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Dec 6, 2024 9:14 PM
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frontpage Posted by iconian | Staff • Dec 6, 2024
Dec 6, 2024 9:14 PM
Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-504C II 2.5-Way Center Channel Speaker (Ebony)
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I did get a 504. And then took it back. It's off axis is terrible. If you look at the data, which I linked and go down to the horizontal globe plot, you'll see a massive degradation of sound pressure once you move a few feet to the left and right of the speaker.
That's why this isn't a slick deal. The center channel is roughly the most important and there are structural issues that can't be mitigated. It's their weakest performing speaker. I don't have anything bad to say about the rest of their line.
I went with an SVS because the performance horizontally was a massive improvement. And that's what you want out of a center: clear dialogue wherever you sit
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Get the SVS prime center ($399 or probably cheaper) or ultra center (799) if you want something better.
This speaker is a two and half way speaker which mitigates the lobing effect. Have you listened to this speaker?
Yeah, I do. I have a pair of Klipsch rp600 m iis. They are amazing. A little too powerful on the higher frequencies, but leaving the grill on and backing off a db or two takes care of that problem.
I did get a 504. And then took it back. It's off axis is terrible. If you look at the data, which I linked and go down to the horizontal globe plot, you'll see a massive degradation of sound pressure once you move a few feet to the left and right of the speaker.
That's why this isn't a slick deal. The center channel is roughly the most important and there are structural issues that can't be mitigated. It's their weakest performing speaker. I don't have anything bad to say about the rest of their line.
I went with an SVS because the performance horizontally was a massive improvement. And that's what you want out of a center: clear dialogue wherever you sit
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I did get a 504. And then took it back. It's off axis is terrible. If you look at the data, which I linked and go down to the horizontal globe plot, you'll see a massive degradation of sound pressure once you move a few feet to the left and right of the speaker.
That's why this isn't a slick deal. The center channel is roughly the most important and there are structural issues that can't be mitigated. It's their weakest performing speaker. I don't have anything bad to say about the rest of their line.
I went with an SVS because the performance horizontally was a massive improvement. And that's what you want out of a center: clear dialogue wherever you sit
I have tested all sorts of center channels in my set up for years and I have yet to hear one that was better then the 450/504 centers until I went >$1K.. I not sure about the "paper" test specs, etc however by all my years of listing to audio/HT, I have not heard anything that sounded clearer or reproduced voices as good as this until I went much higher $$$. In particular how it can handle low male voices with such precision & impact is very rare to find in a center at this price point, others simply can not handle that and reproduce those frequencies accurately but not a problem w/ the 450/504. Sound is so objective where it does not matter to most what a test paper says.. Just my 3 cents..
Can you (or someone else who owns this) speak first hand about listening off-center like the other person commenting? I need a new center channel and want Klipsch to match, but we do have sitting positions not centrally aligned.
I did get a 504. And then took it back. It's off axis is terrible. If you look at the data, which I linked and go down to the horizontal globe plot, you'll see a massive degradation of sound pressure once you move a few feet to the left and right of the speaker.
That's why this isn't a slick deal. The center channel is roughly the most important and there are structural issues that can't be mitigated. It's their weakest performing speaker. I don't have anything bad to say about the rest of their line.
I went with an SVS because the performance horizontally was a massive improvement. And that's what you want out of a center: clear dialogue wherever you sit