I been running an old JBL 250PW and I looked at buying one of these klipsch subs as an upgrade as they’ve got good reviews. However, I’ve now upgraded to the SVS PB16 ULTRA and OMG what a difference!! I brought the SVS PB16 based on one of your videos/reviews and this thing transformed my cinema/music experience. Keep up the good work I like your channel.
Hi Micheal, I have been using a pair of the Klipsch's R-112SW subs. I recently started using them with the wireless feature. I owe you a huge thank you!!! I discovered your TH-cam channel several months ago. You recently helped me with my configuration. I have a 7.2.2 Klipsch system I recently purchased the F7's III front LCR. I can't tell you how much I am enjoying the fantastic sound. I use it mainly for listening to easy listening music. Thanks you so much for all of the information you share with us all!!!
@@Youthman Thanks, again. I was enjoying the original RF-7's until I saw your recommendation about upgrading to the RF7's III. Boy, am I glad I did. You may recall I mentioned earlier to you my AV receiver is the Pioneer SC-89. Putting them all together I am as happy as a pig in you know what. LOL
Try the Monoprice THX 12/15. Does not disappoint. Every speaker in my setup is Klipsch except the sub. I would put that Monoprice up against just about anything.
@@derrickmcpherson44 Read Audioholics review for Monolith subs and amps and you'll understand why. I'm an SVS owner but seriously considering the Monolith 15" for my living room HT system. Monoprice went all out on their Monolith line, which includes their amplifiers which are made by ATI, and designed and built in the US (CA).
I thought about buying these subs to match my RP-280f fronts and 450c center but didn't hear good things about them. Instead I opted for dual SVS PB-12NSD subs, running off the Denon x4400h. They sound amazing! I try to convince the family to have movie night every night 😁
I heard a pair at Magnolia and I wasn’t impressed with them either. But that entire system sounded bad, even though the speakers were good speakers. Interested to see how they sound when properly setup.
Oh this is great, I’m seriously looking at getting 2 of the 12 inch version. It will be great to have an unbiased review by someone who knows what the extreme end of subs sounds like!
I run two KEF PSW3500 to a Denon AVR4806. Most reliable & decent setup I’ve ever owned. Plenty of wonderful memories. I’m hoping to upgrade everything little by little.
I believe the perfect sub would be the looks of a "klispsh" and the internals of an "svs"!!....klipsch is just in my opinion the best looking speaker and subs out there!!....so nice!
Internals of SVS? SVS is using the cheapes and crappiest components in the chinese market.Checkout which capacitors they're using which is famous with leakage problems.
I was seriously considering a pair of these before going the diy route, but I read so many reviews saying the amp had died, so basically the high failure rate scared me away from buying any newer Klipsch powered subwoofer, that and the 400 watts seems very weak compared to many other 15s on the market. I believe Klipsch has fixed the amp failing issue that plagued the early production 115s and 112s...that might be worth looking into and mentioning in your next video on these.
Youthman Oh really, why would they send them to you to review if they’re being discontinued? It will be interesting to see what they come out with next, hopefully something more powerful to compete with some of the other brands.
They were going to send me an R-115SW many many months ago. But for whatever reason, it took them quite a while to send them to me. They reached out to me at the end of last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing an entire 7.2.4 system. So that’s when they sent them but even then, one of them was damaged in shipment so they had to wait to get a new one to send to me
I haven’t heard the 8805 yet but based on my experience with the 7705, my vote would be the 8805. I just listed my SR8012 and will either be upgrading to the 7705 or 8805. If you do end up buying either one of them and are able to use the links in the description of my videos, I would be appreciative.
I watch all your videos and I like all of them I know you recently make a video reviewing the emotiva RMC-1 and I don’t think it was a good review it has a lot of issues ,, but right now emotiva have a deal or trade in things so I was think to try it but since you are the expert I think I’m going to go with the Marantz 8805 This what I have currently Klipsch rf-7iii 64iii center 6 160m bookshelf Pioneer elite lx 701 Emotiva xpa-5 gen 3 Emotiva xpa 7 gen 3 SPL-150 dual Oppo 103 Panamax m5300 85 inch song tv Harmony elite control
I did two Klipsch 12” subs and absolutely love how rich and full the bass is, I put the movie Black Adam and was like, ahhhhhh oh my goodness!!, oh and I have a pair of in walls Klipsch of course and the Klipsch in wall center, all of it sounds fantastic
Sorry to hear you were sick Youthman. Glad you’re getting better and you did great on this video. I have Dual PB16 Ultras and loveee them. Quite scary actually lol. I was watching the the latest Jurassic World last night and oh boy did my PB16 Ultras scare the lights out of me.
I'm looking forward to your full review. I just received two of these just before Christmas. They are a definite upgrade from what I had. Much deeper bass. I've located them in the front corners of the room which is great for aesthetics but they are a little boomy at times. I'm probably going to have to play with the location to improve that. The other thing I still lack to some degree is the 'kick in the chest' aspect that I have felt in a friends home theater. I feel like these should be able to give me that but haven't found the magic setup yet. Thanks for your great reviews. Again, I look forward to your full review of these subs.
Youthman great video! The best unboxing video to date on TH-cam . I just purchased one for my Wife's system . It's probably the best 15" sub woofer buy on the market .
Hi my brother, how are you? I have two sub of 15 inch klipsch so the question is I have to put the cable in the same thing L LFE both side left and right of the subwoofer or what they have to do. Thank you so much.
I'm running 2 PB4000'S and love them very much. Saved a bunch of $ using some of the polystyrene packaging upside down as a coupler and just covered and tucked it under with fabric from Wally World. Looks and sounds amazing. Thanks for the video buddy.
