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Jun 4, 2026 12:34 AM

Klipsch rp-1600 Subwoofer $1299.99

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Experience room-shaking bass with the Klipsch 16" high excursion subwoofer.

https://www.adorama.com/klipsch-r.../kp1070652
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Experience room-shaking bass with the Klipsch 16" high excursion subwoofer.

https://www.adorama.com/klipsch-r.../kp1070652

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Klipsch's RP-1600 is a large, high-output subwoofer aimed at home theater impact, with comments calling its bass effortless, wall-shaking, and especially strong for movies. The 16 inch driver and big cabinet are repeatedly framed as the main draw, and the sub is praised for delivering serious performance at a lower price than some competing options. The main cautions are price, since past sales around $1,000 are still the benchmark, and size, since proper placement can be tricky. Shipping damage and an amp failure after two months also raise durability concerns.

  • Movie fans wanting theater-level bass at home, because it delivers huge output that can make a room feel like a live event.

  • Bass enthusiasts chasing maximum slam, because the sub is described as loud enough to shake walls and outperform smaller sealed options on sheer impact.

  • Home theater owners with bass management, because the large driver size and effortless low-end suit big-screen impact.

  • Listeners who want a sub that can fill a large open living area, because it plays effortlessly and still feels right in a room opening into the kitchen.

  • Buyers who want automatic room correction to handle setup for them, because the controls are mostly set-and-forget and proper calibration still matters.

  • Anyone buying a refurb who wants low-risk ownership, because the refurb warranty is only 90 days and return shipping is on the buyer.

  • Shoppers who need a compact sub for a tight room, because the 24-by-27-inch footprint makes placement difficult.

  • People expecting a trouble-free long-term amp, because one unit failed after two months and the replacement process dragged on.

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Jun 8, 2026 10:11 PM
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jdrchJun 8, 2026 10:11 PM
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As tempting as this sounds, it's a bad deal. The most recent sale was $1000 in November 2025. Using the BLS' CPI Inflation Calculator, that converts to $1027.45 today, which means this sale price is $172.55 higher than it should be, adjusting for inflation. That said, I'll be adding it to my Deal Alerts. H/T to OP.
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Jun 8, 2026 11:13 PM
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MadWorxJun 8, 2026 11:13 PM
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Yeah I'd pick up 2 if they drop back to $1000. I would guess that if they didn't sell enough at $1200 they will drop the price.
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Jun 10, 2026 9:20 AM
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StrongCrib793
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Jun 10, 2026 9:20 AM
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Quote from StrongCrib793 View quoted comment :
Asking for price protection now lol. Thank you!
Great customer service, they took care of me on the $100 price drop. As far as the sub goes, it plays effortlessly, and does what I wanted. My living room opens into my kitchen, I'm glad I didn't get the 14".
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Jun 12, 2026 3:46 PM
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Jun 12, 2026 3:46 PM
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Quote from david8613 View quoted comment :
I was an SVS guy since way back when they first started. They used to be the value king who Sub killers who took on the big boys like Velodyne back in their day. Not anymore, so many new players in the Subwoofer game coming out with some super high performing Subs at amazing prices, example tonewinner, RSL speed woofer, Stark, Power Sound Audio. I recently picked up a massive 21" PSA Tv21neo-m subwoofer with a 1920 RMS, this slams, tight and goes deep, great with music and movies. I know this PSA sub is too big for most, but i made it work. My point, is go with the biggest size Subwoofer you can fit, nothing beats size and power, save your money some really good deals with these new players! SVS has great costumer service, they have good stuff but too expensive these days for what you get. The bigger the better is so true in subwoofers.
Yep, "back in the day when they first started" was in the '00s. They killed Velodyne almost single-handedly, lol. Today, SVS is middle of the pack when it comes to price-to-performance, a.k.a. bang-for-the-buck. They are still way better than stupidly-overpriced-and-underperforming speaker-company subs of course, but compared to consumer-direct subwoofer specialist companies like RSL, PSA, Hsu, etc. they are just so-so. A sure testament to this is that if you peruse subwoofer enthusiast forums, you see people who own SVS subs going to PSA or JTR and raving about the improvement, but you NEVER see owners of PSA or JTR going in the opposite direction, lol.

The Klipsch RP series is about the only speaker-company subs that can compete in the same league...the question is whether they will have the same high rate of premature amp failures as previous Klipsch subs or not. So far, they seem to have improved on that but the RP subs are still fairly new and we won't really know for at least another 2-3 years.
Jun 13, 2026 6:10 PM
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TeethaSJun 13, 2026 6:10 PM
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Maybe we'll see more discounts once Adorama try to ride in on Prime day later this month
Jun 17, 2026 9:34 PM
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BlueWater139Jun 17, 2026 9:34 PM
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There are now heavily discounted RP series subwoofers available at https://www.klipsch.com/refurbished with the RP-1600 at 1119
Picked up 2 RP-1400s at $879. Not as good as slickdeals $700 deal last year, but I'm impatient.
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Jun 17, 2026 10:19 PM
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Quote from BlueWater139 View quoted comment :
There are now heavily discounted RP series subwoofers available at https://www.klipsch.com/refurbished with the RP-1600 at 1119
Picked up 2 RP-1400s at $879. Not as good as slickdeals $700 deal last year, but I'm impatient.
Sadly, the RP-1400s at $879 are sold out.

