control the speaker volume within Spotify), and using Klipsch app, you can Wi-Fi stream other services like Tidal, Amazon music, etc. Also the Klipsch Three original finishes look even more vintage, in particular the Ebony finish is quite nice (I have one of these).

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01-20-2021 at 04:14 PM.

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But I would use powered stereo speakers over a single speaker box

Having amassed a fairly large stable of bookshelf speakers in the last few months as a COVID hobby (a couple from Slickdeals but mostly from Criagslist), I debated whether or not to return or hold onto the Klipsch One II.

I ended up deciding to keep it because I realize it's a very different yet still valuable audiophile experience with a tabletop speaker such as this compared to a nice set of well-placed stereo bookshelf speakers. With the latter, you want the wide soundstage and ideally you want the speakers to "disappear into the room". With the former (like this Klipsch), the experience clearly emanates from the speaker. Not just the sound, but its visual and physical presence in the room, the tactile textures and high quality of the grill, cabinet and knobs when you touch and interact with it. And beyond the physical senses, with its striking retro design, there is also a metaphysical dimension in the experience that harkens back to an earlier time like the first half of the twentieth century with vintage wood cabinet radios that (along with the piano) were the entertainment centerpiece of the living room (prior to the arrival of the television and modern electronics); this is further reinforced if listening to jazz/folk/classical or any music with a nostalgic quality (A Prairie Home Companion, anyone?).

Separate from the above, the Klipsch One is borderline small and light enough that I would consider taking with me somewhere, e.g. for a few nights getaway on the coast, or for a small gathering (well not right now but hopefully after the pandemic). Especially since my expectation for audio quality is now raised considerably higher, I don't think I could easily go back to a smaller, plasticky travel Bluetooth speaker if I can avoid it.

(I recently wrote to LTGEM [ltgemstore.com], an online seller of a wide variety of model-specific headphone, BT speaker and other accessory cases to request that they make a travel case for the Klipsch One. If you would also possibly like to see this, please contact them so they might be convinced to do so!)

An an aside, I stumbled across this essay discussing experiencing music in mono vs stereo, and it has some compelling arguments for mono (the Klipsch One II is not mono, but since the stereo separation is so little, it's not that different)
https://medium.com/@larskjensen/t...68ae3e97ac