For a 22 x 25 feet room . Dual klipsch r 115 or dual pb 4000 . Sometimes i think. Was it not better to buy a second klipsch sub 🤔the svs is a great sub . But yes cost alot 😁
Hello Youthman , Love your show. I recently purchased a pair of polk pws 505's used , they make a significant difference . I own Klipsch and polk speakers . I will look at SVS PRO 1000 and Klipsch R 115SW .
My sub is a DIY ported 12" 500watt box from Parts-Express. It was fun to look up data on driver size and excursion vs cabinet size, as well as effects of lengths of ports. The custom sub integrates really well with my setup (both sound and having a cherry wood finish instead of just the black that regular brands have). My living area isn't that big, so 1 12" seems plenty (my front towers are considered pretty good for large full range, so I also ran calcs to be sure the subwoofer could go below 20hz...it does shake glasses on my kegorator with deep-bass scenes). Being cherry finish, it also blends in with my contemporary furniture (important for SO factor). I did think it funny that when I first ran the Audyssey setup, it said to move the sub's volume to half-way. I knew that was going to be too much, and sure enough, after manually dialing the test tone to 75DB, the volume is more like 1/4.
For metal music in a very large room would you recommend 2 12.s or 2 15.s I like that the 12.s are smaller. Or my wife does rather lol but worry 12.s won't be enough. 16x25x9 room open to big kitchen
Great review! You told me everything I needed to know about these subs. You could clearly see the scale of them as well. They look amazing. I use 2 small Yamaha subs in my theater and I would like to change them for these now. Glad their available through Amazon. Great idea to open the boxes, cut the bottom and flip it over! No longer will I struggle trying to pull the item out the top of a box lol!
My amp blew the first year of owning one of these subs. Two woofers were replaced as well as another amp my second year. Now my third year owning one and another woofer is clacking. Id have to say this sub is awfully disappointing. The sound is incredible when it works.
I've done the DIY route with 15in Dayton drivers, 18in Aurasound drivers. The later was a clone of the Monster Godfather subs that I really liked. Got a bug to go commercial once I got new mains and went with Power Sound Audio S3000i. With a miniDSP it is flat to 10hz in room. Love the sound of a good sealed sub with headroom.
Hey Youthman, as always LOVE your videos!!!. ALWAYS informative!!!! I own 2 of these subs and absolutely love them!!!! My living room has alot of windows so I had to put some clear tape criss-crossed on them just to avoid all the rattling they were doing lol. I upgraded most of my speakers recently as I told u in another video. I got the RF7-III's for my fronts. They are SOOOOO much better than the RP-280's I had. I swapped out my RP-260's I had for my back surround and placed the 280's back there. I also replaced the RP-450c center channel and got the RC64-iii. HUGE difference!!! I added the RP-502S as side surrounds and have 4 RP-140SA mounted on my ceiling for Atmos. I also have the Marantz SR-8012 pushing all of these
@@Youthman For 2 channel music these bad boys dont play. Especially with those R115SW. Night and day compared to the 280's. Didn't think the Marantz 8012 would keep up, but it sure does. Crystal clear sound. I do have a small fan on top of it to keep it cool. I am getting the Aircom T10 soon tho. One question, I saw the video of the tour of our your setup 😮😮😮!! Very nice!!!! I think I saw your A/V tucked in to one of the drawers that pull out. Doesn't it get super hot in there? Ventilation?
Whats the mean problem with klipsch subwoofers ? I see many people have problem with amps ? Now I have yamaha sw300 and think to replace it with Klipsch R-115SW what do you think ?
They are a thing of beauty for sure. I am currently running 2 r-10sw subs in the center back of my room stacked. A svs pb-2000 front left and a old new stock 2010 sw-112 on the right. Both front subs are totally different from each other but come together very nicely. I have pondered adding a 115 in the mix though for sure. Still undecided. Hope your voice gets straightened out my friend. Good video
I run that exact setup, 2 Klipsch r-115sw & love mine, lots of output & lows for days, I use to run a single velodyne 15 which was also great but I do love the Klipsch 15s I'm going to build my own subwoofer setup at the end of the year, probably do a 6th order using 4 x 18s
@@Youthman I'm running a 7.2.4 full Klipsch system! 2 -r115 subs, reference rp280f right and left, rp450c center, rp250s surrounds(4) and cdt-5800 ceiling speakers (4) !!!! I use the Denon 4200x receiver to power it all. I have had a Sony 55es front projector for the last 3yrs. The picture still looks great! I'm in a wheelchair and home theater is the one thing I truly enjoy. I love the Klipsch setup and maybe someday I can afford a 4k laser projector? I heard Optoma will be introducing a series of laser ones this year between $3,000-$5,000. You've done a magnificent job on your system! I wish I could afford some decent recliners that aren't so expensive... My name is Nick, by the way, and I love the IMAX look you've given to your theater.
I have two of these r115sw and also to the ultra 16 and they work together pretty great it's all about the way you set it up and my room sounds amazing with all four subwoofers no complaints here another great video👍
@@Youthman question. Just saw your video about sub crossover. I have had mine set at 80, along with all my other speakers. Gonna try what you suggest. You just set the dial all the way over to lfe I assume and let the receiver handle that?
Yes, you don’t need to have two crossovers. I set my sub to either LFE or turn the dial as high as it will go (typically 120Hz), then in the Receiver set my speakers to small and set the crossovers within the receiver.
I don't have subs (or my home set up) just yet, but man, your set up looks awesome. Looking to build a room/cinema when I move house this year. You're right about the look of that copper cone. Looks fab. Keep up the great videos.
I've got one of these. Paid $500 for it new at Frys on sale. For that price, I don't think it can be beat. I've had no problems with it yet after about 8 months.