And why would anyone buy a refurb RP-1600 there for the same price as a brand new one from the Adorama deal above?

There are some other decent deals there, though (e.g. RP-600Mii for $400/pr)

And I suspect that there's a good chance a lot of this is probably in fact brand new stock that the manufacturer wants to clear out while not stopping those willing to pay full price, from paying full price. Very common industry practice.

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Jun 17, 2026 10:53 PM
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BlueWater139Jun 17, 2026 10:53 PM
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Quote from Zorba1446 View quoted comment :
Sadly, the RP-1400s at $879 are sold out.

And why would anyone buy a refurb RP-1600 there for the same price as a brand new one from the Adorama deal above?

There are some other decent deals there, though (e.g. RP-600Mii for $400/pr)

And I suspect that there's a good chance a lot of this is probably in fact brand new stock that the manufacturer wants to clear out while not stopping those willing to pay full price, from paying full price. Very common industry practice.
true, it is a bit of a risk. 90 day warranty only. purchaser responsible for shipping cost.
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Jun 18, 2026 12:09 AM
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Quote from BlueWater139 View quoted comment :
true, it is a bit of a risk. 90 day warranty only. purchaser responsible for shipping cost.
Oh actually the ground shipping is free; you have to add the item to your cart and go to checkout before they show that.
Jun 18, 2026 9:16 AM
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BlueWater139Jun 18, 2026 9:16 AM
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Quote from Zorba1446 View quoted comment :
Oh actually the ground shipping is free; you have to add the item to your cart and go to checkout before they show that.
sorry, should have been more specific -> if you have to return the sub for any reason, you pay shipping. whereas adorama will give you a shipping label
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Jun 18, 2026 2:18 PM
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Jun 18, 2026 2:18 PM
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Quote from BlueWater139 View quoted comment :
sorry, should have been more specific -> if you have to return the sub for any reason, you pay shipping. whereas adorama will give you a shipping label
Whoa, Adorama provides FREE return shipping on non-defective returns? Are you sure about that? Their website makes no indication of that...in fact, it says there's even a 15% restock fee for opened product: https://www.adorama.com/help/returnPolicy

My understanding is that they give you a shipping label but will deduct the cost of shipping from your refund, based on this:

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Adorama will refund your original purchase price, excluding shipping fees.
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Jun 18, 2026 11:36 PM
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BlueWater139Jun 18, 2026 11:36 PM
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Quote from Zorba1446 View quoted comment :
Whoa, Adorama provides FREE return shipping on non-defective returns? Are you sure about that? Their website makes no indication of that...in fact, it says there's even a 15% restock fee for opened product: https://www.adorama.com/help/returnPolicy

My understanding is that they give you a shipping label but will deduct the cost of shipping from your refund, based on this:

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Adorama will refund your original purchase price, excluding shipping fees.
the implication was for damaged/defected items of course.
I've honestly never heard of a company giving you a shipping label then charging you for it for returns. I'm sure free return shipping labels only applies to the defected / damaged product condition only. Which is what we are concerned about here.
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Jun 19, 2026 12:48 AM
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Quote from BlueWater139 View quoted comment :
the implication was for damaged/defected items of course.
I've honestly never heard of a company giving you a shipping label then charging you for it for returns. I'm sure free return shipping labels only applies to the defected / damaged product condition only. Which is what we are concerned about here.
Oh ok, I thought you were talking about a "try it before you buy it" option which really only SVS offers anymore, though it's of course built into their pricing whether you ever use it or not.
Jun 25, 2026 11:14 PM
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DM3056Jun 25, 2026 11:14 PM
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Bit the bullet and decided to buy it. Been wanting this sub for a while. I know it's been cheaper but just been wanting it so whatever. Well it's been three weeks, finally arrives and it's all damaged. Didn't even bother taking it off the truck.

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Jun 26, 2026 2:31 AM
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Quote from DM3056 View quoted comment :
Bit the bullet and decided to buy it. Been wanting this sub for a while. I know it's been cheaper but just been wanting it so whatever. Well it's been three weeks, finally arrives and it's all damaged. Didn't even bother taking it off the truck.
I would have opened it and inspected it---often times the shipping package is beaten all to hell but the contents somehow escape unscathed. I've had this happen with a lot of different big bulky things, most recently an e-bike.

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