Klipsch The Nines Review | Best Powered Speaker Yet?
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- Since Klipsch introduced The Fives in 2020, many other brands have jumped on the bandwagon, modernizing powered speakers with HDMI ARC inputs for a soundbar alternative that appeals to audio enthusiasts. So what did Klipsch do with the category it created? It went bigger, because Klipsch. The Nines are the largest in a trio of powered speaker options that promise an audio experience so big you don't need a separate receiver and passive speakers -- maybe not even a subwoofer. But are they good enough to scratch an audiophile's itch? We put The Nines through rigorous testing to find out just how good they are and whether their plus-sized stature is a asset or a liability.
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00:00 Intro
01:20 Size
02:30 Powered, Not Smart
03:56 Connections & Controls
05:20 Build Quality
06:35 Setup
08:28 How I Tested
09:54 Sound Quality
13:53 Final Thoughts
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Hey everyone! Thanks for watching. A few updates since I recorded: 1. Power distribution is 100w RMS to each woofer and 30w to each tweeter - double all that peak. 2. Sub x-over freq. is 60Hz. Thanks again, and let me know what you think!
Klipsch is on a stroll and I love to see it, especially when the market is clearly going “wireless” or at least all in one style systems. I can’t wait for a proper floor-standing goodness to happen in this same style. (I know about KEF, not my sound, not my brand). It’s getting spicy in this market and I’m all for it! Great review!
This is the first I've heard of bi-amping a speaker at this kind of price range. Even B&W's Formation Duo which costs $5,000 doesn't bi-amp. How much would it cost to power something the same way? It's like 4 mono-blocks for stereo at $1,500 with the speaker... Does it have an active crossover with filters cause that would be insane at that price point?
@@techsamurai11countless powered speakers are bi-amped and have been for many years. Many times at far cheaper price points than these. Even a $100 (sale price, MSRP was closer to $200) Samsung soundbar I bought 3 years ago was bi-amped.
@@jaredhylton6591 I'm not that familar with powered speakers but wouldn't it be cheaper to have a single power? Otherwise you need a more complex crossover, right?
@techsamurai11 actually digital crossovers are not at all expensive. Bi-amping adds expense by doubling the needed Amps, but the Amps are actually pretty cheap, especially in the lower end, and the Amps for the tweeters don't need much power.
Man your intro hit the spot. I wasn’t having a good day and you did make it a little better. Thanks for that.
So impressed you're using Love Over Gold as a reference. Telegraph Road is simply a masterpiece, musically and hifi wise. What a recording that was.
Telegraph Road is def my favorite DS song. And one of my favorite overall as well
Back in 1990, I purchased a set of klipsch quartets from Mad Jacks. I would have bought the chorus 3-ways but they only had one in stock.
Those quartets are still going strong. Horn loaded with a rear 8” passive radiator. Still has the factory sticker made in Hope Arkansas
O wanna thank for helping me decide between star nines and other solutions.
Your arguments and presentation skills are outstanding and do the job: help the customer. Period.
Congrats for the great channel!
You post great reviews. I really enjoy your in depth reviews
Great review... I have the Five's paired with an SVS3000Micro subwoofer and I love it. Looks and sounds awesome for movies and music.
These 9's look and sound fantastic! I've got a set of fives hooked to my 77 inch lg c2 with a speedwoofer 10S mkii and they sound great!! I may have to pick up a set of these 9's! Thanks for the review!! The size looks manageable and the price seems fair I think! I picked up my fives from ebay new in sealed box for 300! Score! I don't think i would have paid 800 for them though.😮
Caleb, the WiiM pro streamer is the real deal! I just recently purchased one and the accompanying remote separately to add to my SVS original prime wireless plus sb 1000 sub combo. The results are fantastic! I needed it to unlock the full potential on them, because dts play fi is not all inclusive with respect to music services. It had digital in and outputs, a burr brown dac, AirPlay 2, chromecast, and DLNA that actually works without hassle. It would be a great companion for the nines or any other powered speaker
I just got some klipsch Klipsch RB-51 II speakers on sale. They are fun. I got them for my second living room receiver. They have great sound for bookshelf speakers. I’m coming from my old faithful Polk rta11t tower speakers in my bedroom. I’m impressed by the big sound from bookshelf speakers.
