Without the center channel to provide clarity in the center of the soundstage, the dialog can get a bit tough to discern. This means this 2:1 soundbar has no center channel and that’s one of its most significant drawbacks. The rest of the bar provides acoustical space only. Both are, as they always have been, impressive in the range and clarity of the audio they push out.īoth place a mid-range woofer just to the inside of the horns and in the Klipsch Cinema 400, that’s it. The quality of the sound they deliver is indistinguishable from its slightly smaller sibling. The Klipsch Cinema 600 shares these same horns but they are just a bit larger and put out a bit more power. They are the tech that put Klipsch near the top of the audio world and they continue to keep them near the top.
KLIPSCH CINEMA 400 REVIEW DRIVERS
These are the Klipsch-unique Tractix Horns and they are arguably better speaker drivers than you’ll find in most any other soundbar. Two are visible, placed at either end of the soundbar. This is more the case with the Klipsch 400.
Keeping in mind that Dolby Atmos creates an envelope of sound by using all of the individual speaker drivers in a system independently to create movement across the soundstage, these two soundbar systems just do not bring enough to that soundstage to work. In fairness, Klipsch doesn’t even pretend to deliver anything like an Atmos experience.
KLIPSCH CINEMA 400 REVIEW SOFTWARE
Klipsch uses a combination of firmware and software to simulate a reasonably decent surround sound experience that comes very close to a true surround sound 5.1 listening experience but they both come up way short on the Atmos side of the listening experience. Both offer what Klipsch calls a virtual surround sound experience that is good but certainly can’t compete with a true Dolby 5.1 or Dolby Atmos-supported system. Neither the Klipsch Cinema 400 nor Cinema 600 is a surround sound system. Klipsch Cinema 400 vs Klipsch Cinema 600 Side-by-Side So, for those that want the most from a limited budget or who are looking for a more balanced movie/music listening experience, both of these soundbars are well worth considering. Plus, both the Cinema 400 and the larger Cinema 600 just fit better in midsize and smaller listening spaces where the soundstage will naturally be limited by the physical space these soundbar systems need to fill. They manage this because they are, as they’ve always been, focused on delivering great stereo performance and when that is accomplished the benefits of surround sound can begin to fade away. Considering how well they perform, this ensures both of these soundbars deliver solidly on price vs performance and at a level that should make other soundbar manufacturers envious. Both come in at less than $500 and with the Cinema 400, you will spend half that amount. However, this is a Klipsch, completed with a pair of patented Klipsch horns on either end of the bar that help this bar perform better at some levels than even the most highly rated surround sound systems and it’s this that makes this comparison so interesting.Īnother point of interest with both of these soundbars is the price point. What it doesn’t have is a center channel, making this a 2.1 channel system, and that definitely limits its surround sound performance. To start with, the Cinema 400 is more of a stereo soundbar than a surround sound system even though it comes with a separate bass speaker that is large and deeply responsive. Next up is the Klipsch Cinema 400 so let’s have some fun and match that up to the Cinema 600 in the “Klipsch Cinema 400 vs Klipsch Cinema 600, which is better?” side by side test. With that review, I’ve now pulled back the covers on half of the Klipsch Cinema series. This was the “Klipsch Cinema 1200 vs Samsung HW-Q950T Which is better?”, and with a fuller surround sound experience the Cinema 1200 had a clear, though pricier, advantage.
KLIPSCH CINEMA 400 REVIEW TV
How would the average person, sitting in a typical living room, and with a nice TV feel about this soundbar system? Would they notice the differences that stood out in my review or would they find the overall performance perfectly acceptable?Īll of this introspection came on the back of an earlier review. Still, it had some clear strengths that had me wondering. I recently dove into a fun comparison, Klipsch Cinema 600 vs Samsung HW-Q900T which is better?, and found the Klipsch was not quite up to snuff when it came to delivering a true surround sound experience.
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