Klipsch R-41PM Powered Bookshelf Speaker,Black

I have been looking for a nice set of powered speakers to go with my Pro-ject Debut Carbon Evo and Klipsch has always been on my mind. I looked at other brands on Amazon and seriously thought about getting those instead of the Klipsch. I'm glad I didn't. The Klipsch is a very sexy looking speaker. It's big and heavy. Bigger than I thought. I love the copper spun cones. Quality is nice but you can definitely tell that the cabinet is covered in the faux wood grain vinyl.As for sound, the Klipsch outperforms, even with against my Sony HT-A5000. Excellent sound, from the crisp high, and nice mellow mids. Bass is a bit lacking but the add on subwoofer makes up for it.My main use is for my turntable. BT is nice added feature, and it performs great. Connection via bluetooth is okay if you have only one device paired. If you have multiple, you have to do a "quick sync". I'm not sure if newer Klipsch's powered speaker are able to handle multi-connectivity.The remote is really basic. Buttons for source, sub levels and volume. That's all you really need.The only thing I'm disappointed with is the digital inputs. I wished it had HDMI in. I would totally remove my soundbar. Optical is okay but doesn't support today's decoding standard. USB Audio, I had to order a type-b to usb-c cable to connect it to my computer. I think most computers/laptop nowadays have usb-c. It would be nice not to have a one-off "printer cable".

Great speakers for a first purchase. Been using them for a month now and couldn’t be happier. Got into vinyl about 3 months ago and these have taken the sound to the next level. The build quality for the price point is solid. I know I will eventually upgrade to a bigger size but definitely a great choice for a first time buyer. The sound quality is crisp, although the bass could be a little punchier. The remote is a nice feature. For any first time buyers with looking to get speakers, these are a great choice. They are self powered, and are ready to hook straight up to your turntable.

You may have read that Klipsch are known for being "bright" and I can say that is not the case with these. The highs are actually more subdued than the Edifiers they replaced, but oh are they detailed. Being a 4" driver, naturally sub bass is nearly non-existant, but what it lacks there it more than makes up for in clarity in the mids and highs. The bassline in La Roux's "Damaged Goods" is a joy. Separation and staging is wonderful. These are outstanding little monitors and you will likely hear things you've never heard before in your favorite songs, unless you also own a pair of high quality headphones or a bigger system. Putting these at ear level above my work monitors makes Excel tolerable, because they just look and sound so good.

I'm a professional audio guy, singer songwriter, producer and engineer. I'm not touting these speakers for studio production, that's not what they do. My ears are still pretty good. I bought these to enhance the sound quality of streaming tv and music apps in my large open living space attached (bluetooth) to my Sony 75" tv. They connected easily to the Sony. I also bluetooth connected my Samsung S21 to them but notice that it's not possible to bluetooth connect more than one device at a time. Its a simple 5 second swap on the tv to get my phone to be the sound source.They're very small. I had my doubts when unboxing. But clearly, they cover the frequency range beautifully (above 73). There is bass present, along with smooth midrange and sweet high end. Sound staging is good. Playing familiar tunes thru them is satisfying, they sound natural, which cannot be said for multitudes of bookshelf sized setups. I don't like sub woofers, they interfere with the hard fought for recordings, IMHO, especially if abused. I get it that many want that thump, they want to feel the low end and that's fine. It's just not for me. Don't let that stop you from getting a sub but they're expensive. I paid $299 for speakers, I think the accompanying Klipsch sub is around $500.There are no EQUALIZER settings. You get what you get and fortunately, that's pretty good. However, if you are streaming music from YOUTUBE MUSIC or any of the many streaming music apps, you can use the equalizers embedded therein. Works well.I like that there is a phono switch on the rear input panel, no need to purchase a phono preamp to use your turntable. I haven't tried this yet but I will.The remote is odd, at least mine is. Results may vary. Gain staging or setting multiple volume levels is hard when the volume control on the remote does not reflect on the tv screen. So you have guess where the lowest and highest volume is. The trick in gain staging is not overloading one source and/or underloading another. You want a clean robust input from the original source and likewise a clean and not too saturated one from the other. My guess? use your ears and set the speakers moderately high from the remote but not maxed out-and then adjust the overall volume from your tv, tablet, phone etc. I haven't incurred any distortion yet but remember-these speakers only have 70 watts of power and you could easily go into clipping the audio if not careful.Surprisingly good even coverage throughout the open living space.I like 'em.

I had my eye on these for a while, to replace the $80 powered 4 " x 3/4 " speakers I bought a couple years ago. They sounded OK, but these, at about twice the price sound many times better. The remote does all I want or need it to, build quality is good and they look nice with or without the grills.I have them in a small 11x13 bedroom I use as a home office. I use them for streaming movies, youtube and listening to music, MP3s. Sound volume, bass and stereo separation are all terrific for my needs. They cannot be beat at this price. My other powered bookshelf set will go to the garage on my old desktop running ubuntu for music and youtube out there.