Not only was there a hefty pun to start with, but quality alliterations. 👏👏👏 Nines look good. I like how speakers are starting to get a bit bigger. I miss the old days where floor speakers came with 12" woofers. They should get rid of the volume knob and lower the price. No one is going to use the knob with a speaker that big. More usable for smaller speakers where you sit closer. Yes I'm a sloth.
Another excellent review. The right information in the right time
I bought the Nines 3 weeks ago after owning the Fives for a year. The Fives are amazing for their size however they lacked precision and power delivery in my large lounge. The Nines have better frequency separation, with mids more refined. The soundstage is much more open and free. I have them slightly toed in with the tweeter just above ear height sat on the Klipsch Fives stands, (hoping to get the Nines Stands if they become available).
The real chefs kiss is the incredible deep bass. They are hitting 21hz in my lounge with dynamic bass enabled. In fact I have to reduce bass output on the included app to -3, reduce the pre-set to wall setting (-3db) to tame it, no subwoofer needed. Albeit the room sonics will affect the bass so take these settings with a pinch of salt. If I want to crank the volume up I find the sound is more natural with dynamic bass disabled.
The app is still buggy at times and crashes when I turn dynamic bass on and off. So work to be done but could not be happier with the quality of finish and sound.
So I agree with Calebs review, they are every bit as exciting as my previous separates system which contained a Yamaha AS1000, B&W CM7s, CA DacMagic, Van Den Hull interconnects and Chord Odyssey cables hooked up to my pc via toslink. The simple setup is great, without negating sound quality.
Yes Fives are awesome but soundstage isn't the largest. Larger soundstage with more airiness is my biggest critique which isn't really a gripe since they do a lot of things well and are so small. However improvements in those two areas are what I would look for in the sevens and nines.
If you don’t mind me asking……What are dimensions of the room your using them in?
Only got the Fives in June 22 & love them - for movies & music. But if I want to upgrade in size one day the Nines look great.
Love these, still happy with my M&K S150s I bought a long time ago but… these look great and I love klipsch’s tuning on their speakers
I love my fives....and I'm gonna get these nines. I don't miss the "smart speaker" functions since I play my music thru the available streaming apps that my TV supports. I have apple music, Amazon music, and pandora apps on my tv. The fives sound great so I know I'll love these nines.
I'm of the same opinion. I have owned the Fives for two years and love them. Just get a WIIM pro and connect via optical - viola! - streaming high def files is done. But the prospect of more power with the Sevens may be worth the $1300 for me. Haven't decided yet.
Great review! I have been using a pair of The Fives since they were released. They are paired with a Klipsch sub and are connected to our 75” Sony TV and we use an Apple TV 4K with Apple Music as the primary audio source. I have plugged the bass ports. I am pretty happy with the way it sounds. I likely will upgrade to The Nines at some point but I am not in a rush to do it.
I have a similar setup. Smart tv, Klipsch sub and the fives. Great combo
Did either of you listen to any other options before making your purchase? I was thinking of the SVS Prime Wireless Pro, but the Klipsch seem pretty cool.
@@Spud_E_Buddy I considered Svs prime. I wouldn’t call Svs a bad or Wrong choice….especially when paired with an Svs sub(they’re on sale currently). I’ve always liked Klipsch but SVS is also a proven product. My guess is for most people either choice would suffice for a small system
@@2logical Thanks so much for the reply. The SVS Prime Wireless Pro (with the Micro 3000 sub) was what I was considering, but these Nines have my full attention after this review.
Instead of plugging the bass ports you can also look in the user manual to turn off the Bass Boost setting that is on by default. There is a trick to turning it off. It's Klipsch's like artificial bass processing stuff and they sound much better with it off.
