KLH AV5001 Floor-Standing Speaker

KLH AV5001 Floor-Standing Speaker

KLH AV5001 Floor-Standing Speaker

Product Description
Amazon.com Review
Talk about a lot of bang for the buck--KLH's AV5001 floorstanding speaker provides just that with a 12-inch woofer and a 12-inch passive radiator for deep, powerful bass. For the remainder of the frequency range, KLH uses a 5.25-inch liquid-cooled midrange cone and a 1-inch liquid-cooled dome tweeter. And because the AV5001 has high sensitivity, you can drive it to ear-crunching indoor levels with just about any amplifier.

The AV5001, which comes in a black-ash vinyl veneer, is relatively large and designed to sit directly on the floor. (You may want to consider wedging rubber feet or cones under the AV5001 in order to keep all of that bass energy from resonating through your floorboards instead of radiating into your room.) As far as hooking up the AV5001, we weren't crazy about the spring-loaded wire-clip terminals. Five-way binding posts would be more rugged and convenient. Otherwise, the AV5001 appears to be a solidly made speaker.

Sonically, it may not be the last word in subtlety and nuance, especially for jazz and classical fans. But then, refinement is the last thing needed for some music. If you love to hear a Marshall stack churning waves of thrashing guitar notes, or a kick drum delivered with the room-rattling power of a crashing safe, or pants-flapping drum and bass, then the AV5001 will have you on your feet and dancing. In addition, vocals sound clear and strong, and the top end has plenty of shimmer and zing. Overall, the AV5001 is a clean and powerful speaker.

No one speaker can satisfy everybody, and KLH's AV5001 probably won't get your juices flowing if you're into classical or acoustic music. But if you like hard-hitting music that's rich in bass and treble, the AV5001 will make it come alive. --Wayne Garcia

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Product Description:
KLH is the market leader in the home entertainment speaker business. For over four decades it has been the benchmark in superb sound performance.PRODUCT FEATURES: 3-Way Sealed Cabinet Design with 12" Passive Radiator; 12" Poly-Coated Dynamic Fiber Woofer; 12" Polymer-Coated Dynamic Fiber Passive Radiator; 5-1/4" Liquid Cooled, Dynamic Fiber Mid-range; 7/8" Liquid Cooled Dome Tweeter; 8 Ohms Average Impedance; Suggested Amplifier Power: 5-350 Watts; Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz; Crossover Frequency: 900 Hz, 2800 Hz; Sensitivity: 90 dB @ 1W - 1M.
KLH AV5001 Floor-Standing Speaker
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Don't be an audio snob!! Buy these speakers.
  • exceptional speaker at this price
  • Very Pleased
  • WATCH BEFORE U ORDER
  • Outstanding Value
 KLH AV5001 Floor-Standing Speaker

Manufacturer: KLH
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • 3-way floorstanding speaker (sold individually)
  • 12-inch woofer with 12-inch passive radiator
  • 5.25-inch midrange driver
  • 0.88-inch dome tweeter
  • 350 watts maximum power handling

ASIN: B000021YTH

Product Description

KLH is the market leader in the home entertainment speaker business. For over four decades it has been the benchmark in superb sound performance.PRODUCT FEATURES: 3-Way Sealed Cabinet Design with 12" Passive Radiator; 12" Poly-Coated Dynamic Fiber Woofer; 12" Polymer-Coated Dynamic Fiber Passive Radiator; 5-1/4" Liquid Cooled, Dynamic Fiber Mid-range; 7/8" Liquid Cooled Dome Tweeter; 8 Ohms Average Impedance; Suggested Amplifier Power: 5-350 Watts; Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz; Crossover Frequency: 900 Hz, 2800 Hz; Sensitivity: 90 dB @ 1W - 1M.

Amazon.com Review

Talk about a lot of bang for the buck--KLH's AV5001 floorstanding speaker provides just that with a 12-inch woofer and a 12-inch passive radiator for deep, powerful bass. For the remainder of the frequency range, KLH uses a 5.25-inch liquid-cooled midrange cone and a 1-inch liquid-cooled dome tweeter. And because the AV5001 has high sensitivity, you can drive it to ear-crunching indoor levels with just about any amplifier.

The AV5001, which comes in a black-ash vinyl veneer, is relatively large and designed to sit directly on the floor. (You may want to consider wedging rubber feet or cones under the AV5001 in order to keep all of that bass energy from resonating through your floorboards instead of radiating into your room.) As far as hooking up the AV5001, we weren't crazy about the spring-loaded wire-clip terminals. Five-way binding posts would be more rugged and convenient. Otherwise, the AV5001 appears to be a solidly made speaker.

