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Klipsch makes some pretty good audio equipment. Only thing is, you needed a loan akin to home mortgage just to get some of these sonically sweet suckers. Not anymore. Klipsch is feeling the credit crunch/ economic freefall/ end of times too. And it's doing something about it. The audio company's newest home theater in a box, the HD 500, actually delivers decent surround sound despite costing a mere six Benjo-s. Just make sure you enjoy your tunes in a small room. From reviwer Rachel Cericola:
After an easy setup, we cranked up tunes ranging from punk rock to classical jazz. Virtually every genre of music we tossed at the system had clear tonal balance, distinct separation, and plenty of window rattling bass. However, it was when we started screening films that these noisemakers really shined.
During the Mark II test sequence in Iron Man, it literally sounded like
Robert Downy Jr. was jetting around the living room. An agonizing screening of Beverly Hills Chihuahua yielded yelps from onscreen pooches that actually scared the crap out of my dog. Special shout out:
the center-channel speaker. While the rest of the room was shaking during Transporter 3, this boom box's dual woofers delivered crystal-clear sound -- even when we didn't necessarily want to hear
Jason Statham awkwardly deliver his dialogue.$600
Bad-ow! Read the full review of the Klipsch HD 500 Surround Sound System here.