Thank you for the review. Excellent job on describing The Nines. My question for you would be a comparison? While I don't know of another pair of speakers are big as The Nines are, what would you compare them too? The SVS Prime Wireless or KEF LSX2 or PSP Alpha iQ? Barring the SVS's, they are in the same ballpark, price wise.
Thank you again and please keep on doing what you do.
Looking at getting The Sevens. Think these will be too much for my space. Thanks for the review.
Thank you for your time and posting. Neither overkill or not. It depends on what you want. For me, overkill though. And for $1,500. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of 'as good' speakers/monitors that are smaller.
Got the McLarens and if your looking at a sound bar situation I would strongly consider this speaker set up seriously. They absolutely blow my mind and I'm a klipsch owner they are brilliant and look the part seriously don't get a sound bar you must get these !
Bi-amplification with possibly filters to reduce high and low (would that be an active crossover?) - it's going to be hard to beat that. If you bi-amped the Klipsch RFs, I wonder if that might redeem the Marantz and Towers.
I’m buying these for myself as a birthday present in July for sure.
I have these and they are crazy. Movies are good but music is where these are amazing. The remote sucks. You don't need a subwoofer. These put out so much bass it shakes my living room. Listening to music on these is so awesome. Get some hi-res music and enjoy.
Good shit! Honestly the best Theater speakers I've ever felt were Klipsch. Not every model of theirs but there was a specific one I don't remember that was incredible!
I love the new klipsch dynamic bass feature ❤
now that The Fives have come down a little under $500 I plan on scooping those up for my new PC Audio.
$500 is a steal for them. I have owned them for two years, paid $750. Worth every penny and I have never regretted it!
For the same reason I'd prefer a "dumb" TV with a smart box plugged into it (that I can replace when it inventively gets outdated), I prefer having zero "smarts" in my powered speakers. I have zero issue buying my own Chromecast/AirPlay streamer and plugging that into it's Aux input for example. That way when Spotify eventually releases it's HiFi streaming tier, I won't be upset that my speakers aren't in the "supported devices" list. lol. I'll buy my own external streamer! Put more money/R&D into the sound/build instead!
There are a lot of dummies out there who just want plug and play. I agree with you though. I'd rather have passives with a receiver or processor that can be upgraded individually. Plus, if the amp goes out, you don't lose the speakers too
I was thinking about purchasing the Nines but know you have me thinking. You brought up some good points. What set up would you recommend?
Your affinity for words and alliteration was not not lost on these ears.. Kudos!
... but legit.. I was going to turn this off when I heard the pun .. lol =)
Would love to try these out to see how they sound with my tt setup.
I have the Five's and love them. If the Nine's weren't so big, I would replace my Five's with them. The place I have the Five's just can't handle the extra size. You must keep the Five's and I assume the Nine's a good distance from the wall as you said. I adjusted the bass down in the app. there is a ton of bass. I plugged the ports until the app could control the bass. I have mine setup on a bar under a Samsung Frame TV in my dinning room. I also connected the Five's to a Sonos Port so I get the whole home music thing too. I'm a big fan of Klipsch, but I did not like the new 500m and 600m MK II's. I tried those in another room and I liked the previous model 500m's better.
So look into the Sevens?
Anytime you don’t need a subwoofer 🔊 I’m intrigued 😂😂😂 nice 👍🏾 video Klipsch nines definitely on the shopping 🛒 list
great review! these look to be a hit esp. w/ cord-cutters
Hey Caleb....got kind of a technical question for you. If you were to connect say a Chromecast Audio via optical to them, would the Chromecast Audio decode a FLAC file and the resulting high res Audio come through the speakers? I'm considering the 5's....
