Klipsch RB-75 Bookshelf Loudspeaker

by Klipsch

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 35 pounds
• ASIN: B000782SJG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 9, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Modified from the RF-7 floorstander speaker, a pair of Klipsch RB-75 bookshelf speakers will fill a room with brilliant sound while using minimal floor space. Suitable for use in almost any audio or A/V system, the RB-75 combines high efficiency and power handling capability with extended low-frequency response. It reproduces vibrant, life-like sound due to a crossover network that uses extremely high-quality components, including top-of-the-line internal wiring, polyester film-type capacitors, and air-core inductors. The speaker measures 20.2 x 10 x 11.8 inches (HxWxD).

The RB-75's tweeter is a 1.75-inch titanium dome compression driver loaded by an 8-inch square 90 x 60-degree Tractrix Horn molded into the front of the enclosure. The horn raises the driver's efficiency and controls its radiation pattern to minimize detail-blurring reflections from walls, floor, and ceiling. It also features an enormous 14-ounce video-shielded magnet. An 8-inch Cerametallic cone woofer with a rigid, low-resonance cast-polymer frame delivers rich, clean, pulse-pounding bass. The rigid cone's copper-colored Cerametallic material dampens the woofer, keeping it from flexing or resonating at frequencies within its operating range. All drivers are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with direct-view television sets.

The speaker features two pairs of binding posts to connect to an amplifier. These posts are strapped together for normal wiring but can be removed so the speaker can be bi-wired. This pair of RB-75s also make excellent surround-back speakers in 6.1- and 7.1-channel systems, or main surrounds for those who prefer direct-radiating speakers in that role.

Product Description

Klipsch RB-75 Bookshelf Loudspeaker - This single speaker is designed for stereo or surround sound use. Due to its size, it is easily placed almost anywhere in the home. For surround sound, it is specifically well suited for either rear channel. Purchase a second for a full stereo or rear surround sound experience! It features 150 Watts of continuous power (600 Watts Peak). High Frequency Horn - 8 square 90x60 degree Tractrix Horn HF Crossover - 2000Hz Woofer - One K-1128-OB 8 (20.32cm) Cerametallic cone / case polymer frame Input Connectors - Two sets of binding post speaker terminals Internally wired with Bandwidth Balanced Monster Cable Enclosure is constructed of MDF with a Black Ash veneer finish Mounting - Bottom panel Threaded Inserts (to bolt to a speaker stand) Dimensions - 20.2 (h) x 10 (w) x 11.75 (d) Weight - 32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Speaker, May 25, 2005

By 

seaan (Bay Area California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Klipsch RB-75 Bookshelf Loudspeaker (Electronics)

Update: I bought a set of these on ebay. Having lived with them for a while, I'm still very happy. Paradigm has been revised several times (up to v5 now), and each time the treble has gotten a little better - but I have not had a chance to direct A-B comparison of the v5 against my RB-75.

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Although I don't own a set, I've listened to these speakers in 4 different showrooms for over 18 months. They have consistently been on my short list (along with B&W 701, NHT M6, and Paradigm Studio 20 v3).

My two favorite features of the Klipsch RB-75 are dynamics and detail. I listen to a lot of live unamplified music. My season symphony tickets are up close -- where the sound is dynamic and you can hear individual instruments. These speakers work great for me, but they are pretty revealing. If you like to sit and back and hear the [quieter] blend they may not work for you (too much treble a friend says). By way of comparison I find comparable Energy and Monitor speakers not detailed enough (even after they have been broken in).

The RB-75 does a great job with both macro and micro dynamics. Bass transients are excellent, and go amazingly deep for an 8" woofer in a small cabinet. It also has something that makes "live" recordings sounds live (I attribute this to good micro-dynamics). Voices sound natural, and the stereotype is true -- horns sound great reproduced from a horn (this is a great speaker for swing/big band).

It is not, of course a perfect speaker. I think the NHT M6 creates a better soundstage (at least in stereo configuration), and is similar in the level of detail. The RB-75 has deeper bass, but that may be less important with a good subwoofer (the M6 is designed to require a subwoofer). The Paradigms are less expensive, not quite as good in bass or dynamics, but are otherwise very nice speakers. I have not compared the B&W 701 directly to the RB-75, but I'm fairly sure the RB-75 has deeper and more transient bass.

Finally, I would be remiss in not mentioning next model down in the line: the RB-35. The RB-35 sounds very similar, for half the price. It uses the same woofer in a slightly smaller case, so the RB-35 has a little less bass. The midrange and treble is slightly less refined (the RB-75 has a different horn and cross-over), and overall it is not quite as dynamic. But I suspect I could easily live with either of these speakers, highly recommended!

PS: I filed a seperate review on the RB-35. Every virture I mentioned there was equaled or surpassed by the RB-75.