While sound bars are a great way to improve the sound quality of your TV’s built-in speakers, they’re usually not particularly good at optimizing their sound to suit different room arrangements and seating positions. that throw our endless variety of living room designs. . Most only offer manual channel volume adjustments at best, and even when a premium soundbar offers some sort of automatic calibration system, they tend to be fairly basic affairs that can only provide limited results.
Cue the Klipsch Flexus Core 300. This new soundbar, designed in partnership with Onkyo, is the first in the world to be equipped with and licensed for Dirac Living Room Correction Technology: A premium sound adaptation system connected to seen only with high-end home theater audio features that are able to correct for both magnitude and phase of the entire sound system and listening space. It results, as claimed, in a more transparent, balanced sound with stronger bass, improved projection and increased clarity.
The new Klipsch Flexus Core 300 soundbar is the first to perform Dirac Live room correction … [+]
Of course, the final sound quality achieved via Dirac Live depends on having a solid audio base to work with. Something the Flexus Core 300 seeks to provide through a real (rather than virtual) 5.1.2 channel configuration consisting of two 2.25-inch top-firing drivers, two 2.25-inch side-firing drivers, four 2.25-inch front-firing drivers . , no less than four built-in 4-inch subwoofers and a dedicated center channel that’s equipped with Klipsch’s proprietary Horn-Loaded Tweeter technology. Klipsch claims this tweeter design should result in improved vocal intelligibility at any volume.
As you’d hope for a soundbar that comes as the flagship of Klipsch’s Flexus series of soundbars, the Flexus Core 300 is able to use its myriad channels for use in both DTS:X and Dolby soundtracks Atmos, and features premium build quality and styling that includes rounded vertical edges for a softer living room-friendly look, as well as wood-textured vinyl top panels accented by metal grills and a wraparound front and side. with a cloth.
While the Flexus Core 300 appears as a single bar solution, it can be partnered with Flexus external subwoofer and rear speaker options. Those options now include the Flexus Surround 200 wireless rear speakers and the Sub 200 wireless subwoofer, the former of which includes additional power-on speakers and the latter of which brings a massive 12-inch high-excursion woofer to the home theater. the party. You can add two more Sub 200s to the Flexus Core 300 if you really want your foundations to shake.
Meanwhile, controlling the Flexus Core 300 has been made easier by the launch of Klipsch’s new Connect Plus app for iOS and Android, which Klipsch says offers one-tap access to everything from input selection and EQ presets to to firmware updates and checks for a cluster. of streaming options including Apple Airplay, Google Cast, Spotify and Tidal Connect.
The Klipsch Flexus Core 300 can be partnered with up to two optional Flexus Sub 200 subwoofers.
The Flexus Core 300’s connections impressively include 8K and 4K/120-capable HDMI pass-through, HDMI eARC support, an optical digital audio output and an RCA subwoofer line-out, as well as compatibility with major home control systems including Control4 and RTI.
“Our collaboration with Klipsch on their new Flexus Core 300 soundbar proves that cutting-edge room correction technology is no longer just for the high-end AVR market – it’s now for the mainstream consumer audio market as well.“ says Fredric Tapper, Dirac’s Vice President of Home & Pro Audio. “Dirac and Klipsch share a deep and unwavering commitment to audio excellence, which is brought to the Klipsch Flexus Core 300 soundbar enabled with Dirac Live – the world’s first product that sets a new standard in soundbar audio performance. “
The Flexus Core 300, Flexus Surround 200 and Flexus Sub 200 are set to launch this winter in the US, priced at $999, $399 and $499 respectively.
–
Related reading
Sony unveils radical new TV and soundbar range for 2024 – and the best TV isn’t OLED
LG unveils its 2024 soundbar range, including new 15-channel flagship
Philips unveils trio of new soundbars