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Klipsch The Sevens - Review & Measurements by Erin
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I dont think the measurments look bad at all. Its nowhere near as up-tilted as typical Klipsch response, mids do look fairly linear, it can be bright but i suspect its the typical modern hifi thing which is you don't need to point them directly at listening position, you just point them off axis intentionally.
I feel like Klipsch speakers are kinda slept on. They're not perfect, but they have some pretty dang clean directivity. The primary problems imo if that the crossover filters tend to not be that steep in comparison to the likes of Genelecs, and the overall beamwidth is also on the narrow side. The HF directivity issue is there, but likely not a massive problem. A bunch of their speakers do seem to have a sort of resonance though, which I believe is from their port.
I think mainly in recent years they've really spent more on developing them to be better in response, but the irony is that at their super high end the performance is much worse. Their best products are mainly the Active monitor products & ther upper mid range product line for home theater.
Ziltoe
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Näeh, no checks from what I see.
-Messy mids - they are not that messy, just tell my why please
-Tilted up top - yeah, but me around 60 can't follow up, so no
-Decent directivity - hmm, ehj, not that bad, aren't they? - please tell me, us, why you think so
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Unfortunately the Klipsch the Sevens haven't made it into the Sinorama.org, for some reason [or did I missed it?]
Bunch of sawtooth ripple. Not great.
Just because you have diminished top end perception doesn't mean that everybody does.
They have a pretty severe step-down between woofer and tweeter. It shows up in room in unpleasant ways.
Ziltoe
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To what extent do you see them, in dB?
Ziltoe
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Right, however, I can, you can get them down or up and that is what many people would do with eq? Just asking.
Ziltoe
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Na, in what room? Yours or in general?
I'm sorry, but this is a pile of bullshit.
"Sawtooth ripple" is an unquantifiable nonsense term when looking at frequency domain.
Because you're sensitive about "top end perception", I'm going to assume you can't hear anything past 10kHz.
No they don't. Not measurably, clearly.
You clearly had an opinion of the speakers before you saw the measurements and honestly, it looks silly because there really is no hiding here; the measurements are great.
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It is indeed. Erin never posted the data to his website, so I'm guessing spinorama.org never got the data either. This is also happening with Erin's more recent reviews, to my understanding.
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Hi, I'm Mete Can. This is my first post.
I bought these active speakers recently. I think they have quirks, so I will try to describe them;
•I think the 4 pin connector is a balanced connection. I don't hear any noise which is a good plus. This is a very economical balanced loudspeaker which people might find to their liking. Also, it is very easy to set them up since they are stand alone active speakers.
• These speakers have a pretty good bass response. I think people mention this when reviewing them. The method used to make them sound as neutral as possible is three fold. First, you disable dynamic EQ from the app. Doing so from the remote is also possible, but for people not attune to the Morse code, a single blink is not as easy as seeing it from the app that it is crossed over. Second, you need to select its room setting as placed near a wall. Third, you need to split volume between your pc, my source, and the speakers. There is an absolute volume setting on the Bluetooth settings, so I advise you turn it off. This is because Klipsch advertises that they engage in dynamic eq the lower the volume setting is on the speaker unit. Better be certain by lowering volume on your source and increasing it on the speakers. On the app, it shows -2dB and on the pc I'm at 4% volume and the speakers are filling a 38m² room to my liking.
• These are active speakers, so you might not want them to enter auto-standby while running. You can turn off auto-standby from the app as well, however my speakers shut off after 3-5 hours depending on the load on the bass unit. You can reset the speakers by turning off/on from the remote very easily, but I don't know about the long term consequences of that.
• These speakers sound clearer to me while placed near a wall. They are really efficient and clear that way. The bass isn't muddy at all. People also wondered why there is a decrease in mid. I forgot which forum thread I saw, but they made an interview with one of their first employees and he said the past formulas were wrong and people have a bass to mid and mid to treble dip in perceived loudness. I think they are sticking to their own science.
I bought these active speakers recently. I think they have quirks, so I will try to describe them;
•I think the 4 pin connector is a balanced connection. I don't hear any noise which is a good plus. This is a very economical balanced loudspeaker which people might find to their liking. Also, it is very easy to set them up since they are stand alone active speakers.
• These speakers have a pretty good bass response. I think people mention this when reviewing them. The method used to make them sound as neutral as possible is three fold. First, you disable dynamic EQ from the app. Doing so from the remote is also possible, but for people not attune to the Morse code, a single blink is not as easy as seeing it from the app that it is crossed over. Second, you need to select its room setting as placed near a wall. Third, you need to split volume between your pc, my source, and the speakers. There is an absolute volume setting on the Bluetooth settings, so I advise you turn it off. This is because Klipsch advertises that they engage in dynamic eq the lower the volume setting is on the speaker unit. Better be certain by lowering volume on your source and increasing it on the speakers. On the app, it shows -2dB and on the pc I'm at 4% volume and the speakers are filling a 38m² room to my liking.
• These are active speakers, so you might not want them to enter auto-standby while running. You can turn off auto-standby from the app as well, however my speakers shut off after 3-5 hours depending on the load on the bass unit. You can reset the speakers by turning off/on from the remote very easily, but I don't know about the long term consequences of that.
• These speakers sound clearer to me while placed near a wall. They are really efficient and clear that way. The bass isn't muddy at all. People also wondered why there is a decrease in mid. I forgot which forum thread I saw, but they made an interview with one of their first employees and he said the past formulas were wrong and people have a bass to mid and mid to treble dip in perceived loudness. I think they are sticking to their own science.
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