The iconic Klipschorn is the original, three-way, fully horn-loaded loudspeaker that laid the foundation for the Klipsch brand. In its latest rendition, this historic speaker boasts an all-new neodymium tweeter, premium wire management system, and fully-enclosed design for flexible placement.
Features:
- Includes New 10-Year Warranty
- Fully Horn-Loaded Three-Way Loudspeaker
- All-New Neodymium Tweeter
- All-New Enclosed Low-Frequency Horn Design
- Premium Input and Wire Management System
- Book-Matched Wood Veneer
- Designed and Engineered in the USA
The Klipschorn is the only fully horn-loaded loudspeaker available to consumers. With its three-way system, each driver is coupled to a horn and optimized to operate in its individual pass-band. This allows the Klipschorn to be a staggering 10 to 20 times more efficient than other conventional loudspeakers. Higher efficiency yields greater acoustic power, which is generated with considerably less effort. The result is the cleanest, most dynamic sound possible throughout the entire musical range.
The Klipschorn features a neodymium tweeter with a 1” polyimide diaphragm and copper-clad aluminum voice coil. This lightweight diaphragm assembly and high strength magnet structure creates the tweeter’s extremely high 109dB sensitivity and makes it the most efficient consumer tweeter in the market. When coupled to a 90° x 40° Tractrix® horn, the tweeter sets new levels of performance for dynamic range and output. The phase plug design extends high frequency performance to 20kHz, meaning you hear the most subtle high frequency details better than ever.
The Klipschorn’s low frequency horn has been redesigned and is now fully enclosed. This eliminates the need for the loudspeakers to be positioned tightly in the corner of a listening room. The speaker only needs to be in the proximity of the corner to realize the horn’s full performance. Additionally, the enclosed back provides positioning flexibility to angle the speaker to achieve the best stereo imaging.
According to Paul W. Klipsch, “the midrange is where we live” and is one of the most critical parts in any loudspeaker design. The Klipschorn’s midrange utilizes a 1 ½” compression drivers mated to a high efficiency exponential horn that maximizes the system’s power and performance. As a result, less distortion is produced by the amplifier and by the loudspeaker. That means clarity, accuracy and remarkable tonal definition.
Klipsch only uses book-matched wood veneers for the Heritage series of speakers. The veneer leaves are kept in order as they are delicately sliced from the timber and precisely arranged to provide a mirror image at the splice joint — like turning the pages of a book. This gives each speaker an aesthetically appealing and consistent appearance that is treasured more than any other cut of wood veneer.
Each pair of Heritage series loudspeakers is grain-matched, using wood veneer panels that come from the same timber. Each cabinet is carefully matched so that each speaker in the pair is practically identical to each other. While the speakers move seamlessly together through the factory, each finished product is inspected and labeled with sequential serial numbers, ensuring that every Heritage series speaker leaves the factory as a meticulously crafted set.
SPECIFICATIONS:
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (+/- 4 dB)
SENSITIVITY1
POWER HANDLING (CONT/PEAK)
MAXIMUM SPL
NOMINAL IMPEDANCE
CROSSOVER FREQUENCY
HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER
MIDRANGE
LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER
ENCLOSURE MATERIAL
INPUTS
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
WEIGHT
FINISH
GRILLE CLOTH
1 Sensitivity in average listening room
33Hz – 20kHz
105dB @ 2.83V / 1m
100W/400W
121dB Continuous
8 ohms Compatible
HF: 4500Hz MF: 450Hz
K-771 1” (2.54cm) light-weight Polyimide diaphragm compression driver mated to a 90 x 40 Tractrix horn
K-55-X 2” (5.08cm) Phenolic diaphragm compression driver
K-33-E 15” (38.1cm) Fiber-composite cone woofer with a trihedral exponential folded horn
Birch Plywood and MDF
Dual binding posts / bi-wire / bi-amp
53” (134.62 cm)
31.25” (79.38 cm)
28.25” (71.75 cm)
220lbs (100 kg)
Satin Black Ash, American Walnut, Natural Cherry
