Very Efficient Klipsch Center Speaker in Good Condition RC-25

Name: Very Efficient Klipsch Center Speaker in Good Condition RC-25
Brand: Klipsch
SKU: 8878
Price: 195.00 CAD
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Description

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.

Additional information

Weight	23 lbs
Dimensions	13 × 24.5 × 10.5 in

About brand

Klipsch at Radique

We service Klipsch, too. Bring us your own Klipsch speakers and subwoofers for repair, servicing or restoration (speakers up to 80 lbs each), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

Klipsch began in Hope, Arkansas, in 1946, when Paul W. Klipsch started building his corner-horn Klipschorn, and its Heritage speakers are still built by hand in Hope. We carry Klipsch towers, centre channels, bookshelf speakers and subwoofers. We've had more than 160 Klipsch listings so far. Every used Klipsch here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

The Klipsch story, 1946 to today

Paul W. Klipsch was posted to Hope, Arkansas, in 1941 as an Army officer. He patented his corner-horn design in the mid-1940s and founded Klipsch in Hope in 1946; Klipsch says its first speaker was built by hand there that year, with the horn made in a tin shed. He hired his first employee in 1948.

The Heritage line. The Klipschorn of 1946 was followed by the Heresy (1957), designed as a centre speaker to sit between a pair of Klipschorns, the Cornwall (1959), the La Scala (1963) and the Forte (1985).

A new generation. Fred Klipsch bought the company from Paul Klipsch in 1989, and headquarters later moved to Indianapolis. Paul Klipsch died in 2002 at 98. The Reference Series arrived in 1999.

A Canadian connection. In 2006 Klipsch bought Audio Products International of Toronto, with its Energy and Mirage brands. Audiovox, later VOXX, bought Klipsch in 2011, and Gentex bought VOXX in 2025.

Which Klipsch is which?

Heritage: the Klipschorn, Heresy, Cornwall, La Scala and Forte, built to order by hand in Hope. Drivers change between generations, so identify the version.

KG series (mid-1980s to early 1990s): lower-priced horn-tweeter floorstanders such as the KG 4 (1985 to 1992) and KG 5.5.

Reference (1999 onward): horn-tweeter towers, bookshelf speakers and centres, from the RB-5 and RF-7 to the later RF, RB and RC models.

Synergy (late 1990s and 2000s): such as the KSF 8.5 and the SF-1.

Subwoofers: powered models such as the RPW-10.

Buying used Klipsch: what to check

Horn diaphragms. The compression drivers in older Klipsch speakers age; owners report tired midrange diaphragms on Heritage models and raspy tweeters on some KG pairs. Listen to each horn on its own at a moderate level.

Reference tweeters. A crackling tweeter can be a loose connection, and owners say these tweeters can fail if played very loud.

Crossovers and passive radiators. Many Heritage and KG owners recap their crossovers, and KG passive radiators can have cracked surrounds.

Modifications. Aftermarket diaphragms and crossovers are common upgrades on Heritage and KG models. Ask what has been changed.

Where it was made. Heritage models are built in Hope. Check the label before calling any other Klipsch "made in USA".

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.