Klipsch - Flexus Core 300

You would probably like the Klipsch. Very balanced with great dialogue. Music is very good. You can use any subwoofer since it has a sub out along with wireless connection to their Flexus Subs. I'm currently using it with a Speedwoofer 10E sub.

Klipsch Flexus 300 with sub and surround speakers. Amazing sound!

Klipsch Flexus Core 300. Excellent voice clarity.

Klipsch Flexus 300, 10” sub and surrounds…amazing sound with the Dirac room correction!

I’ve been happy with my Klipsch Flexus Core 300 as a standalone bar. It’s one of the few that lets you use your own wired sub, so I was able to reuse my 10” sub I already had. The built in Dirac makes a small but noticeable difference in my asymmetrical room. My one complaint is only one HDMI in port, but I already had an HDMI switch that supports HDMI 2.1 so everything passes through correctly from my 4K player Can’t speak on the Klipsch surrounds though, as I don’t have room to use the rears that they sell

Sony is not good now, there are a lot of good options besides it. Go for Loewe Home Cinema 553 (if you can spend \~ 3k on it), or another option would be Klipsch Flexus Core 300, with surr's and either original subwoofer or get SVS. These options would would be better than Sonos and sound way more. P.S Do not forget Sonos does not support DTS:X and DTS-HD MA.

Sonos sounds flat, yeah immersive sounds with the backs (Eras 300) will be quite good, but the soundbar itslef is not that good. If you're fine with that and you do not need DTS:X and DTS-HD MA you can go with Sonos, but for example Klipsch will be better in terms of quality. Music (your usecase) and movies sounds flawless. Do not forget, music is also in a movies, so it's important to everyone. Anyway, soundbars (as you know) are mostly designed to listen to music in the background, nor directly. Full Klipsch set would cost you around 2300 EUR.

Please not JBL. While it's having punchy bass it's faking everything. If you're not into sound it will be fine to you, however if you do know how things should sound, then it's definitely not the right option. Wish some quality, Klipsch Flexus Core 300 is a good option, however it costs as full system of samsung or jbl :). Dirac makes difference.

The Core 300, in my opinion, is the best stand-alone soundbar you can get in a reasonable price range. Thing is a beast and even has Dirac Live room correction. People need to take measurements, though. It's long AF.

Does he care about actual physical surround speakers? If not, the Klipsch Core 300 is a monster. It's side-firing and up-firing drivers are legit, Doesn't need a subwoofer and has Dirac Live room calibration. But its wireless connectivity is total garbage so you wouldn't want the surround speakers added on.

Polk Magnifi MAX AX SR. Comes with everything; 10" subwoofer and surrounds (don't believe for a minute the bouncy room angled speakers in soundbars even come close to proper surround) When I get speakers I get them from companies that only make speakers. I did have Klipsch for a bit but their connectivity was horrendous (using a USB dongle in 2025 and pressing and holding buttons, then dropping out once an hour and requiring it to be done over again). Polk literally connects on its own once plugged in and stays that way. That being said, if you ONLY want a soundbar, the Klipsch Core 300 is insane. The built in subwoofers are no joke.

Klipsch told me to return mine. If you plan on getting the surrounds, you may have issues. They use a USB dongle to connect wirelessly and it's terrible. The USB dongle would also get incredibly hot, like to the point I can't imagine the electronics lasting long. It would randomly drop out (longest it lasted was an hour or so) and then require an entire rebinding process. To me, a premium soundbar that relies on such crappy old technology to connect peripherals is a bad sign. What other things did they cheap out on? Even budget soundbars have integrated connectivity. Makes me question Klipsch moving forward. Ended up getting the Polk Magnifi Max. Plugged it in and everything was automatically binded and has never lost signal once. Not recommending you do the same, but I am recommending hunt around a bit. This "flagship" model of theirs has some issues, and their tech support literally said "yeah it may have some bugs to workout since its new, just return it".

