Klipsch Reference Premiere RP-1200SW 12" High Excursion Subwoofer

I just replaced my Energy Veritas ESWv10 that I have owned for the last 12 years with this Klipsch sub. The Energy sub played down to 23hz, was very accurate and cost me $800 new. When I was doing my research for a replacement, I didn’t want to break the bank in replacing it with a comparable sub that now costs about $1800. After doing some comparisons on subwoofers across many brands, I settled on this Klipsch RP1200sw. I am extremely glad that I did.I normally don’t talk about the unboxing experience and how well something is constructed. However, I must say that there were many things that made me step back and appreciate the details. 1st, the grill is no off the shelf piece of plastic. It is the most sturdy, well built grill I have ever seen. 2nd, the feet are a different approach. I would assume they are designed to decouple the sub from the floor. 3rd, the controls on the back had a great feel to them and I felt as though they did not skimp on the details. Lastly, just looking at the driver and how thick the surround is and how deep the center of the cone is, made me believe that this sub is going to move air and play deep.Concerning the sound quality, this sub exceeded my expectations. The sub is fast and accurate. It’s not boomy or a one note wonder. When listening to music, it blends extremely well with my towers and plays notes on tracks that I didn’t know were there. When listening to movies, this Klipsch sub shines. It plays much lower and is much more impactful than my Veritas sub.I would love to hear how the rp1600sw sounds like but the rp1200sw is more than enough for me.

I'm really pleased with my RP-1200SW - it packs tons of power while keeping the bass clean, and has great value given how it's priced. I'm happy to recommend it, and I may even get a second one at some point once I have a larger space for my home theater.

Talk about bringing your music listening to another level. While I am still in need of purchasing a higher end receiver I am amazed at the quality it provides with my entry level Denon.

It's large. Much larger than expected. A little too big for my small room to keep in the open, so we opted to place it behind the projector screen (120") and face it parallel to where we sit. No problems with the sound what-so-ever. Playing Jazz sounds amazing as we are hearing and feeling like there is a stand up bassist in the room. Rock music is confident and bass drum driving. R&B music you can feel in your chest. Electronic Dance Music melts you away. Watching movies on the dedicated LFE (Low Frequencies Effect) shook the house with a gain setting of 6.5. It scared the daylights out of my Wife...good times!The subwoofer is paired up with a set of Polk Reserve R100.At first, I didn't realize how good this base was until I compared it to the subs my local Best Buy had. I purchased a DN10 (wanted to try the DN12, but not available in my area), SVS SB-3000, and this sub to my ear outperformed all of them, easily. Even the higher end Subs like Bowers & Wilkins, KEF, etc., didn't come close based for my subjective hearing.Long story short, we're running this through a Marantz 70s and wow, we are impressed; It seems to be a great all around sub, extremely well done with a massive foot print compared to most subs.

This replaced my great ENERGY sub I have had for years. Moved that to another room. New home has a huge Living room and wanted it to fill it better. I have top of the line speakers and needed something to pair well with them.This sub ( I had originally purchased the 12 in Premier standard 400 w ) and it was fine.. then I saw this one on sale 2 days later and had come down from $1k making it just 200 more so I made the jump.SO GLAD I DID!!Music and movies are even more outstanding!Be warned! The other one I carried from my Vehicle and put it in place. Even the young delivery guy couldn't carry this one. IT WEIGHS!Totally worth every penny if you want the real deal!

As someone new in the Home Theater space, I’m lucky to have stumbled upon this hidden gem in multiple forums online. The rave reviews and incredible price point definitely had me looking at one of these. The price to performance is just there. Currently have this in the living room of my 2k sq ft house and it’s PLENTY.The only mistake I made was buying a cheap RCA cable. The amp on this is super sensitive. I’d get a good shielded RCA cable to help prevent any interference humming.

Packaged right looks and sounds good

I love my subs. I have two of them and the performance is great. Bass is deep for an amp that pushes 400 watts. Just what to expect from Klipsch. Very Happy.