Sound is subjective to a point, of course, so your ears may very well differ. While I can’t speak for everything in Klipsch’s line, I can attest that the Cinema 400 doesn’t suffer from that issue. A quick Google search reveals that many in the home theater community have characterized these horn tweeters as sounding a touch too bright, resulting in harsh higher frequencies at times. The traditional knock on Klipsch speakers derives from those pronounced horns. But the bar’s stock woofer does such an impressive job both in style and sound, that won’t be necessary for most folks. The Cinema 400 does have a subwoofer out port, so in theory, you could add one of those full-sized thumpers. The wireless subwoofer follows the same approach, crafted from real wood materials in such a manner that the compact little woofer shares a striking resemblance to Klipsch’s heftier home theater subs. It’s not only a convincing nod to the signature horn design of Klipsch’s long-running line of home theater speakers, but a kind of immediate declaration that this bar is ready to sacrifice conventional norms in the name of sound quality. In the case of the Cinema 400, on each end of the bar sits a Tractrix horn with linear travel suspension tweeters at the center. To a fault, the majority of mainstream soundbars achieve this aesthetic in one way or another the typical bar is black, sleek, and without many substantial design aspects to differentiate them from their counterparts.Įvery so often, a soundbar will break that mold, and it’s noteworthy when then they do. Many reviewers (myself included) will say that as a general rule of thumb, a well-designed soundbar is a bar that doesn’t draw attention to itself or stick out from its environment. What we like A refreshingly distinctive aestheticĪ close-up of the horn tweeter on Klipsch's Cinema 400 soundbar. As for style, it actually looks like a traditional home theater subwoofer, as opposed to other soundbar subs that more closely resemble computer towers than products capable of providing impactful low end. The included 8-inch wireless subwoofer in the Cinema 400 package may be dwarfed by the woofer of its larger counterpart, the Cinema 600 but it’s still one of the larger soundbar subwoofers I've dealt with to date. One intriguing note here: Klipsch's marketing team says the Cinema Series Soundbars have the largest wireless subwoofers on the market, and they aren't kidding. It’s a thorough list of accessories, but it’s standard for the most part. In addition to the soundbar itself, which sits at nearly 40 inches long, the Klipsch 400's L-shaped box includes a wireless subwoofer, power cords for both pieces of the ensemble, some wall mounting hardware, an HDMI cable for seamless connection to your TV's HDMI ARC port, and a remote complete with AAA batteries.
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