Avoid the Core 300. Had it, would not stay connected to any of the surrounds and required constant rebinding. Check around, others have the same issue. For an expensive premium soundbar, it uses the cheapest, USB dongle technology to connect. I do have a soundbar (Polk Magnifi Max AX), but moved that to the bedroom. Nothing can come close to an actual AVR setup, so that's in the living room. If you aren't concerned about the look or setup, go with an actual home theater.

Can vouch for Klipsch. Have a Flexus core 300 and it sounds great when playing music. Even my FIL who considers himself an audiophile and has spent 1000s on his proper setup was pleased with Klipsch's music performance.

Absolutely. It has its quirks, mainly software-wise, but soundwise it's awesome. The basic Dirac calibration is a 10 minutes process and already helps with balance and clarity big time. I haven't done the full calibration yet as you need to pay $100 for a license and further $150 for a calibration mic but I definitely see myself giving in in the future.

I've had the Klipsch for a month or two. Sound-wise it's been great. Both for music and movies. After the calibration, the sound is very neutral, maybe a little too flat but you can customize the EQ after calibration as you like. Sound separation and dialog clarity is imo very good - when there's a soundtrack playing in a movie and the characters are speaking / making noises, it doesn't blend together at all. The subwoofers are doing their job done pretty well too. I was a bit afraid they won't be enough but I didn't want an external woofer because I live in a flat and didn't wanna disturb the neighbors too much and my living room space is pretty cramped as it is. My fear however was pointless, the integrated woofers sound nice and powerful to me. Spotify cast works well, don't forget to set the quality to lossless in Spotify app, the difference in quality is clear. The soundbar once bugged out for me though and CEC stopped working. I didn't find a solution and after about an hour of experimenting I decided to factory reset the soundbar which indeed helped. The second setup was fine and fast, APART FROM recalibration. It's not hard to do, just annoying and would be completely irrelevant IF you could export - import your calibration files, which you unfortunately can't. Overall very pleased with it as a standalone bar.

I'd say it's just alright but my living room has a very specific shape that doesn't help at all. So I can't really tell how it is in a 'normal' room. Honestly the detachable rears of the JBL seem like a great thing and I would've considered it too, but it's about 50% more expensive in my country.

I'm glad that's working out for you! As you know, I've been walking more or less the same road. I'm returning the JBL 1300X MK2 to the Best Buy this week, also mainly because my wife and I had trouble understanding dialogue sometimes. (So those of you in Charlotte might be on the lookout for a good deal on an open box item!) I've also been testing out the Flexus 300 for the past couple of days and the dialogue is better, but we still have some trouble, especially with streaming shows on HBO for some reason. I'm tired of playing the soundbar lottery and am going to investigate a component system this week. I'm hoping that a good center channel and physical separation from the left and right speakers will be the magic bullet. However, (a) I'm not willing to run wires to the back of the room, so I think that means giving up on surround sound and some height effects, which I really don't want to do, and (b) my budget is only $2,500-3,000 max, which in some ways is a ridiculous amount of money to spend (and is twice what I planned to spend) but, in terms of good home audio equipment, might not be enough. Maybe I'll find a way to make the Flexus work, or maybe I'll end up with a component system for just the front channels, plus a sub. We'll see. But I don't think I'll be trying any more soundbars.