Hi so i just got a 12 inch ported sub with a 1100 watt amp running like 850 RMS and the sound really hurts my ears like it’s popping or something. I’m really afraid im going to mess up my hearing(im being deadass) do i just have to get used to the sound and break the amp in or is there something wrong? Is your hearing okay?
Currently rocking an old Velodyne sub, with a jbl woofer that I swapped in because the other one suffered foam rot. But no worries! It gets the job done and one of them was free 😂
I have one of them, in a very small room. I tried corner, which I didn't like, because I could hear the location. I tried center front, which was great, but missed my leg space, now it's right behind me, not better than center front, but the bass omni-direction and with movies you feel it better.
Youthman I actually haven’t run any rew, I do have a calibrated mic on order. But other than that only the Pioneer run room correction. I’ve tried to balance by ear but I can’t dial it in exactly to run both. I usually just run my Klipsch only with music and run both with movies.
There are plenty of other better subs in that price range but I really wanted one of these to keep with the copper driver look of my other speakers. However, as of this week it looks like Klipsch has already discontinued them with no other 15" sub to replace them except their "SPL" model for more money. Damn.
thought about going with two of these but end up getting two Rythmik FVX15 subs. Very happy with my decision. They are great quality and sound fantastic....deep and powerful for the price.
Great choice Klipsch makes good speakers but there subwoofers always disappoint don’t know why it’s not that hard to make a good subwoofer SVS Rythmik JL Audio even the Monoprice Monolith do, you would think they would have figured it out by now but it doesn’t look like they ever will.
please compare that pair against svs and your old subwoofer, You have comunication with klipsch? Can you ask to them why change the fiberglass wooven woofer from sub SW115 SW112 and SW110 to new cerametallic? what can change? (I'm disapointed with my sw112 sub)
I think you just answered your own question on the SW112. 😀 Yes I will be curious to compare a single RSW15 with the S3611 as well as the PB16 that I tested. Unfortunately at 175lbs each and running the risk of scratching them, I don’t want to swap new subs with my Dual PB16’s. 1 on 1 should give enough info on how it performs.
@@Youthman I would to know what klipsch has to say about, man I have SW112 and SW115 i'm really afraid to buy R115SW cause I HATE my SW115, 40% gain clips. But Ilike the fiberglass.
Sorry you cannot say pushing them up the wall will not add boominess with a slot port. Every room is is different and standing waves are room dependant.
What I was referring to is if you have a rear ported sub, you really need some space between the ports and the wall. With the R-115SW, you can place it against the wall without the guaranteed boominess. Every room is different so as you mention, you have to play with location or test with REW to see where you get the best frequency response from
@@Youthman understood except placing against the wall "without the guaranteed of boominess" i disagree with. Rear port would result in boominest for sure but front port is not a guarantee of not boomiest. And yes REW is awesome.
Read my comment again. What I’m saying is you could place the R-115SW against the wall and not get boominess but then again you could place it against the wall and get boominess. Depends on the room. With rear ported, it’s pretty much a guarantee
Those look fantastic! I love the orange cones on Klipsch, favorite color... Great overview Youthman, looking forward to some play time and your thoughts
Youth!! My G, I have 2 of these in my living room as we speak. I love em! Tons of low end! Best bang for the $$. I scored both of mine for $1000-1100. Can’t wait to see what you think.
which would be better choice, for me? I want to add subwoofer to my stereo system, I'm choosing between SVS PB-1000 and Klipsch R115SW, they are both 630€. I will use them for movies and music(mostly EDM, rap, hip hop, trap)
Nice I have two of these as well. They’re so big I had to put them in the back of the room behind my couch Because there is no room up front. But I love them.
How do you plan on setting these up? More specifically, where do you set the crossover knob. I've read different places saying set it to LFE and other saying set it to different Hrz settings. I have Klipsch RF7 II so do I set to 80 Hrz or LFE. It would be good to get your take on setup options. thx
Hi Terry, check out my Audyssey video here -th-cam.com/video/6Z0svzYSAEM/w-d-xo.html. At about 12:57 in the video, I discuss crossovers and at 15:42 I talk about LFE. If your sub has an LFE input, use it and it will bypass your sub's crossover or you can turn the crossover as high as it will go and use your receiver to set the 120Hz crossover.
If u have bass management in you receiver or preamp processor you dont need to use the crossover on the subs you set the switch to out and play with the volume to your taste .but thats if the sub have that crossover feature
All who commented and helped - thank you. I watched the video you recommended youthman...... after doing that here is where I am. I have the Denon 6400. When I ran the Audyssey calibration it wanted me to set the Hz to 75 before it would continue the calibration. I ran the calibration and left everything the way it was (I made no tweaks). Then I saw (and read a lot of things) that said I should let the amp do the control and set the Hz to LFE. So I did that but should I have just let the subwoofer set at 75Hz. I have the volume set at about 50% on my Klipsch R-115sw with my front stage of RF7-II and RC64-II. I know this all probably makes sense to you guys but I want to get the best sound so I’m trying to understand the best configuration. Thanks in Advance!
I’m putting together a complete Klipsch stereo system with the floor speaker towers, 15” Subs and Centrals . 👍👍Do you think the system will sound great. I’ll be pushing them with the Yamaha R-N803 receiver.
I am running 2 of these subs with a pair of RF-82IIs towers and a RC-62II center My Atmos are ceiling mounted energy speakers and my rears are RB-61IIs. Pushed by a Onkyo RZ820. Pretty awesome subs IMO
What's up Youthman! I love your hometheater setup! Did you design it? Is there any chance that we will be able to see your pre-construction plans with an explanation as to why you made the decisions that you did, or is there a video already explaining it?
