Up-firing needs a ceiling; in-ceiling needs a drill · review
A horn-loaded height module with its dispersion pattern published — 90 by 90 degrees — which is the figure that says where the reflection lands.
The bottom line A horn-loaded height module that publishes its dispersion — the right figure for the job — and not the sensitivity that is the brand's usual argument.
90° × 90° dispersion. For an up-firing speaker, the pattern decides which part of the ceiling reflects and therefore where the height information appears to come from. It is a more relevant specification for this product than frequency response would be, and almost nobody publishes it.
Klipsch uses horns throughout its range, and horns are efficient: more output for a given amplifier power. Height channels are driven by a receiver’s last and least generous amplifiers, so efficiency is worth more in this position than in almost any other.
The sensitivity figure. It is the number that would quantify the paragraph above, and it is Klipsch’s central technical argument elsewhere. Its absence from this listing is a real omission.
Flat, hard, horizontal. Under a sloped or absorbent ceiling this speaker has nothing to reflect from, and unlike the Teufel it cannot be repurposed as a rear channel.
On top of Klipsch floorstanders, in a Klipsch system, in a room with an ordinary ceiling. Inside those three conditions it is the right module; outside any of them, it is not.
On sale from 289 € to 397 € on the German, American, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
The French and Italian Amazon listings are priced above 1.6× the cheapest store, which is normally a reshipping offer rather than a local price; they are left out of the range above.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Horn | Tractrix, 90° × 90° dispersion — stated |
|---|---|
| Use | Dolby Atmos elevation, ceiling reflection — stated |
| Range | Uses technology from the Reference Premiere range — stated |
| Type | Sold as a pair — stated |
| Sensitivity | Not stated in this listing, though Klipsch designs are typically high |
| Amazon reference | B09PPKX16G (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0743878046366 |
The horn directs sound into a square-ish cone 90 degrees wide in both planes. On an up-firing speaker that determines the size and position of the ceiling patch the sound reflects from, which in turn decides where the height effect appears to come from.
Horn loading raises efficiency: the speaker plays louder for a given amplifier power. In a height channel driven by a receiver's last amplifiers, that is a practical advantage rather than a philosophical one.
Pair · Dolby Atmos certified height speaker · designed for XT20, XT60 and XT70 · wall, shelf or on-speaker mounting
A height module named for the exact speakers it sits on — XT20, XT60, XT70 — which is what makes a matched Atmos layout possible rather than approximate.
Best for: A Polk Monitor XT system: the front speakers, the centre and these, all from one range.
≈ $119 / 161 €
Pair · Dolby Atmos Enabled certified · up-firing or rear speaker · horizontal or vertical mounting · rotating wall bracket
A certified Atmos Enabled pair that can also be used as an ordinary rear speaker — two jobs from one purchase, which is unusual on this shelf.
Best for: A room where the ceiling might not cooperate — because the same speakers work as rears if it does not.
≈ 300 €
4K UHD 3 840 × 2 160 · 4 000 ANSI lumens · 10 000:1 stated contrast · keystone · 3 W speaker
A 4K UHD DLP projector that states its brightness in ANSI lumens at a price where most of the shelf stops doing so — and a specification sheet that reads like a data table rather than a sales page.
Best for: A first 4K projector in a room where the light can be controlled and the machine can sit where the throw ratio wants it.
≈ $1179 / 710 €
