The Klipsch AK7 Klipschorn

There aren’t a lot of companies that have been making speakers for nearly 80 years, (2026 is their 80th anniversary!!) but Klipsch and the legendary K-horn are still here, better than ever.

With a sealed back since the AK6 model, they still really should be in the corner (as the late, great Paul Klipsch intended), but they have much more solid bass than ever. This mega-sensitive speaker (105dB/1-watt) doesn’t need a ton of power to shine. PrimaLuna’s EVO 100 with a full complement of EL-34s, delivering 40 watts per channel, is getting the job done nicely.

Klipsch says the KHorns will work in a room as small as 13 x 18 (Yeah, we tried that), but space is truly the final frontier. Out in the main listening room on the 24-foot wall, feeding into a 36-foot room, not only can the speakers really breathe in and out, but there is a much better sense of integration from the horn drivers about 18 feet back. And, boy, do these fill a room.

Now that the AK7 Klipschorn offers a three-way active crossover, there’s so much more of this story to tell – and that’s in the works.

For now, these $20k speakers remain an excellent investment. Much as we hate to embrace hard, fast rules in the world of music and audio, there is something undeniably amazing about listening to big music in a big room on a big pair of speakers.

Just click here to visit the Klipsch site. And stay tuned, we’ve got a LOT more to come.