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Klipsch, Onkyo, and Popcorn: My Home Theater Story

 There are two kinds of people in this world: people who casually “watch TV,” and people like me who need the living room to sound like a helicopter is landing in the kitchen during an action movie. I didn’t want one of those tiny soundbars that claims to give you “ cinema sound ” while sounding like a Bluetooth speaker trapped in a coffee can. I wanted the full experience. The kind where your neighbors think a Marvel movie premiere is happening next door and your dog leaves the room during explosions. That’s why I went with an Onkyo receiver paired with Klipsch speakers . The first thing I noticed with the Onkyo receiver was how clean and powerful everything sounded. Movies suddenly had layers to them. You hear background sounds you never noticed before. A door creaks in the distance? I hear it. Someone whispers in the back corner of the movie scene? I hear that too. My refrigerator making ice during a quiet scene? Unfortunately… also heard that. Then came the Klipsch speakers. T...

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