2) SPL-12. ALL the sub I need. trick is to place them opposite of each other and placed the rear one in 180 degrees for a better ATMOS low end blend on rear surrounds. I have my setup set for two presets 1) for 7.2.4 for Theater Mode and 2) for 5.1 for Music ONLY. All on Emotiva Heads/Pre/Amps
really luking fwd to ur view on this. I own a R115sw in my small room & it needs very little power to come to life frm ny av rcvr, compared to my old svs/xtz subs. I heard its demo in a 23 feet room & even though being a modest 400w rms they still filled the room very well. Am sure duals in ur room will rock, luking fwd for final review.
I been running an old JBL 250PW and I looked at buying one of these klipsch subs as an upgrade as they’ve got good reviews. However, I’ve now upgraded to the SVS PB16 ULTRA and OMG what a difference!! I brought the SVS PB16 based on one of your videos/reviews and this thing transformed my cinema/music experience. Keep up the good work I like your channel.
I'm running two these, plus an R-112SW in my theater/game room in the basement and couldn't be more pleased with them.
Great video!
so are you gonna have a video of its performance?
I think a lot of people have been waiting for this one!
Yeah Im a bit behind on my videos 😀
Hi Micheal,
I have been using a pair of the Klipsch's R-112SW subs. I recently started using them with the wireless feature.
I owe you a huge thank you!!! I discovered your TH-cam channel several months ago. You recently helped me with my configuration. I have a 7.2.2 Klipsch system I recently purchased the F7's III front LCR.
I can't tell you how much I am enjoying the fantastic sound. I use it mainly for listening to easy listening music.
Thanks you so much for all of the information you share with us all!!!
Wow Ken! RF7 III as LCR. Now we’re talkin! Congrats!
@@Youthman Thanks, again. I was enjoying the original RF-7's until I saw your recommendation about upgrading to the RF7's III. Boy, am I glad I did. You may recall I mentioned earlier to you my AV receiver is the Pioneer SC-89. Putting them all together I am as happy as a pig in you know what. LOL
Very cool Ken! Enjoy them
As a cinema sub, 115 is useles.
Pb2000. 115sw. Pb13 ultra
20hz. 103.8. 99,7. 110,6
25hz. 107,6. 104,8. 113,5
31.5. 109,6. 109,6. 115,5
40hz. 110,1. 112,4. 117,5
Will have to see for myself. What sub are you running in your setup?
@@Youthman 2x pb13 ultra and one pb4000.
Very cool. I love my Dual PB16’s. The PSA S3611 was a beast as well
@@Youthman I remember:)) but i have got good Price for svs , so 3 of them in 20 square meters room is enough:))
So happy you've recovered from laryngitis! I love subs and these man!they make my inner kid jump up and down from joy!!! Thank U !
Thanks. Voice will take awhile to get back to 100% but it’s getting better every day
Try the Monoprice THX 12/15. Does not disappoint. Every speaker in my setup is Klipsch except the sub. I would put that Monoprice up against just about anything.
I’ve heard good things about it
Can you tell md why u choose that instead of emotiva
Yeah, the Monolith 15" is a beast. Plays clean and hits low. The amp is built by Claridy.
Very cool
@@derrickmcpherson44 Read Audioholics review for Monolith subs and amps and you'll understand why. I'm an SVS owner but seriously considering the Monolith 15" for my living room HT system. Monoprice went all out on their Monolith line, which includes their amplifiers which are made by ATI, and designed and built in the US (CA).
I thought about buying these subs to match my RP-280f fronts and 450c center but didn't hear good things about them. Instead I opted for dual SVS PB-12NSD subs, running off the Denon x4400h. They sound amazing! I try to convince the family to have movie night every night 😁
I don’t expect the R-115SW to outperform my PB16’s but I’ve heard nothing but great things about the R-115SW
I heard one in a local store and i wasnt impressed at all sounded flabby and boomy
I heard a pair at Magnolia and I wasn’t impressed with them either. But that entire system sounded bad, even though the speakers were good speakers.
Interested to see how they sound when properly setup.
Oh this is great, I’m seriously looking at getting 2 of the 12 inch version. It will be great to have an unbiased review by someone who knows what the extreme end of subs sounds like!
Thanks!
I run two KEF PSW3500 to a Denon AVR4806. Most reliable & decent setup I’ve ever owned. Plenty of wonderful memories. I’m hoping to upgrade everything little by little.
I believe the perfect sub would be the looks of a "klispsh" and the internals of an "svs"!!....klipsch is just in my opinion the best looking speaker and subs out there!!....so nice!
I’d buy one of those 😀
@@Youthman right!!...lol!
Internals of SVS? SVS is using the cheapes and crappiest components in the chinese market.Checkout which capacitors they're using which is famous with leakage problems.
I’ve seen the inside of JTR speakers and subwoofers. They use very high quality components.
omg finally !!! I have BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSSSSSS
Sorry for the delay. I’ve been ridiculously busy with my new job
Those are two big boxes of just plain awesome! Great looking units, awesome finish work. You have to love that build quality.
Strangely, I really like the feel of them. It’s just a really cool look and texture
I was seriously considering a pair of these before going the diy route, but I read so many reviews saying the amp had died, so basically the high failure rate scared me away from buying any newer Klipsch powered subwoofer, that and the 400 watts seems very weak compared to many other 15s on the market. I believe Klipsch has fixed the amp failing issue that plagued the early production 115s and 112s...that might be worth looking into and mentioning in your next video on these.
Looks like they are discontinuing them
Youthman Oh really, why would they send them to you to review if they’re being discontinued? It will be interesting to see what they come out with next, hopefully something more powerful to compete with some of the other brands.
