Thoughts on the Sony HT-A7000, The SW5 sub and the RS5's rears

Maybe just to protect the amp? Weird addition

I knew they could not be feet because the power cord would not permit the unit to lie flat on the ground.

I was thinking they were there to keep the sub away from the wall, but that was just a guess.

How do feel this compares to the cinema 1200, for those looking to buy it before it’s gone?

How do feel this compares to the cinema 1200, for those looking to buy it before it’s gone

Everyone will have different opinions and recommendations based on their experiences. Always keep that in mind, but if it helps, here are my recommendations based on my limited experiences with the following soundbar systems (but FWIW to my credibility, I have an actual home theater in my living room with separates and a wired 7.3.4 RBH Sound speaker-system.) LOW RANGE, especially lower part of this price range: Vizio products, all day. Get the best you can as budget allows for one of their 5.1.x (x could = 0) systems. To my ear, Vizio always sounds the best vs. Samsung/Polk/etc. at this price range. higher end of your LOW RANGE: JBL systems go on sale for this price range and while I've never owned one, I have demo'd JBL systems several times and they sound great to my ear, but many reviews have stated how buggy they can be, which is why I've never ended up buying a JBL soundbar system. So perhaps consider Samsung or an older or used Nakamichi in this price range. (I have unfortunately never heard a Nakamichi system, so keep that in mind; Nakamichi systems just tend to have almost universal good reviews, though.) MEDIUM RANGE: Samsung is highly praised and I think Samsung systems in this price range sound decent to good, but they are always a bit lean/"tinny" to my ear. So perhaps consider the Klipsch system in this video based on Caleb's feedback, or perhaps an older or current mid-tier Nakamichi system in this price range (keeping my note, in parentheses above, in mind.) The biggest advantage of this Klipsch system, in my opinion and assuming I find the sound quality as good as Caleb does, is the ability to add your own subwoofer via an RCA cable to this soundbar. There are so many good subs in all sorts of price ranges that would allow you to customize the low-end frequency response of the Klipsch system, and you could add multiple subs via an RCA splitter, or daisy-chain, or a miniDSP product, for even more subwoofer-related possibilities! HIGH RANGE: Seems like Sonos options or Nakamichi options should be your go-to. Again, I've never heard Nakamichi, but I want to hear the Dragon some day given all of the high praise. If I am ever in the market for a high-end soundbar system, I am going with Nakamichi. There is also high praise for Sonos and I've demo'd some Sonos soundbar products: while I admit they seem to sound as good or better than soundbars I've heard (which would be in your LOW or low-MEDIUM range,) I can't quite articulate why I think something sounds "off" about Sonos to my ear; every time I hear a Sonos product, I always think it should sound a lot better for their asking price. (It's been a while since I last heard a Sonos product, but one aspect of the Sonos sound quality that comes immediately to mind is the bass being boomy and simultaneously not digging into the lower frequencies like I think they should, again at the price that they are asking.) But your and others' experiences may vary. Again, all of this is just my opinion, but I hope it might help you or someone else.

As much as I cannot stand Samsung I have to say their HW-Q990D is the best sound bar on the market if you are looking for a high end soundbar and its under 1500.

Please do deep review on this. I am considering purchasing this one and am hoping it is worth a try! Your review will be critical to that decision

Flexus is where it is at! God bless America and no where else!

The dongle only goes into the soundbar, and it can connect to multiple wireless devices which don’t use dongles :)

@@Caleb_Denison thanks for clarifying!

Oh my, nearly a decade? Wow. Well, once you’ve had an additional 20+ years (to get to the average experience of the audience watching) maybe you’ll then understand how uninformed your comment is about Klipsch being quite possibly the best passive speaker company “out there.” That simply demonstrates how incredibly limited your experience is with other speaker companies. Btw, I like Klipsch, owned their speakers for decades (plural), but once people become more financially secure in their lives, and don’t have to be on a shoe string budget for audio, Klipsch quickly becomes a stepping stone to actual quality. Kinda like your first vehicle being so awesome, a used f100, then 35 years later you’re jumping into your 2024 Suburban and you realize how little you knew with such little experience many years ago.

@goldfishn3545 I was not bragging but simply stating that I have a good amount of experience in this area. Why do you have be so belittling? Someone go get some clay mold so we can fill in that chip on this man's shoulder. It's not a contest of who has the bigger dong here old man. I am well aware that there are people who have been in the industry longer than I.

@@bweber9468 no, what you were doing was citing years of experience to set up that your claim about Klipsch is somehow coming from a position of knowledge. That’s reckless and irresponsible. Why do that? Anybody that knows home audio and has more than a minimum wage budget knows better. I don’t have any so called chip - furthest thing. You simply got offended cause I called out your b*lls**t.

@@goldfishn3545 reckless and irresponsible 😂. You're hilarious! I'm just curious as to what kind of a wreck I would cause. Also Klipsch is a great brand and yes I have heard other brands. We install Kef, Def tech, Sonance, Tru Audio, Polk, Focal, QSC, HK, JBL and several other companies I can't think of at the moment. That's not to mention the demos I have seen and other systems that I have heard. Yes I will throw in a *for the money into that original statement but stand by what I say. Klipsch is the best

I do not like it. Its what every other youtuber does. "Live" filming and talking with camera man for reaction. Worse, that is not here, laughing coming from somewhere on set.

I have Klipsch subs and speakers for the past 8 years now, still sound fantastic, I even accidentally dropped one speaker on the cement floor from around 10ft up because I didnt screw it in proper, it got pretty damaged but still works perfect lol.

It's nice they let you hook your own subs to this sound bar. As you said, an HSU would just destroy that Klipsch 10 like it's a toy haha.

I have 3 15-inch Klipsch subs running HARD in my system 6 years strong.

Hahaha! Good eye. They aren’t mine though. Zeke gets the footwear credit for that Easter egg

@@Caleb_Denison it was a 50/50 shot 😂