Klipsch KPT-12-VB
Brian Long
KPT-12-VB
The KPT-12-VB is a cinema surround channel speaker system that brings a new level of seamless ambience and envelopment to the sound image in medium- to large-sized auditoriums. This patented Virtual Boundary Array Technology (VBAT) loudspeaker permits a 50% reduction in the required number of surround speakers typically used in a conventional surround channel array, using a pair of skewed horns in a side-by-side configuration for coverage exceeding 140° horizontally. It incorporates the standard SMPTE/ISO 2696 X-curve into its response.
Features
- Virtual Boundary Array Technology (VBAT) with dual skewed horn design providing horizontal coverage exceeding 140°
- Large 3-inch voice coil, 12-inch woofer
- Dual horn-loaded 1.75-inch titanium compression drivers
- 0.75-inch birch plywood cabinet
- Threaded inserts that accommodate industry-standard brackets
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Response | 48Hz-19kHz ± 3dB, 37Hz-21kHz -10dB |
| Power Handling | 400 watts (40V), 40Hz-10kHz |
| Recommended Amplifier Power | 400 watts continuous / 1600 watts peak |
| Calc. Max. Cont. Output | 123 dB |
| Sensitivity | 100 dB |
| Coverage (Horizontal) | 140° ± 30°, 200Hz-20kHz |
| Coverage (Vertical) | 60° ± 20°, 2200Hz-20kHz |
| Directivity Index (DI) | 7 dB ± 2 dB, 350Hz-20kHz |
| Directivity Factor (Q) | 5 |
| Nominal Impedance | 8 ohms (3.96 minimum @ 900Hz) |
| Transducers | One K-281-EP 12" woofer; two K-70-G 1.75" titanium diaphragm compression drivers on K-706 cinema skewed horns |
| Input Connectors | Two point barrier strip |
| Height | 22.5" (57.15 cm) |
| Width | 23.5" (59.69 cm) |
| Depth | 13" (33.02 cm) top; 7" (17.78 cm) bottom |
| Weight | 53 lbs. (24.09 kg) |