They were going to send me an R-115SW many many months ago. But for whatever reason, it took them quite a while to send them to me. They reached out to me at the end of last year and asked if I would be interested in reviewing an entire 7.2.4 system. So that’s when they sent them but even then, one of them was damaged in shipment so they had to wait to get a new one to send to me
Hello sir
I need an advice I’m going to upgrade my av
Should I go for the...
Emotiva RMC-1 or
Marantz 8805
Thank you
I haven’t heard the 8805 yet but based on my experience with the 7705, my vote would be the 8805.
I just listed my SR8012 and will either be upgrading to the 7705 or 8805.
If you do end up buying either one of them and are able to use the links in the description of my videos, I would be appreciative.
I watch all your videos and I like all of them
I know you recently make a video reviewing the emotiva RMC-1 and I don’t think it was a good review it has a lot of issues ,, but right now emotiva have a deal or trade in things so I was think to try it but since you are the expert I think I’m going to go with the Marantz 8805
This what I have currently
Klipsch rf-7iii
64iii center
6 160m bookshelf
Pioneer elite lx 701
Emotiva xpa-5 gen 3
Emotiva xpa 7 gen 3
SPL-150 dual
Oppo 103
Panamax m5300
85 inch song tv
Harmony elite control
I did two Klipsch 12” subs and absolutely love how rich and full the bass is, I put the movie Black Adam and was like, ahhhhhh oh my goodness!!, oh and I have a pair of in walls Klipsch of course and the Klipsch in wall center, all of it sounds fantastic
Congrats Trevor! Sounds like a fantastic system.
Sorry to hear you were sick Youthman. Glad you’re getting better and you did great on this video. I have Dual PB16 Ultras and loveee them. Quite scary actually lol. I was watching the the latest Jurassic World last night and oh boy did my PB16 Ultras scare the lights out of me.
I'm looking forward to your full review. I just received two of these just before Christmas. They are a definite upgrade from what I had. Much deeper bass. I've located them in the front corners of the room which is great for aesthetics but they are a little boomy at times. I'm probably going to have to play with the location to improve that.
The other thing I still lack to some degree is the 'kick in the chest' aspect that I have felt in a friends home theater. I feel like these should be able to give me that but haven't found the magic setup yet.
Thanks for your great reviews. Again, I look forward to your full review of these subs.
Thank you David
Finally! I have been waiting for this forever! 😄
Soooo sorry it’s taken me so long. Lots going on with new job / career and lots of gear in for review
Youthman great video! The best unboxing video to date on TH-cam . I just purchased one for my Wife's system . It's probably the best 15" sub woofer buy on the market .
Thank you Charles. I appreciate the kind words.
Hi my brother, how are you? I have two sub of 15 inch klipsch so the question is I have to put the cable in the same thing L LFE both side left and right of the subwoofer or what they have to do. Thank you so much.
I'm running 2 PB4000'S and love them very much. Saved a bunch of $ using some of the polystyrene packaging upside down as a coupler and just covered and tucked it under with fabric from Wally World. Looks and sounds amazing. Thanks for the video buddy.
Awesome Derek. I’ve heard great things about the PB4000. Love my Dual PB16’s
For a 22 x 25 feet room . Dual klipsch r 115 or dual pb 4000 . Sometimes i think. Was it not better to buy a second klipsch sub 🤔the svs is a great sub . But yes cost alot 😁
Hello Youthman , Love your show. I recently purchased a pair of polk pws 505's used , they make a significant difference . I own Klipsch and polk speakers . I will look at SVS PRO 1000 and Klipsch R 115SW .
My sub is a DIY ported 12" 500watt box from Parts-Express. It was fun to look up data on driver size and excursion vs cabinet size, as well as effects of lengths of ports. The custom sub integrates really well with my setup (both sound and having a cherry wood finish instead of just the black that regular brands have). My living area isn't that big, so 1 12" seems plenty (my front towers are considered pretty good for large full range, so I also ran calcs to be sure the subwoofer could go below 20hz...it does shake glasses on my kegorator with deep-bass scenes). Being cherry finish, it also blends in with my contemporary furniture (important for SO factor). I did think it funny that when I first ran the Audyssey setup, it said to move the sub's volume to half-way. I knew that was going to be too much, and sure enough, after manually dialing the test tone to 75DB, the volume is more like 1/4.
For metal music in a very large room would you recommend 2 12.s or 2 15.s I like that the 12.s are smaller. Or my wife does rather lol but worry 12.s won't be enough. 16x25x9 room open to big kitchen
Once I went with 15’s it’s hard to go back to anything smaller. Now I’m using (4) 18’s lol
Great review! You told me everything I needed to know about these subs. You could clearly see the scale of them as well. They look amazing. I use 2 small Yamaha subs in my theater and I would like to change them for these now. Glad their available through Amazon.
Great idea to open the boxes, cut the bottom and flip it over! No longer will I struggle trying to pull the item out the top of a box lol!
Glad the video was beneficial Stew. Thanks for watching!
My amp blew the first year of owning one of these subs. Two woofers were replaced as well as another amp my second year. Now my third year owning one and another woofer is clacking. Id have to say this sub is awfully disappointing. The sound is incredible when it works.
That’s unfortunate.
I've done the DIY route with 15in Dayton drivers, 18in Aurasound drivers. The later was a clone of the Monster Godfather subs that I really liked. Got a bug to go commercial once I got new mains and went with Power Sound Audio S3000i. With a miniDSP it is flat to 10hz in room. Love the sound of a good sealed sub with headroom.
I love my dual 115's, they've been doing a great job for me the last few years. Can't wait to hear what you think of them...
Thanks!
