Ghen Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) Hello, I bougth The Fives for my Samsung QN95A, previous I had connected a 2.1 system (Edifier sb360d) and finally I got better sound with the Edifier config from far, with the Fives I have less high, similar med and worse bass, the sound is not rich as the Edifier and it costs the half price. Another negative point is when I'm not reproducing music or sound, the Fives emit a little interference sound like 50€ speaker system, why?? This is the quality of this product? A part from this, the bass, is worse than sb360d because is abussive and cover the high and med, I tried the dinamic EQ but the result is similiar. To solve of all this I tried to update the speakers and connect it to the app, but I can't... When I did the update process by an USB, the app says the speakers are up to date but when I connect to the app it says I can't connect because the speakers are not up to date, what??? Maybe I consider to return the Fives and continue using the Edifier, less problems and better sound, the only negative point is they have not eARC-HDMI connection... EDIT: I have finally been able to update the Fives and now this is totally different, after setting the equalizer in the app (Bass: -2, Med: +4, High: +5) the sound is rich and inversive, tomorrow I will receive a subwoofer (Elac Debut S10.2) to improve bass quality. now the only problem I see is white noise when there is no sound, is it normal? EDIT 2: I read this article (Review) and I don't know what is the "bass cut" mode and didn't seen it in my app, anyone knows what it is? Edited May 9, 2022 by Ghen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Anyone can help me to improve The Fives sound?... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Maybe these are not the right speakers for you? Everyone has a different flavor of sound that they prefer, I do not share the same thoughts as you regarding my set of Fives. I'm actually amazed at what these little boxes can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Maybe, I though Klipsch can give me better sound scene because the Edifier SB360D are more little and give better sound, impressive 3D positioning, amazing highs and they have not the white noise. I improved a lot with the equalizer of my music program, but I want an equalizer for all the sound sources, for gaming, for movies, etc. is anyone using some program for that? the Klipsch EQ app only has 3 bars and this is insuffient to get a real HiFi sound. These speakers have a poor representation of the mids and trebble, and a exaggerated bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Welcome! Do yourself a favor and Google the 5s. It should well lead you to other users of this product. Thanks @Ghen...☕ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 I Googled a lot for these speakers and many people think the same as me, The Fives need a lot of equalitzation to get a decent sound, out of box they are a total dissaster because the bass is too much present and the trebble is not clear as spected. I think for a +/-900€ speakers they should have a better scene in all the fields, specialy in music. I hope Klipsch will release an important update for the app and give us a semi-professional EQ to get better sound for any source connected to The Fives and they will eliminate the white noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 In what environment are you using the Fives, what room and position of the speakers in the room? I notices similar sound signature in my RF42IIs. Experimenting with speaker positioning can help with too much bass and muddy highs. Then you can play with EQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 3 hours ago, parlophone1 said: In what environment are you using the Fives, what room and position of the speakers in the room? I notices similar sound signature in my RF42IIs. Experimenting with speaker positioning can help with too much bass and muddy highs. Then you can play with EQ. I use it with TV (Samsung QN95A) separated from each other 1.5m and focusing to my head in V position at a 1.9m in an insolated room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 ok. Do you have fresh firmware? Some useful info can be read here Try to increase the distance between speakers and back wall to tame the boominess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 One stupid question, please do not feel offended, have you tried the adjustments described in the speaker manual (dynamic bass eq)? And a long shot - may be you have more detailed EQ controls on TV set, you could try that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 37 minutes ago, parlophone1 said: One stupid question, please do not feel offended, have you tried the adjustments described in the speaker manual (dynamic bass eq)? And a long shot - may be you have more detailed EQ controls on TV set, you could try that. I have dinamic bass off (with on the bass is abussive) and my TV has the EQ controls off because I'm using it as a PC monitor with game mode on and automatically disables the EQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 5/18/2022 at 7:02 AM, Ghen said: I hope Klipsch will release an important update for the app and give us a semi-professional EQ to get better sound for any source connected to The Fives and they will eliminate the white noise. They can't even get the EQ settings to stay in memory when you turn off the speakers. And you want a semi-professional EQ. 😂Klipsch is a joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 12 hours ago, Hannes said: They can't even get the EQ settings to stay in memory when you turn off the speakers. And you want a semi-professional EQ. 😂Klipsch is a joke... My 5s save the EQ settings after restart they never failed with it, my app version is 1.11.0(1207), fw version 1.6.9 and hw version 02.00.01 what is yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Hello and thanks for the helpful information. I think you are very lucky. May I ask where you bought it? I have hw version 01.00.01 and the EQ is not saved. Even more, since the update to fw version 1.6.9, the volumeknob is unusable and I have random popping noises in the speakers. That there is a new hardware version now completely takes away my hope that the problems will be fixed. What a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 9 hours ago, Hannes said: Hello and thanks for the helpful information. I think you are very lucky. May I ask where you bought it? I have hw version 01.00.01 and the EQ is not saved. Even more, since the update to fw version 1.6.9, the volumeknob is unusable and I have random popping noises in the speakers. That there is a new hardware version now completely takes away my hope that the problems will be fixed. What a bummer. I bought it in Spain and never had any problem, only researching a good EQ to get the best audio quality, any tip? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 I use following settings: Bass: -2, Med: +2, High: +3, Dynamic Bass: on, Position: Wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateadam Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 6:42 AM, Ghen said: My 5s save the EQ settings after restart they never failed with it, my app version is 1.11.0(1207), fw version 1.6.9 and hw version 02.00.01 what is yours? Does your EQ actually save? The app will show your custom EQ, but in reality it is not getting applied after they turn off and back on again. At least this has been the current behaviour for almost a year on HW version 1. Could you confirm that on HW2 it actually saves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 I can confirm my 5s save the EQ preset after restart, I tried with different presets after various restarts and always they be saved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Is the REL TZero too far out of your reach? ELAC cost a bit less but I wonder how quick it is, meaning with REL you could get possibly better integration of bass with the Fives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghen Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 hours ago, parlophone1 said: Is the REL TZero too far out of your reach? ELAC cost a bit less but I wonder how quick it is, meaning with REL you could get possibly better integration of bass with the Fives. Sure the REL is better than the ELAC, but I'm happy with the performance of this subwoofer. Maybe I can get better results tweaking the analog settings in the sub but I don't find anything about this sub with these speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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