Thanks for the great review. I own the Fives, but I am very interested and excited by the Sevens and Nines. I suspected these would be amazing speakers. Klipsch engineers really accomplished something special with the Fives. I was not a Klipsch fan before I owned them. But I am now and I adore them. They punch waay above their weight and price. Especially since the Fives have dropped to $500 or so from $800 two years ago. I took the measurements of the Nines and mocked them up with cardboard cutouts in my room. they are very large indeed. I concluded my basement room is just too small for them (10 x 15 ft). But I am seriously considering upgrading to the Sevens since they are considerably larger than the Fives and I would love some more power. Would the sound gains versus the Fives be dramatic? Maybe not, but then I could move my old Fives up to the living room (or gift them to my brother). Since the eARC makes all these Klipsch speakers automatically power on with the TV and volume control by the TV remote - there is no second remote needed. And their small size and good looks gives them, as Zeos Reviews says - a high wife-acceptance-factor (WAF). I had a big component system back in the 80s. Radio Shack Mach one speakers, Marantz receiver, Technics CD player, graphic equalizer, dual Akai cassette deck and linear Sony turntable. Took up a lot of room. The Fives, and certainly these Nines, reproduce sound with power and accuracy (and warmth) beyond what I had back then. And in a very simple and attractive package. The only other powered speaker I was considering as an upgrade were the $900 Swans MK300 Mark II based on Zeos' review, but I am such a Klipsch fan now, I think it's going to be the Sevens or just enjoy the Fives for a few more years.
Gets the Sevens brother you will not regret it.
I had the Fives and I agree they are great especially for their size they jam.
The Sevens though are louder and the bass is better. Found myself seeking a subwoofer for the Fives looked at Klipsch SPL-100. Never pulled the trigger and glad I didn’t.
My room measures 17x15. The Fives filled it nicely at 3/4 volume which was what I mostly listened to them at. Slightly lower volume for Movies/Gaming or utilizing bluetooth for youtube video audio
The Sevens I push to half volume for most of my music listening they are just that efficient. I’ve only cranked them once to about 3/4 volume when nobody was home and by god my room was shaking. I have no clue what full blast would be like honestly to scared to do that.
Only thing is I wish they had kept the grey/black grill covers on the walnut veneer from the Fives. I’m not a fan of the creme color so I went with the black this time and they are sexy.
@@FlyOnAlbatross - thank you so much for your post. I suspected they are worth an upgrade, but its nice to hear from someone who has actually has them and the Fives. I am getting flack for wanting them because they don’t think it will be different from the Fives for the steep price of $1299. But I think they will. Music is my main hobby so I will pull the trigger with no guilt.
PS - my room is way smaller than yours, so I figure the Nines would murder me. Sevens should be more than enough power.
@@timd7782 without a doubt they are a worthy upgrade. I wish I had kept the discount code. I ordered them thru the Klipsch website, my web browser has a feature that auto inputs discount codes. Only one of them worked but it took $130.00 off. After tax I paid $1265.56.
The Fives are choice right now since you can pick them up for about $500.
I listen to my speakers everyday. I come home from work I smile as I look at them. It’s like date night every night.
How does it work for surround sound for movies and/or games?
Klipsch has the power specs for the "Nines" Listed as 20 watts to each of the tweeter's, and 100 watts to each of the woofer's= 120 watts R.M.S./240 watts peak, per speaker, for a total of 240 watts R.M.S./480 watts peak per pair. Hope this help's? Great review.
That sounds monstrous. Thank you for specs.
Just wait to catch them on sale
I heard The Fives in-store yesterday and was blown away by their performance for such a small speaker. I'm definitely going to chase a pair of The Nines. Just need to treat my room first.
What store carry the fives for testing? I’m just curious
@@Handyandy8888 I'm in Australia, so I went to Harvey Norman.
Had the SVS pro wireless… they were good with music but lacked at movies. Went with the fives and I love them
I've got the fives hooked up to my 77 inch lg c2 with a speedwoofer 10s mk2 sub and they sound fantastic!!!
Nice Review !
Could you review the all new Qualio Audio IQ Loudspeakers designed by Cube Audio ?
Thank You
Ohhhh my Goooood, the alliteration. Why do you do this to us? More please.
With my eyes closed I thought you was talking about my DQM-9s with placement and size, they could be going back to Mothballs with my dead end JBL's L-112 & L-96s needing woofer's,I'm going to a sound room and check these out, thanks for review.
So for movies/tv content i wouldn't need a sound bar for the center channel
dialoge?
Are you using any kind of center channel for audio or are these speaker compensating for the center channel?