Sonically, it may not be the last word in subtlety and nuance, especially for jazz and classical fans. But then, refinement is the last thing needed for some music. If you love to hear a Marshall stack churning waves of thrashing guitar notes, or a kick drum delivered with the room-rattling power of a crashing safe, or pants-flapping drum and bass, then the AV5001 will have you on your feet and dancing. In addition, vocals sound clear and strong, and the top end has plenty of shimmer and zing. Overall, the AV5001 is a clean and powerful speaker.

No one speaker can satisfy everybody, and KLH's AV5001 probably won't get your juices flowing if you're into classical or acoustic music. But if you like hard-hitting music that's rich in bass and treble, the AV5001 will make it come alive. --Wayne Garcia

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Don't be an audio snob!! Buy these speakers........2003-01-01

I bought these speakers christmas 2001 so I've been listening to them for a year now. I have them paired with a smaller set of KLH bookshelf speakers. Powered by a 100 watt Teac home audio receiver along with a Teac equalizer connected with gold tipped monster cable. These speakers ROCK!! really. The sound is very clean. Regaurdless of weather your listening to rock, jazz ect..
With the smooth jazz or very instramental songs you can hear everything. The seperation of sound is just wonderfull. But on the other hand they can also put out the very loud thumping bass that would make a marshall stack proud, that's if you can take turning up the volume. I havn't had the need to blow out my ears or really disturb the neighbors so I've not turned the receiver up past 4 on an 8 volume knob. But at 3-4 the sound is loud enough for an enclosed room. I bought the EQ after getting the speakers in order to better control the sound. What I found was that without the EQ in some cases the bass was overpowering. The EQ has given me the ability to tone down the bass or midrange when needed.
The size of these speakers are to say big. If you have a small place these speakers are not for you. They need to be seperated by some space. I have mine on opposite sides of the room with the bookshelfs in between which work out ok. In a large room they take up space really nice and look great. I would have liked them to be a honey color which I saw KLH made but was never able to find them but the black is fine. The only bad thing I can find that I would change is the terminals which are the clip type. A screw type binder would have really made these the ultimate package but with the price of these speakers it's really easy to look the other way. Bottom line : if you can get past the snobbish remarks you might get from the audiophiles that think the only way you can get great sound is by spending thousands of dollars then your home free. Besides, I don't know many people that construct their homes to be concert halls. Most get what the contractor builds in a particular area. these speakers take avantage of what most people have and KLH should be commended on selling an affordable speaker that really Rocks!

4 out of 5 stars exceptional speaker at this price.......2002-11-20

I hooked this enormous speaker up to my 50 watt reciever.They have ample bass ...But i wouldnt suggest these speakers for a 3 piece system(reciever,speaker pair)because there are virtually no mids and the highs are really flat sounding.The speakers still sound this way when the treble is all the way up.I also warn people on trying to bridge these speakers i use 50 watt amp so i tried it and its not a wise idea.All in all these speakers are great at their price but the sound is mainly for the bass lovers.Add a set of mid to high bookshelf speakers and its a system that is unrivaled at this price.

4 out of 5 stars Very Pleased.......2002-11-17

Have had speakers 6 days; I'm giving them a "break-in" period.
Thus far I couldn't be more pleased. They seem to produce everything from highs to lows with ease. I have a wide variety of tastes in music. It ranges from classical to the screamer Manard Ferguson. They have satisfied me in every respect. When I listen to Wynton Marsalis he sounds unbelievable. To anyone, I can't see buying "audiophile" equipment when this product is so satisfying. I'll probably upgrade them in time.
Bill from Oceanside, CA.

1 out of 5 stars WATCH BEFORE U ORDER.......2002-11-02

BEWARE WHEN U ORDER. WHEN I PURCHASED, IT WAS PRESSED AS PAIR ON THE AID. BY THE TIME I RECIEVED JUST ONLY ONE PIECE. CAN'T TRUST.

4 out of 5 stars Outstanding Value.......2002-10-15

Because of the price, I figured they would sound cheap. That is not the case. These are some very rich sounding speakers. From every volume level, mine to his [his being exceedingly loud], there is good bass and the treble is crisp. The only problem we encountered was a vibration on one of the speakers when turned up a few db's. The vibration was due to an inadequate seal on the back wall of the box. We fixed that with minimal effort.

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