The Klipsch KMC 3 excels with frighteningly loud sound, gobs of bass, and pristine clarity that sounds better than anything I've ever heard in my life.
While Klipsch markets this speaker as the ultimate beach-party companion, the KMC 3 offers more than head-thumping bass at bewilderingly loud volumes. It also sounds very, very good.
The sound is so clear that it will reintroduce you to your MP3 collection. The KMC 3 provides incredible distinction between the individual parts in the mix, and the sound of each element is so confident, strong, and clean. In tracks that I've listened to for years, I can pick out details I've never heard before. I can hang onto the wispiest arpeggio in the background strings and tell if there's one, two, or ten people singing tenor in a choral song. It's addictive.
What's really amazing is that, after an hour of marathon listening to mellow, subtle tracks and some rock, I couldn't discern any artificial push in the treble, midrange, or bass.
Now, there's abundant bass, so much bass! More than enough to "roll around in the music," especially when listening within twenty feet. But the basslines never sound thick or muddy, a common failing of "warm" speakers like UE. Instead the basslines are clean and clear as if the bassist was sitting here in the living room five feet away with his amp on the floor. The sound design is true and plain, almost... acoustically "flat." I can't believe I'm going to say it, but--
It sounds like a professional monitor. The most muscular, bassy, powerful, acoustically pleasing monitor in its price class.
And by the way, it's portable, weighs the same as a laptop, I can carry it in one hand, and it can run on D-cell batteries.
Volume. Let me address volume separately:
Holy crap!
At it's highest volume, it's so loud it scared the hell out of me. I only cranked it up once, and I'll probably never venture past two-thirds volume again. At full volume, the KMC 3 starts to eerily resemble a PA speaker. That's right, I said a PA speaker. This Bluetooth speaker could rock a house party or a backyard barbecue.
I'd even go so far to say that the KMC 3 could serve as the primary soundbar in a home theater, 65-inch plasma and all. It's that loud.
Competitors like the Jawbone Big Jambox, Sony SRS series, Bose Soundlink II, Beats Pill, Logitech UE Boombox, Sonos Airplay speakers, even the full ZVox soundbars just fail to hold a candle to this Klipsch.
Now, most Bluetooth speakers in this size cost $200 or so, but even considering the price difference, the Klipsch still comes out far ahead. If it costs twice the price, it feels like four times the speaker.
Give this one a try. You won't regret it.
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