No matter the sound, klipsch cones look so good
Hey Youthman, as always LOVE your videos!!!. ALWAYS informative!!!! I own 2 of these subs and absolutely love them!!!! My living room has alot of windows so I had to put some clear tape criss-crossed on them just to avoid all the rattling they were doing lol. I upgraded most of my speakers recently as I told u in another video. I got the RF7-III's for my fronts. They are SOOOOO much better than the RP-280's I had. I swapped out my RP-260's I had for my back surround and placed the 280's back there. I also replaced the RP-450c center channel and got the RC64-iii. HUGE difference!!! I added the RP-502S as side surrounds and have 4 RP-140SA mounted on my ceiling for Atmos. I also have the Marantz SR-8012 pushing all of these
The RF7-III's are complete monsters compared to the RP-280's. Just the cabinet alone 😍😍
Macho, congrats on the upgrades bro! That’s awesome! I live my RF7 III as well in my 2ch setup
@@Youthman For 2 channel music these bad boys dont play. Especially with those R115SW. Night and day compared to the 280's. Didn't think the Marantz 8012 would keep up, but it sure does. Crystal clear sound. I do have a small fan on top of it to keep it cool. I am getting the Aircom T10 soon tho. One question, I saw the video of the tour of our your setup 😮😮😮!! Very nice!!!! I think I saw your A/V tucked in to one of the drawers that pull out. Doesn't it get super hot in there? Ventilation?
The AC drawer is completely open in the back and has a full mesh in the front so it has lots of ventilation but I would like to get a fan
Whats the mean problem with klipsch subwoofers ? I see many people have problem with amps ? Now I have yamaha sw300 and think to replace it with Klipsch R-115SW what do you think ?
They are a thing of beauty for sure. I am currently running 2 r-10sw subs in the center back of my room stacked. A svs pb-2000 front left and a old new stock 2010 sw-112 on the right. Both front subs are totally different from each other but come together very nicely. I have pondered adding a 115 in the mix though for sure. Still undecided. Hope your voice gets straightened out my friend. Good video
Thanks! My voice is getting better by the day.
How is the klipsch subs compared too the svs pb16's?
Stig-Øyvind that’s what I’m wondering
I run that exact setup, 2 Klipsch r-115sw & love mine, lots of output & lows for days, I use to run a single velodyne 15 which was also great but I do love the Klipsch 15s
I'm going to build my own subwoofer setup at the end of the year, probably do a 6th order using 4 x 18s
Wow!!! 😱!!! These beautiful subwoofers are real monsters, they're huge, I'm imagining the tests ... okay! Youthman.😎🔊👍
Thanks Ricardo
I've had a pair for a couple years and they sound awesome!!
Very cool. What are you running now?
@@Youthman I'm running a 7.2.4 full Klipsch system!
2 -r115 subs, reference rp280f right and left, rp450c center, rp250s surrounds(4) and cdt-5800 ceiling speakers (4) !!!!
I use the Denon 4200x receiver to power it all. I have had a Sony 55es front projector for the last 3yrs. The picture still looks great! I'm in a wheelchair and home theater is the one thing I truly enjoy. I love the Klipsch setup and maybe someday I can afford a 4k laser projector? I heard Optoma will be introducing a series of laser ones this year between $3,000-$5,000.
You've done a magnificent job on your system! I wish I could afford some decent recliners that aren't so expensive...
My name is Nick, by the way, and I love the IMAX look you've given to your theater.
Can i power this sub with the denon x2600h avr??
Where are their new subs with the copper ring around the cone like the premiere line? I know they have them, they were showing them off at ces.
I haven’t heard about them yet
I just contacted Klipsch about the new subs. They are called the xp series and will launch this fall.
Great!!! Finally I can know your opinion about these subs 🤩
It’s coming
I have two of these r115sw and also to the ultra 16 and they work together pretty great it's all about the way you set it up and my room sounds amazing with all four subwoofers no complaints here another great video👍
Running one of these. Want two, but also want to keep my marriage so....
Haha that’s a good choice
@@Youthman question. Just saw your video about sub crossover. I have had mine set at 80, along with all my other speakers. Gonna try what you suggest. You just set the dial all the way over to lfe I assume and let the receiver handle that?
Yes, you don’t need to have two crossovers. I set my sub to either LFE or turn the dial as high as it will go (typically 120Hz), then in the Receiver set my speakers to small and set the crossovers within the receiver.
@@Youthman Awesome. Thanks brother!
Glad to help
What’s the difference between the Klipsch R-115sw Subwoofer and the SP-150?
I don't have subs (or my home set up) just yet, but man, your set up looks awesome. Looking to build a room/cinema when I move house this year. You're right about the look of that copper cone. Looks fab. Keep up the great videos.
Sub is Single Klipsch RS-12SW. Fronts are RP-280F's, Center is RP-25c, Rear Atmos is RP-41SA's, Side Surround is Klipsch R-14S
I've got one of these. Paid $500 for it new at Frys on sale. For that price, I don't think it can be beat. I've had no problems with it yet after about 8 months.
I've got it paired with a R-12SW. They seem to mesh well.
Black n copper monsters unboxed 🔥🔥
I used to work at amazon and i used to see these beasts in the bulk area where we kept the big heavy stuff and i would just drool over them lol.
What’s better? 1 SPL 15” klipsch sub or 2 12” klipsch subs
Love these subs. But, have to stick with my R-12Sw's I have, for financial reasons lol. Thanks for the unboxing , beautiful subs.
Yes! A review on those! Thank you!
Review will come later after I have spent some time with them. This was just an overview.
I have one R115SW and it rocks... Would love to add a second. Great video!
