Product Comparison: Klipsch RP-160M vs Klipsch RP-600M

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Klipsch RP-160M Bookshelf Speaker - Ebony (Pair)

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Klipsch RP-600M Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) (Ebony)

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General Specifications

Brand

Klipsch

Model

RP-160M

RP-600M

Origin

USA

About the Product

Enclosed in a premium, limited edition finish - the Reference Premiere RP-160M Piano Black monitors provide bold, theater-quality sound in a compact, bookshelf speaker – making them easy to place in almost any room layout.

Leveraging a 1" titanium tweeter matted to our proprietary hybrid Tractrix® horn - the RP-600M bookshelf speaker delivers incredible acoustics to fill your home with loud, crystal-clear sound and robust bass that no ordinary bookshelf speaker can.

Key Specs

Power RMS

100 watts

Sensitivity

96 dB

Impedance

8 ohms

Sensitivity
Impedance

Size & Weight

Height

16.67 in.

15.69 in.

Width

8.81 in.

7.95 in.

Depth

12.86 in.

11.85 in.

Weight

19.9 lbs.

16 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Klipsch RP-160M Bookshelf Speaker - Ebony (Pair)

The size of the speaker is perfect for me as well. Not too small nor too big.
Great-sounding speakers in a fairly compact size. It is absolute clarity in audio.
I have them on a small entertainment center on each side of the amp and the size is perfect. They look great too.
I would describe these as "mini towers". They are very deep and heavy. They can be bi-amped and produce an excellent sound stage for not being a full-size tower.
As bookshelf speakers, they are a bit on the large size, but are a wonderful compromise between small bookshelf speakers, which rarely offer much bass, and overly large floor standing units.

Klipsch RP-600M Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) (Ebony)

They are bookshelf speakers. Perfect on my TV unit top. They are tall.
These are a pair of beautiful speakers with a solid, heavy build.
Very well made, and sound fantastic. And the size is only a delight.
I really like its compact size. They are powerful, deep and clear.
They look more expensive than they are. But these are heavy for their size.

Audio

Peak Power

400 watts

Min. Frequency Response

45 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

25 kHz

Tweeter Size

1 in.

Woofer Size

6.5 in.

What customers say about "Audio"

Klipsch RP-160M Bookshelf Speaker - Ebony (Pair)

The reproduction of the high frequencies by the tweeter is excellent and accurate on my opinion.
They are big and sound big! The speakers also look great without the covers. They sound great with music and movies.
The bass coming from these is clean and clear and strong. All frequencies are clear.
Soundstaging is great and I am listening to all my favorites with a new appreciation because I hear so much I didn't know was in the music.
Mids are excellent as well. Especially When Listening to solid male vocals such as michael buble, or even female vocals like Adele, you feel like you're in a concert.

Klipsch RP-600M Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) (Ebony)

The midrange is beautiful and the low end is ample for a speaker of this size. The image/soundstage is also excellent.
Sound is extremely crisp across a great range of frequencies. Look incredible too!
The general sound is tight and the highs and mids are bright but not overly so. The bass is clean and pretty responsive for such a small speaker.
Rock seems to shine out every flaw of these speakers - the tweeter's frequency emphasis, the woofers muddiness and the lack of focus of the mid-range.
They are unfocused, unable to separate instruments well, unclear, mid-range is lacking, highs are heavily concentrated in one frequency.

Features

Color

Ebony

Tweeter Material

Titanium LTS

Woofer Material

Cerametallic Cone

Extras

90x90 Hybrid Tractrix Horn, Tractrix Port, MDF cabinet construction, Bass Reflex, Flexible Removable Grille

Bass Reflex, Rear-Firing Tractrix® port, Dual binding posts for bi-wire/bi-amp, Flexible Removable Grille, Vented tweeter design

What customers say about "Features"

Klipsch RP-160M Bookshelf Speaker - Ebony (Pair)

The materials are great. No creaking, peeling, or that sense of a flimsy product that some other speakers manufacturer have.
These things are built like tanks. Amazing sound. I haven't had a top notch home system before.
Very nice, powerful, crisp sound. These are very sturdy, heavy speakers.
It also does great in my living room too. Highs and not fatiguing at all. Just clear and very detailed.
I wasn't sure about the magnet grills, but they are a nice feature. No more cracked grill posts.

Klipsch RP-600M Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) (Ebony)

I like the ebony finish better than the slick piano gloss finish, which is too reflective for my taste and too readily shows fingerprints and dust.
The RP-600M have astonishing responsiveness. I'm hearing details in music which I had not heard before. This is the most impressive facet of these speakers.
The RP-600M take about 10 hours to decently break in; the sound warms somewhat in the process. I take it as an indicator of quality materials. The speakers are impressively well built.
At low levels they sound good and very clear and when you crank them up they deliver a clean balanced sound.
The sound great, look great, and the build quality is fantastic.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications