Klipsch RP600M & B&W 706 S2 Sound Sample

Klipsch RP-600m Speakers
Price: $549 (October, 2019) $629 (November,2019)
Overall Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ½
(⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ¾ Original Rating Before Price Jump)

The Best sounding speaker money can buy in the price range, dynamic sound with rich tonality and naturally pleasing sound signature, except for a little hardness on overall sound, most noticeable on metal strings and cymbals.

Pros: Dynamic Sound, Vivid Tonality, Good Midrange, Very Good Bass.
Cons: A Little Hard Tone On Metal Strings and Instruments.

Build Quality: ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
Highs:⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️½
Midrange: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️½
Bass: ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sound Stage:⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ½
Price: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
*One Star Removed From Price, Original rating was five stars for price but price went up in Nov,2019 to $629.

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[kouichi]

Intro 0:00 6:08
Verse 0:21 6:29
Pre-chorus 1 1:03 7:11
Pre-chorus 2 1:25 7:33
Chorus 1 2:19 8:27
Post-chorus 2:30 8:38
Piano Solo 1 2:50 8:58
Piano Solo 2 3:13 9:21
Pre-chorus 2 3:34 9:42
Chorus 2 3:55 10:03
Guitar Solo 1 4:16 10:24
Guitar Solo 2 4:41 10:49
Guitar Solo 3 4:59 11:07
Guitar Volume Swell 5:15 11:23
Outro 1 5:20 11:28
Outro 2 5:41 11:49

[牧園-mx]

Listening to Klipsch is like listening in the bar vs B&W in the recording studio. Klipsch gives you the atmosphere while B&W gives you all the details.

[deputy]

Both are a pleasurable listening experience. The great thing about being a hifi lunatic is that we can have both pairs and switch off when we want!

[nathaneldogo]

Klipsh 600m the king of bookshelf speakers 💪💯

[mexiatexas]

I own both. Depends on the specific passages sampled. As my hearing ages the Klipsch
sound more “live” to me. My Klipsch are being driven by an Integra DRX-5. The B&W’s sound smoother with extremely stable/tighter dynamics. The Bowers drive in their lane while the RP600’s tend to swerve out of theirs from time to time, What continues to kill me is with billions of different ear canal/skull types, a litany of variables in listening tastes, many of which formed in the womb, compairing things like the subtleties of timbres and sound “colors” still seems to be impossible to discuss and arrive at any uniform conclusion. Sure, the color red is universally recognized as such, but once we began to dissect the the variations of that one color throughout the color spectrum, things become tricky. I also have some DefTechs being driven by a Marantz 7701, Jamo and Paradigm’s. Ironically, my set-up with an Onkyo RZ610 driving some decades old, pre-China, B&W 601 S3’s with the Kevlar woofers. Sound produced through that system can only be described as “purity”. I am not wealthy, so I am relegated to staying with only “decent” consumer gear.

[mauikahului]

Both speakers sounded great! While listening through my headphones, I imagine sitting by myself in the restaurant in the middle of the room listening to Grace Mahya, live. I am sitting at least 20 feet away from her and her band. There are tables and chairs surrounding me. The restaurant has wooden floors.

If the restaurant is half-full of people, that would be the sound of the B&W.

On the other hand, if the restaurant is empty, and I am the only person listening to her and the band, then that would be the sound of the Klipsch.

[williamjueschke]

To me the Klipsch have a more “you are there” presentation, more live sound, the B&W do have a nice natural sound, so it depends on your taste.

[thakan]

Over 15 years since I’ve got my B&W 602s and still going strong. Love ❤️ them

[BobTrainor]

Thanks for letting us hear hear for ourselves! I wish more reviewers would do the same. I thought the Klipsch were a bit airier and the B&W’s didn’t capture the live performance sound nearly as well.

[NB-tvcr]

Like both of them ... giving such different moods on the same song ... is magical

[HiFiGOAudio]

Klipsch presentation is so lively and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing this.

[kennethponton]

Sadly I enjoyed them both. IMHO, I sense the better quality tweeter and more precise, tighter bass of the B&W. The RP 600M is amazing regardless of price. Thanks for the demo.

[NitinKumar-xzcz]

Great video! You introduced me to a new artist as well! Thank you! I recently ordered the Klipsch RP 600M and it’s my first foray into good speaker setups. Really looking forward to it

[LeoRousseau]

I'm going to have to give it to the Klipsch easily for my taste. For one, you can actually hear the cymbals crash and for two, finally I will be able to keep my treble knob in the middle position on my 316 bee. Just my preference, and thanks for the very good comparison video! Now I just have to be able to afford them. I just bought the Node 2i and ordered the Denafrips Ares ii dac to replace my Schitt Modi Uber. I'm hoping for a better sound. Thanks again for the video!

[mattiadei]

My god come on guys, how can you prefer b&w over the Klipsch? The Klipsch are on another planet

[philtworld]

Klipsch all day long for me. Just a joy to listen to. Good choice of music too. GoIng to arrange further listening.

[gregorytrane]

The voice sounded clearer on the Klipsch and it was detailed. I attributed that to the tractrix horn driver. The B&W sounded smoother and I could probably listen to them longer, but it didn't seem as detailed in some passages. It all comes down to a matter of preference.

[joseroyrallos]

Both have its own unique sound signature, excellent demo bro, I really enjoy listening both of them.

[eseoleimeseoleim]

excellent demo bro, I really enjoy listening both of them

[macallanvintage]

The non-audiophile musicians of that group would love to have the Klipsch inside their own rooms, while audiophiles who love to breakdown the music into small parts to be analyzed to death, would prefer the B&W.

The most difference was in the piano solo at 2:50 (Klipsch) vs 9:00 (B&W).

The Klipsch sounded LIVE and intimate with me sitting very close with the singer and band members in a small jazz bar.
Im physically there. It can communicate the excitement and soul of the music. Its not an intellectual pretender.

The B&W made me feel as though Im seated much farther away in a quiet corner of a bigger space, with the speaker trying to impress the audiophile in me with a very spacious, wide soundstage and great instrument separation...great for an audiophile to analyze to death. The LIVE feel is hardly there, and its not as closely confined, punchy, feet thumping and exciting as the Klipsch.