Thanks. Once I went duals, I’ve never gone back to a single
i use dual svs pb-12 plus/2 subwoofers in my home theather . how do these compare with the klipsch subwoofers?
Hi so i just got a 12 inch ported sub with a 1100 watt amp running like 850 RMS and the sound really hurts my ears like it’s popping or something. I’m really afraid im going to mess up my hearing(im being deadass) do i just have to get used to the sound and break the amp in or is there something wrong? Is your hearing okay?
Two emf 15’s 4 cubes each crown xti 2000 @2 ohms 1000 watts each sounds amazing!!!
Sounds like it would! Very cool Elite
Currently rocking an old Velodyne sub, with a jbl woofer that I swapped in because the other one suffered foam rot. But no worries! It gets the job done and one of them was free 😂
Free is always good
Really waiting for your review of these R-115SW's..i have one and im really pleased with it..
Great video review!!!
Thank you Youthman!!!
Thanks David. The review is to come after I’ve actually spent some time hearing it. This was an Unboxing / Overview
I have one of them, in a very small room. I tried corner, which I didn't like, because I could hear the location. I tried center front, which was great, but missed my leg space, now it's right behind me, not better than center front, but the bass omni-direction and with movies you feel it better.
Great Video once again Youthman, I love your style! I’m running a r-115 and a mini Marty with an 18ultimax. Love my Klipsch for music and movies!
Thanks Eric. Looks like you have the low end covered. With different brands and size drivers, have you found it difficult to blend them together?
Youthman I actually haven’t run any rew, I do have a calibrated mic on order. But other than that only the Pioneer run room correction. I’ve tried to balance by ear but I can’t dial it in exactly to run both. I usually just run my Klipsch only with music and run both with movies.
Gotcha. I’m fairly new to REW myself
Great video. Would you be willing to share what settings you used for phase, Low-Pass and Gain when both subs were hooked up? Thanks!
Gain was likely around 50%, phase zero and crossover all the way up with crossovers in the receiver set to around 80Hz
Still running two RW-12d’s. Had to replace one plate amp a few years ago however. Dreaded Klipsch amps and their issues...
I believe they had some issues with the Bash amps. I don’t believe the R-115SW is a Bash amp
I have the R 112SW in my livingroom and I love the deep base. I have one sub now but i want to buy a second one. 😉
Keep up your great reviews! 👍🏻
Get shielded rca's to make the auto on/off work properly.... ask me how I know this....
i had one of these.. but idk if is the accoustics of my place or what i was but they didnt feel like they were loud..
There are plenty of other better subs in that price range but I really wanted one of these to keep with the copper driver look of my other speakers. However, as of this week it looks like Klipsch has already discontinued them with no other 15" sub to replace them except their "SPL" model for more money. Damn.
There are currently 16 left on Amazon. If you do decide to buy one, I would be grateful if you use my affiliate link in the description of the video.
Youthman you should do the spl 150 klipsch. Wonder what you think.
Should be very similar to the R-115SW
Nice set up man.
Thank you
thought about going with two of these but end up getting two Rythmik FVX15 subs. Very happy with my decision. They are great quality and sound fantastic....deep and powerful for the price.
Great choice Klipsch makes good speakers but there subwoofers always disappoint don’t know why it’s not that hard to make a good subwoofer SVS Rythmik JL Audio even the Monoprice Monolith do, you would think they would have figured it out by now but it doesn’t look like they ever will.
I’ve heard good things about Rythmik
Did you test them yet? How are they compared to the SVS SB16Ultra and PB16Ultra you had? Also how are the compared to the PSA S3611 sub?
please compare that pair against svs and your old subwoofer, You have comunication with klipsch? Can you ask to them why change the fiberglass wooven woofer from sub SW115 SW112 and SW110 to new cerametallic? what can change? (I'm disapointed with my sw112 sub)
I think you just answered your own question on the SW112. 😀
Yes I will be curious to compare a single RSW15 with the S3611 as well as the PB16 that I tested. Unfortunately at 175lbs each and running the risk of scratching them, I don’t want to swap new subs with my Dual PB16’s. 1 on 1 should give enough info on how it performs.
@@Youthman I would to know what klipsch has to say about, man I have SW112 and SW115 i'm really afraid to buy R115SW cause I HATE my SW115, 40% gain clips. But Ilike the fiberglass.
Shoot them an email. They should be able to tell you
I would like to know @Neo why and how they do the product that way why so problematic
Do you have the 120 sw
No I only had dual R-115SW in for review
@@Youthman ok thank you !
I just bought the younger brother R-112SW and Denon AVR-X3500H, because of space. Ohh does it hit low. I can't imagine what big brother sounds like.
Sorry you cannot say pushing them up the wall will not add boominess with a slot port. Every room is is different and standing waves are room dependant.
What I was referring to is if you have a rear ported sub, you really need some space between the ports and the wall. With the R-115SW, you can place it against the wall without the guaranteed boominess. Every room is different so as you mention, you have to play with location or test with REW to see where you get the best frequency response from
@@Youthman understood except placing against the wall "without the guaranteed of boominess" i disagree with. Rear port would result in boominest for sure but front port is not a guarantee of not boomiest. And yes REW is awesome.
Read my comment again. What I’m saying is you could place the R-115SW against the wall and not get boominess but then again you could place it against the wall and get boominess. Depends on the room.
With rear ported, it’s pretty much a guarantee
@@Youthman ah, understood, thanks.
Those look fantastic! I love the orange cones on Klipsch, favorite color... Great overview Youthman, looking forward to some play time and your thoughts
Thanks! Ok...for the record...they are copper, not orange 😂😂😂
@@Youthman I stand corrected... very true. But I'll still consider them "burnt" orange 😉😂
Just bustin your chops. I was recently corrected when I described the Reference Premiere as having Gold trim rings instead of copper trim rings
Oh yea I know, I would expect nothing less! 😉
hi nice video, today arrived me this subwoofer, but i have a question, what is the Recommended Crossover Frequency in the subwoofer and the reciever?