Hi, is the amplifier's internal dac only used through the digital inputs? If I connect a source to the analog inputs, is the dac excluded?
Well Caleb, should I continue to look for a good soundbar or are speakers like these the way to go? Anybody?????
If I add an external preamp when using my turntable can I still go through the phono port on the nines? Do I just flip the toggle switch on the back of the nines speaker to "line" to bypass the preamp built into the nines? Or do I have to use the aux port when adding an external preamp? Thanks in advance.
My room is 15X24 with 16 foot vaulted ceiling. You think this is enough power and bass ? Trying to get an idea if I’m gonna have to get a sub also or just go a diff route before pulling the trigger.
What HDMI modes are there to it? Like what would sound settings in Windows show what's available?
I just purchased a LG C2. Should I pair it with the LG S95QR OR Samsung S990B? I can’t decide.
Thanks for this review of "The Nines" from Klipsch. I have long felt that when a company like Klipsch builds a well-integrated actively-powered loudspeaker it offers a better bang-for-your-buck audio value in their $1500 price range than what could be achieved by purchasing 2 passive speakers and a separate amplifier for that same cost. I'll also say that I can definitely appreciate the simplicity of setup provided by active speakers like "The Nines" when they allow you to avoid dealing with a big power amp. Years ago I invested in Paradigm "Reference Active 40" loudspeakers and I have been a fan of powered speakers ever since. I applaud companies like Klipsch for making these available for those who want good sound at an affordable price.
Mr. Denison, I am currently using The Sixes and a 10" Klipsch powered subwoofer in my living room for casual music listening while cooking, doing things around the house, friends over, etc. 90% of the time it does everything I am looking for. Occasionally, I want to rock out to KoRn, or something heavy, and they don't go quite as loud as I wish they did. Do you think upgrading from The Sixes to The Nines will give me a noticeable upgrade?
Thanks for sharing
What does it matter whether the left outputting audio is coming out of the left side or right side speaker and visa versa? I'm don't understand how that matters? Anyone know?
Great video as always!
How do they sound for Metal music(all genres) though?
Yes, that is the million dollar question. If they are great with Metal, they are great with everything.
I love the Fives and planning to upgrade to the Nines, is it worth it?
Which is the subwoofer from Klipsch that i can use with these speakers? A link please?
Have you tried it with show tunes music,weather it's vinyl or digital? How does those speakers sound for show tunes and musical films and musical film soundtracks?
I'm fine with my cheapo Swan OS-10 Thank you.
Do they have HT bypass to be integrated into a surround system?
How does the sound quality compare to those SVS Prime Pros with SVS Micro 3000 sub?
Have you heard of the Dutch & Dutch 8C powered Roon-ready speakers? They are much more expensive, but are they as good as expensive? What do you think of them if you could listen to them? I value your opinion very much.
This vs the KEF R3 Meta which’s a better sounding speaker ?
Wish they where a bit smart. Having direct airplay/spotify connect is so nice. It’s a bit of a drag to have a separate box if you wanna add it
I'm at odds with what subwoofer would be best .. my heart is set on a rel t7x ? Is that ok..
Great review as always. Would you recommend a pair of 9s in place of a dolby soundbar system such as the Samsung HW-Q990B or JBL 1300X? I know this might be comparing apples vs oranges...
If you have a small/smallish room, the soundbar is probably a better option, given the amount of air these things move. For mid-large size rooms however, these will blow the soundbars away. And that’s not even accounting for the wider soundstage, but perhaps that part could be considered a wash since The Nines don’t have any height or rear channel capabilities like that of the soundbars.
Im pretty sure the intent was for you to use your tvs smart apps in conjunction arc to provide the functionality rather than try to maintain the intergration internally.
I find everything a bit difficult to judge after running the 990B… but I’m old and hearing isn’t what it was, but the Samsung’s just a beast 😊
Ваш Samsung по высоким частотам просто отстой! Только для кино подходит
Does anyone know if a TV's built-in virtual surround can be transmitted via HDMI to such speakers?
