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Klipsch RC-52

First seen: 4 december 2006

Information found in: from 28 sources in 14 countries.

Best Price: 299.00 USD

  • User Score (24)
    9.8 9.8 from 24 reviewers
  • Value for money (5)
    10 10 from 5 reviewers
  • Ease of use (5)
    10 10 from 5 reviewers
  • Performance (5)
    10 10 from 5 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good power output, easy to mount, crisp sound, easy to connect, great sound quality
  • heavy bulky

Klipsch RC-52

The Klipsch RC-52 is a high-performance center channel speaker designed with Tapered Array technology for maximum dialogue clarity. It comes with a 1-inch titanium tweeter and dual high-output Cerametallic woofers providing intense bass response with astonishing speed and accuracy plus it is available in Black Ash wood grain vinyl finish and comes with a low-diffraction and magnetically shielded drivers to prevent video interference.

Features

The Klipsch RC-52 is designed with Tr…

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Klipsch RC-52

The Klipsch RC-52 is a high-performance center channel speaker designed with Tapered Array technology for maximum dialogue clarity. It comes with a 1-inch titanium tweeter and dual high-output Cerametallic woofers providing intense bass response with astonishing speed and accuracy plus it is available in Black Ash wood grain vinyl finish and comes with a low-diffraction and magnetically shielded drivers to prevent video interference.

Features

The Klipsch RC-52 is designed with Tractrix Horns technology that includes improved throat geometry for a more genuine, lifelike sound combined a 1-inch titanium tweeter with a powerful neodymium magnet motor structure to provide a unique combination of precision, clarity and effortless power. The RC-52 employs dual 5.25-inch woofers for a solid bass foundation. These Cerametallic woofers with inverted copper dust caps exhibit a very high stiffness-to-mass ratio and superb damping characteristics. It is also fitted with Tapered Array technology which operates both woofers at the lowest frequencies; maintaining the high output capability necessary for good center channel performance and only one operates all the way through the midrange to where the tweeter takes over. This eliminates acoustic interference between the woofer outputs. The RC-52’s cabinet offers improved internal cross-bracing to minimize panel vibrations that can color sound. Twin front-firing ports eliminate turbulence noise, while 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 RC-52 features the finest components and Klipsch custom internal wiring. The Klipsch RC-52 has a response bandwidth of up to 67Hz-23000Hz, approximately 3dB and peak power handling of 125W RMS, nominal power of 500W RMS. It also comes with 96dB @ 2.83V / 1m sensitivity, 8 ohms compatible nominal impedance and high frequency crossover of 1400Hz to 1600Hz. Apart from that, the RC-52 has an amplification type of 2.5-way passive and it uses the wired connectivity technology. The RC-52 measures at 52.1cm in width, 26.7cm in depth and 17.2cm in height and it weights in at 10kg.

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  • Reviews of Klipsch RC-52

  1. Excellent center channel speaker

    Reviewer: Andrew Philip, Amazon
    28 August 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    With the center channel producing 60% of the audio in a home theater you need a solid center channel speaker. No need to look any further with the Klipsch RC52. Very impressive performance and appearance. The audio reproduction is better then any center channel speaker I have ever owned. You can put your ear right up to this speaker during a movie and it sounds like someone is talking to you. This speaker is very efficient and requires little volume to get full sound.... Read more

  2. Fantastic product[...]

    Reviewer: J&R
    16 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This is a terrific center channel speaker that works well with the rest of my components. The sound quality is every bit as good as I was expecting. I was pleasantly surprised to find it had a way to tilt the speaker up or down, making it easy to properly aim the sound to my normal listening position.The description of the product was accurate[...] Read more

  3. A great center speaker

    Reviewer: ABT Electronics
    11 January 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I've had the Klipsch RC52 for about a month and we are amazed at the sound quality difference it has made in our home theater system. Before I purchased the RC52 center speaker we rarely used our surround sound system because it never really seemed balanced - voices were hard to hear and explosions would knock pictures off the wall. A friend told me that surround sound relies heavily on the center speaker and that I should invest in a quality one in order to get the most... Read more

  4. Take my word as Home Theater pro

    Reviewer: Crutchfield
    25 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I am a Home theater pro, and I use this speakers all the time and consult my clients to get this speakers, if you are a home owner and trying to find a good center speaker this is the one. Full HD sound, it worth every penny. Trust us it's the best. Read more

  5. RC52 BLACK CENTER AMAZING

    Reviewer: Craig Meyer, Vanns
    2 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 10
    10
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Performance 10
    10
     

    I needed to start rebuilding my surround sound system now that I have a 60 TV. But where to begin? I considered the various HTIB out there, but I have some older Klipsch Chorus II speakers that sound amazing, so I decided to stay with the klipsch brand. After searching the net, I landed on Vanns site. Since its been awhile since I have purchased any home audio equipment, I made quick use of their online chat. Over the next week, I came back to the site and talked to... Read more

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