I set my sub dial to 120Hz and 80Hz in the Receiver.
thanks! the sound and the power of this subwoofer is amazing, was a great buy!
Youth!! My G, I have 2 of these in my living room as we speak. I love em! Tons of low end! Best bang for the $$. I scored both of mine for $1000-1100. Can’t wait to see what you think.
Sweet deal!
which would be better choice, for me? I want to add subwoofer to my stereo system, I'm choosing between SVS PB-1000 and Klipsch R115SW, they are both 630€. I will use them for movies and music(mostly EDM, rap, hip hop, trap)
The R-115SW should easily outperform the PB-1000
Hi sir klipsch thx ultra2 is it combind set? or individual speakers
Nice I have two of these as well. They’re so big I had to put them in the back of the room behind my couch Because there is no room up front. But I love them.
Awesome! How do you like them?
Youthman I love them.
Most people that own them seem to enjoy them. Looking forward to reviewing them.
All of my other speakers in my theater are Klipsch reference series except for the surrounds which are from the synergy line.
They look so good!!
I agree
Hi is the klipsch spl-150 better than the klipsch R-115SW
I have not reviewed it but I would guess they perform very similarly. Some of the earlier R-115SW had amp issues.
@@Youthman thankyou Sir
I Youthman just watching your unboxing video of the klipsch rs115sw, what's the distance from your main listening position to your screen.
My eyes are 9’ from the screen
Thanks
I want to install atmos speakers incieling ,should I put two up front are two to the rear?
How do you plan on setting these up? More specifically, where do you set the crossover knob. I've read different places saying set it to LFE and other saying set it to different Hrz settings. I have Klipsch RF7 II so do I set to 80 Hrz or LFE. It would be good to get your take on setup options. thx
Hi Terry, check out my Audyssey video here -th-cam.com/video/6Z0svzYSAEM/w-d-xo.html. At about 12:57 in the video, I discuss crossovers and at 15:42 I talk about LFE. If your sub has an LFE input, use it and it will bypass your sub's crossover or you can turn the crossover as high as it will go and use your receiver to set the 120Hz crossover.
If u have bass management in you receiver or preamp processor you dont need to use the crossover on the subs you set the switch to out and play with the volume to your taste .but thats if the sub have that crossover feature
Correct
All who commented and helped - thank you. I watched the video you recommended youthman...... after doing that here is where I am. I have the Denon 6400. When I ran the Audyssey calibration it wanted me to set the Hz to 75 before it would continue the calibration. I ran the calibration and left everything the way it was (I made no tweaks). Then I saw (and read a lot of things) that said I should let the amp do the control and set the Hz to LFE. So I did that but should I have just let the subwoofer set at 75Hz. I have the volume set at about 50% on my Klipsch R-115sw with my front stage of RF7-II and RC64-II. I know this all probably makes sense to you guys but I want to get the best sound so I’m trying to understand the best configuration. Thanks in Advance!
HinTerry, at the beginning of a Audyssey, it was looking for your subs to be at 75db, (volume), not 75Hz (frequency)
I’m putting together a complete Klipsch stereo system with the floor speaker towers, 15” Subs and Centrals . 👍👍Do you think the system will sound great. I’ll be pushing them with the Yamaha R-N803 receiver.
Which models are you looking at? I was very impressed with the Reference Premiere series as they offer excellent sound and a great value.
So shall I go for the R 115 SW or for the svs PB 3000
There is no comparison, because even pb 2000 model sounds a bit powerfuller than r115sw(i own this model)
@@JAYWHITEHITHARD jou have the PB 2000
@@frenchflair65 no, i have r115sw
@@JAYWHITEHITHARD and the sub sound great ! I have the r 120 sw.
200 watt rms 400 watt piek.
New to the channel super nice set up . I'm just about 2 years into my 7.4.2 home theater it has baby speakers ...... but there growing up so fast 😀
Awesome! Welcome to the channel Mc Nobody.
When they gonna release the piano black?
Using this for my computer speaker setup paired with The Sixes.
Great unboxing. I am running dual monolith thx 10 inch subs, they are amazing!
I am running 2 of these subs with a pair of RF-82IIs towers and a RC-62II center My Atmos are ceiling mounted energy speakers and my rears are RB-61IIs. Pushed by a Onkyo RZ820. Pretty awesome subs IMO
Awesome setup Michael!
What's up Youthman! I love your hometheater setup! Did you design it? Is there any chance that we will be able to see your pre-construction plans with an explanation as to why you made the decisions that you did, or is there a video already explaining it?
Beautiful design have that subwoofer
Wondering if you’ll do the new monolith subwoofers for a review :). I currently have a mix of monolith, svs and psa lol
Hi youthman, now am using two different subwoofer Atlantic 642e sealed and Jamo 300 ported. Planning to switch to SVS PB 2000 dual.
2) SPL-12. ALL the sub I need. trick is to place them opposite of each other and placed the rear one in 180 degrees for a better ATMOS low end blend on rear surrounds. I have my setup set for two presets 1) for 7.2.4 for Theater Mode and 2) for 5.1 for Music ONLY. All on Emotiva Heads/Pre/Amps
really luking fwd to ur view on this. I own a R115sw in my small room & it needs very little power to come to life frm ny av rcvr, compared to my old svs/xtz subs. I heard its demo in a 23 feet room & even though being a modest 400w rms they still filled the room very well. Am sure duals in ur room will rock, luking fwd for final review.
Thanks