Very Efficient Klipsch Center Speaker in Good Condition RC-25

The RC-25 is a high-value, high-performance center channel designed primarily for use with other Reference Series loudspeakers, which it matches both cosmetically and sonically. Its exceptional clarity and neutrality make it a superior choice for any home theater system.

The speaker’s horizontally oriented cabinet fits easily on top of most direct-view and rear-projection television sets. And front porting allows it to be installed in a cabinet or flush against a wall without loss of sound quality. An adjustable foot enables the RC-25 to tilt up or down for aiming into the listening area. Because of its high power-handling capability and unusually high sensitivity, the RC-25 can sustain significantly higher output than most conventional center speakers — an important consideration, since the center channel typically carries about 60% of the total energy in a surround movie soundtrack.

Yet the RC-25 requires only about half as much amplifier power as most competitors. High frequencies are reproduced by a 1-inch titanium dome compression driver tweeter. A 5-inch square 90° x 60° Tractrix® Horn molded into the front of the enclosure raises the driver’s efficiency and controls its radiation pattern to minimize detail-blurring reflections from walls, floor, and ceiling. Flanking the tweeter are twin 5.25-inch polymer frame, Cerametallic™cone woofers configured in a Tapered Array. Klipsch Tapered Array™ Technology operates both woofers at the lowest frequencies but only one all the way up to the point where the tweeter takes over, eliminating the destructive middle-frequency interference between woofer outputs characteristic of ordinary woofer-tweeter-woofer lineups.

All drivers are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with directview television sets. Premium crossover components ensure optimum signal transfer. Amplifier connections are via two pairs of binding posts, which are strapped together for normal wiring. Removing the straps allows the speaker to be bi-wired. Magnetic posts hold the RC-25’s low-diffraction grille securely in place. The cabinet has a Black Ash woodgrain vinyl finish.

■ Very high sensitivity and power-handling ■ Tractrix Horn titanium dome compression driver tweeter for clean, detailed highs ■ Dual Cerametallic cone woofers in a Tapered Array configuration to maximize clarity ■ Front porting and adjustable tilt for maximum placement flexibility ■ Magnetically shielded to prevent video interference

DRIVE COMPONENTS Tapered Array system using one 1” (2.5cm) magnetically shielded, titanium dome compression driver with an integral 5” (12.7cm) square 90˚x 60˚ Tractrix Horn and two 5.25” (13.3cm) magnetically shielded, Cerametallic cone woofers

BANDWIDTH 69Hz-20kHz ± 3dB, SENSITIVITY 95dB @ 2.83 volts/1 meter, CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 250Hz and 2250Hz (Tapered Array)

POWER HANDLING 125 watts (500 watts peak), NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 ohms compatible ENCLOSURE TYPE Bass reflex via dual front-firing ports

Dimensions: HEIGHT 6.5″ (16.5cm), WIDTH 20.5″ (52.1cm), DEPTH 9″ (22.9cm), WEIGHT 19 lbs. (8.6kg)

Asking just $195 for this very efficient Klipsch performer.