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Klipsch RB-81

 

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  • User Score (8)
    9.5 9.5 from 8 reviewers
  • Expert Score (3)
    8.4 8.4 from 3 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Electronics Made Easy

    Electronics Made Easy
    8.0/10
    1 September 2009

    Reference series speakers are a top of the line Klipsch product, so quality is expected. These loudspeakers are not for the budget conscious, but you... Read more

  2. Home Theater

    Home Theater
    9.2/10
    14 October 2006

    I'll admit to trying these speakers for their novelty value, but I got more than I bargained for. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Good Bookshelves

    J&R
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Rich Z, J&R
    4 May 2010

    These speakers are some of the biggest bookshelves I've auditioned. They are a well built punchy speaker but, a little to laid back for my ears. Read more

    • Good Power Output, Great Sound Quality, Well Built
    • Lack of high end clarity
  2. Special sound at a great price

    OneCall
    10/10
    Reviewer: Audio Techy, OneCall
    9 January 2010

    I have owned and used many different brands of mid priced speakers and monitors for my home music, home theater, home recording/mixing/editing Read more

    • Attractive Design, Easy Setup, Good Power Output, Great Sound Quality, Superb construction
    • Finish is not real wood
  • WikiFreak Description

Klipsch RB-81

The Klipsch RB-81 is an Ultra-high-performance floor standing bookshelf loudspeaker designed with high-end materials and cosmetic elegance that offers an exceptional combination of sound and style. It comes with Tractrix® Horn technology to eliminates acoustic interference from shelf installations, high-output Cerametallic woofers providing intense bass response with astonishing speed and accuracy, also Professional-grade titanium dome compression driver and it is available in either …

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Klipsch RB-81

The Klipsch RB-81 is an Ultra-high-performance floor standing bookshelf loudspeaker designed with high-end materials and cosmetic elegance that offers an exceptional combination of sound and style. It comes with Tractrix® Horn technology to eliminates acoustic interference from shelf installations, high-output Cerametallic woofers providing intense bass response with astonishing speed and accuracy, also Professional-grade titanium dome compression driver and it is available in either Cherry or Black Ash wood grain vinyl finish and comes with a knife-edge back and low-diffraction, magnetically attached grille.

Features

The Klipsch RB-81 is designed with Tractrix® Horns technology that includes improved throat geometry for a more genuine, lifelike sound combined with a professional-grade 1-inch titanium diaphragm compression driver a large ceramic motor structure to provide a unique combination of precision, clarity and effortless power. The Klipsch RB-81 is fitted with 8-inch high-output woofers for a solid bass foundation and greater control, output and power handling. These Cerametallic woofers with inverted copper dust caps exhibit a very high stiffness-to-mass ratio and superb damping characteristics. The RB-81’s front-firing port eliminates turbulence noise and makes installation into custom cabinetry a breeze. Increased baffle ribbing around the horn mouth dramatically improves acoustics across the sonic range. For signal purity and perfect driver integration, the crossover on the RB-81 features the finest components and Klipsch custom internal wiring. The Klipsch RB-81 has a response bandwidth of up to 46Hz-23000Hz, approximately 3dB and peak power handling of 150W RMS, nominal power of 600W RMS. It also comes with 97dB @ 2.83V / 1m sensitivity, 8 ohms compatible nominal impedance and high frequency crossover of 1800Hz. Apart from that, the RB-81 has an amplification type of 2-way passive and it uses the wired connectivity technology. The RB-81 measures at 23.5cm in width, 31.1cm in depth and 48.3cm in height and it weights in at 13.6kg.

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