KLH 943PL 100-Watt 3-Way Center Channel Speaker

by KLH

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 12.5 x 4.2 inches ; 4.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SY4G
• Item model number: 943PL
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,278 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Designed to bring out the vocals and full dynamics of your favorite movies and musical performances, KLH'S 943PL three-way center-channel speaker sports a pair of 3.63-inch woofers, a 1-inch midrange driver, and a 0.625-inch liquid-cooled dome tweeter. KLH's careful selection of midrange and tweeter drivers ensures clear dialogue reproduction and strong overall sound when you hook the speaker up with either your existing stereo speakers or a set of four "satellite" speakers and an audio/video surround-sound receiver.

The speaker is magnetically shielded, so you can place it atop of your TV without causing picture interference. The speaker even comes with handy adhesive rubber "feet" to minimize vibrations (we recommend using three instead of four pads so there's no chance for wobbling).

The KLH 943PL will produce strong sound with very little amplifier power--it's a high-efficiency speaker (86 dB @ 1 watt/1 meter), and it's rated to handle anything from 5 to 100 watts. Speaker terminals consist of spring-loaded wire clips, and a length of low-gauge speaker wire comes with it. It's wall mountable (mounts not included) and finished in black.

What's in the Box
KLH 934PL center-channel speaker (single), speaker wire, adhesive feet, and a user's manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bring on the DVD!, June 10, 2000

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Matthew Szymczyk (Manhattan Beach, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KLH 943PL 100-Watt 3-Way Center Channel Speaker (Electronics)

OK - so this might not be your top of the line Center Channel (most of which retail in the 150-300 dollar range) but for a beginning DVD enthusiast this more than fits the bill to upgrade any stereo system you might have. For the price, it delivers crisp, audible dialogue that will only enhance your viewing pleasure (though Star Wars sounded nice on this speaker, I couldn't get over how amazing the Matrix played.) I have friends with the JBL center speaker which I guess is more of the standard on a higher end system but for a novice, this speaker pretty enhances any movie experience (especially DVD). One last note, the only problem that I had with this speaker is that when you have your center channel standardized (set on a particular setting) it drowns out your rear and front speakers (I'm not sure if this is exclusive to this model, but I've had to constantly adjust the center mode to accomodate this particular model).

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Performs As Expected!, February 11, 2004

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Robert K. Kotzbacher (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KLH 943PL 100-Watt 3-Way Center Channel Speaker (Electronics)

I've been looking for a center speaker to upscale the sound of my Yamaha Home Theater System. It has a great sound but the center is so important and I find myself having to strain at times to clearly hear the dialogue. Thje KLH 943PL is my first attempt at buying a speaker I have not heard. A task I doubt I will do again! I can't complain, for the price this speaker performs ok and it is marginally better than my Yamaha center especially if only listening to cable HBO or music. I can easily say this is a fair speaker and hey, you can't beat the price. As I write this I am already looking for a center which can deliver a little crisper sound and I realize I will have to pay more. That said, if you have a bare bones system and need a cheap upgrade, I doubt you will be disappointed. I do want to mention that this product was expensive to ship in my opinion and it did not include speaker wire or the 4 rubber feet that was suppose to come with it. When I called J&R Music, where the speaker ships from, they were less than friendly, could care less that it did not ship with what they said it would and a final thought, based on my brief interaction with this place, I wouldn't look to them for anything else, there are better placec to buy speakers. Hope this helps, skip

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good speaker, December 21, 2001

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Bert T. Viloria (Oxnard, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KLH 943PL 100-Watt 3-Way Center Channel Speaker (Electronics)

Just bought one last night and quickly hook it up with my home audio system. I was immediately impressed with the sound coming out of this little box[...]You can't beat it...Movie dialog sound is tight, crisp, and vibrant...this is a definite must buy for the budget conscious home theatre novice...i have two Bostons for my fronts and a AudioSource subwoofer and a Pioneer VSX 100 watts/channel (5-channels) receiver...the[...] amazing KLH center channel speaker stands on its own...