Klipsch RP-504C Center Channel Speaker (Walnut)

This speaker tries to do TOO much, is my diagnosis. It is large, four big woofers (large relative to most center channels) and the tractix horn.... and thus, all the effects and whatnot overwhelm and bury the dialogue into a recessed position. Yes, if you turn it up real loud you can hear everything, but then youre shaking the house... fine if thats what youre looking for. But what about just standard watching? Normal, lets watch a movie or tv show and be able to still have a conversation - type watching...? Then this speaker is not so good; indeed, youd be better off with two-channel stereo for music listening (or maybe just ditch the surround sound altogether, just sayin ) and a good clear-dialogue soundbar. For a $900 (or $650... or even $300) a center channel should be able to do it all instead of being one trick pony of crank-it-up-or-you-wont-understand-it type product.

Got this SOLELY because Klipsch decided to discontinue the Piano Black finish in their new speakers. I also got the matching front tower speakers. It looks gorgeous and totally changes the look of an entire room when it has the speaker grill off. Make sure you supply enough power to the speaker to get the full performance. The number one reason speakers dont sound as good as they possibly can is because folks under power their speakers. If you purchase this speaker, make sure to get a dedicated AMP to drive this speaker. This speaker is definitely NOT for the home theater in a box crowd.

Absolutely Amazing Center channel

Unfortunately the speaker came damaged, pretty bad on the corner, so I had to return it. I bought one at my local BB so I could inspect it first. Sounds good, slightly bright, but very clear. Hopefully amazon send my money back soon, I returned the speaker the same day, they received it 5 days ago, still no refund and I already have the new speaker from BB

Im convinced that Klipsch is a discount brand disguising itself as premium. Sure they are on sale all the time - however, this center channel is so shrill! Dont bother. I sent it back. And I have expensive front speakers...wow these are just ear piercing.

No complaints. Very satisfied. This center speaker is paired with a couple of JBL studio 530s and and SVS 10 ported woofer. Trying it for the first time was an emotional experience. Yes, Id love to pay $1000 each for the five speakers I need, but the room theyre in is relatively small and the extra bang for the buck would be wasted. For what I need this Klipsch center speaker is easily value for money. We can now hear TV and movie dialog, even when the internet delivery is strangled. And opera: When the big lady sings through the center speaker... WOW...

Brought my front sound stage to a new life!

tldr; I replaced my Klipsch R-25C with the Klipsch RP-504C and I love it! I decided that rather than swap out my entire Klipsch Reference system (r-28f L/R w/ r-15m) and that Id give the Klipsch Reference Premier series a try as just a center channel upgrade and I bought the RP-504C. I was worried about how it would mix with my regular old reference 5.1.4 system WRT timbre and what-not, but I honestly think it all sounds really good together! The bigger worry I have now is how in the world I can convince my wife in the future that I need to do more upgrades! Installing and listening to the two speakers made an immediate noticeable difference to me. Visually, the R-25C is dwarfed by the RP-504C

The center channel has gone from non-existent to the showcase piece during my lifetime. This one looks and sounds the part.

So much better