Thanksgiving week I ordered from Best Buy an opened box Klipsch soundbar 48. Excellent condition with full warranty. Had much trouble pairing the soundbar with the woofer. Also had to unplug and reboot it every time I tried to power it on. Took it back to Best Buy and they replaced it with a new one. This is #2. Soundbar worked at first but stopped completely after a couple of days. I called Klipsch and they sent me another one. I now have #3 and can't get it to pair with any devices such as a Samsung Tab so I can listen to Pandora. I called Klipsch again and they walked me through all the steps. It would not pair. Now they're sending me # 4. If this keeps up, I'll have a new soundbar about every 2 - 3 weeks. Maybe #4 will work properly.
Klipsch soundbar disappointment
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Ole Joe Clark
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I took the soundbar back to Best Buy, don't like them. I just send my audio to a radio with a audio input. Works much better.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Works fine with the tv. Soundbar is hardwired to the tv. Bluetoothed to the woofer.
Ivan the Butcher
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Modern technology is wonderful, when you get it to work right!
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Is there a particular reason you've stuck with Klipsch through all this back and forth?
If it were me, I'd have taken a refund and tried another brand after the second failure.
Things change
Klipch used to be a 'bought sight unseen' brand, as long as they made 'plain' speakers. Sounds like they don't pair with the digital age.
Klipch used to be a 'bought sight unseen' brand, as long as they made 'plain' speakers. Sounds like they don't pair with the digital age.
Klipsch was once a premium speaker brand. I guess that has changed over the years. I'd try to get a refund and choose another brand. I guess now we know why the open box system was returned the first time. Those type things are often returned just because the original buyer didn't like it or couldn't figure it out, but that's not always the case. I have a cheap Vizio soundbar that's been quite good. It's a cheapo with no subwoofer, though. I'm not sure how the faux surround sound works without rear speakers, but sometimes I'd swear the sound is coming from behind me.
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Interestingly enough, in 1939 Paul Klipsch was awarded a patent for a new way of attaching a rifle stock to the barrel.
The patent was assigned to the Western Cartridge Company. I have no idea what, if anything, they did with it.
I tried to wade through the details of his patent application, but gave up.
Part of it reads:
"A firearm construction, including in combination: a barrel; a stock extending below and adjacent the said barrel; a barrel-seating structure connecting the said barrel to the said stock with capacity for seating-adjustment of the barrel with respect to the stock; a sheet-metal barrel-seating spring comprising part of the said barrel-seating structure..." and yada yada yada.
That's when I quit. It started reminding me of that the-hip-bone's-connected-to-the-thigh-bone-and-the-thigh-bone's-connected-to-the-shin-bone thing.
Anyone interested can click here and read it.
Anyway, Klipsch was a brilliant man and received quite a few awards for his work.
The patent was assigned to the Western Cartridge Company. I have no idea what, if anything, they did with it.
I tried to wade through the details of his patent application, but gave up.
Part of it reads:
"A firearm construction, including in combination: a barrel; a stock extending below and adjacent the said barrel; a barrel-seating structure connecting the said barrel to the said stock with capacity for seating-adjustment of the barrel with respect to the stock; a sheet-metal barrel-seating spring comprising part of the said barrel-seating structure..." and yada yada yada.
That's when I quit. It started reminding me of that the-hip-bone's-connected-to-the-thigh-bone-and-the-thigh-bone's-connected-to-the-shin-bone thing.
Anyone interested can click here and read it.
Anyway, Klipsch was a brilliant man and received quite a few awards for his work.
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For anyone out there starting from scratch, I recommend Sonos. Not cheap, but good quality audio and connects up, wirelessly, seamlessly.
You can start with one of two soundbars, either of which you may find sufficient, as I do, and easily connect Sonos woofer and additional speakers if you wish. Only wires are for power and HDMI into the back of your TV.
Very simple to connect up which was, perhaps, the main attraction for me.
You can start with one of two soundbars, either of which you may find sufficient, as I do, and easily connect Sonos woofer and additional speakers if you wish. Only wires are for power and HDMI into the back of your TV.
Very simple to connect up which was, perhaps, the main attraction for me.
italiansport
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Klipsch used to be right up there with McIntosh when one was buying audio quality. The last McIntosh equipment I looked at, and this was several years ago, was their surround sound system and the cost was over $40K! Well: Time goes on.
Jim
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This summer, I "inherited" a new Yamaha soundbar, supposedly with a built-in subwoofer and Bluetooth. I couldn't get the Bluetooth to connect with my laptop, and I can't say anything good about the sound quality when connected to the TV. I ended up giving it away. I have my TV connected to my stereo receiver, but I can't say a whole lot about that sound quality either, and generally just use the internal TV set speakers.
italiansport
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I've listened to the soundbar that Costco has for sale and, considering the listening conditions, it sounded good. Don't remember the manufacturer though!
Jim
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Guys, Bluetooth pairing can be a fickle beast. Wireless devices you already have in your house can easily interfere with it. Sometimes getting a device to pair is absolutely maddening. My iPhone 11 still won't pair to my Asus motherboard's Bluetooth, even though they can detect each other.
I wouldn't necessarily blame the soundbar.
For simple peripherals, like a wireless mouse for your laptop or tablet, Bluetooth is fine.
If you would like to connect something, Bluetooth is fine.
If you need it to connect, plug it in or get something with a wireless USB dongle.
I wouldn't necessarily blame the soundbar.
For simple peripherals, like a wireless mouse for your laptop or tablet, Bluetooth is fine.
If you would like to connect something, Bluetooth is fine.
If you need it to connect, plug it in or get something with a wireless USB dongle.
It's also possible that all three are from same lot, and there's
a single diode positioned backwards in bluetooth circuit, or
another SMD device missed a solder pad, or there was a reel
of defective SMD components...or just one wire lead, somewhere,
didn't get connected.
Machine assembly of today's electronics is soopah groovy, but
the precision required, and high assembly speed, can sometimes
result in a BUNCH of (uniformly) bad units. QA/QC might be relaxed,
around Black Friday & Christmas, letting a bunch hit the shelves.
a single diode positioned backwards in bluetooth circuit, or
another SMD device missed a solder pad, or there was a reel
of defective SMD components...or just one wire lead, somewhere,
didn't get connected.
Machine assembly of today's electronics is soopah groovy, but
the precision required, and high assembly speed, can sometimes
result in a BUNCH of (uniformly) bad units. QA/QC might be relaxed,
around Black Friday & Christmas, letting a bunch hit the shelves.
