Klipsch KI-102 Compact Speaker

Klipsch KI-102 Compact Speaker offers remarkable voice and music in its trapezoidal design, a reliable and high-performance speaker for challenging installation location. High fidelity sound is backed by high-power 8 inch woofer, titanium diaphragm tweeter, hybrid Tractrix Horn technology and a proprietary fabrication for maximum precision and uniform tolerance.

The KI-102 compact high power loudspeaker system shall include an 8" (203.2 mm) K-8-E low-frequency transducer utilising a 1.5" (38.1 mm) voice coil and 20-ounce (622 g) magnet, and a K-103-TI-KP 1" (25.4 mm) titanium diaphragm high-frequency five-ounce (155.5 g) magnet compression driver mounted on a 90° X 90° heavy-duty, injection-moulded modified Tractrix Horn. Signal shall be applied to the transducers via a passive internal frequency dividing network, incorporating a KLIP-circuit for signal overload protection of the high frequency transducer. The enclosure tuning shall be of a vented design.

Frequency response shall be 75 Hz to 17 kHz, ±4 dB, with the -10 dB point at 62 Hz, measured at three meters, half-space anechoic. The dispersion angle shall be 90° X 90° nominal (refer to graph). Directivity shall be 7 dB (refer to graph). Sensitivity shall be 96 dB SPL, measured at one meter, half-space anechoic, with a 2.83V input. Power handling shall be 100 watts (21.2 volts), to AES standards, continuous pink noise, 50 Hz to 10 kHz, 6 dB peaks. Maximum continuous output at one meter shall be 113 dB SPL. Nominal impedance shall be 8 ohms, with 4.5 ohms minimum at 8 kHz. The internal passive crossover frequency shall be 3 kHz, with slopes of 12 dB/octave for the low frequency and 18 dB/octave for the high frequency. Full-range connections shall be made via standard five-way binding posts, enabling direct stripped wire, lug, pin, single or dual banana plug interface.

The enclosure panels shall be CNC-fabricated, 3/4" MDF, assembled utilising rabbet and dado joinery. Dimensions for the enclosure shall be 18.813" (47.785 cm) high by 9.813" (24.925 cm) deep by 11.313" (28.735 cm) front width and 4.063" (10.32 cm) rear width in a symmetrical trapezoidal shape, with both side panels angled at 22.5°. Net weight shall be 19 lbs. (8.626 kg). The top and bottom panels shall be radiused, with a metal perforated grille for structural integrity and protection of the transducers from impact and tampering.

Enclosure mounting shall be via internal top and bottom T-nuts for the accessory Klipsch SB-102 “U”-shaped bracket. The enclosure shall be coated with lacquer-based primer and lacquer-based texture, with a black or white finish. The enclosure shall also be available unfinished in raw MDF.