Klipsch - Flexus CORE 200 Sound System
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Last updated: Aug 1, 2025 Scoring
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"Has 2 4" subs built in that can really pack a punch ... the bar alone has as much bass, & maybe more than most of the entry level soundbars with a separate subwoofer. Like I had a Sony HT-Z9F, and my Flexus Core 200 honestly has more & deeper bass."
"Bass with even just the sound bar is crazy good!"
"The bass coming from the Flexus no shit sounds like you have a subwoofer set up"
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"& The option of 2 subs will give you ridiculous amounts of bass. I have that bar & 1 Sub 100. I can have it at half volume and have the sub turned down a bit & still hear the picture above my bed rattling."
"Has 2 4" subs built in that can really pack a punch ... the bar alone has as much bass, & maybe more than most of the entry level soundbars with a separate subwoofer. Like I had a Sony HT-Z9F, and my Flexus Core 200 honestly has more & deeper bass."
"The soundstage is impressively wide sounding considering the lack of side firing drivers. ... I've had scenes in movies where it sounds like there's something at the side of my room, beyond the soundbar!"
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"The soundstage is impressively wide sounding considering the lack of side firing drivers. ... I've had scenes in movies where it sounds like there's something at the side of my room, beyond the soundbar!"
"I also have to say it has an impressive soundstage, I was watching something the other night and it felt like the sound was coming from another whole speaker to the left or right, like literally away from the bar."
"The soundstage is impressively wide, I've had times it felt there were speakers beyond the bar (not behind but to the sides, & keep in mind I'm not using Atmos at all, just basic optical port)."
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"In my opinion it's one of the absolute best systems you can buy for the money. At least there's nothing in the same price range I can recommend over this system."
"But the Flexus is absolutely amazing for the price. ... I went to my Core 200 + Sub 100 from my Sonos Arc, Sub Mini, & 2 Era 100's. Even tho I went to a cheaper system I felt I actually upgraded."
"For the price is unbeatable!"
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"So awesome that it's backwards compatible like that and not just forced to use same model wireless subs and Rears. ... But since I already have a decent wired Polk 10" sub, that'll do just fine until then. ... When it gets here, I'm curious to see if any of my existing wired surrounds may also work with it, in the mean time. ... The fact that other speakers can connect with it, subs & even surrounds! Nice!"
"App connects with no issues or lagging."
"be sure to get the klipsch connect plus app to get more controls by the way. It depends on your room of course, but for my room I like the sub volume (not bass, sub volume adjust in the app) just a nudge higher at +1, bass + 2 for most music, and in movie mode the majority of the time. ... Changing the treble settings and maybe the mids a bit should help get you the crisp sound you’re looking for too since by default it’s a pretty warm signature."
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"dialogue was way too low, especially when listening to media in Dolby (5.1 or Atmos). ... Setting Dialogue Mode to high barely helped, and it came with the unfortunate side effect of messing with other sounds, like trumpets on an orchestral piece. ... The only way to control this huge discrepancy in dynamic range was to tell my TV to output in PCM, but even then it wasn't enough. ... most of the listening in the living room TV is kids shows/movies on Disney+ (and similar). ... I do think that if my living room was bigger, the big sound would have space to go and would not make the dynamic range sound as extreme as it does."
"the dialogue is way too quiet."
"But if I increase the mid-band equalizer in the app it helps make dialogue very clear and easy to hear, IMO. The downside being that increasing the middle equalizer can make music sound less good. ... Which kind of sucks. Had I known about this maybe I would’ve bought something else."
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"Sadly, there are no user selectable crossovers. ... Unfortunately, I don’t even know if the soundbar has a single fixed point crossover for the subwoofer. ... Soundbar might just keep playing full range for all I know. ... I wish the frequencies at which I started hearing audible noise were clearly different. They are not. ... Curiously, I’ve come to find I was wrong about being able to control the subwoofer volume with a non-Flexus subwoofer. There are absolutely no controls to adjust in the Klipsch app when hooking up any old random subwoofer. Which makes me wonder if the part about automatically turning on the right crossover is inaccurate or maybe only applies to the Flexus subwoofer?"
"I did end up adding the sub though."
"I sense the crossover is a little high to make the bass sound good even without the sub, but I do wish we had more control over that setting."
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"I just wish it had... a wider more spatial sound. I’ve not added surrounds yet though so that could be what I’m missing."
"nothing insanely 3d sounding or anything."
"Maybe except for the surrounds considering there's only the forward & up firing surround options right now."
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