Old Salt

2009-2014 were tough times with the HDMI chip failure issue. Both my TX-NR807 and TX-NR818 went back to Onkyo. Most importantly, Onkyo repaired them no questions asked, even out of warranty. They even sent me the box, packing and UPS pick-up label.

Well, that's an incredibly compelling counterpoint. 😉 Clearly, the R-11X didn't earn the RP designation. The intent seems pretty clear based on the cosmetic design elements and marketing.

This. In fact, the R-110/112/115SW were IMHO supposed to be the first RP sub. They had a matching plinth of the RP line, and were included as the subwoofer in RP series "Theater Packs". They also introduced many of the design elements now featured in the RP sub line, including the previously mentioned plinth, a slot port and cabinet shape. The SPL series appears to be a cosmetic update of the R-11X, removing the cosmetic elements that carried on to the RP line. RP-280 Home Theater System

I have 2 R-112SWs that have been in continuous service since 2017, always in Auto mode. The plate amps are cool to the touch when not active, and barely warm when in use. By design, it draws less than 1 watt of power when in standby, which obviously wouldn't generate significant heat. I suspect the heat is a symptom of another failure, and that heat causes additional failures. Replacing R39 with a 10W resistor is likely a bandaid over the underlying problem. At this point, I feel like my R-112SWs are living on borrowed time. Hopefully they live on for many more years (knock on wood). Other than my Onkyo TX-NR818, I've had perfect luck with audio equipment. The Onkyo had a design flaw than the company took responsibility for. Not only did they repair it out of warranty, they covered that particular defect for 4 additional years on all AVRs impacted. That AVR is still performing flawlessly. THAT is a company that stands behind their product.

I have 2x R-112SW and they definitely put out solid bass in my room. The 110/112/115 also featured a plinth that matched then current RP series (RP-260, RP-280, etc) and were included as the sub in RP Series "Home Theater Speaker Packs", while the R-10/R-12 were packaged with the Reference Series. It seems Klipsch didn't think they were quite good enough for the RP badge. Of course, the new RP-1200/1400/1600 are certainly a step up, but I'm more than happy with what I have.

The R-112SW also has the WA-2 port. In fact it appears they have the exact same plate amp and driver. The SPL-120 looks to be a superficial change to the R-112SW cabinet. The RP Series RP-1200SW re-introduced the cabinet styling of the R-112SW, so maybe they wanted to separate the lines by styling.

TLDR: the output level of the subwoofer RCA jack is very low. Without the extra gain of my WA-2s, integration might have been difficult. After initially setting the Cinema 1200 up with the included wireless sub, I switched to the subs from my previous system, consisting of 2x Klipsch R112SW, connected via WA-2 wireless subwoofer kits. At first, there was no output at all from my subs. I found that the subs were not powering up in the "auto" mode (the input was too low to trigger them on). After switching the subs to "on" I noticed very low bass output. I had to max the gain knob on the subs to 11 and add max out the soundbar sub volume to get reasonable output. When using the wireless sub, the sub volume was set to 0 and I mostly listened in Night 1 mode to reduce bass. Fortunately, the WA-2 has the ability to apply 12db of gain or attenuation, and that seems to be enough to compensate for the very low output on the sub out jack. I still need to play with levels to adjust Night-0 for normal use and Night-1 for quiet times, aka after wife goes to bed.

The Cinema 600 repair is the same as the Bar 48.

There should be a 3-Band EQ that you can adjust manually, or select from several presets.

For now, it seems to be fine. I was actually surprised this morning when I tried the music streaming from Apple/Amazon. "Alexa, play classic rock on cinema 1200", and it just worked. I always expect problems, or having to add a "skill" when adding 3rd party hardware to Amazon's ecosystem. If the system does act up, I will definitely reach out to Klipsch. I'm a techie, and somewhat tolerant of quirks I can work around. My wife is not, and her leisure time is too valuable to deal with unreliable tech. If it causes her trouble, it will be going back.

Just received a new Cinema 1200 yesterday. Installed firmware matches what Klipsch shows as current. MCU v118 > WIFI 1.0.219.0 > DSP 5.4 > SUR T 82 > SUR R 82 > SUR L 82 > SUB T 03 > SUB R 06 > HDMI 43 Setup was pretty easy, though a bit clunky. First few hours of use were extremely buggy, mostly with the remote buttons doing random things. Volume changing night mode, and muting the TV instead of changing volume up/down, extreme delays when trying to make changes. Then it settled down and seemed to respond normally. This afternoon it turned on and there was no sound. Switching inputs to HDMI 2 then back to HDMI 1 fixed it, or maybe it just needed time. Can't really judge sound, as surrounds are not yet properly placed and I have not hooked up my existing subs. Testing was with the included wireless sub placed in a poor location.