KLH HT 9930 3-Piece 220-Watt Surround Sound System

KLH HT 9930 3-Piece 220-Watt Surround Sound System
Manufacturer: KLH
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
DVDs, TV shows and CDs come alive with this KLH 3-pc. Surround Sound Speaker System. Each speaker has between 5 to 60W (rear) and 5 to 100W (center) per channel, 8 ohms average impedance and a frequency response of 80Hz to 20kHz (rear) and 100Hz to 20kHz (center). Rear channel speakers have 4" fiber-cone dynamic woofers and center speaker has a dual 4" fiber-cone dynamic woofer; all have 5/8" piezo-electric tweeters. Imported. Rear: 8-5/8Hx5-1/8Wx5-1/2D"; center: 5-15/16Hx17-5/16Wx5-1/2D".
Amazon.com Review
KLH designed its three-piece HT-9930 for people who already have a pair of stereo speakers and are ready to turn their systems into five-channel home theaters without spending a fortune. The HT-9930 brings together a center-channel and two rear-channel speakers for less than $100, a bargain any way you cut it.

The HT-9930's two unobtrusive satellite speakers come with keyhole-shaped slots for easy wall mounting. Removing the grilles reveals 4-inch woofers with small "whizzer" cones for added midrange detail as well as a 0.625-inch piezoelectric tweeter. The center channel sports an identical tweeter and is flanked by two similar but slightly larger (4.25-inch) woofers. The black enclosures are quite attractive and belie this system's modest price.

And, for the money, the HT-9930 sounds surprisingly good. Vocals, the most important element for a center-channel speaker to reproduce, sound well-balanced and natural. The center channel exhibits a slight--and, at this price, unavoidable--boxiness, however, and lacks the ability to render subtle aural details.

The satellites sound nearly identical to the center channel but are not quite as rich or full-bodied due to their single, small woofers. But they perform atmospheric surround-sound duty with ease, carving out a large, three-dimensional soundfield.

With the HT-9930, KLH has funneled its years of speaker-making experience into a remarkably good little add-on home-theater rig. If your budget is limited and you wish to dip your toes into 5- (or 5.1-) channel sound, it's hard to think of a better place to start. --Wayne Garcia

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