KlipschReference R-820F Floorstanding Speaker for Home Theater Systems with 8” Dual Woofers, Tower Speakers with Bass-Reflex via Rear-Firing Tractrix Ports in Black

These aren’t for everyone... they do require some technical expertise in order to get them up and running and even more so if you’re wanting to get the most out of them. They’re also heavy and you have to attach the legs once they arrive. That may be a dealbreaker to some.Here’s some things that would be obvious to an audiophile but may not be immediately apparent to Joe Blow who’s just looking for some nice speakers. Hopefully it saves you hours of research.1. These speakers aren’t powered— they don’t plug into the wall. They are not Bluetooth compatible (more on that in a min). You have to wire them to an amplifier or receiver for both power and functionality reasons.2. Yes, YOU have to wire them. Meaning you need to purchase some speaker wire and use wire strippers to attach to the speaker’s binding posts and then you’ll likely need banana plugs or spades to connect to your power source (amplifier / receiver).3. I was really hoping the 8” woofers would be enough to run these without a sub... and while they sound good... in the end I wound up purchasing a single Klipsch R-120SW for a fuller low end profile.4. If you’re just looking for some good speakers to stream music to then these are like using a bazooka when a .22 pistol would do the trick. Bluetooth dumbs down audio quality so you wouldn’t be getting the full experience (by a mile!).5. Klipsch recommends using an amp with at least 120W (continuous) per channel to power these beasts. Currently I’m using a Yamaha Rx-V385 receiver that pushes ~70W per channel (2 ch) and it still sounds great. I’ve got a Parasound NewClassic 200 integrated amplifier on the way. Will update ASAP. The point of this is that using a cheap, low quality amp or receiver will result in not getting the most out of these—so just buy cheaper speakers if you don’t plan on having all the proper elements in your system. When choosing an amp or receiver make sure it’s compatible with 8ohms speakers like these. I’d also recommend finding one with a built in DAC or using an external DAC.6. You need to be feeding these speakers high quality audio. That means no iTunes, pandora, Spotify, etc. Look into Deezer... it’s a streaming service that feeds hifi quality audio (with highly customizable EQ settings). The difference after switching was INSANE. The music is almost tangible now.... it has... texture. No I’m not on drugs lol. Just pumped about enjoying my favorite music at such high quality! Also, I’ve noticed much more dynamic sound when going through Aux and not USB.Hopefully this saves you some time! Keep listening, friends. Cheers!Update: These sound even more incredible with the Parasound hooked up. Crystal clear. It’s insane. Oh and my home no longer has a roof hahhaah

Finally retired my 35 year old Advents. I knew these would be a big step up but I had no idea how big of a step! They sound great loud! Zero distortion. Absolutely love them!!Btw your cats will HATE these speakers. Teenagers may leave the room also!:)

Great set of tower speakers, been wanting a klipsch set for years and with the Black Friday deals just couldn’t pass them up. Also picked up a set of R-51M’s and R-41SA’s. Running a 5.1.2 setup through a Pioneer VSX-934 and they sound great. Receiver drives them well with no distortion to speak of, even cranked up.Music sounds great through them and movies are amazing. Watching a movie you’ve seen before is all new again, able to hear aspects of the movies that were missed with out the system.Build quality is superb and the speakers are beautiful. Solid wiring connectors and front cover is held on with magnets, easily removed and not pins and such to break off.Highly recommend!!!

nothing like adding actuall powed subs i recommend svs i have pb12nsd and are monsters but wish I woulda got the pb2000s instead ;/ but adding 2 12 inch woofers from svs to these tower beasts, then u have a system ;o all my friends are impressed almost like haters haha. can go extremely loud with good avr settings...im scared to get in trouble with my system now ;o but at 500 a pair it was a steel..just don't forget good subwoofers they really just take movies and music to another dimension ...sorry but no system is complete without them

I use these speakers for music, gaming and movies. These speakers are impressive! I was expecting there to be great bass response with dual 8" subs but I wasn't expecting them to sound that good. The mid-high range is exceptional and works very well with the wide variety of music I listen to. I love the removable magnetic speaker grilles. My only complaint is not related to audio, it's the cheap hardware used to mount the plastic stands on the bottom. I was hand tightening the speaker stand on the bottom, using the screws provided and the head of the screw snapped off. I will now have to carefully drill out the screw and replace it with better hardware, very annoying! I would have rated 5 stars if I didn't have that experience.

Not a hint of distortion from these speakers. Glad I got them!

I like these speakers very much. Great quality for the money. I use them in my living room and the sound is superb. You can spend hundreds or thousands more but, these speakers are absolutely the best. I got my on sale $300 each but, I would have paid $600 each at the original price.

Klipsch speakers are superb. These (I bought two) are no exception.. cannot recommend highly enough.