Yes, they are quite different. There's a lot of discussion about HT vs soundbars in general, but I was trying to get at the question of whether people think it's a good trade-off to give up the immersion that rear surrounds provide to get better dialogue. I've spent the past 6 weeks or so looking for the perfect soundbar. I'm currently trying out the Flexus 300. It's the best I've tried so far but, in a few situations, my wife and I both have trouble understanding dialogue, in spite of tweaking settings and using the dialogue enhancement. I have a Sonos Arc Ultra coming today. Maybe it will be awesome - problem solved! I didn't really want to drink the Sonos Kool-Aid but if it has really great dialogue, I might bite the bullet and go with it in spite of the fact that I think the other components are over-priced, it doesn't support DTS, and has a potentially wonky app. If the Sonos is no better than the Flexus, then I think I will either keep the Flexus and make the best of it, or try separate components. I've also read about the connectivity issues, which are concerning. But Option 2 is more expensive and I'm not sure I have the energy or patience to set up even a simple 3.1 system. I've been reading a lot of posts on r/hometheater about people calibrating their systems and it's pretty intimidating. I've also never heard a 3.1 system so I don't really know how much better it would be. I don't really know whether the Klipsch Reference Premier speakers are good or not. I'd love to hear from someone who has actually tried the combination of speakers I listed. I visited Audio Advice a couple of days ago and left feeling like I wasn't cut out for HT systems. I should have been more insistent and actually had them show me a couple of things so I could get a better idea of the difference in quality. TBH, they kind of brushed me off. But I can't stop my brain from spinning its wheels. :) Sorry for the long-winded response!

I agree 100% with [GuitarOk7360](https://www.reddit.com/user/GuitarOk7360/) comments. I just received my Flexus Core 300 and the sound is great and the dialogue is impeccable **BUT** the Klipsch Connect Plus app sucks - it won't connect (it sees the 300 but stays stuck in the "connecting" mode). I experienced the same problems with the Flexus 200 (purchased over a year ago) where it won't connect and I've had to delete the app and reinstall on multiple occasions for it to work. Additionally, the remote for the 200 stopped working after 6 months and Klipsch won't/didn't replace it so I'm stuck making adjustments with the app, which again is problematic and only works some of the time. I'm truly considering sending the 300 back just because of this issue. I love Klipsch products (I had the R10b and R20b and both lasted for over 10 years without any issues) but I'm really disappointed with the Klipsch Connect Plus app. Lastly, I've come to realize that every sound bar needs a subwoofer. The 300 is in my basement (which is pretty big) and as good as the sound bar is, it definitely needs a subwoofer to get that booming bass effect. What are your thoughts on a good sound bar and subwoofer for a 65 inch Sony TV (I'm strictly a Sony TV guy)? My budget is no more than $1200 (if that).

[GuitarOk7360](https://www.reddit.com/user/GuitarOk7360/) \- I finally got my 300 to connect to the Klipsch app and made some adjustments and am more blown away by this sound bar. I think it's a keeper. \*\*Another side note - I find out from Klipsch support there's a firmware update for the Flexus 200 that needs to be downloaded from their website and uploaded, via USB-C, to the sound bar. This information should have been sent out to all Flexus 200 buyers and it was by dumb luck that I learned about this.\*\* I'd like to get your opinion on what's a good subwoofer. Is the Flexus 200 sub worth getting for the 300 or would you recommend another Klipsch sub (in the same price range)? Your feedback would be appreciated.

The Klipsch Flexus 200/300 series have great sound without a sub. Can add surrounds and sub later, and has provision for a subwoofer pre-out so you can add any sub you’d like

I haven’t heard the 990f in my own room (just at a friends house), but have a JBL BAR1300X with 12” sub that I got refurb for $770, and have a Klipsch Flexus 300 with their 200 surrounds and their 12” sub. The Klipsch bar by itself was very impressive. Obviously much more expensive, but I think I’d rather go with just the Flexus 300 at first and add the surrounds and sub later with how good the bar itself was. It honestly surprised the crap out of me, I thought the sub was hooked up when I first set up the bar. If you have the extra coin to spend, I’d 100% recommend looking into the Klipsch setup. The 990f vs 1300x, the 990 has a little better bar clarity for music listening, but for movies, the punch from the 1300x fits my liking better, once I got the EQ dialed in on the app. It’s very impressive for the refurb price, if I paid retail, I’d absolutely rather spend the extra and get the Klipsch setup

Klipsch flexus core 300, plus rears and sub.