Klipsch Klipschorn

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Klipsch
• Model: Klipschorn
• Years of manufacture: since 1946
• Made in: USA
• Color: Walnut, Cherry, Black Ash
• Dimensions: 794 x 1289 x 718 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 76 kg
• Original price approx.: 5'600 DM / piece (1972)

Technical data

• Type: 3-way full-range horn loudspeaker
• Chassis (data for Klipschorn AK-5):
  • woofer: 1x cone (Ø 380 mm, K-33-E) on folded horn.
  • midrange driver: 1x compression driver (Ø 51 mm, K-55-X) on exponential horn
  • tweeter: 1x compression driver (Ø 25 mm, K-77-D) on exponential horn

power handling (nominal/music): 100/400 Watt

• Efficiency: 105 dB
• Frequency response: 33 Hz - 17,000 Hz
• Crossover: 450/4500 Hz
• Impedance: 8 Ohm

Special Features

• Bi-wiring connection panel

Remarks

• Horn loudspeaker for large listening distances, placement in the corners of the room

• Other models of the same series:
• Klipschorn
• Klipschorn 50th Anniversary
• Klipschorn 60th Anniversary

Pictures

• Extract from brochure from 1955: Klipschhorn

• Excerpt from US test from 1986: Klipschhorn

Reports

• AUDIOphile issue 2/2003

"Mind-boggling dynamics, extremely high efficiency (averaging 98 dB/watt/meter), holographic spatial imaging and dissecting analytics - the new old Klipschhorn has lost none of its fascination."

• LP Issue 4/2013

"And yes, the rumors are true, the bass of a Klipschorn is nothing short of sensational. Interestingly, this is the frequency range that is least clearly sensitive to amplifier choice. Whatever you clamp the bi-wiring terminals to, the low end comes through with unprecedented ease and accuracy. The joke here is not, as you might suspect, a bass that catapults you through the rear wall, but one that is simply free of thickening, sluggishness and tedium..."

"... There's detail, warmth and something like 'grace' here. The high road is somewhere in between, depending on your tastes. The Klipschorn can definitely be smooth and silky, but it also goes like a demolition hammer when needed."

"A possible speaker for a lifetime of music listening? But definitely!"

"The fact that the Klipschorn has been a successful model for so long is well deserved. The current edition 'AK5' capitulates to no challenge from hard to delicate and can be trimmed to peak performance for any listening taste."

• Stereoplay Issue 5/2013
  • Price/Performance: very good
  • Overall rating: very good (81 points)

"Extremely dynamic and direct, yet open-playing horn with great response, fine detail and sensationally accurate imaging, but less gentle. Gets along with virtually all amplifiers, even the weakest ones."