Klipsch Palladium
Sophisticated in Music and Design .
„TEST: Easy Amping – Wattgenügsame und impedanzunkritische Boxen…“ … so lautet die Headline des soeben veröffentlichten Testberichtes u.a. der Klipsch P-37F in der stereoplay Ausgabe Juni 2010.
Klang Absolute Spitzenklasse 60 – Gesamt „sehr gut“ 82 und Preis/Leistung: „sehr gut“.
Zitat:
„Der vermutlich traditionsreichste Hersteller wattgenügsamer Schallwandler ist Klipsch…mit knapp 90 Dezibel aus 2 Volt ist die P 37 deutlich lauter als die meisten HiFi-Boxen, die vielfach kaum über 85 Dezibel hinaus kommen…Schwingsysteme und Schallführungen wie auch Gehäuse sind bis ins kleinste Detail auf Perfektion getrimmt. Abstrahlverhalten, Linearität und Verzerrungen sind dadurch vielfach besser als bei Boxen ohne Hörner.
So fortschrittlich wie die technik war der Klangcharakter der Klipsch, der es tatsächlich gelang, horntypische Tugenden wie eine schier grenzenlose Dynamik mit der Kultiviertheit und Neutralität nicht schallgeführter HiFi-Boxen zu verbinden. Die gefürchteten Hornverfärbungen waren nirgendwo auszumachen, wohl aber eine unglaubliche Direktheit, gepaart mit einem wahnsinnig druckvollen und pegelfesten Bass.
So glockenrein und impulsiv rocken Yello nur mit den wenigsten Boxen in der Klasse bis 10 000 Euro…Hochmoderne Nobelstandbox mit Hörnern in den Mitten und Höhen sowie konventionellem Bassbereich. Überaus direkter, zupackender Klangcharakter, enorm pegelfest. Harmoniert bei geringem Wattbedarf eher mit Transistorverstärkern.“
Klipsch
Palladium™ Floorstander a Symbol of Supreme Luxury
Company considers globally-inspired flagship speaker the quintessence of audio
Eine Klipsch Palladium Komplettinstallation .
INDIANAPOLIS — Klipsch developed its new flagship Palladium P-39F floorstanding speaker to be a universal masterpiece of sound and design. The company plans to use this ultra-luxury product with unprecedented proprietary technologies to fulfill the most exacting demands of select customers around the world.
“Offering the highest level of perfection in every respect, this floorstander is the pinnacle of modern-day horn-loaded technology and craftsmanship,” said Jim Garrett, Klipsch director of product planning. “Steady global growth of the Klipsch brand has proven to more and more people that horn-loaded speakers just sound better. Now that the Klipsch name is highly recognized and trusted on a much broader scale, we believe the market is ready to experience our more esoteric side.”
According to Garrett, a large percentage of high-end speakers utilize “off-the-shelf” drivers whereas, the P-39F drivers were carefully designed and tested in the company’s advanced engineering and technology center in Indianapolis, Ind.
A 3.5-way Tapered Array™ design, the P-39F employs a new, proprietary horn-loaded tweeter assembly made of unique acoustically-damped materials, a sophisticated inverted dome midrange, and three high-output woofers to create a stunningly precise audio experience with high sensitivity and extremely low distortion.
Developed from the ground up, the speaker’s ¾-inch titanium diaphragm tweeter utilizes two powerful neodymium magnets and a resistively damped back chamber. A uniquely chambered phase plug and exclusive Tractrix® Horn combination delivers an extended high-frequency response that is inherently flat from 3kHz to 30kHz. Additionally, this arrangement reduces heat levels so that the driver will maintain its full dynamic capability at any volume level.
Housed in its own acoustically-tuned, sealed enclosure, the P-39F midrange employs a 4.5-inch inverted aluminum diaphragm driver powered by three high-temperature neodymium magnets, allowing it to operate effortlessly from 500Hz to 3kHz. A copper-capped pole piece reduces inductance modulation, giving a low-distortion, clean sound. The 1-inch voice coil not only delivers high sensitivity, but also generates a very responsive and accurate moving system.
The midrange’s lightweight foamed rubber surround allows the P-39F to achieve improved linear excursion, especially in the high-frequency range. The midrange driver is coupled to a 90-degree by 60-degree acoustically-damped Tractrix Horn via a four-to-one compression phase plug, which is specifically designed to operate over the midrange frequencies.
The P-39F three low-frequency drivers employ 9-inch aluminum cone woofers powered by a unique three-part neodymium magnet structure with dual stabilizing rings that reduce nonlinear flux. Triple ports further enhance low-distortion bass response. Each woofer’s 1.5-inch voice coil responds accurately to the smallest signal modulation, yet can also handle the high power of the most demanding soundtracks.
For signal purity and perfect driver integration, the P-39F’s crossover network features the finest components. When combined with the smooth, natural roll off of the drivers, the network creates a fourth-order electro-acoustic filter. Found in a damped region of the speaker’s base plate, the network also allows the tri-wire input connectors to be hidden from view.
Featuring a “boat-tail” enclosure, the P-39F’s cabinet walls are up to 30mm thick and feature multiple laminations of medium density fiberboard that have been molded through a proprietary process. Extensive internal bracing gives the speaker a more rigid and structurally sound enclosure.
It is also important to note that every P-39F comes as a “matching” left and right speaker pair. Meaning, not only are all of the driver components within each particular set acoustically matched, their cabinets also coordinate with one another by positioning their triple ports on opposite sides and sharing the same wood grain finish.
Having worked in conjunction with BMW Group DesignworksUSA—a global design consultancy that has done projects for BMW Group vehicles as well as other premium brands—Klipsch was able to make the P-39F a truly unique and elite statement piece. A pair easily transforms your living space into a “stylish gallery” with the richness of their real wood veneer cabinets—available in three high-class finishes—and overall clean appearance with no visible fasteners.
“True luxury is about the best of everything and the P-39F certainly embodies that notion,” said Garrett. “A real object of desire, this speaker could easily be considered the Dom Pérignon of floorstanders.”
The P-39F floorstanders are slated to begin shipping to the domestic and international specialty retail and contracting markets this fall. For a complete home theater experience, six other globally-inspired high-end models, which use the same technology and design principles as the P-39F, are available constantly .
werner@klipsch-direct.com
05068 / 3031 - phone
0049 / 5068 / 3031 - int´l phone
www.wernerenge.com