It seems to me if you want to stream and control music with Alexa, get an Echo and Bluetooth / line in into the 5/7/9's and make the input selection.
I already got a Klipsch sub, how do these speakers handle metal? That’s the real test! 🤘🏼
Where did you get that tv stand and what's the size of the tv?
It seems as though in recent years, Klipsch has really nailed troubled detail without trouble fatigue. If done, right, bright speakers can really sound good and add a lot of punch to audio.
I live in a small apartment building and when I crank up my Fives it really gets me in treble with the neighbors.
@@diamondbracelette and I just bought RP8000F towers for $520 new with a small scratch on one tower. Neighbors are going to either hate me or want to join me.
The term monitor is now only really used for studio monitors, analytical desktop speakers
I learned something new today burn in noise
Bought this speaker and as absolutely amazing it is for music which its absolutely insane, for movies it just wasnt very good. Tried it out for about 3 weeks. I watch 3-4 hours of movies/tv shows everyday so i got to test it out pretty throughly. Even went back and did some James Bond action films to get the some of the better soundstage movie intense scenes. It is pretty good at everything but the voices no matter what EQ, customizing the EQ, turning off the bass, putting on night mode, they all were muttered and hard to hear the person. You could hear everything they said but it just wasnt clear. It definitly is strange having the entire movie crystal clear with amazing clarity with the music/soundstage but when anyone talks its just a huge disapointment. Definiltey recommend as the best music speaker ive ever heard in my life, even at the highest volume you could ever want it at
You could choose the soundbar JBL BAR 1300 for watching movie
@@FNGyoutuber I built a 7.2.2 surround system instead
Would this be OverKill for a small bedroom. I’m looking to upgrade my teenager headbanger/Jazz cigarette smoking chill spot bedroom.
Have you reviewed the 5's or 7's
The B grade cosmetic flaw models have hit ebay, I'll let yall know how it sounds when it arrives. Right now now, I have the fives connected to a klipsch 10 inch sub.
Hi. These will take time to come to India. How are Edifier S 3000 pro
These are just what Ive been looking for for my tv, don't any streaming capability.
I have to wonder who these are for? I own the fives and on stands they take up significant real estate compared to a soundbar. I also have a 5.2.2 home theater in the basement. Each room should be fit for purpose. These are huge and expensive. The other issue is, like the fives they only process PCM stereo. Most content out there is mixed for 5.1 or more. So it's not clear to me what my Sony tv does with that. I try to use 2.0 mixes when available and not too much additional work .
Good thing you said SVS Prime Wireless Pro because that SVS looks a lot like a SVS Satellite. I though wow they are all that small ??? :)
What size TV at 8:04? I want to get a sense of scale.
They should add spatial audio to it
What kind of DAC chip?
How do they compare to Kef ls50 wireless ii?
Will the nines sound better than a more upscaled Sony soundbar?
Spot on review than Andrew Robinson! ;)
Well haven't had a chance to see these in person, I'm sure the're great didn't like the fact that all has to be on pcm that kind of turns me off for the price.
Now test the KEF LS60 please, so we can see what a proper engineering driven firm can do with a powered smart speaker
Center CH not needed?
you can argue that any smart tv has spotify and airplay built in. So it's redundant to have a receiver or smart features tbh.
THE PUN WAS FRICKING FANTASTIC!!! ❤❤❤😂😂😂
What....wait......so how "vintage" is VINTAGE? Can I sell my 11 year old 5.1 Pinoeer AVR for enough to buy a NEW 7.2.4!?!?!? 😂😂😂
Uh, nope.
LOL Doug, you know the answer 😂
Klipsch puts the power amp, eq, and crossover in one cabinet of the pair. I prefer the powered speakers with the amp on each individual speakers.
I wonder if it has the same software and firmware update issues as the fives. I have the fives and they sound amazing but I wouldn't recommend any of their powered speakers based on my fives experience.
Do a sonus Faber speaker review
Also, nit-pickers might be a good secondary name for nit nerds!
Missing the cerametalic copper cone
How does this compare to the McLaren Edition?