United States
Horn-loaded, and unusually easy to drive
Speakers across the home cinema range — bookshelf, centre, surround, height modules — and active subwoofers, built around horn-loaded compression tweeters.
Sensitivity, in dB at 1 W and 1 m, is the figure that says how loud a speaker plays for a given amplifier. A high-sensitivity design asks less of a receiver’s weakest channels, which is exactly where surround and height speakers sit.
Sensitivity is not quality. It is a match: a very sensitive speaker on a very powerful amplifier gains nothing, and reveals amplifier noise more readily.
Passive pair · compact · from the Reference range
A passive compact speaker from a house built on horn loading and high sensitivity — neither of which this listing states.
Best for: A Klipsch system, where the subwoofer and height modules from the same range are already in place.
≈ £302 / 278 €
30.5 cm (12 inch) driver · digital amplifier · 200 W / 400 W stated · active
The largest driver in this catalogue — 30.5 cm — with power stated in the two-figure form the trade uses: sustained and peak.
Best for: A large room, or a small one where the lowest octave is the point rather than an afterthought.
≈ $249
Pair · Tractrix horn 90° × 90° · Dolby Atmos elevation · from the Reference range
A horn-loaded height module with its dispersion pattern published — 90 by 90 degrees — which is the figure that says where the reflection lands.
Best for: A Klipsch system with an ordinary flat ceiling, where the height channels should match the front speakers.
≈ $396 / £329 / 289 €
