KLH Vintage Acoustic Suspension Floorstanding Tower Speakers Color Walnut (Model Five)

KLH MODEL FIVE

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FEATURES

• Iconic Mid-Century Modern Styling
• Acoustic Suspension Design – The most accurate and linear
enclosure design available today
• Three-Position Acoustic Balance Control to tailor the loudspeaker’s
output for the most difficult acoustic environments
• Dedicated midrange driver to reproduce the critical
mid-frequency band
• Non-Resonant Die-Cast Aluminum Midrange & Woofer Frames
• Machined Aluminum 1” tweeter faceplate
• KLH cabinetry featuring a structurally reinforced
¾” MDF Enclosure
• Thirteen Component network using high quality iron-core
inductors & Mylar capacitors
• Each speaker includes its own 5˚ slant riser base made of powder
coated 14-gauge steel
• Low-Profile Magnet Attached Grille

ACOUSTIC SUSPENSION

First introduced in 1954, the acoustic suspension principle has long been regarded as the most accurate of all the loudspeaker
designs available. Edgar Villchur and Henry Kloss worked together to bring the original AR-1, and several later models, including
the well known AR-3, to market. Several brands, including KLH, would adopt the acoustic suspension principle and use it in their
loudspeakers designs for many years to come. This design principle dominated the speaker market well into the 1970’s.
In an acoustic suspension design, the volume of air inside the enclosure serves as a cushion of air, or air spring, to provide
a restoring force for the woofer cone. The air inside the enclosure essentially becomes the dominant part of the woofer’s
suspension. Since the volume of air inside the enclosure is more linear than the mechanical parts of the woofer’s suspension,
this enables the woofer’s diaphragm to move in a more linear fashion. This enables the driver to operate at higher excursions
with less distortion than more traditional bass-reflex type systems. Acoustic suspension systems are regarded all over the world
for their greater accuracy, tighter bass transients and exceptional bass resolution and texture

DEDICATED MIDRANGE DRIVER

The KLH Model Five is a 3-way design featuring a dedicated midrange driver
housed in its own internal enclosure. It’s the midrange driver’s responsibility to
handle the most significant, middle part, of the audio spectrum. This portion of the
audio band contains the vocal and musical instrument fundamentals which are
most familiar to the human ear; and where accuracy, or inaccuracies, are most
easily detected. In a three-way design, having a dedicated midrange means the
driver can be optimized for this specific use, since it doesn’t have the additional
burden of reproducing lower & higher frequencies in the audio band. This results
in truly remarkable clarity of vocals & instruments with less distortion.

KLH AND MODEL FIVE HISTORY

KLH Audio was established in 1957 by Henry Kloss, Malcolm Low & Josef Hofmann. Henry Kloss first made his name as part
of Acoustic Research with the introduction of the AR-1 and its patented acoustic suspension system that revolutionized the
high-fidelity industry. Henry Kloss later left Acoustic Research to start KLH, and immediately began marketing his own acoustic
suspension loudspeaker designs. The original KLH Model Five loudspeaker was first introduced in 1968, and was one of the
best-selling speakers throughout the late1960’s and early 70’s.
KLH re-issued the famous Model Five during the spring of 2021. This new three-way loudspeaker features updated cosmetics,
as well as all the major advancements in transducer design that have occurred over the last 50 years. But the original acoustic
suspension philosophy, cabinet construction and size all remain intact, thus maintaining the performance and appeal the
loudspeaker enjoyed when it was first introduced.

ACCESSORIES

Included : 5° Slant Riser Base

DIMENSIONS

Width : 35.0 cm / 13.75 inch(es)

Height : 87.0 cm / 34.25 inch(es) w/ Included Riser Base ◊ 66cm / 26.0 inch(es) w/o Riser Base

Depth : 33.0 cm / 13.0 inch(es) w/ Included Riser Base ◊ 29.2 cm / 11.5 inch(es) w/o Riser Base

Weight : 20.0 kg / 44 Ib(s) w/o Riser Base ◊ 23.6 kg / 52 Ib(s) w/ Included Riser Base

GENERAL

Speaker Type : Indoor

Color(s) : Walnut

Number of Drivers : 3

Frequency Response : 42Hz – 20,000Hz

Sensitivity : +/- 3dB

Power Handling : 200 W

Amplifier Recommended Range : 20 Watts to 200 Watts, 800 Watts Peak

Impedance : 6 ohms

Inputs : Five-Way Gold-Plated Binding Posts

Additional Feature(s) : • Iconic Mid-Century Modern Styling • Acoustic Suspension Design – The most accurate and linear enclosure design available today • Three-Position Acoustic Balance Control to tailor the loudspeaker’s output for the most difficult acoustic environments • Dedicated midrange driver to reproduce the critical mid-frequency band • Non-Resonant Die-Cast Aluminum Midrange & Woofer Frames • Die-Cast Aluminum Tweeter Faceplate • KLH cabinetry featuring a structurally reinforced 3/4" MDF enclosure • Thirteen component network using high-quality iron-core inductors & Mylar capacitors • Each speaker includes its own 5° slant riser base made of powder-coated 14-gauge steel • Low-profile magnet attached grille

SPEAKERS

High-Frequency Drivers : 1" Aluminum Dome with Soft Rubber Suspension

Midrange Driver(s) : 4" Pulp-Paper Cone with Reverse Roll Rubber Suspension

Bass Driver(s) : 10" Pulp-Paper Cone with Reverse Roll Rubber Suspension, 2" Diameter Flat-Wire Voice Coil

Crossover Information : • MF: 380Hz (2nd Order Electro-Acoustic) • HF: 2,850Hz (2nd Order Electro-Acoustic)

UPC

UPC : 818031010604

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